COLLECTION · Series · 1963
World in Action
World in Action was Granada Television’s flagship ITV current affairs series, running from 7 Jan 1963 to 7 Dec 1998, and built a reputation for film-led investigative reporting and a forceful editorial stance. Its journalism produced major public and political repercussions—including investigations associated with miscarriages of justice such as the Birmingham Six—and it also served as a platform for landmark documentary projects, including the first broadcast of “Seven Up!” as part of the strand in 1964.
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* 7.0 (2)DocumentaryUnited Kingdom
Countries
United Kingdom
Studios
ITV1 · Granada Television · ITV
Runtime
30 min/ep
Age rating
NR
Release
01/01/1963
Score
7.0 / 10 (2)
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Specials
1 episodes
Episode 1. The World In Action Years
No synopsis
Season 1
23 episodes · 1963
Episode 1. Beat the Clock on Defence Spending
1963-01-01
Military budget over spending is presented as a game show.
Episode 2. Atomic Arms Race
1963-01-07
No synopsis
Episode 3. Congo Conflict
1963-01-14
No synopsis
Episode 4. East Germany
1963-01-21
No synopsis
Episode 6. Lord Hailsham
1963-02-11
No synopsis
Episode 7. Supermarkets
1963-02-18
An investigation into supermarket practices and their effect on a neighbourhood.
Episode 8. The Fashion Houses
1963-02-25
No synopsis
Episode 9. Tibet
1963-03-11
A look at the first years of China's occupation of Tibet.
Episode 10. Harold Wilson
1963-03-25
No synopsis
Episode 11. The Gambling Business
1963-03-25
No synopsis
Episode 12. Typhoid in Zermatt
1963-04-01
No synopsis
Episode 13. Migrants
1963-04-08
The plight of southern based Italians having to move to the North of Italy for work.
Episode 14. The Airlines
1963-04-08
No synopsis
Episode 15. The Volunteers
1963-04-14
The valuable contributions young volunteers make.
Episode 16. The Der Speigel Affair
1963-04-24
No synopsis
Episode 17. The Petrol Business
1963-04-29
An investigation into the UK petrol supply business and techniques used amongst rival firms to win customers.
Episode 18. The Greek Royal Family
1963-05-06
No synopsis
Episode 19. Charities
1963-05-13
No synopsis
Episode 20. Stanley Matthews
1963-05-27
No synopsis
Episode 21. Litter
1963-06-03
A look at the country's increasing litter problem.
Episode 22. Don't Take the Risk
1963-06-10
No synopsis
Episode 23. Election Costs
1963-06-24
No synopsis
Episode 24. Ivanov
1963-07-01
No synopsis
Season 2
35 episodes · 1963
Episode 1. The Guns
1963-09-11
No synopsis
Episode 2. Lord Denning
1963-09-16
No synopsis
Episode 3. Dick Gregory
1963-09-29
No synopsis
Episode 4. M.R.A
1963-09-30
No synopsis
Episode 5. Oxfam
1963-10-10
No synopsis
Episode 6. Blackpool Conference
1963-10-14
No synopsis
Episode 7. Living in the Slums
1963-10-22
A look at conditions in Stepney, London.
Episode 8. Repairs
1963-10-29
No synopsis
Episode 9. Power
1963-11-05
No synopsis
Episode 10. The Prime Minister - Sir Alec Douglas Home
1963-11-12
No synopsis
Episode 11. The Shadows
1963-11-19
No synopsis
Episode 12. Increasing Traffic
1963-11-26
No synopsis
Episode 13. The British Way of Death
1963-12-03
No synopsis
Episode 14. Dallas
1963-12-03
A visit to the city of Dallas in the aftermath of the Kennedy assassination, focusing on the varying reactions and conditions of the people there.
Episode 15. President Lyndon Johnson
1963-12-10
No synopsis
Episode 16. The Cost of Dying
1963-12-17
Investigates that behind the solemn facade, a funeral service can be an opportunity to take advantage of the situation for monetary gain.
Episode 17. Cooke on America
1963-12-31
No synopsis
Episode 18. Truth About Spain
1964-01-07
An observation of Spanish Life under Franco.
Episode 19. Alistair Cooke Reports
1964-01-21
No synopsis
Episode 20. Lakonia - The Facts
1964-01-14
No synopsis
Episode 21. The Thin Red Line
1964-01-21
A profile of British Soldiers at various world trouble spots.
Episode 22. Smuggling
1964-02-04
No synopsis
Episode 23. The Power of the Nanny
1964-02-11
No synopsis
Episode 24. Cyprus
1964-02-18
The war in Cyprus between the Turkish and Greek Cypriots.
Episode 25. Concorde
1964-02-25
Profile of the world's first supersonic airliner.
Episode 26. The Great Train Robbery
1964-03-26
Reconstruction of the recent night mail train robbery
Episode 27. The Williams Family
1964-03-28
Plight of a South African family refused entry into Britain.
Episode 29. Radio Pirates
1964-05-12
Unique access to the new form of radio which is competing on a not strictly legal level with the BBC - the pirate stations. Those on the outside both for and against also have their say.
Episode 30. How to Make a Million in One Minute Flat
1964-05-19
A profile of the town of Timmins in Canada which became a boom town overnight over the recent discovery of large amounts of Copper.
Episode 31. The Face on the Cover
1964-05-26
No synopsis
Episode 32. Lord Beaverbrook
1964-06-09
No synopsis
Episode 33. Typhoid in Aberdeen
1964-06-16
A typhoid epidemic in Aberdeen is traced to a rogue batch of Argentinian corned beef.
Episode 34. Goldwater for President? or How to Win Friends and Influence People
1964-06-30
A look at Barry Goldwater's run for President.
Episode 35. John Bloom
1964-07-21
The rise and fall of washing machine magnate John Bloom and his Roll's Razor Company.
Episode 36. U.S. in U.K.
1964-07-28
No synopsis
Season 3
27 episodes · 1964
Episode 1. The Story of the Sun
1964-09-15
The launch of The Sun newspaper.
Episode 2. The Flip Side
1964-09-22
Various recording agents speak out on the pop music business, and whether the UK singles chart is a fair representation of vinyl sales.
Episode 3. U.S. Elections
1964-09-29
No synopsis
Episode 4. Canada
1964-10-06
French-Canadian unrest at the Queen's visit.
Episode 5. Eyes
1964-10-20
Investigation on how a bacterial infection got into a Birmingham Eye Hospital and caused several cases of blindness.
Episode 6. How to Loose at the Olympics After Really Trying
1964-10-27
An investigation into the poor training facilities available to Olympic contenders.
Episode 7. Vietnam
1964-11-03
No synopsis
Episode 8. Air Safety
1964-11-10
No synopsis
Episode 9. Smethwick and Racial Tension
1964-11-17
No synopsis
Episode 10. State of the Unions: Unions and the Motor Car
1964-12-01
A comparison of the industrial relations in the car making industries of the UK & the US.
Episode 11. Sunday Laws
1964-12-08
An investigation into Britain's age old Sunday trading laws and their effect on shops and similar businesses.
Episode 12. Labour Party Conference 1964
1964-12-15
No synopsis
Episode 13. Ballroom Dancing
1964-12-22
No synopsis
Episode 14. Highlights of 1964
1964-12-29
No synopsis
Episode 15. The English Disease
1965-02-09
Investigates if there is a link between bronchitis and road pollution.
Episode 17. Malcolm X
1965-02-23
Various black Americans give their views on Malcolm X, and an actor recreates some of his speeches.
Episode 18. The Night Drivers
1965-03-02
Investigates the transport and haulage industry and the dark practices that can leave drivers tired, open to hijack and dangerous vehicles on our roads.
Episode 21. The BBC
1965-03-20
No synopsis
Episode 24. The Middle East
1965-04-20
Observations of the tensions growing between Arab and Israeli.
Episode 25. Seventy Up
1965-04-27
Companion piece to Seven Up! (1964), this time featuring the elderly looking back rather than the young looking forward. The average age of these women and men is 79.
Episode 26. Water
1965-06-01
A look at the water crisis and how the drought will affect the summer.
Episode 30. The Other World
1965-06-29
No synopsis
Episode 31. Dukes
1965-07-06
No synopsis
Episode 32. The £.S.D. of MPH
1965-07-13
No synopsis
Episode 33. Jerry Builders
1965-07-20
No synopsis
Episode 34. The Tory Leadership
1965-07-22
No synopsis
Episode 35. Drugs
1965-08-03
No synopsis
Season 4
51 episodes · 1967
Episode 1. A Girl Called Sharon
1967-07-03
A look at the Royal Marsden's Hospital work in the treatment of Leukaemia and how Sharon's parents Bill and Annette Norris battle against the limited knowledge and treatments available for those who suffer from this condition.
Episode 2. Some Grains of Truth
1967-07-10
Investigates how some drugs are smuggled into Britain.
Episode 3. A Duel in the Sun
1967-07-17
No synopsis
Episode 4. Defender of the Faith
1967-07-24
No synopsis
Episode 5. Mick Jagger
1967-07-31
Mick Jagger gives a press conference after his recent conditional discharge for drug use. He then joins a discussion with eminent people on what is expected of famous icons by society, and how much of this is their responsibility.
Episode 6. The Third World
1967-08-07
A profile of Stokely Carmichael, a black campaigner against the West's dominance of the world, during his visit to Britain.
Episode 7. Scientology for Sale
1967-08-14
No synopsis
Episode 8. Colonels' Democracy
1967-08-21
No synopsis
Episode 9. The Professional Dreamers
1967-08-28
No synopsis
Episode 10. Hell No! We Won't Go
1967-09-04
No synopsis
Episode 11. The Militants
1967-09-11
An investigation into the development of the Barbican Complex in London. Strikes and industrial action have stopped work on the building site for nearly a year.
Episode 12. The Born Losers
1967-09-18
The plight of families in Britain living below the poverty line.
Episode 13. The O'Rahilly File
1967-09-25
After the government successfully suppressed pirate radio stations, a follow-up to a previous episode in 1964 with Radio Caroline's crew and its director Ronan O'Rahilly
Episode 14. Smith's Back Door
1967-10-02
Sanction busting in Rhodesia.
Episode 15. The Breathalyser
1967-10-09
A report on the drink and driving laws of Sweden and Germany.
Episode 16. Island Under Arms
1967-10-16
No synopsis
Episode 17. We Know What We Saw!
1967-10-20
Unidentified Flying Object, or UFO sightings in the United States of America are analyzed by experts in various fields.
Episode 18. King of Kings
1967-10-23
The Coronation of the Shah of Persia and an interview with Queen Farah.
Episode 19. Wanted: Kind English Lady
1967-11-06
A report on the white foster mothering of black children in the UK.
Episode 20. You Can't Find Uncle Tom
1967-11-13
No synopsis
Episode 21. East of Aden
1967-11-20
No synopsis
Episode 22. Mothers in Action
1967-12-04
A group trying change society's attitude to unmarried mothers.
Episode 23. The End of a Revolution
1967-12-11
Bolivia after the death of Che Guevara, and at the trial of Regis Dubray.
Episode 24. India on the Edge
1967-12-18
A report on violence and chaos in Calcutta as India struggles to get a grip on democracy.
Episode 25. An Outlaw's Life
1968-01-01
An observation of Irish Travellers living in Britain.
Episode 26. The Long Bridge
1968-01-08
Report about The Allenby Bridge crossing between Israel and Jordan, used by refugees in the previous May
Episode 27. Alas Poor Hippies, Love is Dead
1968-01-15
The evolution of American hippies, their scene, drugs, pan-handling and other pastimes.
Episode 28. Merchants of War
1968-01-22
Investigates arms dealing and mercenaries on the way to the Nigerian state of Biafra.
Episode 29. Episode 29
1968-01-29
No synopsis
Episode 30. The Twelve Year Engagement
1968-02-05
Investigates the recruitment of boy soldiers and why some face difficulty trying to leave later.
Episode 31. Death by Instalments
1968-02-12
Examining a proposed parliamentary bill that will enable drug addicts to use free walk in centres to get heroin and cocaine.
Episode 32. Caught for a Baby
1968-02-19
No synopsis
Episode 33. Cold War, Warm Water
1968-02-26
No synopsis
Episode 34. No Entry
1968-03-04
The plight of Asians trying to escape from Kenya and the difficulties some are having, despite having British Passports, in entering the UK under looming new immigration rules.
Episode 35. Richard Nixon's Last Hurrah
1968-03-11
No synopsis
Episode 36. The Demonstration
1968-03-18
Follows the Anti-Vietnam demonstration in Grosvenor Square London on 16 March.
Episode 37. Episode 37
1968-03-25
No synopsis
Episode 38. A Group of Terrorists Attacked...
1968-04-01
The guerrilla fight for independence in Portuguese Guinea.
Episode 39. Listen, Whitey
1968-04-08
The mood in some black communities in America after the death of Martin Luther King.
Episode 40. Horoscope
1968-04-09
With interest in astrology increasing, predictions from astrologer Ingrid Lind are put to the test.
Episode 41. Wake Up and Work Together
1968-04-15
No synopsis
Episode 42. The Flame in Spain
1968-04-29
No synopsis
Episode 43. Below the Belt
1968-04-22
An observation of the prospects of children born with Spina Bifida, which results in below the waist paralysis.
Episode 44. The Star Spangled War
1968-05-06
GI's waiting to invade the Ashau Valley share their thoughts on the Vietnam War.
Episode 45. Stage for a Revolution
1968-05-13
The Berlin demonstration of May 1st and the events that led up to it.
Episode 46. Ward F.13
1968-05-20
An investigation into the appalling conditions of the female geriatric ward of Powick Mental Hospital near Worcester.
Episode 47. Stop That Bowing, Scrapin' and Scratchin'
1968-05-27
Following the poor peoples' protest and demonstration for better conditions, in Washington DC.
Episode 48. Robert Kennedy
1968-06-10
No synopsis
Episode 49. The Guinea Pigs
1968-06-17
Grammar School boys are sent to Marlborough College.
Episode 50. Election of Fear
1968-06-24
The fall out from the student revolt in Paris France and how it will effect the Grenoble Election.
Episode 51. Jeremy Thorpe
1968-07-01
No synopsis
Season 5
34 episodes · 1968
Episode 1. Give Us the Works
1968-09-10
An idea to give workers more say in the running of their company is put to the board of British Steel.
Episode 2. Spies for Hire
1968-09-16
No synopsis
Episode 3. February's Children
1968-09-23
An investigation into 7 children (expelled from Kenya) who have to live on their own in the UK as their parents cannot join them due to new laws.
Episode 4. Episode 4
1968-09-30
No synopsis
Episode 5. New Drugs, Same Needle
1968-10-07
The banning of Methedrine and its implications for the drug taking community.
Episode 6. A Score to Settle
1968-10-14
Manchester United's allegations of foul play by Argentinian side Estudiantes.
Episode 7. Backs to the Wall
1968-10-21
A look behind the reasons for the Londonderry Civil Rights demonstrations in the previous weeks.
Episode 8. Special: Vietnam
1968-10-27
No synopsis
Episode 9. A City Stumbles
1968-11-04
A look at the crisis facing New York City with the decay of the administrative structure.
