World in Action
Season 18
198144 episodes
Episodes
- E1
The Discarded People
1981-10-19
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E2
The Disarmament Man
1981-10-26
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- E3
Two Out of 30,000
1981-11-02
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- E4
Living with Poverty
1981-11-09
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- E5
Dust to Dust
1981-11-16
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- E6
The Preacher and the Peacemaker
1981-11-23
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- E7
Bleeding to Death
1981-11-30
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- E8
Families at War
1981-12-07
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- E9
A Statistic - A Reminder
1981-12-14
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- E10
Taste of Power
1982-01-04
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- E11
The Price of Britain's Bomb
1982-01-11
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- E12
Divided We Stand
1982-01-18
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- E13
Deals on Wheels
1982-01-25
Investigates why same model cars are cheaper on the continent.
- E14
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 training called Delhi Platoon. This contributor , David Kinsey, was a Private soldier in training and in that platoon and the programme includes what became a punch line 'Eyes front Di Pietro' shouted by the drill Sergeant, Colin Egan.
- E15
The Tobacco War
1982-02-08
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E16
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.
- E17
The I.R.A.'s Arms Cash
1982-02-22
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- E18
Caution to the Wind
1982-03-01
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- E19
The Worried Men
1982-03-08
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- E20
In the Name of the Lord
1982-03-15
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- E21
Home Help
1982-03-22
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- E22
Irish Lessons
1982-03-29
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- E23
Britain on the Brink
1982-04-05
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- E24
Special: The Falklands 100 - Part 1
1982-04-13
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- E25
Special: The Falklands 100 - Part 2
1982-04-14
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- E26
Special: The Falklands 100 - Part 3
1982-04-15
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- E27
Special: The Falklands 100 - Part 4
1982-04-16
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- E28
The Spoils of Peace
1982-04-19
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- E29
The Falklands and the British Task Force
1982-04-26
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- E32
The Real British Disease
1982-05-10
Examines why young people are not leaving learning Establishments with the skills being demanded by industry.
- E33
Falklands 100
1982-05-17
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- E34
Weekend at War
1982-05-24
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- E37
Paying for the War
1982-06-07
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- E38
Home or Husband
1982-06-14
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- E39
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.
- E40
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.
- E41
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.
- E42
Operation Peace for Galilee
1982-07-12
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- E43
Prisoner's Medicine
1982-07-19
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- E44
Learning to Lose
1982-07-26
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- E45
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?
- E46
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 discussion.
- E47
Streets Apart
1982-08-16
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- E48
Israel's Other War
1982-08-23
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