World in Action

Season 14

1977 · 34 episodes

Episodes

1. 1

   1. The Man Who Talks to Terrorists

   26 Sept 1977

2. 2

   2. The Life and Death of Steve Biko

   3 Oct 1977

   Coverage of the immediate aftermath of the death of anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko while in the custody of South African police.

3. 3

   3. No Compromise

   10 Oct 1977

4. 4

   4. The Miami Experiment

   17 Oct 1977

5. 5

   5. The Surgery Is Now Closed

   24 Oct 1977

6. 6

   6. Eastern Promise

   31 Oct 1977

7. 7

   7. The Accident

   7 Nov 1977

   Investigates a claim by Russian Scientist Dr Zhores Medvedev, that the biggest nuclear accident of all, occurred 20 years previous in the Southern Ural Mountains, where many people died.

8. 8

   8. The Disputed Land

   14 Nov 1977

9. 9

   9. Got It Taped

   21 Nov 1977

10. 10

    10. In the Name of the Law

    28 Nov 1977

    Investigates the death of Liddle Towers, who was arrested while drunk, but then died in the custody of Northumbria Police Force.

11. 11

    11. Thatcher Interview

    30 Jan 1978

12. 12

    12. Cold Facts

    6 Feb 1978

    People unable to pay their bills are still having their services cut off, despite a reassurance that it would not happen anymore. Follow up to a previous programme a year ago.

13. 13

    13. The Concrete Rings

    13 Feb 1978

    Price fixing in the mixed concrete industry.

14. 14

    14. Working for a Pittance

    20 Feb 1978

    An examination of how 50 000 physically and mentally disabled people earn a maximum of £4 a week for up to 27 hours of menial work.

15. 15

    15. Death by Request

    24 Mar 1978

    One woman's plight to have the Suicide Act amended due to her deteriorating health condition.

16. 16

    16. There's No Place Like Hulme

    10 Apr 1978

    Investigates why houses in Hulme that were built in the 1960s are now being recommended to be demolished.

17. 17

    17. The Right's Centre

    17 Apr 1978

18. 18

    18. Black to Front

    24 Apr 1978

19. 19

    19. In the Public Interest

    8 May 1978

20. 20

    20. General Grigorenko's New Campaign

    15 May 1978

21. 21

    21. Take Care, This Place is Unsafe

    22 May 1978

    Investigation into the King's College Hospital after it closed down for several hours due to staff shortages and the dangerous situation it left patients in.

22. 22

    22. Smoking - A Double Standard

    5 Jun 1978

23. 23

    23. Dishonourable Discharge

    12 Jun 1978

24. 24

    24. Wait and See

    19 Jun 1978

25. 25

    25. Nuts & Bolts of the Economy: Made in Korea

    20 Jun 1978

26. 26

    26. The Happiness Pill?

    26 Jun 1978

27. 27

    27. The Nazi Party

    3 Jul 1978

    Using sworn statements from an undercover police officer, an investigation into whether Britain's National Front is a thinly-veiled modern Nazi Party.

28. 28

    28. Prisoner of Terrorism

    10 Jul 1978

    A look at the activities and history of the notorious Baader-Meinhof terrorist group, including an interview with one of the gang's kingpins, Horst Mahler.

29. 29

    29. Russian Justice

    17 Jul 1978

    Follow up to 'A Calculated Risk' on the plight of dissident Anatoly Sharansky.

30. 30

    30. Buying Time

    24 Jul 1978

    Covert filming in Walton & Wakefield Jails provides evidence of corruption.

31. 31

    31. Liable to Prosecution

    31 Jul 1978

32. 32

    32. No Useful Purpose Would Be Served

    7 Aug 1978

33. 33

    33. Power for Sale

    14 Aug 1978

34. 34

    34. The Invisible Risk

    21 Aug 1978