Episode 10. Nasser's Fortified Ditch
1968-11-11
No synopsis
Episode 11. An Outbreak of Peace?
1968-11-18
With peace in sight Vietnamese and Americans predict the future for Vietnam.
Episode 12. A Buyer's Market
1968-11-25
The recent Act of Parliament has increased dramatically the number of abortions but also a two tier system for rich and poor.
Episode 13. The Trail of the Vanishing Voters
1968-12-09
World in Action tries to trace the overseas voters in Britain who have supposedly voted for The People's National Congress Party in Guyana's election.
Episode 14. The Twenty Four Carat Kingdom
1968-12-16
A profile of Laos, considered the most unproductive country in the world but rich and financially stable through its passing of opium products and dodgy gold.
Episode 15. First Class Delivery
1968-12-23
The medical practice of epidural injections to relieve the pain of childbirth and the religious groups who oppose them.
Episode 16. Sorry, Nothing Doing
1968-12-30
Update on the subjects of three notable previous films in the series, the gypsies of An Outlaw's Life (1968), the large family of The Born Losers (1967), and the elderly ladies of Ward F.13 (1968).
Episode 17. The Making of a Prime Minister
1969-01-06
No synopsis
Episode 18. Next Year in Peking
1969-01-13
No synopsis
Episode 19. All Change at Newry!
1969-01-20
No synopsis
Episode 20. A New School of Thought
1969-01-27
No synopsis
Episode 21. Death of a Student
1969-02-03
The events in Prague following the suicide and funeral of Jan Palach.
Episode 22. Like Other Men
1969-02-10
Looking at the priests rebelling in the Dutch Catholic Church over celibacy vows.
Episode 23. Living in the Red
1969-02-17
No synopsis
Episode 24. A War on Ice
1969-02-24
No synopsis
Episode 25. Home for a Revolution
1969-03-03
No synopsis
Episode 26. Where People Don't Matter
1969-03-10
The fallout from the earthquake in Sicily and the implications that corruption is preventing the decent rehousing of victims.
Episode 27. A Case to Answer
1969-03-17
Locals complain of police corruption and extortion in Hong Kong.
Episode 28. The Men Left Behind
1969-03-24
No synopsis
Episode 29. The Six Day War - Day 666
1969-03-31
No synopsis
Episode 30. The Owners and the Owned
1969-04-14
Investigates slum properties in Notting Hill turning over vast profits for a company based in the Bahamas.
Episode 31. Inside Out
1969-04-21
A revolutionary new look at how mental patients should be treated, allowing them out into the wider world, and distancing as much as possible from Victorian lunatic asylums.
Episode 32. A modest proposal
1969-05-05
No synopsis
Episode 33. Two Men in Two Tin Huts
1969-05-12
Shows attempts being made to break up gangs on Glasgow's Easterhouse Estate.
Episode 34. The Leftovers
1969-05-19
Looks at the treatment of Negroes in Sudan.
Season 6
38 episodes · 1969
Episode 1. Untried, Inside
1969-09-08
No synopsis
Episode 2. No Surrender
1969-09-15
Portrait of the Protestant working class and the vigilantes in Northern Ireland at the height of the Ulster riots in 1969.
Episode 3. Crack of the Whip
1969-09-22
Portrait of the Catholic working class and the riots in Ulster, when the barricades were going up in the streets of Derry.
Episode 4. Castro
1969-09-29
Following Fidel Castro as he governs the country of Cuba from Jeeps and tents, spending many hours integrating himself with the ordinary people.
Episode 5. The Secret Life of Sam the Plumber
1969-10-06
No synopsis
Episode 6. Put to the Test
1969-10-13
An observation of the Southwark mobile screening unit for detecting breast and other cancers.
Episode 7. State of the Lion
1969-10-20
No synopsis
Episode 8. Unknown Soldier
1969-10-27
No synopsis
Episode 9. The Life and Death of James Griffiths
1969-11-03
Reconstruction of Glasgow gunman James Griffiths running amok and the final shoot out with the police.
Episode 10. Ken Petty, Alas No Longer with Us
1969-11-10
Looks at the alternative life styles of young people who have dropped out of society.
Episode 11. Five Days in Washington
1969-11-17
No synopsis
Episode 12. A Welcome in the Hillsides
1969-11-24
No synopsis
Episode 13. The Breadline
1969-12-01
Lower income workers discuss how they manage to cope on poor wages, amongst politicians and trade union leaders.
Episode 14. Where Crime Is a Habit
1969-12-08
A look at the work of the New York Police Dept. and the vigilantes groups that have come about to also tackle crime.
Episode 15. Wednesday's Children
1969-12-15
A report on Muscular Dystrophy and examines what is available and what can be done for those suffering.
Episode 16. Nancekuke Dossier
1969-12-22
Investigates why the UK is still manufacturing nerve gas.
Episode 17. Last Week in Biafra
1969-12-29
Christmas 1969 and a reminder of the last terrible year in Biafra which was blighted by war and the consequent famine and starvation.
Episode 18. Frontline Africa
1970-01-05
The guerrilla fight for independence of the people of Portuguese Guinea.
Episode 19. The 22 Year Itch
1970-01-12
No synopsis
Episode 20. Cold Comfort
1970-01-19
An investigation into the elderly dying from cold in Winter and the effects of hypothermia which can show no obvious symptoms.
Episode 21. A Bit Apprehensive
1970-01-26
No synopsis
Episode 22. One Down,100,000 to Go
1970-02-02
No synopsis
Episode 23. Your Services No Longer Required
1970-02-09
No synopsis
Episode 24. Conspiracy
1970-02-16
No synopsis
Episode 25. St. Mungo's People
1970-02-23
No synopsis
Episode 26. Shalom
1970-03-02
No synopsis
Episode 27. Trouble Down the East End
1970-03-09
No synopsis
Episode 28. A Case for Benign Neglect?
1970-03-16
No synopsis
Episode 29. The State of Denmark
1970-03-23
On the abolishment of censorship in Denmark, infamous morality campaigner Mary Whitehouse goes on an inspection of the state.
Episode 30. Seymour
1970-04-06
Follows Seymour as he reconnects with life after being released from prison.
Episode 31. Black Mood
1970-04-13
No synopsis
Episode 32. Ian Paisley
1970-04-20
No synopsis
Episode 33. Are You Alright Jackie?
1970-04-27
A look at the lives of two schoolgirls, both named Jackie, and their juxtaposition with two representatives from the Women's Liberation Front.
Episode 34. This House Would Disrupt the SA Cricket Tour
1970-05-04
No synopsis
Episode 35. America Talking
1970-05-11
No synopsis
Episode 36. Quentin Crisp
1970-07-06
World In Action interview filmed in Quentin's room in a London boarding house.
Episode 37. Vic Feather
1970-07-13
No synopsis
Episode 38. Act of God
1970-07-20
No synopsis
Season 7
43 episodes · 1970
Episode 1. Everybody's Children
1970-09-21
School children at school are doing a play on freedom and the Vietnam war also playing a general
Episode 2. The Quiet Mutiny
1970-09-28 · 28 min
Embedded documentary, shot on site during the Vietnam War, showing how young draftees are critical about that war.
Episode 3. The Man Who Made Biafra
1970-10-05
No synopsis
Episode 4. Pigs?
1970-10-12
Members of the Cincinnati Police Force discuss the increasing animosity being dealt out by the public towards policemen.
Episode 5. They're Only Human Beings Like Everybody Else
1970-10-19
There are about 1,500,000 severely physically handicapped people in the United Kingdom. There are, therefore, 1,500,000 handicapped families. This means there are 6,750,000 people directly involved with the problems of the disabled.
Episode 6. A Business Arrangement
1970-10-26
No synopsis
Episode 7. S.A.L.T.
1970-11-02
No synopsis
Episode 8. Goodbye Mr. Smith?
1970-11-09
No synopsis
Episode 9. The Mountain People
1970-11-16
America's poor whites of the Appalachia region, who fear there maybe violence against them in the future.
Episode 10. The Final Harvest
1970-11-23
No synopsis
Episode 11. The Man Who Wouldn't Keep Quiet
1970-11-24
No synopsis
Episode 12. The Schemes of Jerome D. Hoffman
1970-11-30
Follows the trail of New York financier Hoffman, who's empire had just crashed leaving investors in the UK out of pocket.
Episode 13. The Law Shop
1970-12-07
No synopsis
Episode 14. Oh! Birmingham
1970-12-14
No synopsis
Episode 15. The Dumping Grounds
1970-12-21
The problems of malnutrition leading to mental and physical problems among the children of resettled black South African families.
Episode 16. American Radio
1971-01-04
A personal view by Denis Mitchell.
Episode 17. Round One
1971-01-11
No synopsis
Episode 18. The Dutschke Affair
1971-01-18
No synopsis
Episode 19. The Village That Quit
1971-01-25
A village is asked to give up smoking for a week and the results monitored.
Episode 20. The Monday Club
1971-02-01
No synopsis
Episode 21. The Breaking Point
1971-02-08
No synopsis
Episode 22. Square One
1971-02-15
With renewed fighting through Ulster, has the conflict gone back to square one?
Episode 23. Lucky
1971-02-22
Follows the life of an 18 year old from Devon who arrives in London penniless and has to sleep rough, but eventually with help manages to find a job and somewhere to live.
Episode 24. Ford: The Inside Story
1971-03-01
No synopsis
Episode 25. The Truants
1971-03-08
World In Action talks to three teenage truants about what they get up to when they "wag off" school.
Episode 26. The Man Who Stole Uganda
1971-03-15
A military coup has taken place in Uganda, but what is the real story behind the rumours?
Episode 27. As It Was in the Beginning...
1971-03-22
Uses footage from previous editions of World in Action to present a history of the troubles so far.
Episode 28. The Year Britain Stopped Growing
1971-03-29
Investigates the claim that lack of investment in the UK will seriously affect its competitiveness with mainland Europe.
Episode 29. South of the Border
1971-04-05
Attitudes in Eire to the IRA and the situation in Ulster.
Episode 30. The Salvation Army
1971-04-19
No synopsis
Episode 31. The Sailors' Jail
1971-04-26
No synopsis
Episode 32. Going Private
1971-05-03
Investigates the controversy surrounding private patients and their consultants and whether they are exploiting the NHS.
Episode 33. The Tanzam Railway
1971-05-10
No synopsis
Episode 34. A 2.9% Swing to Democracy in Bradford
1971-05-17
No synopsis
Episode 35. Death Is Afraid of Us
1971-05-24
Some people in the country of Georgia claim to be over a 100 years old and still working like people half their age.
Episode 36. Conversations with a Working Man
1971-06-07
Following one working class man through the struggles of his average day, to show how the forgotten majority are living in Britain.
Episode 37. Anthony Mascarenhas
1971-06-14
No synopsis
Episode 38. A Woman's Place
1971-06-21
No synopsis
Episode 39. The Dust at Acre Mill
1971-06-28
No synopsis
Episode 40. Episode 40
1971-07-05
No synopsis
Episode 41. Major Khaled's War
1971-07-12
No synopsis
Episode 42. End of a Journey
1971-07-19
No synopsis
Episode 43. The Man from No. 10
1971-08-03
No synopsis
Season 8
37 episodes · 1971
Episode 1. The Village That Quit, Well Not Exactly
1971-09-06
No synopsis
Episode 2. The Sounds of the Clyde
1971-09-13
No synopsis
Episode 3. Episode 3
1971-09-20
No synopsis
Episode 4. Death of a revolutionary
1971-09-27
The aftermath of the shooting dead of Black Panther George Jackson while allegedly trying to escape from prison. His friends, colleagues and family mourn and seek justice for what they say was a murder.
Episode 5. Episode 5
1971-10-04
No synopsis
Episode 6. Episode 6
1971-10-11
No synopsis
Episode 7. Episode 7
1971-10-18
No synopsis
Episode 8. Does an M.P. Have the Right?
1971-10-25
No synopsis
Episode 9. The Most Widely Used Drug in the World.
1971-11-15
Aspirins are used for a multitude of different complaints, or even just taken as a daily habit. But, do they have harmful side effects of which people are unaware?
Episode 10. Episode 10
1971-11-22
No synopsis
Episode 11. The Backseat Generals
1971-11-29
No synopsis
Episode 12. Year of the Killing
1971-11-21
Researching on Bangladesh liberation war movement in uk 1971.
Episode 13. Episode 13
1971-11-29
No synopsis
Episode 14. Working the Land
1972-01-10
No synopsis
Episode 15. The Thirty Million Power Game
1972-01-17
No synopsis
Episode 16. Episode 16
1972-01-24
No synopsis
Episode 17. War in the Air
1972-03-13
No synopsis
Episode 18. Waiting for the Package
1972-03-20
Attitudes in Ulster to the British government's proposals for direct rule.
Episode 19. The Lump
1972-03-27
A look at the reasons behind the continuing bad relations between building workers and management, which lead to a strike at a Birmingham construction site.
Episode 20. Het Dorp
1972-04-10
No synopsis
Episode 21. Out of the Melting Pot
1972-04-17
No synopsis
Episode 22. The Rule of Law
1972-04-24
No synopsis
Episode 23. Containers
1972-05-01
Follows the industrial dispute between Liverpool Dockers and the Heaton's Container yard.
Episode 24. Liberty Belles
1972-05-08
No synopsis
Episode 25. Conversations with a Single Parent
1972-05-15
No synopsis
Episode 26. The Runcorn Experiment
1972-05-22
No synopsis
Episode 27. The Siege of Kontum
1972-06-05
World in Action reports from the battle of Kontum, Vietnam - highlighting the plight of the Montagnard mountain people who are caught in the middle.
Episode 28. The Protestant Succession
1972-06-12
No synopsis
Episode 29. The Docks Dispute
1972-06-19
No synopsis
Episode 30. How to Make Enemies & Influence People
1972-06-26
No synopsis
Episode 31. Dust-Up at Northfleet
1972-07-03
No synopsis
Episode 32. In Search of Gusty Spence
1972-07-10
An interview with the Irish Protestant who denies the murder for which he was convicted, and is being held by the Ulster Volunteer Force who kidnapped him while he was on parole.
Episode 33. How to Steal a Party
1972-07-17
No synopsis
Episode 34. Episode 34
1972-07-24
No synopsis
Episode 35. Episode 35
1972-07-31
No synopsis
Episode 36. Caught in the Act
1972-08-07
No synopsis
Episode 37. Eh! What?
1972-08-14
Investigation into the problem of noise pollution at work, about which there has been silence for far too long.
Season 9
38 episodes · 1972
Episode 1. See for Yourself!
1972-09-11
A London shop steward opposed to immigration is invited to visit Uganda, and see why Asians there have to leave for their own safety and find a new home.
Episode 2. A Matter of Discretion
1972-09-18
No synopsis
Episode 3. A Question of Torture
1972-09-25
No synopsis
Episode 4. The Colenso Diamond
1972-10-02
No synopsis
Episode 5. The Children of Vorenezh
1972-10-09
No synopsis
Episode 6. Is the Press Biased Against the Labour Party? Wilson Verses Rees-Mogg
1972-10-16
No synopsis
Episode 7. Hotels
1972-10-23
No synopsis
Episode 8. Canadian Indians
1972-10-30
No synopsis
Episode 9. The Stripping of the Appalachia
1972-11-06
No synopsis
Episode 10. Police for Sale
1972-11-08
No synopsis
Episode 11. Wales for Sale
1972-11-13
No synopsis
Episode 12. The Case of Leopold Tresser - Master Spy
1972-11-20
No synopsis
Episode 13. On Site
1972-11-27
An investigation into how the appalling accident record on construction sites can be improved.
