DisasterSeries 1Episode 1: Spiral to DisasterBBC Two Duration: 30 minutesFirst broadcast: Tue 7th Jan 1997, 19:28 on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: Mon 2nd Feb 1998, 20:00 on BBC Two EnglandA dramatic reconstruction of the Piper Alpha oil rig disaster. 167 of 226 men on the Piper Alpha oil rig were killed when it exploded on 6 July, 1988. GenresFactualBrandDisasterSeriesDisaster: Series 1 Source: BBC Online