Drama on 3 is a Drama programme.

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Drama on 3: Piper Alpha, by Stephen Phelps

Series 1, episode 0

On July 6, 1988, a North Sea oil rig was destroyed by a series of explosions and a massive fire, resulting in the tragic death of 167 men. Based on Lord Cullen's Public Inquiry, the play chronicles the disaster minute-by-minute as it happened exactly 20 years ago. Performed by Ewan Bailey, Nigel Betts, Kenny Blyth, Mark Bonnar, Liam Brennan, Stephen Critchlow, Ben Crowe, Nyasha Hatendi, Chris Pavlo, Roshan R Rohatgi, John Rowe, Dan Starkey, John Kay Steel and Joan Walker. Produced and directed by Toby Swift.