Episode 14. A Day in the Life of Kevin Donnellon
1972-12-04
World in Action spends a day with thalidomide victim, 10 year old Kevin Donnellon.
Episode 15. The Angry Brigade
1972-12-07
Meeting the young anarchists involved in a guerrilla bombing campaign.
Episode 16. The Cut Price Society of Sidney Carter
1973-01-15
No synopsis
Episode 17. How Safe Are American Nuclear Reactors?
1973-01-22
No synopsis
Episode 18. The Get Rich Quick Guide
1973-01-29
No synopsis
Episode 19. Ready Willing and Disabled
1973-02-19
No synopsis
Episode 20. Last Tangle in Paris
1973-02-26
No synopsis
Episode 21. Conversations with a Gay Liberal
1973-03-05
Sam Green, a psychiatric nurse, has been elected to Durham council despite being open about his homosexuality. Are attitudes to homosexuals changing?
Episode 22. Episode 22
1973-03-12
No synopsis
Episode 23. The Coal Enquiries
1973-03-19
No synopsis
Episode 24. The Protestant Succession No.2
1973-03-26
No synopsis
Episode 25. The Watergate Caper
1973-04-02
No synopsis
Episode 26. The Bormann Business
1973-04-14
No synopsis
Episode 27. The Rise & Fall of John Poulson
1973-04-30
No synopsis
Episode 28. South Vietnam: A Question of Torture
1973-05-07
No synopsis
Episode 29. A Place in the Country
1973-05-14
No synopsis
Episode 30. A Small Case of Blackmail
1973-05-21
No synopsis
Episode 31. Trial 1001
1973-06-04
Trade Unions are illegal in Spain, this looks at the mounting court cases as people continue to defy the law.
Episode 32. Dr. Hammer goes to Moscow
1973-06-18
No synopsis
Episode 35. Who Goes Home?
1973-06-25
No synopsis
Episode 36. Frank's Bank
1973-07-02
No synopsis
Episode 37. Like It or Lump It
1973-07-09
The principals of 'lump labour' appear to be the main cause of a dispute with unions, causing the delay in the building of a much needed Islington public housing project.
Episode 38. Dr. Burnham Does It Again
1973-07-23
No synopsis
Episode 39. Secrets
1973-07-30
No synopsis
Episode 40. A Message from the Underground
1973-08-06
No synopsis
Season 10
38 episodes · 1973
Episode 1. A Question of Intelligence
1973-09-10
No synopsis
Episode 2. Something to Beef About.
1973-09-17
No synopsis
Episode 3. The Cost of a Cup of Tea
1973-09-24
No synopsis
Episode 4. Tomorrow's Women: Labour
1973-10-01
No synopsis
Episode 5. Tomorrow's Women: Conservative
1973-10-08
No synopsis
Episode 6. A Threat to the State
1973-10-15
No synopsis
Episode 7. The Squeeze
1973-10-22
No synopsis
Episode 8. The Squeeze Pt.2
1973-10-29
No synopsis
Episode 9. HM's Opposition
1973-11-05
No synopsis
Episode 10. An Accidental Death
1973-11-19
No synopsis
Episode 11. Drug Squad
1973-11-26
No synopsis
Episode 12. Chile: The Reckoning
1973-12-03
No synopsis
Episode 13. The Year of the Torturer
1973-12-10
No synopsis
Episode 14. The Morning After
1974-01-07
Follows a group of people from different walks of life as they cope with the power cuts, resulting in 'the 3 day week' and spiralling vehicle fuel prices from oil shortages.
Episode 15. Hotting Up & Slowing Down
1974-01-14
No synopsis
Episode 16. Centre Point
1974-01-21
No synopsis
Episode 17. Mr & Mrs Olley Learn the Facts of Life
1974-01-28
No synopsis
Episode 18. Flying Pickets
1974-02-04
No synopsis
Episode 19. A Political Journey: Part 1
1974-02-11
No synopsis
Episode 20. A Political Journey: Part 2
1974-02-18
No synopsis
Episode 21. A Political Journey: Part 3
1974-02-25
No synopsis
Episode 22. The Others
1974-03-04
No synopsis
Episode 23. The Trials of PC. Williams
1974-03-11
No synopsis
Episode 24. A Bad Week for the Speculators
1974-03-18
No synopsis
Episode 25. The Strange Story of Kevin Kavanagh
1974-04-01
No synopsis
Episode 26. Harold Wilson at No.10
1974-04-08
No synopsis
Episode 27. Death in the Family
1974-04-22
No synopsis
Episode 28. MP's Interests
1974-04-29
No synopsis
Episode 29. Business in Gozo
1974-05-06
No synopsis
Episode 30. The Ben Hunter Way
1974-05-13
No synopsis
Episode 31. The Day the Torture Stopped
1974-05-20
No synopsis
Episode 32. The Hefferon Affair
1974-06-03
No synopsis
Episode 33. The Selling of the Maharishi
1974-06-10
With the promise of solving the world's problems through meditation, The Maharishi is now a global business worth millions of dollars.
Episode 34. The Leader of the Opposition
1974-06-17
No synopsis
Episode 35. Cancer Gas
1974-06-24
Investigation into Vinyl Chloride Monomer gas, widely used in the PVC industry and maybe a reason for increased rates of liver cancer for those who work with it.
Episode 36. Episode 36
1974-07-01
No synopsis
Episode 37. The Old Country
1974-07-08
A visit to a remote region of Equador where some people are claimed to be over a 100 and still physically active. As a Catholic country World in Action checks the baptism records.
Episode 38. The Group
1974-07-15
No synopsis
Season 11
40 episodes · 1974
Episode 1. An Accident at Sea
1974-09-02 · 30 min
Looks into the loss of the ship Burtonia and whether coastguards acted quickly enough to her distress signal.
Episode 2. John Conteh
1974-09-09
No synopsis
Episode 3. The Special Unit
1974-09-16
No synopsis
Episode 4. It Won't Change My Life
1974-09-23
No synopsis
Episode 5. After the Hurricane
1974-09-30
No synopsis
Episode 6. The Granada 500
1974-10-07
No synopsis
Episode 7. Killer Dust: A Standard Mistake
1974-10-14
No synopsis
Episode 8. Birth of a Nation
1974-10-21
No synopsis
Episode 9. The Low Road
1974-10-28
A report on the Scottish men who seek a new life in London but find themselves living rough on the streets.
Episode 10. On the Trail of the Torturers
1974-11-04
No synopsis
Episode 11. Misery Magic
1974-11-11
Investigates the cosmetic company 'Holiday Magic' who is alleged to have involved vulnerable immigrants into a pyramid selling scheme
Episode 12. The Trials in Zanzibar
1974-11-18
No synopsis
Episode 13. Who Runs Ulster?
1974-11-25
No synopsis
Episode 14. Trouble Afoot
1974-12-02
No synopsis
Episode 15. Round Up of the Year
1974-12-09
No synopsis
Episode 16. Mr Grimshaw
1975-01-06
No synopsis
Episode 17. The Morning After the Year Before
1975-01-06
Follow up to what happened to people featured a year ago who were coping with power cuts and oil shortages.
Episode 18. Reverend Parker Says Goodbye
1975-01-13
No synopsis
Episode 19. No Smoke Without Fire
1975-01-20
No synopsis
Episode 20. Why I Want to Be Leader
1975-02-03
Behind the scenes with Mrs. Thatcher as she prepares to run for leadership of the Conservative party, meeting members of the public and spending rare time with her family.
Episode 21. Wanted: A Home of Their Own
1975-02-10
No synopsis
Episode 22. A Rebel's Dilemma
1975-02-17
No synopsis
Episode 23. The Siege of Phnom Penh
1975-02-24
No synopsis
Episode 24. Mr. Wilson's First Anniversary
1975-03-03
No synopsis
Episode 25. The Blood and Guts Shift
1975-03-10
24 hours spent at the casualty department of a Liverpool Hospital, as it struggles on its budget to treat the wounded from increasing alcohol fuelled violence at the weekend.
Episode 26. Tea - The Deadly Cost
1975-03-17
No synopsis
Episode 27. Tea: Too High a Price to Pay?
1975-03-24
No synopsis
Episode 28. Down with the Rates
1975-04-07
With most local authorities increasing their rates this year, a look at Liverpool Council who have baulked the trend and have reduced theirs.
Episode 29. The Dundee Dossier
1975-04-14
No synopsis
Episode 30. The Tip of the Iceberg
1975-04-21
Investigates the illegal dumping of hazardous and toxic waste materials.
Episode 31. Politics Is an Honourable Profession?
1975-04-22
No synopsis
Episode 32. Nuclear Power-For Peace or War?
1975-04-28
Investigates if the west should give into Third World Countries demands for nuclear power for electricity.
Episode 33. Here is the News
1975-05-05
Follows the launching of a new newspaper called 'The Scottish Daily News' and how it came together.
Episode 34. Sex & Violence
1975-05-12
No synopsis
Episode 35. Special: A Bus Round the Market - Part 1
1975-05-27
No synopsis
Episode 36. Special: A Bus Round the Market - Part 2
1975-06-03
No synopsis
Episode 37. Coming Out in Newport Pagnell
1975-06-09
No synopsis
Episode 38. The Rise and Fall of the C.I.A.: Part 1
1975-06-16 · 30 min
An investigation into whether the American Central Intelligence Agency has become too big.
Episode 39. The Rise and Fall of the C.I.A.: Part 2
1975-06-23 · 30 min
An investigation into the ways the Central Intelligence Agency has sought to bring down entire governments in countries Iran, Guyana, and Cuba.
Episode 40. The Rise and Fall of the C.I.A.: Part 3
1975-06-30 · 30 min
Investigation into wars waged by the Central Intelligence Agency together with American presidents, and the their longterm consequences.
Season 12
42 episodes · 1975
Episode 1. The Reluctant Bride
1975-09-08
No synopsis
Episode 2. The Roche Affair
1975-09-15
No synopsis
Episode 3. Conversations with the Craigs
1975-09-22
No synopsis
Episode 4. Democracy in Bulk
1975-09-29
No synopsis
Episode 5. Jobless in Batley
1975-10-06
A once thriving town, now in decline as the industrial base continues to shrink, asks where the jobs are coming from for the increasingly unemployed of Batley.
Episode 6. The Guinea Pig Soldiers
1975-10-13
Investigates a claim that some American soldiers were unwittingly used in drug experiments.
Episode 7. The Luddenden Experiment
1975-10-20
With meat increasingly becoming too expensive for ordinary households, a village undergoes an experiment in doing without meat and finding alternatives.
Episode 8. The Billion Dollar Grain Fraud
1975-10-27
No synopsis
Episode 9. Popular Power
1975-11-03
No synopsis
Episode 10. Scotland: A Political Journey Part One
1975-11-10
No synopsis
Episode 11. Scotland: A Political Journey Part Two
1975-11-17
No synopsis
Episode 12. An Element of Risk
1975-11-24
Not to be confused with a later edition with the same title, this one is about the risk of error in police identity parades.
Episode 13. Blood Money Part One
1975-12-01
Some doctors express their concerns about the blood clotting drug Hemofil which is used by those suffering with haemophilia.
Episode 14. Blood Money Part Two
1975-12-08
No synopsis
Episode 15. Episode 15
1976-01-12
No synopsis
Episode 16. How to Sell an Airforce Part One
1976-01-19
Investigates bribery and corruption in the sale of military aircraft.
Episode 17. How to Sell an Airforce Part Two
1976-01-26
No synopsis
Episode 18. Cut Off
1976-02-02
The increasing number of people who are having their electricity and gas supplies cut off being unable to pay.
Episode 19. Chrysler and the Cabinet - How the Deal Was Done
1976-02-09
Investigates why the government (after declaring no more hand outs to private companies) had given Chrysler Cars payments of grants and loans of over a hundred million pounds to keep them in Britain.
Episode 20. Episode 20
1976-02-16
No synopsis
Episode 21. Episode 21
1976-02-23
No synopsis
Episode 22. The Republic of Rhodesia
1976-03-01
The thoughts and concerns of ordinary Rhodesians.
Episode 23. 1936-1976 a Change of Life
1976-03-08
No synopsis
Episode 24. The Boss File
1976-03-15
No synopsis
Episode 25. In Labour
1976-03-22
The aftermath of the shock resignation of Harold Wilson and where Labour goes from there.
Episode 26. The Threat of Nuclear War
1976-03-29
No synopsis
Episode 27. Nuts & Bolts of the Economy: Healey's Eight & Half
1976-04-05
No synopsis
Episode 28. When in Rome...
1976-04-12
Investigates bribery in the Italian Government by oil companies in order to influence policies.
Episode 29. Out of Mind
1976-04-26
Investigates concerns that there are those in mental institutions that should not be in there and should be given a chance to live in society.
Episode 30. Nuts & Bolts of the Economy: Patent No.18070/72
1976-05-03
A new invention for containers is followed on its obstacle course from drawing to finished product, showing the difficulties that inventors have in trying to get their ideas off the ground.
Episode 31. Nuclear Waste in the Irish Sea
1976-05-10
No synopsis
Episode 32. The Dark Societies
1976-05-17
No synopsis
Episode 33. The Trials of Popovic
1976-05-24
No synopsis
Episode 34. Proposition 15
1976-06-07
No synopsis
Episode 35. A Calculated Risk
1976-06-14
No synopsis
Episode 36. A Question for Europe
1976-06-21
No synopsis
Episode 37. Nuts and Bolts of the Economy - Somebody Has to Do It
1976-06-28
No synopsis
Episode 38. Mutiny on the Motorway
1976-07-05
No synopsis
Episode 39. Run for Your Life
1976-07-12
MPs are put on a fitness program.
Episode 40. A Question of Standards
1976-07-19
No synopsis
Episode 41. The Plutonium Economy
1976-07-26
No synopsis
Episode 42. Coup D'etat
1976-08-02
No synopsis
Season 13
39 episodes · 1976
Episode 1. Unemployment - Who Cares?
1976-09-27
Unemployment has now risen to the notable 1 million mark and this investigation shows the detrimental effect it can have on those people who loose their job.
Episode 2. Nuts & Bolts of the Economy: Delta's Dilemma
1976-10-04
No synopsis
Episode 3. A School of Thought
1976-10-11
Examination of revolutionary and experimental new teaching methods.
Episode 4. Mr Cork Examines the Books
1976-10-18
An ordinary accountant is given the theoretical task of being Chancellor of the Exchequer and giving his take on the situation.
Episode 5. Campaigning by Numbers
1976-10-25
No synopsis
Episode 6. Yesterday's Truants
1976-11-01
Follow up programme to one five years previous to find out what happened to some persistent school truants.
Episode 7. Living Dangerously
1976-11-08
The effects of the chemical Dioxin after a factory explosion in Italy.
