World in Action

Season 17

TV-PG
A documentary series focusing on current affairs.

Where to Watch Season 17

41 Episodes

  • The State of Britain - The Road to Brighton Pier
    E1
    The State of Britain - The Road to Brighton Pier
  • South Africa's Bombshell
    E2
    South Africa's Bombshell
  • Creating Criminals
    E3
    Creating Criminals
  • Choosing Labour's Leader
    E4
    Choosing Labour's Leader
  • The Party's Over
    E5
    The Party's Over
  • Death on the Dole
    E6
    Death on the Dole
  • The H-Block Fuse
    E7
    The H-Block FuseReport 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 interview with one of the prisoners, R.V. McCartney.
  • The Rossminster Affair
    E8
    The Rossminster Affair
  • The Hunt for the Ripper
    E9
    The Hunt for the RipperThe Yorkshire Ripper is still at large, and this follows the hectic and demanding West Yorkshire police investigation.
  • No Room at the Inn
    E10
    No Room at the Inn
  • The Blood Business
    E11
    The Blood BusinessWorld In Action investigates the need for a complete overhaul of the Blood Transfusion Service
  • The State of Britain - The Secret in South Wales
    E12
    The State of Britain - The Secret in South Wales
  • Michael Foot
    E13
    Michael Foot
  • The White House General
    E14
    The White House General
  • The Social Democrats
    E15
    The Social Democrats
  • The F.B.I.'s Secret Tapes
    E16
    The F.B.I.'s Secret Tapes
  • Killing For a Cure
    E17
    Killing For a Cure
  • The State of Britain - In for a Penny
    E18
    The State of Britain - In for a Penny
  • Off the Rails
    E19
    Off the RailsA UK rail crash in 1978 was thought to have been caused by signaling equipment that was over 50 years old. Sir Peter Parker attempts to get more money from the government to invest in the railways.
  • The State of the Nation
    E20
    The State of the NationJournalists reenact the political discussions around the economy on the eve of the budget.
  • These Children Are Mine
    E21
    These Children Are MineAnwar 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 disagreement means she cannot bring them here.
  • The Fight for the Centre
    E22
    The Fight for the Centre
  • The Men from Argentina
    E23
    The Men from Argentina
  • The Curse Of The Klan
    E24
    The Curse Of The KlanReport 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 and members of the black community who have been attacked by them.
  • Comrades at Arms
    E25
    Comrades at Arms
  • More Than Just a Few Perks
    E26
    More Than Just a Few PerksA civil servant who questioned the expense claims of the GLC found himself out of a job.
  • The Shape of Wars to Come
    E27
    The Shape of Wars to Come
  • Home and Away
    E28
    Home and Away
  • Do Mind If I Smoke?
    E29
    Do Mind If I Smoke?An investigation into new claims that non smokers are at risk in smoke filled rooms.
  • To Russia with Love
    E30
    To Russia with Love
  • Tories for Turning
    E31
    Tories for Turning
  • Kevin at the Crossroads
    E32
    Kevin at the CrossroadsFollows Kevin, a victim of the drug thalidomide as he enters the job market.
  • The Silent Epidemic
    E33
    The Silent EpidemicVery few people have heard of Alzheimer's Disease, despite the fact that one in 12 over 60s will get and possibly die from it.
  • Guns to the Right
    E34
    Guns to the Right
  • A Dangerous Age
    E35
    A Dangerous Age
  • A Conflict of Evidence
    E36
    A Conflict of Evidence
  • Toxteth Revisited
    E37
    Toxteth RevisitedDr 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.
  • The Agony of Angola
    E38
    The Agony of Angola
  • Waiting for Justice
    E39
    Waiting for Justice
  • When Night Comes to Kandahar
    E40
    When Night Comes to KandaharReport 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 the conditions for the Afghans under the present regime in the country. Looks at the way of life of the Afghan people under the regime supported by Russian forces.
  • A Picture of Health
    E41
    A Picture of Health

 

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