1969/1970

Panorama features Nicholas Harman's film profile of Margaret Thatcher, Minister of State for Education, and a report on Zambia. Amid the controversy over new policies for comprehensive schools, Panorama follows Margaret Thatcher during an average day as Minister of State for Education. The programme includes footage of Thatcher at her homes in Kent and Chelsea, a visit to Highbury Grove Comprehensive School in Islington and an extensive interview.

Last year over 1,000 people died in 32 air accidents. In the near future, it would be possible for a similar number to die in one cataclysmic mid-air collision between two jumbo jets. But will it ever happen? How safe is this new era of flying? And what of the aircraft of today that already have that second-hand appearance? In tonight's Panorama, What Price Air Safety?, Richard Kershaw reports on the world of flying and how far it can be made safer.