Episode 8. The Killing of Uganda
1976-11-15
No synopsis
Episode 9. The National Party
1976-11-22
Following the racial violence in Blackburn, looks at the rise of the extreme right wing.
Episode 10. The Long Arm of the Dina
1976-11-29
No synopsis
Episode 11. The Lawbreakers
1976-12-06
No synopsis
Episode 12. Made in Hong Kong - Child Labour
1976-12-13
No synopsis
Episode 13. Mr Opie Brings Bad News
1977-01-10
No synopsis
Episode 14. Doctor's Orders
1977-01-17
Doctors complain that they are being put under pressure by both patients and pharmaceutical companies to prescribe certain drugs.
Episode 15. Episode 15
1977-01-24
No synopsis
Episode 16. The Militants
1977-01-31
Investigates why the Labour Party is allowing a group within to produce a newspaper like 'The Militant'.
Episode 17. Waiting for Merlyn
1977-02-07 · 30 min
An investigation into the Home Secretary's decision to declare two men as a threat to British Security and his moves to have them deported
Episode 18. The Road to Amsterdam
1977-02-14
No synopsis
Episode 19. The Police Tapes
1977-02-21
No synopsis
Episode 21. Equal Pay Today-Or Tomorrow
1977-02-28
No synopsis
Episode 22. Do You Take This Man?
1977-03-07
A report on the growing number of Asian girls in the UK who are rejecting the traditional arranged marriage to someone they do not know.
Episode 23. From Death Row-To Downing St
1977-03-14
No synopsis
Episode 24. Nuts and Bolts of the Economy - Them and Us
1977-03-21
No synopsis
Episode 25. Nuts and Bolts of the Economy - The Vital Statistics: Part 1
1977-03-28
No synopsis
Episode 26. Nuts and Bolts of the Economy - The Vital Statistics: Part 2
1977-04-04
No synopsis
Episode 27. The Plane Makers
1977-04-18
No synopsis
Episode 28. The Prison Children
1977-04-25
It is against the law in the UK to put children into prison, so how did 4000 under 17-year-olds come to spend time behind bars?
Episode 29. All Work and Low Pay
1977-05-02
No synopsis
Episode 30. What Mr. Paisley Didn't Know
1977-05-16
No synopsis
Episode 31. The Man Who Went Too Far
1977-05-23
Follow up to 'A Calculated Risk' on the plight of dissident Anatoly Sharansky.
Episode 32. Casualties of the Cuts
1977-05-30
Looking at two hospitals that may have to close down, and another who's budget is not coping with the demand of an increasing population.
Episode 33. Without Limit of Time
1977-06-13
No synopsis
Episode 34. My Years with Amin
1977-06-20
No synopsis
Episode 35. Starting on the Dole
1977-06-27
With the continuing rise in youth unemployment, follows two Liverpool teenagers as they look for work and examines the validity of government job creation schemes.
Episode 36. The Very Public Death of Enrico Sidoli
1977-07-04
In July of the previous year Enrico was beaten up in a London swimming pool by three youths and held under water, he died days later of injuries. Apart from one girl, nobody there appears to have noticed anything.
Episode 37. Jack's Last Stand
1977-07-11
No synopsis
Episode 38. Nuts and Bolts of the Economy - The Uncommon Market: Part 1
1977-07-18
No synopsis
Episode 39. Nuts and Bolts of the Economy - The Uncommon Market: Part 2
1977-07-25
No synopsis
Episode 40. Nuts and Bolts of the Economy - The Uncommon Market: Part 3
1977-08-01
No synopsis
Season 14
34 episodes · 1977
Episode 1. The Man Who Talks to Terrorists
1977-09-26
No synopsis
Episode 2. The Life and Death of Steve Biko
1977-10-03
Coverage of the immediate aftermath of the death of anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko while in the custody of South African police.
Episode 3. No Compromise
1977-10-10
No synopsis
Episode 4. The Miami Experiment
1977-10-17
No synopsis
Episode 5. The Surgery Is Now Closed
1977-10-24
No synopsis
Episode 6. Eastern Promise
1977-10-31
No synopsis
Episode 7. The Accident
1977-11-07
Investigates a claim by Russian Scientist Dr Zhores Medvedev, that the biggest nuclear accident of all, occurred 20 years previous in the Southern Ural Mountains, where many people died.
Episode 8. The Disputed Land
1977-11-14
No synopsis
Episode 9. Got It Taped
1977-11-21
No synopsis
Episode 10. In the Name of the Law
1977-11-28
Investigates the death of Liddle Towers, who was arrested while drunk, but then died in the custody of Northumbria Police Force.
Episode 11. Thatcher Interview
1978-01-30
No synopsis
Episode 12. Cold Facts
1978-02-06
People unable to pay their bills are still having their services cut off, despite a reassurance that it would not happen anymore. Follow up to a previous programme a year ago.
Episode 13. The Concrete Rings
1978-02-13
Price fixing in the mixed concrete industry.
Episode 14. Working for a Pittance
1978-02-20
An examination of how 50 000 physically and mentally disabled people earn a maximum of £4 a week for up to 27 hours of menial work.
Episode 15. Death by Request
1978-03-24
One woman's plight to have the Suicide Act amended due to her deteriorating health condition.
Episode 16. There's No Place Like Hulme
1978-04-10
Investigates why houses in Hulme that were built in the 1960s are now being recommended to be demolished.
Episode 17. The Right's Centre
1978-04-17
No synopsis
Episode 18. Black to Front
1978-04-24
No synopsis
Episode 19. In the Public Interest
1978-05-08
No synopsis
Episode 20. General Grigorenko's New Campaign
1978-05-15
No synopsis
Episode 21. Take Care, This Place is Unsafe
1978-05-22
Investigation into the King's College Hospital after it closed down for several hours due to staff shortages and the dangerous situation it left patients in.
Episode 22. Smoking - A Double Standard
1978-06-05
No synopsis
Episode 23. Dishonourable Discharge
1978-06-12
No synopsis
Episode 24. Wait and See
1978-06-19
No synopsis
Episode 25. Nuts & Bolts of the Economy: Made in Korea
1978-06-20
No synopsis
Episode 26. The Happiness Pill?
1978-06-26
No synopsis
Episode 27. The Nazi Party
1978-07-03
Using sworn statements from an undercover police officer, an investigation into whether Britain's National Front is a thinly-veiled modern Nazi Party.
Episode 28. Prisoner of Terrorism
1978-07-10
A look at the activities and history of the notorious Baader-Meinhof terrorist group, including an interview with one of the gang's kingpins, Horst Mahler.
Episode 29. Russian Justice
1978-07-17
Follow up to 'A Calculated Risk' on the plight of dissident Anatoly Sharansky.
Episode 30. Buying Time
1978-07-24
Covert filming in Walton & Wakefield Jails provides evidence of corruption.
Episode 31. Liable to Prosecution
1978-07-31
No synopsis
Episode 32. No Useful Purpose Would Be Served
1978-08-07
No synopsis
Episode 33. Power for Sale
1978-08-14
No synopsis
Episode 34. The Invisible Risk
1978-08-21
No synopsis
Season 15
36 episodes · 1978
Episode 1. Paraguay - The Last Refuge
1978-10-09
No synopsis
Episode 2. Trapped Inside the Wrong Body
1978-10-16
No synopsis
Episode 3. Episode 3
1978-10-23
No synopsis
Episode 4. Mr Heath at the Miners' Club
1978-10-30
No synopsis
Episode 5. The Hunt for Doctor Mengele
1978-11-06
Will Josef Mengele ever be caught? A year later, in 1979, while swimming at he coastal resort of Bertioga, Brazil, he suffered a stroke and drowned. Mengele was buried in Embu das Artes, São Paulo, Brazil, under the name "Wolfgang…
Episode 6. Kids United
1978-11-27
No synopsis
Episode 7. Episode 7
1978-11-28
No synopsis
Episode 8. Inside Europe - The Summit
1978-12-04
No synopsis
Episode 9. The Killing of Bruno Busic (1939-1978)
1978-12-11
No synopsis
Episode 10. It's Already Been Too Long
1978-12-18
A comparison between the American and British Equal Opportunities Commission, and what they have achieved in new employment opportunities for women in what were considered traditionally male jobs.
Episode 11. ...And a Prosperous New Year
1979-01-08
With inflation continuing to rise, asks the question is it fair to restrict the lowest paid public employees to the government 5% guidelines?
Episode 12. Episode 12
1979-01-15
No synopsis
Episode 13. A Report from Siege City
1979-01-22
Bernard Nossiter, financial reporter on the Washington Post, gives his view on the economic crisis as he visits striking lorry drivers in the city of Hull.
Episode 14. No Tears-But Fight
1979-01-29
Follow up to the tragic death of student Jan Pallach in Prague 1968.
Episode 15. The Reckoning
1979-02-05
After doing a similar study in the USA, Prof. Harvey Brenner of Baltimore University is invited to do a similar study in the UK, on the relationship between death rates with living and job circumstances.
Episode 16. The Life & Friends of Joseph Kagan
1979-02-12
In exile because of tax evasion charges, Kagan gives an account of himself and his controversial relationship with PM. Harold Wilson.
Episode 17. Episode 17
1979-02-19
No synopsis
Episode 18. The Shutdown
1979-02-26
A profile of the Vickers Works in Tyneside, once a successful manufacturer supplying arms in World War Two and tractors in peace time. Now facing closure and 750 redundancies.
Episode 19. Strangers in Their Own Land
1979-03-05
No synopsis
Episode 20. Episode 20
1979-03-12
No synopsis
Episode 21. A Tale of Two Cities
1979-03-26
A comparison between the steel towns of Corby and Longwy France, as Corby becomes threatened with the loss of 6000 jobs as British Steel struggles with dwindling order books and losses.
Episode 22. Banged Up
1979-04-02
A day in the life of Manchester's notoriously overcrowded Strangeways Prison, as World in Action speaks to wardens and prisoners alike.
Episode 23. Speke Out
1979-04-23
The closure of the Dunlop Pirelli factory in Merseyside and its drastic affect on the community.
Episode 24. Nuclear Nightmare
1979-05-07
No synopsis
Episode 25. The Shattered Lives
1979-05-14
Investigation into the use of unsafe thin glass being used in large glassed areas such as patio doors.
Episode 26. Armchair Inferno
1979-05-21
Exposé on polyurethane foam, widely used in the furniture industry is highly combustible and when burning gives off toxic fumes.
Episode 27. Paying the Market Price
1979-06-04
No synopsis
Episode 28. The Luck of the Irish
1979-06-11
No synopsis
Episode 29. Special: Inside Amin's Terror Machine
1979-06-13
No synopsis
Episode 30. Episode 30
1979-06-18
No synopsis
Episode 31. No More School
1979-06-25
Two families discuss their rights, and experts discuss the effects of educating at home because they believe the state education system has failed them.
Episode 32. Gay Pride
1979-07-02
No synopsis
Episode 33. The Other Professionals
1979-07-12
The British Army's assessment of the Provisional IRA.
Episode 34. On Site - Capital Punishment
1979-07-16
No synopsis
Episode 35. On Site - Trade Union Power
1979-07-30
No synopsis
Episode 36. On Site - National Health Cuts
1979-08-06
No synopsis
Season 16
30 episodes · 1980
Episode 1. Mr. Benn's Secret Service
1980-01-07
Mr Benn questions the role of the Civil Service and whether it is becoming too powerful and unanswerable for the country's good?
Episode 2. Cambodia Year One - The Aid Crisis
1980-01-14
No synopsis
Episode 3. Cambodia Year One - Life After Death
1980-01-21
No synopsis
Episode 4. The Man Who Bought United
1980-01-28
No synopsis
Episode 5. The Steel Papers
1980-02-04
No synopsis
Episode 6. Behind the Paper Curtain
1980-02-11
No synopsis
Episode 7. The Pulse of America
1980-02-18
No synopsis
Episode 8. The Final Harvest
1980-02-25
No synopsis
Episode 9. Claimant, Scrounger, Snooper, Spy
1980-03-03
Case studies of people on both sides of the current crackdown on social security fraud.
Episode 10. Follow the Yellow Cake Road
1980-03-10
No synopsis
Episode 11. Decline and Fall
1980-03-17
No synopsis
Episode 12. Alive and Well in the U.S.A.
1980-03-24
No synopsis
Episode 13. Not in the Public Interest
1980-04-14
No synopsis
Episode 14. Spying for Survival
1980-04-21
No synopsis
Episode 15. The Pound in Their Pocket
1980-04-28
No synopsis
Episode 16. The Trial of Stanley Adams
1980-05-12
No synopsis
Episode 17. Britain Over a Barrel
1980-05-19
No synopsis
Episode 18. A Bad Day for Southall
1980-06-02
No synopsis
Episode 19. Mr. Kane's Campaign
1980-06-09
No synopsis
Episode 20. Special: What Do You Think of It So Far?
1980-06-10
A review of Britain's membership of the Common Market.
Episode 21. Market Day
1980-06-16
No synopsis
Episode 22. Fly the Flag, Pay the Price
1980-06-23
No synopsis
Episode 23. Russian Games
1980-06-30
No synopsis
Episode 24. Mr. Stock and the Thursday Gang
1980-07-07
No synopsis
Episode 25. Last Stand at Lisburn
1980-07-14
With communities across Northern Ireland, from the end of the 1960s Lisburn suffered through three decades of political violence, "The Troubles". For Lisburn the first killings came in 1976: in the course of the year, five Catholic…
Episode 26. Vietnam - Prisoner of War
1980-07-14
No synopsis
Episode 27. A Dignified Exit
1980-07-28
"EXIT" - the society for the right to die with dignity, are publishing a controversial suicide guide for terminally ill people who require a dignified death.
Episode 28. The Tirion Programme
1980-08-04
No synopsis
Episode 29. Suffer the Children
1980-08-11
No synopsis
Episode 30. The Chart Busters
1980-08-18
Investigating allegations that the pop music charts are controlled not by consumers, but by manipulative tactics of the big record companies, thus not being a true reflection of popularity at all.
Season 17
41 episodes · 1980
Episode 1. The State of Britain - The Road to Brighton Pier
1980-10-13
No synopsis
Episode 2. South Africa's Bombshell
1980-10-20
No synopsis
Episode 3. Creating Criminals
1980-10-27
No synopsis
Episode 4. Choosing Labour's Leader
1980-11-03
No synopsis
Episode 5. The Party's Over
1980-11-10
No synopsis
Episode 6. Death on the Dole
1980-11-17
No synopsis
Episode 7. The H-Block Fuse
1980-11-24
Report at the beginning of the fifth week of the hunger strike in the H Block of Maze Prison by IRA prisoners seeking a recognition of their status as political prisoners including an interview with one of the prisoners, R.V. McCartney.
Episode 8. The Rossminster Affair
1980-12-01
No synopsis
Episode 9. The Hunt for the Ripper
1980-12-08
The Yorkshire Ripper is still at large, and this follows the hectic and demanding West Yorkshire police investigation.
