Disaster at Sea: The Piper Alpha Story
Season 1
2025 · 3 episodes
1. The Golden Ticket
2025-08-24 · 59m
Told through the testimony of rig workers and their families back home, this is the minute-by-minute story of how the 1980s oil boom turned to disaster when Piper Alpha exploded.
2. Dark Cloud over Aberdeen
2025-08-31 · 58m
Piper Alpha burns, and the platform begins to collapse. With 167 men dead and just a handful of survivors, grief turns to fury, and the fight for justice begins back home.
3. The Perfect Storm
2025-09-07 · 58m
With Piper Alpha gone, survivors’ evidence becomes key to the truth. The inquiry reveals fatal errors, ignored warnings and failed systems. Will there be justice?
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