Episode guide
World in Action: Season 18
44 episodes · premiered Oct 19, 1981
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- Episode 1: The Discarded People Oct 19, 1981
- Episode 2: The Disarmament Man Oct 26, 1981
- Episode 3: Two Out of 30,000 Nov 2, 1981
- Episode 4: Living with Poverty Nov 9, 1981
- Episode 5: Dust to Dust Nov 16, 1981
- Episode 6: The Preacher and the Peacemaker Nov 23, 1981
- Episode 7: Bleeding to Death Nov 30, 1981
- Episode 8: Families at War Dec 7, 1981
- Episode 9: A Statistic - A Reminder Dec 14, 1981
- Episode 10: Taste of Power Jan 4, 1982
- Episode 11: The Price of Britain's Bomb Jan 11, 1982
- Episode 12: Divided We Stand Jan 18, 1982
- Episode 13: Deals on Wheels Jan 25, 1982 Investigates why same model cars are cheaper on the continent.
- Episode 14: Private Darkin's Army Feb 1, 1982 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…
- Episode 15: The Tobacco War Feb 8, 1982
- Episode 16: A Bankrupt Game Feb 15, 1982 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 Feb 22, 1982
- Episode 18: Caution to the Wind Mar 1, 1982
- Episode 19: The Worried Men Mar 8, 1982
- Episode 20: In the Name of the Lord Mar 15, 1982
- Episode 21: Home Help Mar 22, 1982
- Episode 22: Irish Lessons Mar 29, 1982
- Episode 23: Britain on the Brink Apr 5, 1982
- Episode 24: Special: The Falklands 100 - Part 1 Apr 13, 1982
- Episode 25: Special: The Falklands 100 - Part 2 Apr 14, 1982
- Episode 26: Special: The Falklands 100 - Part 3 Apr 15, 1982
- Episode 27: Special: The Falklands 100 - Part 4 Apr 16, 1982
- Episode 28: The Spoils of Peace Apr 19, 1982
- Episode 29: The Falklands and the British Task Force Apr 26, 1982
- Episode 32: The Real British Disease May 10, 1982 Examines why young people are not leaving learning Establishments with the skills being demanded by industry.
- Episode 33: Falklands 100 May 17, 1982
- Episode 34: Weekend at War May 24, 1982
- Episode 37: Paying for the War Jun 7, 1982
- Episode 38: Home or Husband Jun 14, 1982
- Episode 39: Britain's Other Islanders Jun 21, 1982 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…
- Episode 40: Operation Quicksilver Jun 28, 1982 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 Jul 5, 1982 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 Jul 12, 1982
- Episode 43: Prisoner's Medicine Jul 19, 1982
- Episode 44: Learning to Lose Jul 26, 1982
- Episode 45: Cleaning Up the Yard Aug 2, 1982 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 Aug 9, 1982 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…
- Episode 47: Streets Apart Aug 16, 1982
- Episode 48: Israel's Other War Aug 23, 1982