Episode 10. No Room at the Inn
1980-12-15
No synopsis
Episode 11. The Blood Business
1980-12-22
No synopsis
Episode 12. The State of Britain - The Secret in South Wales
1981-01-05
No synopsis
Episode 13. Michael Foot
1981-01-19
No synopsis
Episode 14. The White House General
1981-01-26
No synopsis
Episode 15. The Social Democrats
1981-02-02
No synopsis
Episode 16. The F.B.I.'s Secret Tapes
1981-02-09
No synopsis
Episode 17. Killing for a Cure
1981-02-16
A look at vivisection, and the activities of the controversial Animal Liberation Front who believe more militant action is needed to end unnecessary cruelty to animals.
Episode 18. The State of Britain - In for a Penny
1981-02-23
No synopsis
Episode 19. Off the Rails
1981-03-02
A UK rail crash in 1978 was thought to have been caused by signalling equipment that was over 50 years old. Sir Peter Parker attempts to get more money from the government to invest in the railways.
Episode 20. The State of the Nation
1981-03-09
Journalists re-enact the political discussions around the economy on the eve of the budget.
Episode 21. These Children Are Mine
1981-03-16
Anwar Ditta is a mother. That is not disputed. But the government say she is the mother of one child. She says she is the mother of four. However, the other three are in Pakistan, and that disagreement means she cannot bring them here.
Episode 22. The Fight for the Centre
1981-03-23
No synopsis
Episode 23. The Men from Argentina
1981-03-30
No synopsis
Episode 24. The Curse of the Klan
1981-04-06
Report on the re-emergency's of the Ku Klux Klan in both northern and southern states of America and the rising tide of racism there. Includes interviews with Klan members past and present and members of the black community who have been…
Episode 25. Comrades at Arms
1981-04-13
No synopsis
Episode 26. More Than Just a Few Perks
1981-04-27
A civil servant who questioned the expense claims of the GLC found himself out of a job.
Episode 27. The Shape of Wars to Come
1981-05-11
No synopsis
Episode 28. Home and Away
1981-05-18
No synopsis
Episode 29. Do Mind If I Smoke?
1981-06-01
An investigation into new claims that non smokers are at risk in smoke filled rooms.
Episode 30. To Russia with Love
1981-06-08
No synopsis
Episode 31. Tories for Turning
1981-06-15
No synopsis
Episode 32. Kevin at the Crossroads
1981-06-22
Follows Kevin, a victim of the drug thalidomide as he enters the job market.
Episode 33. The Silent Epidemic
1981-06-29
Very few people have heard of Alzheimer's Disease, despite the fact that one in 12 over 60s will get and possibly die from it.
Episode 34. Guns to the Right
1981-07-06
No synopsis
Episode 35. A Dangerous Age
1981-07-13
No synopsis
Episode 36. A Conflict of Evidence
1981-07-20
No synopsis
Episode 37. Toxteth Revisited
1981-07-27
Dr Ben Holman and Tommy Olds visited Liverpool eight years previously and predicted riots would happen in the future. They now make a return visit in the aftermath of the riots.
Episode 38. The Agony of Angola
1981-08-03
No synopsis
Episode 39. When Night Comes to Kandahar
1981-08-17
Report from Afganistan in which the World In Action camera team join a night time Afghan rebel attack, led by Ismael Gailani, on a government post in the capital, Kandahar and also look at the conditions for the Afghans under the present…
Episode 40. Waiting for Justice
1981-08-10
No synopsis
Episode 41. A Picture of Health
1981-08-24
No synopsis
Season 18
44 episodes · 1981
Episode 1. The Discarded People
1981-10-19
No synopsis
Episode 2. The Disarmament Man
1981-10-26
No synopsis
Episode 3. Two Out of 30,000
1981-11-02
No synopsis
Episode 4. Living with Poverty
1981-11-09
No synopsis
Episode 5. Dust to Dust
1981-11-16
No synopsis
Episode 6. The Preacher and the Peacemaker
1981-11-23
No synopsis
Episode 7. Bleeding to Death
1981-11-30
No synopsis
Episode 8. Families at War
1981-12-07
No synopsis
Episode 9. A Statistic - A Reminder
1981-12-14
No synopsis
Episode 10. Taste of Power
1982-01-04
No synopsis
Episode 11. The Price of Britain's Bomb
1982-01-11
No synopsis
Episode 12. Divided We Stand
1982-01-18
No synopsis
Episode 13. Deals on Wheels
1982-01-25
Investigates why same model cars are cheaper on the continent.
Episode 14. Private Darkin's Army
1982-02-01
Documentary about a soldier, Private Darkin, who committed suicide after facing bullying in the Army. The filming took place at Blackdown Barracks, Deepcut, Camberley, Surrey, and included a Royal Army Ordnance Corps (RAOC) platoon in…
Episode 15. The Tobacco War
1982-02-08
No synopsis
Episode 16. A Bankrupt Game
1982-02-15
An investigation into football clubs' financial problems and the looming crisis, with a focus on Bristol City Football Club.
Episode 17. The I.R.A.'s Arms Cash
1982-02-22
No synopsis
Episode 18. Caution to the Wind
1982-03-01
No synopsis
Episode 19. The Worried Men
1982-03-08
No synopsis
Episode 20. In the Name of the Lord
1982-03-15
No synopsis
Episode 21. Home Help
1982-03-22
No synopsis
Episode 22. Irish Lessons
1982-03-29
No synopsis
Episode 23. Britain on the Brink
1982-04-05
No synopsis
Episode 24. Special: The Falklands 100 - Part 1
1982-04-13
No synopsis
Episode 25. Special: The Falklands 100 - Part 2
1982-04-14
No synopsis
Episode 26. Special: The Falklands 100 - Part 3
1982-04-15
No synopsis
Episode 27. Special: The Falklands 100 - Part 4
1982-04-16
No synopsis
Episode 28. The Spoils of Peace
1982-04-19
No synopsis
Episode 29. The Falklands and the British Task Force
1982-04-26
No synopsis
Episode 32. The Real British Disease
1982-05-10
Examines why young people are not leaving learning Establishments with the skills being demanded by industry.
Episode 33. Falklands 100
1982-05-17
No synopsis
Episode 34. Weekend at War
1982-05-24
No synopsis
Episode 37. Paying for the War
1982-06-07
No synopsis
Episode 38. Home or Husband
1982-06-14
No synopsis
Episode 39. Britain's Other Islanders
1982-06-21
In 1971, the British shipped all the inhabitants from Diego Garcia, having purchased the Chagos Archipelago in 1965, so that is could be used as an allied military base with the US. But now people are beginning to question this treatment.
Episode 40. Operation Quicksilver
1982-06-28
Looks at the intense lobbying and scheming going on behind the scenes by other manufacturers trying to prevent Nissan building a car plant in the UK.
Episode 41. A Small Town Tragedy
1982-07-05
Victims of asbestos related illnesses in Blooming Dale Illinois question why they have yet to receive the awarded compensation from the original supplier, Cape Industries.
Episode 42. Operation Peace for Galilee
1982-07-12
No synopsis
Episode 43. Prisoner's Medicine
1982-07-19
No synopsis
Episode 44. Learning to Lose
1982-07-26
No synopsis
Episode 45. Cleaning Up the Yard
1982-08-02
Operation Countryman was supposed to be the biggest ever investigation into corruption in Scotland Yard and the Metropolitan Police, so why did it result in such minor results?
Episode 46. The Health Service
1982-08-09
The health service today began 5 days' intensive strike action, leaving only emergency services running, in pursuit of a 12% pay rise. This is the most severe disruption the NHS has ever seen, and a massive backlog results. Studio…
Episode 47. Streets Apart
1982-08-16
No synopsis
Episode 48. Israel's Other War
1982-08-23
No synopsis
Season 19
35 episodes · 1982
Episode 1. The Mystery of Flight 163
1982-10-25
No synopsis
Episode 2. DeLorean - The Inside Story
1982-11-01
No synopsis
Episode 3. Losing Out to London
1982-11-08
No synopsis
Episode 4. An Adverse Reaction
1982-11-15
The plight of the small minority of children damaged by vaccination against diphtheria, polio, and whooping cough, and the efforts of their parents to obtain adequate compensation. Plus Kenneth Clarke denies signing a letter of agreement.
Episode 5. The Betrayal of British Industry: Part 1
1982-11-22
No synopsis
Episode 6. The Betrayal of British Industry: Part 2
1982-11-29
No synopsis
Episode 7. The Silicon Spies
1982-12-06
No synopsis
Episode 8. Voices from the Underground
1982-12-13
No synopsis
Episode 9. When the Cheering Stops
1982-12-20
No synopsis
Episode 10. The Power Brokers
1983-01-10
No synopsis
Episode 11. Too Cold to Live
1983-01-17
No synopsis
Episode 12. A Difficult Prisoner
1983-01-24
No synopsis
Episode 13. The Peace War
1983-01-31
No synopsis
Episode 14. Rich Law, Poor Law
1983-02-07
No synopsis
Episode 15. People Without a Land
1983-02-21
No synopsis
Episode 16. Arms to Argentina
1983-03-07
No synopsis
Episode 17. What the Papers Pay
1983-03-14
No synopsis
Episode 18. Operation Hit & Win
1983-03-21
In the USA, the FBI have decided to start investigating the IRA.
Episode 19. Michael Foot and the Darlington Election
1983-03-28
No synopsis
Episode 20. Harvest Gold
1983-04-11
No synopsis
Episode 21. An Offence Against the Person
1983-04-18
No synopsis
Episode 22. The Battle for the Atlantic
1983-05-09
No synopsis
Episode 23. Walter Cronkite's Campaign Trail: Part 1
1983-05-23
No synopsis
Episode 24. Walter Cronkite's Campaign Trail: Part 2
1983-05-30
No synopsis
Episode 25. The Election 500
1983-06-06
No synopsis
Episode 26. The Heroin Barons
1983-06-13
No synopsis
Episode 27. The System Builder
1983-06-20
Investigates the building practices of one of the UK's largest house builders 'Barrett Homes' and whether their quickly built timber frame system houses are suffering quality issues.
Episode 28. Your Home in Their Hands
1983-06-27
No synopsis
Episode 29. A Law Unto Themselves
1983-07-04
No synopsis
Episode 30. Krugerrand Cricket
1983-07-11
No synopsis
Episode 31. The Man Who Left His Tribe
1983-07-18
No synopsis
Episode 32. The Trails of Hoffman
1983-07-25
No synopsis
Episode 33. The Race Against Reagan
1983-08-01
No synopsis
Episode 34. Colonel Rauff's Refuge
1983-08-08
Comedian Jack Whitehall hosts the third show in the revived series, introducing a line-up of fabulous acts from around the globe. There is a special performance by the legendary Lionel Richie, The Script play their hit Superheroes,…
Episode 35. A Widow's Story
1983-08-15
A direct follow-up to Weekend at War (1982) reuniting with Elaine Evans, who had previously been shown awaiting news of her husband Ken, away fighting in the Falklands. Sadly, she has now learnt of his death.
Season 20
36 episodes · 1983
Episode 1. Watching the Waste Go By
1983-10-10
No synopsis
Episode 2. Tea - A Bitter Taste
1983-10-17
No synopsis
Episode 3. A Farewell to Arms Control
1983-10-24
No synopsis
Episode 4. A Serious Medical Emergency
1983-10-31
No synopsis
Episode 5. In No Man's Land
1983-11-07
No synopsis
Episode 6. The Grenada Factor
1983-11-14
No synopsis
Episode 7. Devil's Advocate
1983-11-21
Gus MacDonald recalls 200 previously unemployed Manchester youth in 1 hour live special "Devil's Advocate". Guests include radio/TV personality Terry Christian and Smith's guitarist Johnny Marr.
Episode 8. Sea of Despair
1983-11-28
Investigates piracy and rape claims by Thai fishermen against the Vietnamese boat people.
Episode 9. Fit for Work
1983-12-05
No synopsis
Episode 10. After Doomsday
1983-12-12
Are the dangers of a nuclear attack being exaggerated in order to keep people in a permanent state of fear?
Episode 11. The Honourable Member for Belfast West
1983-12-19
No synopsis
Episode 12. For the Benefit of Mr. Parris
1984-01-23
No synopsis
Episode 13. The Sinking of Scott Lithgow
1984-01-30
No synopsis
Episode 14. From Rags to Riches
1984-02-06
No synopsis
Episode 15. Special: Here We Stand - A Protestant View of Ulster
1984-02-09
No synopsis
Episode 16. Countdown to a Coronary
1984-02-13
No synopsis
Episode 17. The Decade of Delay
1984-02-20
No synopsis
Episode 18. Gross Misconduct
1984-02-27
No synopsis
Episode 19. The Press Gang
1984-03-05
Examines the press's attitude towards public figures. The Sun newspaper had written that an American Psychiatrist had declared Tony Benn insane. This investigation shows that the psychiatrist had been misquoted.
Episode 20. Tell Me More
1984-03-12
No synopsis
Episode 21. The City That Says No
1984-03-19
Documentary report which examines the arguments of Liverpool City Council which have been put to the government for planned spending which exceeds the set budget for the year as laid down by central government.
Episode 22. The Black Sheep of Whitehall
1984-03-26
No synopsis
Episode 23. The Food Factor
1984-04-02
No synopsis
Episode 24. Looking After Their Own
1984-04-09
No synopsis
Episode 25. Women on the Line
1984-04-16
No synopsis
Episode 26. For the Love of Boxing
1984-04-30
No synopsis
Episode 27. Caught in the Crossfire
1984-05-14
No synopsis
Episode 28. Robbing the Rich
1984-05-21
No synopsis
Episode 29. South Africa's Other Leader
1984-06-04
No synopsis
Episode 30. On the Rocks
1984-06-11
No synopsis
Episode 31. Your Starter for Life
1984-06-18
No synopsis
Episode 32. Drilling for Gold
1984-06-25
No synopsis
Episode 33. On the Scrap Heap
1984-07-02
No synopsis
Episode 34. Solidarity on Trial
1984-07-09
No synopsis
Episode 35. The Spy Who Never Was
1984-07-16
Special report, based on an extensive interview with M15 and M16 investigator Peter Wright, on the case against the former head of M15 Roger Hollis.
Episode 36. Business in Oman
1984-07-23
No synopsis
Season 21
39 episodes · 1984
Episode 1. Clap Trap
1984-09-24
Although claptrap can mean talking nonsense, it can also mean talking in such a way as to inspire applause. Ann Brennan is interested in entering politics, but with no experience in public speaking, would love to fall into that claptrap.
Episode 2. An Appointment with Mr. Mitchell
1984-10-01
No synopsis
Episode 3. Football's Mr. Fix-It
1984-10-08
No synopsis
Episode 4. The Coal War
1984-10-15
With the recent coal troubles still fresh in people's minds, a comparison of strike action in British and American collieries.
Episode 5. Apartheid's Back Yard
1984-10-22
No synopsis
Episode 6. Plans for Coal
1984-10-29
Documentary report on the practicalities of returning coal mining to private enterprise in the light of the long-drawn out industrial dispute in the coalfields in 1984/5.
Episode 7. Ronald Reagan - The Second Coming
1984-11-05
No synopsis
Episode 8. The Politics of Starvation
1984-11-12
No synopsis
Episode 10. Kidnapped
1984-11-19
No synopsis
Episode 11. Belgrano - A View from the Conqueror
1984-12-03
No synopsis
Episode 12. Softly, Softly, Strike Force
1984-12-10
The very different tactics of police in the West Yorkshire and South Yorkshire regions in dealing with the ongoing miners' strike.
