World in Action

Season 21

TV-PG
A documentary series focusing on current affairs.

Where to Watch Season 21

39 Episodes

  • Clap Trap
    E1
    Clap TrapFollowing the publication of his book, "Our Masters' Voices: The Language and Body Language of Politics", in 1984, Max Atkinson showed how he could coach someone with no previous public speaking experience through to getting a standing ovation.
  • An Appointment with Mr. Mitchell
    E2
    An Appointment with Mr. Mitchell
  • Football's Mr. Fix-It
    E3
    Football's Mr. Fix-It
  • The Coal War
    E4
    The Coal WarWith the recent coal troubles still fresh in people's minds, a comparison of strike action in British and American collieries.
  • Apartheid's Back Yard
    E5
    Apartheid's Back Yard
  • Plans for Coal
    E6
    Plans for CoalDocumentary 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.
  • Ronald Reagan - The Second Coming
    E7
    Ronald Reagan - The Second Coming
  • The Politics of Starvation
    E8
    The Politics of Starvation
  • Kidnapped
    E9
    Kidnapped
  • Belgrano - A View from the Conqueror
    E10
    Belgrano - A View from the Conqueror
  • Softly, Softly, Strike Force
    E11
    Softly, Softly, Strike ForceThe very different tactics of police in the West Yorkshire and South Yorkshire regions in dealing with the ongoing miners' strike.
  • Tried, Untested
    E12
    Tried, Untested
  • World in Action - The First 21 Years
    E13
    World in Action - The First 21 YearsA series of clips showing the diverse range of subjects covered so far.
  • Taken on Trust
    E14
    Taken on Trust
  • The Miners and the Microchip
    E15
    The Miners and the Microchip
  • Civil Unrest
    E16
    Civil Unrest
  • Father and Son
    E17
    Father and Son
  • Going Dutch
    E18
    Going Dutch
  • The Knock on the Door
    E19
    The Knock on the Door
  • Taking the Medicine
    E20
    Taking the Medicine
  • A Conflict in Customs
    E21
    A Conflict in Customs
  • Death of an English Rose
    E22
    Death of an English RoseInvestigates the strange murder of famous rose grower Hilda Murrell who was also a fervent anti-nuclear protester.
  • Our Health Service - Doing Better, Feeling Worse
    E23
    Our Health Service - Doing Better, Feeling Worse
  • Our Health Service - The Pensioners' Ration
    E24
    Our Health Service - The Pensioners' Ration
  • Our Health Service - A Prescription for the Poor
    E25
    Our Health Service - A Prescription for the Poor
  • The Swan and the Plough
    E26
    The Swan and the Plough
  • Not for Love or Money
    E27
    Not for Love or Money
  • The Baby Makers
    E28
    The Baby Makers
  • Children of the Loom
    E29
    Children of the Loom
  • Ken Livingstone - Destination Unknown
    E30
    Ken Livingstone - Destination Unknown
  • First Strike
    E31
    First Strike
  • The Betrayal of Bhopal
    E32
    The Betrayal of Bhopal
  • Raising the Belgrano
    E33
    Raising the Belgrano
  • Britain's Cocaine Colony
    E34
    Britain's Cocaine Colony
  • The Dream of John Delorean
    E35
    The Dream of John Delorean
  • Hit and Run
    E36
    Hit and Run
  • A Song for Africa
    E37
    A Song for AfricaBehind the scenes with Bob Geldof in the weeks leaving up to the Live Aid concerts.
  • Disunited Nations
    E38
    Disunited Nations
  • Bad Blood
    E39
    Bad BloodInnocent haemophiliacs have been infected with HIV while being treated with what is supposedly a beneficial clotting agent.

 

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