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World in Action: Season 21

39 episodes · premiered Sep 24, 1984

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  1. Episode 1: Clap Trap Sep 24, 1984 Although claptrap can mean talking nonsense, it can also mean talking in such a way as to inspire applause. Ann Brennan is interested in entering politics, but with no experience in public…
  2. Episode 2: An Appointment with Mr. Mitchell Oct 1, 1984
  3. Episode 3: Football's Mr. Fix-It Oct 8, 1984
  4. Episode 4: The Coal War Oct 15, 1984 With the recent coal troubles still fresh in people's minds, a comparison of strike action in British and American collieries.
  5. Episode 5: Apartheid's Back Yard Oct 22, 1984
  6. Episode 6: Plans for Coal Oct 29, 1984 Documentary report on the practicalities of returning coal mining to private enterprise in the light of the long-drawn out industrial dispute in the coalfields in 1984/5.
  7. Episode 7: Ronald Reagan - The Second Coming Nov 5, 1984
  8. Episode 8: The Politics of Starvation Nov 12, 1984
  9. Episode 10: Kidnapped Nov 19, 1984
  10. Episode 11: Belgrano - A View from the Conqueror Dec 3, 1984
  11. Episode 12: Softly, Softly, Strike Force Dec 10, 1984 The very different tactics of police in the West Yorkshire and South Yorkshire regions in dealing with the ongoing miners' strike.
  12. Episode 13: Tried, Untested Dec 17, 1984
  13. Episode 14: Special: World in Action - The First 21 Years Dec 27, 1984
  14. Episode 15: Taken on Trust Jan 7, 1985
  15. Episode 16: The Miners and the Microchip Jan 14, 1985
  16. Episode 17: Civil Unrest Jan 21, 1985
  17. Episode 18: Father and Son Jan 28, 1985
  18. Episode 19: Going Dutch Feb 4, 1985
  19. Episode 20: The Knock on the Door Feb 11, 1985
  20. Episode 21: Taking the Medicine Feb 18, 1985
  21. Episode 22: A Conflict in Customs Feb 25, 1985
  22. Episode 23: Death of an English Rose Mar 4, 1985 Investigates the strange murder of famous rose grower Hilda Murrell who was also a fervent anti-nuclear protester.
  23. Episode 24: Our Health Service - Doing Better, Feeling Worse Mar 11, 1985
  24. Episode 25: Our Health Service - The Pensioners' Ration Mar 18, 1985
  25. Episode 26: Our Health Service - A Prescription for the Poor Mar 25, 1985
  26. Episode 27: The Swan and the Plough Apr 1, 1985
  27. Episode 28: Not for Love or Money Apr 15, 1985
  28. Episode 29: The Baby Makers Apr 22, 1985
  29. Episode 30: Children of the Loom Apr 29, 1985
  30. Episode 31: Ken Livingstone - Destination Unknown May 13, 1985
  31. Episode 32: First Strike May 20, 1985
  32. Episode 33: The Betrayal of Bhopal Jun 3, 1985
  33. Episode 34: Raising the Belgrano Jun 10, 1985
  34. Episode 35: Britain's Cocaine Colony Jun 17, 1985
  35. Episode 36: The Dream of John Delorean Jun 24, 1985
  36. Episode 37: Hit and Run Jul 1, 1985
  37. Episode 38: A Song for Africa Jul 8, 1985 Behind the scenes with Bob Geldof in the weeks leaving up to the Live Aid concerts.
  38. Episode 39: Disunited Nations Jul 15, 1985
  39. Episode 40: Bad Blood Jul 22, 1985 Innocent haemophiliacs have been infected with HIV while being treated with what is supposedly a beneficial clotting agent.