Episode 13. Tried, Untested
1984-12-17
No synopsis
Episode 14. Special: World in Action - The First 21 Years
1984-12-27
No synopsis
Episode 15. Taken on Trust
1985-01-07
No synopsis
Episode 16. The Miners and the Microchip
1985-01-14
No synopsis
Episode 17. Civil Unrest
1985-01-21
No synopsis
Episode 18. Father and Son
1985-01-28
No synopsis
Episode 19. Going Dutch
1985-02-04
No synopsis
Episode 20. The Knock on the Door
1985-02-11
No synopsis
Episode 21. Taking the Medicine
1985-02-18
No synopsis
Episode 22. A Conflict in Customs
1985-02-25
No synopsis
Episode 23. Death of an English Rose
1985-03-04
Investigates the strange murder of famous rose grower Hilda Murrell who was also a fervent anti-nuclear protester.
Episode 24. Our Health Service - Doing Better, Feeling Worse
1985-03-11
No synopsis
Episode 25. Our Health Service - The Pensioners' Ration
1985-03-18
No synopsis
Episode 26. Our Health Service - A Prescription for the Poor
1985-03-25
No synopsis
Episode 27. The Swan and the Plough
1985-04-01
No synopsis
Episode 28. Not for Love or Money
1985-04-15
No synopsis
Episode 29. The Baby Makers
1985-04-22
No synopsis
Episode 30. Children of the Loom
1985-04-29
No synopsis
Episode 31. Ken Livingstone - Destination Unknown
1985-05-13
No synopsis
Episode 32. First Strike
1985-05-20
No synopsis
Episode 33. The Betrayal of Bhopal
1985-06-03
No synopsis
Episode 34. Raising the Belgrano
1985-06-10
No synopsis
Episode 35. Britain's Cocaine Colony
1985-06-17
No synopsis
Episode 36. The Dream of John Delorean
1985-06-24
No synopsis
Episode 37. Hit and Run
1985-07-01
No synopsis
Episode 38. A Song for Africa
1985-07-08
Behind the scenes with Bob Geldof in the weeks leaving up to the Live Aid concerts.
Episode 39. Disunited Nations
1985-07-15
No synopsis
Episode 40. Bad Blood
1985-07-22
Innocent haemophiliacs have been infected with HIV while being treated with what is supposedly a beneficial clotting agent.
Season 22
38 episodes · 1985
Episode 1. The Bishop and the Minister
1985-09-23
No synopsis
Episode 2. Mr. Kinnock Spells It Out
1985-09-30
No synopsis
Episode 3. The Great Food Scandal
1985-10-07
No synopsis
Episode 4. The Front Line
1985-10-14
No synopsis
Episode 5. The Last Days of Juliet Lima
1985-10-21
A surprise fire has broken out on the normally safe Boeing 737, but what were the causes and how could this have been allowed to happen?
Episode 6. In the Interests of Justice
1985-10-28
Extended edition investigating the safety of the convictions of the Birmingham Six.
Episode 7. Whites Only
1985-11-04
No synopsis
Episode 8. Shades of Blue
1985-11-11
No synopsis
Episode 9. Designed for Living
1985-11-18
Can housing design affect crime levels?
Episode 10. Children at War
1985-11-25
No synopsis
Episode 11. An Element of Risk (II)
1985-12-02
Not to be confused with the earlier edition with the same title; this one is about the risk of accidents in the workplace.
Episode 12. Too Late for Lisa
1985-12-09
No synopsis
Episode 13. The Trouble with Derek
1985-12-16
No synopsis
Episode 14. The Honourable Member for the Unemployed
1986-01-06
Harry Morgan and Matthew Parris previously met in World in Action's "For the Benefit of Mr. Parris", and unexpectedly became friends. This time, they swap rôles, with Harry acting as a Member of Parliament.
Episode 15. The Westland Affair
1986-01-13
No synopsis
Episode 16. Doctor, There's Something in My Soup
1986-01-20
No synopsis
Episode 17. Live from Westminster
1986-01-27
No synopsis
Episode 18. A Widow's Crusade
1986-02-03
No synopsis
Episode 19. As the Dust Settles
1986-02-10
No synopsis
Episode 20. The One That Got Away
1986-02-17
No synopsis
Episode 21. On Yer Bike
1986-02-24
Two unemployed young men take the Thatcher's government's advice.
Episode 22. The Selling of Telecom
1986-03-03
No synopsis
Episode 23. Bradwell Says No
1986-03-10
No synopsis
Episode 24. Inside Ponting's Whitehall
1986-03-17
No synopsis
Episode 25. The President's Private War
1986-03-24
No synopsis
Episode 26. The Hardliner
1986-04-07
No synopsis
Episode 27. The Threatened Generation
1986-04-14
No synopsis
Episode 28. No Place Like Home
1986-04-28
No synopsis
Episode 29. The Face Lifters
1986-05-12
No synopsis
Episode 30. Practically Impossible
1986-05-19
No synopsis
Episode 31. In Human Hands
1986-06-02
In the light of the Chernobyl accident checks out safety procedures at the Dounreay Power Station.
Episode 32. Without Due Care
1986-06-09
No synopsis
Episode 33. Taking on Gaddafi
1986-06-16
No synopsis
Episode 34. South Africa - Uncensored
1986-06-23
No synopsis
Episode 35. The Road to Mexico
1986-06-30
No synopsis
Episode 36. The Wirecutters
1986-07-07
No synopsis
Episode 37. The Man Who is Blackmailing Britain
1986-07-14
No synopsis
Episode 38. Behind Closed Doors
1986-07-21
No synopsis
Season 23
38 episodes · 1986
Episode 1. Getting Away with Murder
1986-09-22
No synopsis
Episode 2. Something for Nothing
1986-09-29
No synopsis
Episode 3. Mrs. Currie's Sauce
1986-10-06
No synopsis
Episode 4. Death is Part of the Process
1986-10-13
No synopsis
Episode 5. A Most Unsatisfactory Customer
1986-10-20
No synopsis
Episode 6. Episode 6
1986-10-27
No synopsis
Episode 7. The Untouchable
1986-11-03
No synopsis
Episode 8. Dead End
1986-11-10
Asylum seekers face being deported.
Episode 9. Black Lessons
1986-11-17
The Black Church in Britain and its role in national education policy.
Episode 10. The Midas Touch
1986-11-24
No synopsis
Episode 11. A Surprise Witness
1986-12-01
No synopsis
Episode 12. What Sid Should Really Know
1986-12-08
No synopsis
Episode 13. The Road to Damascus
1986-12-15
No synopsis
Episode 14. The State of the Nation: Part 1
1987-01-05
No synopsis
Episode 15. The State of the Nation: Part 2
1987-01-12
No synopsis
Episode 16. The State of the Nation: Part 3
1987-01-19
No synopsis
Episode 17. Keeping Warm in Benidorm
1987-01-26
No synopsis
Episode 18. Starting from the Bottom
1987-02-02
No synopsis
Episode 19. Burning Questions
1987-02-09
No synopsis
Episode 20. Boys on the Blacklist
1987-02-16
No synopsis
Episode 21. A Message for the Money Men
1987-02-23
No synopsis
Episode 22. Plausible Denial
1987-03-02
No synopsis
Episode 23. Finders Keepers
1987-03-09
Investigation into the discovery of the AIDS virus and rivalry between research teams in France and the USA.
Episode 24. The British Connection
1987-03-16
The consequences of the British not arresting Mafia leader Francesco di Carlo.
Episode 25. Bleak House
1987-03-23
No synopsis
Episode 26. Westland: Behind Closed Doors
1987-03-30
No synopsis
Episode 27. Pray Silence for Judge Pickles
1987-04-06
No synopsis
Episode 28. Science Friction
1987-04-13
No synopsis
Episode 29. Attention All Shipping
1987-04-27
No synopsis
Episode 30. High on the Low Life
1987-05-11
No synopsis
Episode 31. Just Keep Taking the Tablets
1987-05-18
No synopsis
Episode 32. Politics in a Package
1987-06-15
No synopsis
Episode 33. Poison on Tap
1987-06-15
Investigation into the state of Britain's tap water.
Episode 34. Tigers by the Tail - An Island at War
1987-06-29
No synopsis
Episode 35. Land Battles
1987-07-06
No synopsis
Episode 36. An Unhealthy Relationship
1987-07-13
No synopsis
Episode 37. Born Survivors: The Thalidomide Generation
1987-07-20
No synopsis
Episode 38. U2: Anthem for the Eighties
1987-07-27 · 30 min
Documentary on U2 based around a 1987 concert in their home town of Dublin.
Season 24
40 episodes · 1987
Episode 1. Fighting for Jennifer
1987-09-21
No synopsis
Episode 2. The Strange Case of the Disappearing Diamonds
1987-09-28
About how billions of pounds' worth of gem diamonds were stripped from South West Africa (Namibia) over a 20-year period by the world's largest diamond mining company.
Episode 3. The Wrong Stuff
1987-10-05
No synopsis
Episode 4. They Are Under Starters Orders
1987-10-12
No synopsis
Episode 5. The People the World Forgot: Boat People in Hong Kong
1987-10-19
The plight of Vietnamese boat people in the camps of Hong Kong.
Episode 6. Your Life in Tired Hands
1987-10-26
No synopsis
Episode 7. The Planning Game
1987-11-02
No synopsis
Episode 8. A Dangerous Prescription
1987-11-09
No synopsis
Episode 9. The Secret in the Circles
1987-11-16
No synopsis
Episode 10. The Black Mist
1987-11-23
No synopsis
Episode 11. Eastenders
1987-11-30
No synopsis
Episode 12. Suffer Little Children
1987-12-07
No synopsis
Episode 13. Teachers in Trouble: Discipline in Schools
1987-12-14
The problem of violence in British schools.
Episode 14. Still Crazy After All These Years?
1988-01-04
A follow up to what became of the angry young men featured in 1968.
Episode 15. Dirty Money
1988-01-11
No synopsis
Episode 16. Sun, Sand and Secrets
1988-01-18
No synopsis
Episode 17. Cameras in the Commons
1988-01-25
No synopsis
Episode 18. The Secret Life of Ned Walsh
1988-02-01
No synopsis
Episode 19. Political Vetting of Job Applicants
1988-02-08
No synopsis
Episode 20. Yesterday's Heroes
1988-02-15
No synopsis
Episode 21. Tall Stories
1988-02-22
No synopsis
Episode 22. The Taming of the Beeb
1988-02-29
No synopsis
Episode 23. The Detox
1988-03-07
No synopsis
Episode 24. Faith, Hope and Charity
1988-03-14
No synopsis
Episode 25. Kurt Waldheim - The Man Who Lived a Lie: Part 1
1988-03-21
No synopsis
Episode 26. Kurt Waldheim - The Man Who Lived a Lie: Part 2
1988-03-28
No synopsis
Episode 27. Heartbreak Hotels
1988-04-04
Homeless families living in hostels and hotels in London
Episode 28. The Trial of Theresa
1988-04-18
No synopsis
Episode 29. The Hanging Debate
1988-04-25
No synopsis
Episode 30. Doctor Beale's Diagnosis
1988-05-09
Exploring the theory of a link between redundancy and developing bad health.
Episode 31. Help Yourselves
1988-05-16
No synopsis
Episode 32. The Sex Slaves of Europe
1988-05-23
No synopsis
Episode 33. Bitter Sweets
1988-06-06
No synopsis
Episode 34. TV-am Dispute
1988-06-13
No synopsis
Episode 35. Death of a Funny Man
1988-06-20
The murder of Palestinian cartoonist Naji al Ali in London and the connection between a double agent spying on the PLO.
Episode 36. The Violent World of Nicholas Hoogstraten
1988-06-27
An exposure of the bullying and intimidation of the notoriously ruthless landlord.
Episode 37. The Secret of the Safer Cigarette
1988-07-04
Did US tobacco companies discover, test and then decide not to market a safer cigarette? A World in Action investigation.
Episode 38. No Porsche for Derek B
1988-07-11
No synopsis
Episode 39. Bhopal - Tragedy Without End
1988-07-18
3 1/2 years after a poisonous gas cloud enveloped the city killing many citizens, an examination of the plight of the surviving citizens.
Episode 40. A Very British Mercenary
1988-07-25
No synopsis
Season 25
41 episodes · 1988
Episode 1. A Death in the Family
1988-09-19
No synopsis
Episode 2. Here's to a Happy Future
1988-09-26
No synopsis
Episode 3. Dr. Chiswick's Dilemma
1988-10-03
No synopsis
Episode 4. For a Few Pennies More
1988-10-10
No synopsis
Episode 5. A Dream Betrayed
1988-10-17
No synopsis
Episode 6. The Price of a Life
1988-10-24
No synopsis
Episode 7. The Last Days of a God King
1988-10-31
No synopsis
Episode 8. The Triangle of Terror-Triads Part 1
1988-11-07
No synopsis
Episode 9. A Myriad of Swords- Triads Part 2
1988-11-14
No synopsis
Episode 10. Wouldn't You Like to Know
1988-11-21
No synopsis
Episode 11. How Green Is My Valley
1988-11-28
No synopsis
Episode 12. A Trip Round Acid House
1988-12-05
No synopsis
Episode 13. Down Under and Dying
1988-12-12
No synopsis
Episode 14. Doing the Honours
1988-12-19
No synopsis
Episode 15. Nine Out of Ten Women
1989-01-09
No synopsis
Episode 16. Disaster
1989-01-16
No synopsis
Episode 17. Bending the Rules
1989-01-23
No synopsis
Episode 18. Secrets of the Diamond Ring
1989-01-30
No synopsis
Episode 19. The Race to St. Paul's
1989-02-06
No synopsis
Episode 20. Disposable Risk
1989-02-13
No synopsis
Episode 21. Costing a Bomb
1989-02-20
No synopsis
Episode 22. Mandy Is Missing
1989-02-27
No synopsis
Episode 23. A Home for Mandy
1989-03-06
No synopsis
Episode 24. The Lottery of Life
1989-03-13
No synopsis
Episode 25. A Sickness in the Air
1989-03-20
No synopsis
Episode 26. Scotland Yard's Cocaine Connection
1989-04-03
No synopsis
Episode 27. Murder Capital, U.S.A.
1989-04-10
No synopsis
Episode 28. Hillsborough Football Disaster
1989-04-17
No synopsis
Episode 29. Private World of Mr. Browne
1989-04-24
Conservative MP John Browne is trying to restrict journalistic intrusions into MP's lives, this programme reveals he has undeclared business interests of his own.
Episode 30. Episode 30
1989-05-01
No synopsis
Episode 31. Spongers
1989-05-15
No synopsis
Episode 32. Ismael's War
1989-05-22
No synopsis
Episode 33. Jaguar - Racing for Survival
1989-06-05
No synopsis
Episode 34. British Settlers on the West Bank
1989-06-12
No synopsis
Episode 35. If Disaster Strikes
1989-06-19
No synopsis
Episode 36. The Killing Zone
1989-06-26
No synopsis
Episode 37. Three Minute Warning
1989-07-03
A three minute test can now indicate dangerous amounts of cholesterol in a person's body and cholesterol dissolving drugs can be supplied. However some doctors here argue that its time for the government to change the nation's eating…
Episode 38. Behind the Wall - Risley Remand Centre
1989-07-10
No synopsis
Episode 39. Blood on His Hands
1989-07-17
Makes the claim that Palestinian Ahmed Djibril is a suspect for the Pan Am flight 103 explosion over the Scottish town of Lockerbie, and tests Frankfurt Airport's security six months after the disaster.
