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World in Action: Season 13

39 episodes · premiered Sep 27, 1976

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  1. Episode 1: Unemployment - Who Cares? Sep 27, 1976 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.
  2. Episode 2: Nuts & Bolts of the Economy: Delta's Dilemma Oct 4, 1976
  3. Episode 3: A School of Thought Oct 11, 1976 Examination of revolutionary and experimental new teaching methods.
  4. Episode 4: Mr Cork Examines the Books Oct 18, 1976 An ordinary accountant is given the theoretical task of being Chancellor of the Exchequer and giving his take on the situation.
  5. Episode 5: Campaigning by Numbers Oct 25, 1976
  6. Episode 6: Yesterday's Truants Nov 1, 1976 Follow up programme to one five years previous to find out what happened to some persistent school truants.
  7. Episode 7: Living Dangerously Nov 8, 1976 The effects of the chemical Dioxin after a factory explosion in Italy.
  8. Episode 8: The Killing of Uganda Nov 15, 1976
  9. Episode 9: The National Party Nov 22, 1976 Following the racial violence in Blackburn, looks at the rise of the extreme right wing.
  10. Episode 10: The Long Arm of the Dina Nov 29, 1976
  11. Episode 11: The Lawbreakers Dec 6, 1976
  12. Episode 12: Made in Hong Kong - Child Labour Dec 13, 1976
  13. Episode 13: Mr Opie Brings Bad News Jan 10, 1977
  14. Episode 14: Doctor's Orders Jan 17, 1977 Doctors complain that they are being put under pressure by both patients and pharmaceutical companies to prescribe certain drugs.
  15. Episode 15: Episode 15 Jan 24, 1977
  16. Episode 16: The Militants Jan 31, 1977 Investigates why the Labour Party is allowing a group within to produce a newspaper like 'The Militant'.
  17. Episode 17: Waiting for Merlyn Feb 7, 1977 · 30m 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
  18. Episode 18: The Road to Amsterdam Feb 14, 1977
  19. Episode 19: The Police Tapes Feb 21, 1977
  20. Episode 21: Equal Pay Today-Or Tomorrow Feb 28, 1977
  21. Episode 22: Do You Take This Man? Mar 7, 1977 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.
  22. Episode 23: From Death Row-To Downing St Mar 14, 1977
  23. Episode 24: Nuts and Bolts of the Economy - Them and Us Mar 21, 1977
  24. Episode 25: Nuts and Bolts of the Economy - The Vital Statistics: Part 1 Mar 28, 1977
  25. Episode 26: Nuts and Bolts of the Economy - The Vital Statistics: Part 2 Apr 4, 1977
  26. Episode 27: The Plane Makers Apr 18, 1977
  27. Episode 28: The Prison Children Apr 25, 1977 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?
  28. Episode 29: All Work and Low Pay May 2, 1977
  29. Episode 30: What Mr. Paisley Didn't Know May 16, 1977
  30. Episode 31: The Man Who Went Too Far May 23, 1977 Follow up to 'A Calculated Risk' on the plight of dissident Anatoly Sharansky.
  31. Episode 32: Casualties of the Cuts May 30, 1977 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.
  32. Episode 33: Without Limit of Time Jun 13, 1977
  33. Episode 34: My Years with Amin Jun 20, 1977
  34. Episode 35: Starting on the Dole Jun 27, 1977 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.
  35. Episode 36: The Very Public Death of Enrico Sidoli Jul 4, 1977 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…
  36. Episode 37: Jack's Last Stand Jul 11, 1977
  37. Episode 38: Nuts and Bolts of the Economy - The Uncommon Market: Part 1 Jul 18, 1977
  38. Episode 39: Nuts and Bolts of the Economy - The Uncommon Market: Part 2 Jul 25, 1977
  39. Episode 40: Nuts and Bolts of the Economy - The Uncommon Market: Part 3 Aug 1, 1977