Episode guide
World in Action: Season 15
36 episodes · premiered Oct 9, 1978
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- Episode 1: Paraguay - The Last Refuge Oct 9, 1978
- Episode 2: Trapped Inside the Wrong Body Oct 16, 1978
- Episode 3: Episode 3 Oct 23, 1978
- Episode 4: Mr Heath at the Miners' Club Oct 30, 1978
- Episode 5: The Hunt for Doctor Mengele Nov 6, 1978 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…
- Episode 6: Kids United Nov 27, 1978
- Episode 7: Episode 7 Nov 28, 1978
- Episode 8: Inside Europe - The Summit Dec 4, 1978
- Episode 9: The Killing of Bruno Busic (1939-1978) Dec 11, 1978
- Episode 10: It's Already Been Too Long Dec 18, 1978 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…
- Episode 11: ...And a Prosperous New Year Jan 8, 1979 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 Jan 15, 1979
- Episode 13: A Report from Siege City Jan 22, 1979 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 Jan 29, 1979 Follow up to the tragic death of student Jan Pallach in Prague 1968.
- Episode 15: The Reckoning Feb 5, 1979 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…
- Episode 16: The Life & Friends of Joseph Kagan Feb 12, 1979 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 Feb 19, 1979
- Episode 18: The Shutdown Feb 26, 1979 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 Mar 5, 1979
- Episode 20: Episode 20 Mar 12, 1979
- Episode 21: A Tale of Two Cities Mar 26, 1979 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 Apr 2, 1979 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 Apr 23, 1979 The closure of the Dunlop Pirelli factory in Merseyside and its drastic affect on the community.
- Episode 24: Nuclear Nightmare May 7, 1979
- Episode 25: The Shattered Lives May 14, 1979 Investigation into the use of unsafe thin glass being used in large glassed areas such as patio doors.
- Episode 26: Armchair Inferno May 21, 1979 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 Jun 4, 1979
- Episode 28: The Luck of the Irish Jun 11, 1979
- Episode 29: Special: Inside Amin's Terror Machine Jun 13, 1979
- Episode 30: Episode 30 Jun 18, 1979
- Episode 31: No More School Jun 25, 1979 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 Jul 2, 1979
- Episode 33: The Other Professionals Jul 12, 1979 The British Army's assessment of the Provisional IRA.
- Episode 34: On Site - Capital Punishment Jul 16, 1979
- Episode 35: On Site - Trade Union Power Jul 30, 1979
- Episode 36: On Site - National Health Cuts Aug 6, 1979