Episode 40. Flight Into the Unknown
1989-07-24
Investigates air safety and follows the maintenance procedure of a 20 year old Boeing 737.
Episode 41. Price of Liberation - The Agony of Lebanon
1989-07-31
No synopsis
Season 26
38 episodes · 1989
Episode 1. The Right to Rape
1989-09-25
A public survey into rapes within marriage, currently not illegal under English law.
Episode 2. Playing with Fire
1989-10-02
A look at the actions of the Animal Liberation Front and whether it could be classed as a terrorist organization?
Episode 3. Hard to Swallow
1989-10-09
No synopsis
Episode 4. Primo and the Princess
1989-10-16
No synopsis
Episode 5. The Terror After Tiananmen
1989-10-23
No synopsis
Episode 6. A Question of Conviction
1989-10-30
No synopsis
Episode 7. One Thousand Nights in Beirut
1989-11-06
Investigates why Britain is so unsuccessful compared to other nations in negotiating the release of our hostages, most specifically at this time, Brian Keenan, John McCarthy, and Terry Waite.
Episode 8. Last Brick in the Wall
1989-11-13
No synopsis
Episode 9. Unlocking the Door
1989-11-20
No synopsis
Episode 10. Dead End for Danny: Part 1
1989-11-27
No synopsis
Episode 11. Dead End for Danny: Part 2
1989-12-04
No synopsis
Episode 12. Toxic Trail
1989-12-11
No synopsis
Episode 13. Return of the Rebel
1990-01-08
No synopsis
Episode 14. M.P.s for Hire
1990-01-15
No synopsis
Episode 15. Send for the Sisters
1990-01-22
No synopsis
Episode 16. Who's Not Paying the Poll Tax?
1990-01-29
No synopsis
Episode 17. Trying to Save Sarah
1990-02-05
No synopsis
Episode 18. A Force to Be Reckoned With
1990-02-12
No synopsis
Episode 19. The Reconstruction of Mr. Dubcek
1990-02-19
No synopsis
Episode 20. A Bug in the Beef
1990-02-26
No synopsis
Episode 21. Freedom and Focsan
1990-03-05
No synopsis
Episode 22. Mortgage Misery
1990-03-12
No synopsis
Episode 23. Can You Live Without Your Car?: Part 1
1990-03-19
No synopsis
Episode 24. Can You Live Without Your Car?: Part 2
1990-03-26
No synopsis
Episode 25. Sting and the Indians
1990-04-02
No synopsis
Episode 26. A Safer Habit
1990-04-09
No synopsis
Episode 27. Better Safe Than Sorry
1990-04-23
No synopsis
Episode 28. Man's Best Friend
1990-04-30
No synopsis
Episode 29. Any Change for Tracy?
1990-05-14
No synopsis
Episode 30. Growing Up in Smoke
1990-05-21
No synopsis
Episode 31. The New Nazis
1990-06-04
No synopsis
Episode 32. Pin Down
1990-06-11
No synopsis
Episode 33. Arms and the Men
1990-06-18
No synopsis
Episode 34. Dark at the End of the Tunnel
1990-07-02
No synopsis
Episode 35. Heartbreakers
1990-07-09
No synopsis
Episode 36. No Way Out
1990-07-16
A young couple are caught between the Chinese and British governments, who both want them for different reasons, They have a new baby, which has brought a moment of happiness, but otherwise life appears bleak, when you have No Way Out.
Episode 37. An Explosion of Guilt
1990-07-23
While the Birmingham Six languish in prison, an anonymous man tells World in Action he was actually the person responsible for the bomb.
Episode 38. In Bed with the General
1990-07-30
No synopsis
Season 27
41 episodes · 1990
Episode 1. Inside Saddam's Stronghold
1990-09-24
Examining the extent Iraq's support for its own leader's aggressive tactics in attacking Israel and Saudi Arabia.
Episode 2. Blowing the Whistle
1990-10-01
No synopsis
Episode 3. Strike It Lucky
1990-10-08
No synopsis
Episode 4. The Allergy Business
1990-10-15
No synopsis
Episode 5. The Go-Between
1990-10-22
No synopsis
Episode 6. Mission to Baghdad
1990-10-29
No synopsis
Episode 7. Nurse Pink's Prescription
1990-11-05
No synopsis
Episode 8. The Lessons of Piper Alpha
1990-11-12
No synopsis
Episode 9. The Tarzan Factor
1990-11-19
No synopsis
Episode 10. Turning a Blind Eye
1990-12-03
No synopsis
Episode 11. Mrs. Thatcher's Secret Servant
1990-12-10
No synopsis
Episode 12. Twenty Years Hard Labour
1990-12-17
No synopsis
Episode 13. A Life of Pain
1991-01-07
No synopsis
Episode 14. A Time to Choose
1991-01-14
No synopsis
Episode 15. Episode 15
1991-01-21
No synopsis
Episode 16. The Child Killers of Brazil
1991-01-28
No synopsis
Episode 17. Waiting for the Land War
1991-02-04
No synopsis
Episode 18. How Safe Are Our Children?
1991-02-11
No synopsis
Episode 19. Under the Curfew
1991-02-18
No synopsis
Episode 20. Mafia Russian Style
1991-02-25
No synopsis
Episode 21. After the Storm
1991-03-04
No synopsis
Episode 22. World in Action Guide to Losing Your Job
1991-03-11
No synopsis
Episode 23. The Birmingham Six - Their Own Story
1991-03-18
Following the release of the alleged 'Birmingham Six' pub bombers after 16 years, World in Action speaks to each of the men, and looks back at the flawed police investigation that led to their wrongful imprisonment.
Episode 24. Beat the Taxman
1991-03-19
No synopsis
Episode 25. Secret of Sebha
1991-03-25
No synopsis
Episode 26. Chariots of Fire
1991-04-08
No synopsis
Episode 27. Curse of the Superdrug
1991-04-15
No synopsis
Episode 28. The Hate Factories
1991-04-22
The government claims that people are sent to prison for rehabilitation, but due to the brutality of some of the officers, the prisoners prefer to refer to them as "hate factories".
Episode 29. The Propaganda War
1991-04-23
No synopsis
Episode 30. The Ghost Train
1991-04-29
Transferred from prison to prison and left in long-term segregation or solitary confinement, prisoners call this the ghost train. This is the second part of World in Action's investigation into the horrors of life on the inside.
Episode 31. Money for Nothing
1991-05-13
No synopsis
Episode 32. The Devil's Advocates
1991-05-20
No synopsis
Episode 33. On the Knife Edge
1991-06-03
No synopsis
Episode 34. When Housewives Strike
1991-06-10
No synopsis
Episode 35. Marked for Murder
1991-06-17
The disturbing revelation that confidential police documents are ending up in the hands of gunmen.
Episode 36. Should the Queen Pay Tax?
1991-06-24
No synopsis
Episode 37. What Liverpool Needs...
1991-07-01
No synopsis
Episode 38. Britain's Secret Slaves
1991-07-08
No synopsis
Episode 39. Defending the Realm
1991-07-15
Nick Davies investigates phone tapping in the British security services.
Episode 40. Making the News
1991-07-22
No synopsis
Episode 41. Reasonable Adjustment
1991-07-29
Tracing the activity of the disabled armed resistance group Reasonable Adjustment including interviews with members of the group and liberal democrat MP David Bryce.
Season 28
39 episodes · 1991
Episode 1. The Price of Beauty
1991-09-23
No synopsis
Episode 2. Pirates
1991-09-30
No synopsis
Episode 3. That'll Do Nicely
1991-10-07
No synopsis
Episode 4. A Policeman's Lot
1991-10-14
No synopsis
Episode 5. Sex for Sale
1991-10-21
No synopsis
Episode 6. The Most Dangerous Job in the World
1991-10-28
No synopsis
Episode 7. Fallen Comrade
1991-11-04
No synopsis
Episode 8. A Woman Apart
1991-11-11
No synopsis
Episode 9. Trawling for the Truth
1991-11-18
No synopsis
Episode 10. The Repossessed
1991-11-25
No synopsis
Episode 11. From Here to Eternity
1991-12-02
No synopsis
Episode 12. The Front Man
1991-12-09
No synopsis
Episode 13. The Village That Quit: Update
1992-01-06
No synopsis
Episode 14. The Last Blockade
1992-01-13
No synopsis
Episode 15. Trouble with the Neighbours
1992-01-20
No synopsis
Episode 16. Episode 16
1992-01-27
No synopsis
Episode 17. Paying the Price
1992-02-03
No synopsis
Episode 18. The Cost of Living
1992-02-10
No synopsis
Episode 19. Calamity at Wheal Jane
1992-02-17
No synopsis
Episode 20. Old Money
1992-02-24
No synopsis
Episode 21. The Dirty War
1992-03-02
No synopsis
Episode 22. No Fixed Abode: Part 1
1992-03-09
No synopsis
Episode 23. No Fixed Abode: Part 2
1992-03-16
No synopsis
Episode 24. The Lost Vote of Martin Thow
1992-03-23
No synopsis
Episode 25. An M.P.'s Business
1992-03-30
No synopsis
Episode 26. The Granada 500
1992-04-06
No synopsis
Episode 27. L.A. Cops
1992-04-13
Ride along with Hollywood Division Cops.
Episode 28. Time to Kill
1992-04-27
No synopsis
Episode 29. Girls, Guns and Gangs
1992-05-11
No synopsis
Episode 30. No Fixed Abode: Part 3
1992-05-18
No synopsis
Episode 31. Lord of the Rings: Part 1
1992-06-01
No synopsis
Episode 32. Lord of the Rings: Part 2
1992-06-08
No synopsis
Episode 33. The Muscle Market
1992-06-15
No synopsis
Episode 34. The Monkey Business
1992-06-22
Examinies the trade in monkeys for scientific purposes. The demand for monkeys cannot be met by breeding in captivity so many monkeys are trapped in the wild to be shipped back to the West to laboratories. Looks at the conditions and…
Episode 35. The Job
1992-06-29
No synopsis
Episode 36. Private Grief
1992-07-06
No synopsis
Episode 37. The New Age Travellers
1992-07-13
No synopsis
Episode 38. Sins of the Fathers
1992-07-20
No synopsis
Episode 39. Dennis the Menace
1992-07-27
No synopsis
Season 29
40 episodes · 1992
Episode 1. The Sultan of Sleaze
1992-09-21
No synopsis
Episode 2. Going Bust
1992-09-28
No synopsis
Episode 3. Death in the Fast Lane
1992-10-05
No synopsis
Episode 4. Mummy, You're Killing Me!
1992-10-12
No synopsis
Episode 5. Gifts from Russia
1992-10-19
No synopsis
Episode 6. Trust Me, I'm a Doctor
1992-10-26
No synopsis
Episode 7. Trials of Labour
1992-11-02
No synopsis
Episode 8. Time for Panic
1992-11-09
No synopsis
Episode 9. Will I Be Next?
1992-11-16
No synopsis
Episode 10. The Crack Connection
1992-11-23
No synopsis
Episode 11. Who Cares?
1992-11-30
Does anyone care for care cases once they're actually released from care?
Episode 12. No-One to Turn to
1992-12-07
No synopsis
Episode 13. The Black Sea
1993-01-11
No synopsis
Episode 14. Special: World in Action - Thirty Years
1993-01-12
No synopsis
Episode 15. Shadows of the Past
1993-01-18
No synopsis
Episode 16. Three Angry Men
1993-01-25
No synopsis
Episode 17. Don't Bank on Us
1993-02-01
No synopsis
Episode 18. The Walking Corpse
1993-02-08
No synopsis
Episode 19. Welcome to the Danger Zone
1993-02-15
No synopsis
Episode 20. Dear Bill, Love John
1993-02-22
No synopsis
Episode 21. The Poison on Your Plate
1993-03-08
No synopsis
Episode 22. Call 999!
1993-03-15
No synopsis
Episode 23. Britain's Untouchables
1993-03-22
No synopsis
Episode 24. The Child Snatchers
1993-03-29
No synopsis
Episode 25. The Forgotten Children
1993-04-05
No synopsis
Episode 26. The Terror Squad
1993-04-19
Combat 18 is a neo-Nazi organisation. It originated in the United Kingdom, with ties to movements in the United States, and has since spread to other countries.
Episode 27. B.A.'s Virgin Soldiers
1993-04-26
No synopsis
Episode 28. Murder... on Ward 4
1993-05-17
Focus on the parents of those killed or harmed by nurse Beverl(e)y Allitt, and how her acts of evil have affected their whole lives.
Episode 29. Evidence of Execution
1993-05-24
No synopsis
Episode 30. School for Crime
1993-06-07
No synopsis
Episode 31. Dark Side of the Sun
1993-06-14
No synopsis
Episode 32. The Gentleman's Guide to Tax Avoidance
1993-06-21
No synopsis
Episode 33. Steals on Wheels
1993-06-28
No synopsis
Episode 34. The Great Food Challenge
1993-07-12
No synopsis
Episode 35. Your Home at Risk
1993-07-19
No synopsis
Episode 36. Car Crazy
1993-07-26
Areas of natural beauty including the peak district and mountain ranges in Scotland are not even safe anymore due to our obsession with the motor car. But don't we have a duty to preserve Britain's nature for future generations?
Episode 37. Dan Eldon's Last Assignment
1993-08-02
Dan Eldon was photographer who's pictures brought to the world's attention the starving in Somalia. Returning later to Somalia, he was murdered by a mob.
Episode 38. A Lesson for Teacher
1993-08-09
No synopsis
Episode 39. Ghostbuster
1993-08-16
No synopsis
Episode 40. Welcome to Britain
1993-08-23
No synopsis
Season 30
25 episodes · 1993
Episode 1. The Life of Brian
1993-09-27
No synopsis
Episode 2. Children Having Children
1993-10-04
No synopsis
Episode 3. Shoot Out at Sunset
1993-10-11
No synopsis
Episode 4. No Money to Burn
1993-10-18
No synopsis
Episode 5. Doctor Knows Best?
1993-10-25
No synopsis
Episode 6. Fathers in Fear
1993-11-01
No synopsis
Episode 7. Carving Out a Life
1993-11-08
No synopsis
Episode 8. Violence with Violence
1993-11-15
The untold story of how far left anti-racist groups are utilizing their protests as an excuse to mete out similar violence to their fascist enemies.
Episode 9. Special: The Taking of James Bulger
1993-11-24
No synopsis
Episode 10. The Baby Broker
1993-11-29
No synopsis
Episode 11. The Road to Safety
1993-12-06
No synopsis
Episode 12. The Club That Liked to Say Yes
1993-12-13
No synopsis
Episode 13. Dangerous Liaisons
1993-12-20
No synopsis
Episode 14. Born in Hope
1994-01-10
Listen in as Kate Potter discusses how to love the unphotoshopped version of yourself and how Ayurveda works in to anti-aging in this episode of Conscious Aging.
