Episode guide
World in Action: Season 27
41 episodes · premiered Sep 24, 1990
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- Episode 1: Inside Saddam's Stronghold Sep 24, 1990 Examining the extent Iraq's support for its own leader's aggressive tactics in attacking Israel and Saudi Arabia.
- Episode 2: Blowing the Whistle Oct 1, 1990
- Episode 3: Strike It Lucky Oct 8, 1990
- Episode 4: The Allergy Business Oct 15, 1990
- Episode 5: The Go-Between Oct 22, 1990
- Episode 6: Mission to Baghdad Oct 29, 1990
- Episode 7: Nurse Pink's Prescription Nov 5, 1990
- Episode 8: The Lessons of Piper Alpha Nov 12, 1990
- Episode 9: The Tarzan Factor Nov 19, 1990
- Episode 10: Turning a Blind Eye Dec 3, 1990
- Episode 11: Mrs. Thatcher's Secret Servant Dec 10, 1990
- Episode 12: Twenty Years Hard Labour Dec 17, 1990
- Episode 13: A Life of Pain Jan 7, 1991
- Episode 14: A Time to Choose Jan 14, 1991
- Episode 15: Episode 15 Jan 21, 1991
- Episode 16: The Child Killers of Brazil Jan 28, 1991
- Episode 17: Waiting for the Land War Feb 4, 1991
- Episode 18: How Safe Are Our Children? Feb 11, 1991
- Episode 19: Under the Curfew Feb 18, 1991
- Episode 20: Mafia Russian Style Feb 25, 1991
- Episode 21: After the Storm Mar 4, 1991
- Episode 22: World in Action Guide to Losing Your Job Mar 11, 1991
- Episode 23: The Birmingham Six - Their Own Story Mar 18, 1991 Following the release of the alleged 'Birmingham Six' pub bombers after 16 years, World in Action speaks to each of the men, and looks back at the flawed police investigation that led to…
- Episode 24: Beat the Taxman Mar 19, 1991
- Episode 25: Secret of Sebha Mar 25, 1991
- Episode 26: Chariots of Fire Apr 8, 1991
- Episode 27: Curse of the Superdrug Apr 15, 1991
- Episode 28: The Hate Factories Apr 22, 1991 The government claims that people are sent to prison for rehabilitation, but due to the brutality of some of the officers, the prisoners prefer to refer to them as "hate factories".
- Episode 29: The Propaganda War Apr 23, 1991
- Episode 30: The Ghost Train Apr 29, 1991 Transferred from prison to prison and left in long-term segregation or solitary confinement, prisoners call this the ghost train. This is the second part of World in Action's investigation…
- Episode 31: Money for Nothing May 13, 1991
- Episode 32: The Devil's Advocates May 20, 1991
- Episode 33: On the Knife Edge Jun 3, 1991
- Episode 34: When Housewives Strike Jun 10, 1991
- Episode 35: Marked for Murder Jun 17, 1991 The disturbing revelation that confidential police documents are ending up in the hands of gunmen.
- Episode 36: Should the Queen Pay Tax? Jun 24, 1991
- Episode 37: What Liverpool Needs... Jul 1, 1991
- Episode 38: Britain's Secret Slaves Jul 8, 1991
- Episode 39: Defending the Realm Jul 15, 1991 Nick Davies investigates phone tapping in the British security services.
- Episode 40: Making the News Jul 22, 1991
- Episode 41: Reasonable Adjustment Jul 29, 1991 Tracing the activity of the disabled armed resistance group Reasonable Adjustment including interviews with members of the group and liberal democrat MP David Bryce.