Disaster at Sea: The Piper Alpha Story
The Golden Ticket
Season 1 Episode 1 of 3
On July 6 1988, a series of explosions destroyed the Piper Alpha oil platform in the North Sea, killing 167 men and leaving only 61 survivors. In minute-by-minute detail, this documentary tells the story of how the disaster unfolded and the search for truth, using the testimony of survivors given just months after the disaster, now re-created by actors, and interviews with those whose lives were changed for ever
Disaster at Sea: The Piper Alpha Story airs on BBC Two HD at 9:00 PM, Monday 25 August. (Series, subtitles, new, audio description.)
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Topics
Education ➝ Science ➝ Factual Topics
General
Laura Blount
Director
Grace Kirkwood
Producer
Ed Horne
Editor
Lucie Ridout
Executive Producer