Episode 15. Fields of Fire
1994-01-17
No synopsis
Episode 16. Episode 16
1994-01-24
No synopsis
Episode 17. The Mercury Murder Mystery
1994-01-31
No synopsis
Episode 18. Animal Traffic
1994-02-07
No synopsis
Episode 19. A Peculiar Practice
1994-02-14
No synopsis
Episode 20. Homicide U.K.
1994-02-21
No synopsis
Episode 21. The Tory Tax Bombshell
1994-02-28
No synopsis
Episode 22. Prime Suspect
1994-03-07
No synopsis
Episode 23. The Last Resort
1994-03-14
No synopsis
Episode 24. In the Line of Fire
1994-03-21
No synopsis
Episode 25. Your Baby or Your Job
1994-03-28
No synopsis
Season 31
38 episodes · 1994
Episode 1. The Fag Lady
1994-07-11
No synopsis
Episode 2. Dying for a Holiday
1994-07-18
No synopsis
Episode 3. Flirting with Danger
1994-07-25
No synopsis
Episode 4. Smashed in the Summer
1994-08-01
No synopsis
Episode 5. One Woman's War
1994-08-08
No synopsis
Episode 6. People of the Apocalypse
1994-08-15
No synopsis
Episode 7. The Bugs That Drugs Cannot Kill
1994-08-22
No synopsis
Episode 8. The Peace Maker
1994-09-05
The man credited with doing most to create peace in Ireland, John Hume, talks about his views and his methods.
Episode 9. The Man Who Paid the Bill
1994-09-12
No synopsis
Episode 10. Give Us a Break
1994-09-19
No synopsis
Episode 11. Retired Hurt
1994-09-26
No synopsis
Episode 12. Open All Hours
1994-10-03
No synopsis
Episode 13. The Cure That Killed
1994-10-10
No synopsis
Episode 14. A Fatal Prescription
1994-10-17
No synopsis
Episode 15. The Journey
1994-10-24
No synopsis
Episode 16. The Wrong Arm of the Law
1994-10-31
No synopsis
Episode 17. Episode 17
1994-11-07
No synopsis
Episode 18. The Ministry of Bribes
1994-11-14
No synopsis
Episode 19. Citizen Cone
1994-11-21
No synopsis
Episode 20. A Shot in the Dark
1994-11-28
No synopsis
Episode 21. The Housing Hangover
1994-12-05
No synopsis
Episode 22. Mind Games
1994-12-12
No synopsis
Episode 23. Through the Keyhole
1995-01-09
No synopsis
Episode 24. Throwaway Children
1995-01-16
Depicts England's street children. It is not only countries in distant parts of the world where children live their lives on the streets. Even in the Western world, there are young people who choose to leave their own families or foster…
Episode 25. National Health Secret Service
1995-01-23
No synopsis
Episode 26. The Back Seat Killer
1995-01-30
Examines the safety of rear seated passengers in hatchback cars during an impact.
Episode 27. Take the Low Road
1995-02-06
Exposes the easy access to narcotics on the streets in Strathclyde Scotland.
Episode 28. Victims of Their Success
1995-02-13
No synopsis
Episode 29. Sex Off the Streets
1995-02-20
No synopsis
Episode 30. Prisoners of the Past
1995-02-27
No synopsis
Episode 31. Shot in the Back
1995-03-06
No synopsis
Episode 32. Who's Gambling with Your Money?
1995-03-13
No synopsis
Episode 33. Parents in the Dock
1995-03-20
No synopsis
Episode 34. The Nightmare Returns
1995-03-27
No synopsis
Episode 35. In the Name of Charity
1995-04-03
No synopsis
Episode 36. Jonathan of Arabia
1995-04-10
No synopsis
Episode 37. Black and Blue
1995-04-24
No synopsis
Episode 38. Friends in High Places
1995-05-01
No synopsis
Season 32
48 episodes · 1995
Episode 1. Safe Sex?
1995-07-10
No synopsis
Episode 2. Could It Be You?
1995-07-17
No synopsis
Episode 3. Dealing with the Devil
1995-07-24
No synopsis
Episode 4. Fast and Loose
1995-07-31
No synopsis
Episode 5. Car Wars
1995-08-07
No synopsis
Episode 6. What Killed Stephen?
1995-08-14
Was the previously fit and healthy Stephen Churchill struck down by CJD, the human form of BSE or mad cow disease? At the time of his death, officials and most scientists were in denial about the potential harm to humans.
Episode 7. Beyond Reasonable Drought
1995-08-21
No synopsis
Episode 8. The Legacy Lottery
1995-09-04
No synopsis
Episode 9. Silent Witness
1995-09-11
No synopsis
Episode 10. Promises on the Line
1995-09-18
No synopsis
Episode 11. Down and Out in New York and London
1995-09-25
No synopsis
Episode 12. A Family at War
1995-10-02
One night in The Orange Tree public house in Winchmore Hill, Enfield, London a fight breaks out, resulting in the stabbing injury of one man and death of another. John Gorman is found guilty, but is his brother Terry the real killer?
Episode 13. All Work and No Play
1995-10-09
No synopsis
Episode 14. Unlucky Numbers
1995-10-16
No synopsis
Episode 15. To Have and to Hold Off
1995-10-23
As more people choose to cohabit without tying the knot, there are fears that the sanctity of marriage could become a thing of history.
Episode 16. Too Much, Too Young
1995-10-30
No synopsis
Episode 17. The Informer
1995-11-06
No synopsis
Episode 18. B.S.E. - The Hidden Epidemic
1995-11-13
No synopsis
Episode 19. The Unseen Enemy
1995-11-27
No synopsis
Episode 20. The Shape of Things to Come
1995-12-04
No synopsis
Episode 21. The Lisi File
1995-12-11
No synopsis
Episode 22. St. Michael - Has the Halo Slipped?
1996-01-08
No synopsis
Episode 23. Marks & Spencer - Send in the Clones
1996-01-15
No synopsis
Episode 24. Fighting Back
1996-01-22
No synopsis
Episode 25. Leah's Legacy
1996-01-29
No synopsis
Episode 26. Terror in Store
1996-02-05
No synopsis
Episode 27. Gerry Adams Interview
1996-02-12
No synopsis
Episode 28. Strange Customs
1996-02-19
No synopsis
Episode 29. Debt Row
1996-02-26
No synopsis
Episode 30. Crisis in Casualty
1996-03-04
No synopsis
Episode 31. The Great Name Robbery
1996-03-11
No synopsis
Episode 32. Why Dunblane?
1996-03-18
No synopsis
Episode 33. The First Casualty
1996-03-25
Professor Richard Lacey has had an orchestrated campaign against him to make him appear insane after he linked human disease with infected meat. But now information is coming to light about CJD and BSE which could offer vindication.
Episode 34. Call to Duty
1996-04-01
No synopsis
Episode 35. The Republic of Britain
1996-04-08
No synopsis
Episode 36. The End of the Line?
1996-04-15
No synopsis
Episode 37. Fatal Attraction
1996-04-22
Against a stark background and without interruption, save for a few captions, two women talk openly and candidly about what it is like to be living a life HIV positive.
Episode 38. An Affair of the Heart
1996-04-29
No synopsis
Episode 39. The Price of Petrol
1996-05-13
No synopsis
Episode 40. Episode 40
1996-05-27
No synopsis
Episode 41. Her Royal Highness
1996-06-03
No synopsis
Episode 42. Neighbours from Hell
1996-06-10
No synopsis
Episode 43. Recipe for Disaster
1996-06-17
No synopsis
Episode 44. Dealing with Terror
1996-06-24
A former militant from each side, both of whom have now laid down their arms, talk openly about their pasts.
Episode 45. Cowboy Country - The Stagecoach Bus Co.
1996-07-01
No synopsis
Episode 46. Under Pressure
1996-07-08
No synopsis
Episode 47. Troubled Waters
1996-07-15
No synopsis
Episode 48. Bobby Moore and Me
1996-07-22
No synopsis
Season 33
37 episodes · 1996
Episode 1. Peer Pressure: Boys & Girls of the Jury
1996-09-02
No synopsis
Episode 2. Shadow of the Bomb
1996-09-09
No synopsis
Episode 3. For King and Country
1996-09-16
No synopsis
Episode 4. Licence to Steal
1996-09-23
No synopsis
Episode 5. The Unteachables
1996-09-30
No synopsis
Episode 6. Tainted Blood
1996-10-07
Examines the sudden increase in hepatitis C. A fairly new disease, originally only drug users who shared needles were contracting it, but now it has spread to non-drug users too.
Episode 7. Bad Company
1996-10-14
No synopsis
Episode 8. The Nation's Teeth
1996-10-21
No synopsis
Episode 9. The Untouchables: Part 1
1996-10-28
No synopsis
Episode 10. The Untouchables: Part 2 - Wayne's World
1996-11-04
Donal MacIntyre goes undercover in a gym in order to befriend and expose drug dealer Wayne Hardy.
Episode 11. Veil of Fear
1996-11-11
No synopsis
Episode 12. The Young Turks
1996-11-18
No synopsis
Episode 13. The Chemical Cosh
1996-11-25
No synopsis
Episode 14. A Question of Class
1996-12-02
No synopsis
Episode 15. Keep on Trucking?
1997-01-13
No synopsis
Episode 16. Into the Minefield
1997-01-20
No synopsis
Episode 17. Who's Buying the Holy City?
1997-01-27
No synopsis
Episode 18. The Yard's Yardies
1997-02-03
No synopsis
Episode 19. A Man of Influence
1997-02-10
No synopsis
Episode 20. The Safety Catch
1997-02-17
No synopsis
Episode 21. Jailhouse Blues
1997-02-24
No synopsis
Episode 22. Many Behaving Badly
1997-03-03
No synopsis
Episode 23. In Front of the Children
1997-03-10
No synopsis
Episode 24. Outbreak
1997-03-17
No synopsis
Episode 25. Clamp and Deliver
1997-03-24
No synopsis
Episode 26. Many Unhappy Returns
1997-04-07
No synopsis
Episode 27. Episode 27
1997-04-14
No synopsis
Episode 28. Nowhere to Hide
1997-05-12
No synopsis
Episode 29. When Mourning Comes
1997-05-19
At the dawn of a new peace process, three grieving relatives talk from the heart about their losses which need never had happened, had it only come sooner.
Episode 30. Making a Killing
1997-06-02
No synopsis
Episode 31. Profit Before Principle
1997-06-09
No synopsis
Episode 32. Through the Cakehole
1997-06-16
No synopsis
Episode 33. Jonathan of Arabia: Act II - The Dagger of Deceit
1997-06-23
No synopsis
Episode 34. B.P.'s Secret Soldiers
1997-06-30
No synopsis
Episode 35. Easy Money
1997-07-07
World in Action sets up several entrapment scenarios in order to test how honest people from various different walks of life prove to be. Will they live up to expectations of their trade or class, or will there be some surprising results?
Episode 36. Winning the Pools
1997-07-14
No synopsis
Episode 37. The Meat Factory
1997-07-21
No synopsis
Season 34
33 episodes · 1997
Episode 1. Credit to the Nation
1997-09-08
After half a century of silence, World in Action tells tonight how Britain benefited from the holocaust.
Episode 2. Against the Odds
1997-09-15
Revisits the former care subjects featured in Who Cares? (1992) and No-One to Turn to (1992) to see how they are faring 5 years later.
Episode 3. How Green Is My Petrol?
1997-09-22
No synopsis
Episode 4. With This Ring
1997-09-29
No synopsis
Episode 5. Domestic Weapons
1997-10-06
No synopsis
Episode 6. Secret Ingredient
1997-10-13
No synopsis
Episode 7. Conduct Unbecoming
1997-10-20
No synopsis
Episode 8. House of Horrors: Part 1
1997-10-27
No synopsis
Episode 9. House of Horrors: Part 2
1997-11-03
No synopsis
Episode 10. Extreme Measures
1997-11-10
No synopsis
Episode 11. Nowhere to Run
1997-11-17
No synopsis
Episode 12. The Rat's Tale
1997-11-24
No synopsis
Episode 13. The Winning Formula
1997-12-01
Formula 1 racing is one of the richest sports in the world, and sponsorship is a major part of that, but it seems to be the government who are performing the U-turns.
Episode 14. Jam Today
1998-01-05
No synopsis
Episode 15. A Date with the Executioner
1998-01-12
No synopsis
Episode 16. Profit and Loss
1998-01-19
No synopsis
Episode 17. What a Business
1998-01-26
No synopsis
Episode 18. Sex, Lies and Audiotape
1998-02-02
No synopsis
Episode 19. Doctors Under the Influence
1998-02-09
The risk to patients from alcoholic and drug dependent doctors?
Episode 20. A Question of Justice
1998-02-16
No synopsis
Episode 21. In the Eye of the Storm
1998-02-23
No synopsis
Episode 22. Broken Dreams
1998-03-02
No synopsis
Episode 23. Beating Violence
1998-03-09
No synopsis
Episode 24. Licence to Kill
1998-03-16
No synopsis
Episode 25. Beverley's Choice
1998-03-23
No synopsis
Episode 26. When the Heat Is On
1998-03-30
No synopsis
Episode 27. Playing with Fire (II)
1998-04-06
Not to be confused with an earlier episode of the same title, this one is the 3rd in a series exposing the neo-Nazi group Combat 18.
Episode 28. The Lottery Losers
1998-04-20
No synopsis
Episode 29. Is the Price Right?
1998-04-27
No synopsis
Episode 30. That Sinking Feeling
1998-05-11
No synopsis
Episode 31. The Price of Peace
1998-05-18
No synopsis
Episode 32. Robocop Strikes Back
1998-06-01
No synopsis
Episode 33. Third Party, Liar and Cheat
1998-06-08
No synopsis
Season 35
18 episodes · 1998
Episode 1. Bad Air Days
1998-07-27
No synopsis
Episode 2. Viagra - The Hard Sell
1998-08-03
No synopsis
Episode 3. Eat Up Your Genes
1998-08-10
No synopsis
Episode 4. How Safe Is Your Cash?
1998-08-17
No synopsis
Episode 5. The Big E
1998-08-24
No synopsis
Episode 6. Our Man in Ibiza
1998-09-14
No synopsis
Episode 7. The Clinton Tapes
1998-09-21
No synopsis
Episode 8. Wish We Weren't Here
1998-09-28
No synopsis
Episode 9. Fatal Affection
1998-10-05
No synopsis
Episode 10. The Tracks of My Tears
1998-10-12 · 25 min
No synopsis
Episode 11. Fat Profits
1998-10-19
No synopsis
Episode 12. Britain's Most Dangerous Job
1998-10-26
No synopsis
Episode 13. Flood, Sweat and Tears
1998-11-02
No synopsis
Episode 14. Death Wish
1998-11-09
No synopsis
Episode 15. Don't Call Us
1998-11-16
No synopsis
Episode 16. Small But Perfectly Informed
1998-11-23
No synopsis
Episode 17. Too Close for Comfort - Fear of Flying
1998-11-30
No synopsis
Episode 18. Britain on the Booze
1998-12-07
No synopsis
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