Robin Day reports from Northern Ireland on the 1969 General Election and whether or not Terence O'Neill can hold onto power at Stormont, or will lose out to Ian Paisley or O'Neill's party opponent, Bill Craig.
Robin Day hosts this special edition of the current-affairs programme, marking man's first steps on the surface of the moon. Julian Pettifer reports on demonstrators who believe the money spent on the Apollo missions should have been used to feed the starving millions back on Earth. In the studio, contributors including science-fiction novelist Brian Aldiss debate the issues surrounding the moon landing and its possible legacy.
Richard Kershaw reports on the situation in Belfast. He visits the barricades and speaks to residents and representatives from both sides of the divide.
In the first Panorama to be transmitted in color, Robin Day chairs a discussion on the current teacher's dispute and Julian Pettifer reports on the role of the British army in Northern Ireland.