Episode guide
World in Action: Season 17
41 episodes · premiered Oct 13, 1980
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- Episode 1: The State of Britain - The Road to Brighton Pier Oct 13, 1980
- Episode 2: South Africa's Bombshell Oct 20, 1980
- Episode 3: Creating Criminals Oct 27, 1980
- Episode 4: Choosing Labour's Leader Nov 3, 1980
- Episode 5: The Party's Over Nov 10, 1980
- Episode 6: Death on the Dole Nov 17, 1980
- Episode 7: The H-Block Fuse Nov 24, 1980 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…
- Episode 8: The Rossminster Affair Dec 1, 1980
- Episode 9: The Hunt for the Ripper Dec 8, 1980 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 Dec 15, 1980
- Episode 11: The Blood Business Dec 22, 1980
- Episode 12: The State of Britain - The Secret in South Wales Jan 5, 1981
- Episode 13: Michael Foot Jan 19, 1981
- Episode 14: The White House General Jan 26, 1981
- Episode 15: The Social Democrats Feb 2, 1981
- Episode 16: The F.B.I.'s Secret Tapes Feb 9, 1981
- Episode 17: Killing for a Cure Feb 16, 1981 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 Feb 23, 1981
- Episode 19: Off the Rails Mar 2, 1981 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…
- Episode 20: The State of the Nation Mar 9, 1981 Journalists re-enact the political discussions around the economy on the eve of the budget.
- Episode 21: These Children Are Mine Mar 16, 1981 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…
- Episode 22: The Fight for the Centre Mar 23, 1981
- Episode 23: The Men from Argentina Mar 30, 1981
- Episode 24: The Curse of the Klan Apr 6, 1981 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…
- Episode 25: Comrades at Arms Apr 13, 1981
- Episode 26: More Than Just a Few Perks Apr 27, 1981 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 May 11, 1981
- Episode 28: Home and Away May 18, 1981
- Episode 29: Do Mind If I Smoke? Jun 1, 1981 An investigation into new claims that non smokers are at risk in smoke filled rooms.
- Episode 30: To Russia with Love Jun 8, 1981
- Episode 31: Tories for Turning Jun 15, 1981
- Episode 32: Kevin at the Crossroads Jun 22, 1981 Follows Kevin, a victim of the drug thalidomide as he enters the job market.
- Episode 33: The Silent Epidemic Jun 29, 1981 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 Jul 6, 1981
- Episode 35: A Dangerous Age Jul 13, 1981
- Episode 36: A Conflict of Evidence Jul 20, 1981
- Episode 37: Toxteth Revisited Jul 27, 1981 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 Aug 3, 1981
- Episode 39: When Night Comes to Kandahar Aug 17, 1981 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…
- Episode 40: Waiting for Justice Aug 10, 1981
- Episode 41: A Picture of Health Aug 24, 1981