Episodes
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1. Paraguay - The Last Refuge
9 Oct 1978
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2. Trapped Inside the Wrong Body
16 Oct 1978
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3. Episode 3
23 Oct 1978
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4. Mr Heath at the Miners' Club
30 Oct 1978
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5. The Hunt for Doctor Mengele
6 Nov 1978
Will Josef Mengele ever be caught? A year later, in 1979, while swimming at he coastal resort of Bertioga, Brazil, he suffered a stroke and drowned. Mengele was buried in Embu das Artes, São Paulo, Brazil, under the name "Wolfgang Gerhard", whose identification he had been using since 1971.
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6. Kids United
27 Nov 1978
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7. Episode 7
28 Nov 1978
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8. Inside Europe - The Summit
4 Dec 1978
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9. The Killing of Bruno Busic (1939-1978)
11 Dec 1978
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10. It's Already Been Too Long
18 Dec 1978
A comparison between the American and British Equal Opportunities Commission, and what they have achieved in new employment opportunities for women in what were considered traditionally male jobs.
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11. ...And a Prosperous New Year
8 Jan 1979
With inflation continuing to rise, asks the question is it fair to restrict the lowest paid public employees to the government 5% guidelines?
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12. Episode 12
15 Jan 1979
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13. A Report from Siege City
22 Jan 1979
Bernard Nossiter, financial reporter on the Washington Post, gives his view on the economic crisis as he visits striking lorry drivers in the city of Hull.
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14. No Tears-But Fight
29 Jan 1979
Follow up to the tragic death of student Jan Pallach in Prague 1968.
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15. The Reckoning
5 Feb 1979
After doing a similar study in the USA, Prof. Harvey Brenner of Baltimore University is invited to do a similar study in the UK, on the relationship between death rates with living and job circumstances.
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16. The Life & Friends of Joseph Kagan
12 Feb 1979
In exile because of tax evasion charges, Kagan gives an account of himself and his controversial relationship with PM. Harold Wilson.
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17. Episode 17
19 Feb 1979
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18. The Shutdown
26 Feb 1979
A profile of the Vickers Works in Tyneside, once a successful manufacturer supplying arms in World War Two and tractors in peace time. Now facing closure and 750 redundancies.
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19. Strangers in Their Own Land
5 Mar 1979
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20. Episode 20
12 Mar 1979
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21. A Tale of Two Cities
26 Mar 1979
A comparison between the steel towns of Corby and Longwy France, as Corby becomes threatened with the loss of 6000 jobs as British Steel struggles with dwindling order books and losses.
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22. Banged Up
2 Apr 1979
A day in the life of Manchester's notoriously overcrowded Strangeways Prison, as World in Action speaks to wardens and prisoners alike.
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23. Speke Out
23 Apr 1979
The closure of the Dunlop Pirelli factory in Merseyside and its drastic affect on the community.
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24. Nuclear Nightmare
7 May 1979
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25. The Shattered Lives
14 May 1979
Investigation into the use of unsafe thin glass being used in large glassed areas such as patio doors.
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26. Armchair Inferno
21 May 1979
Exposé on polyurethane foam, widely used in the furniture industry is highly combustible and when burning gives off toxic fumes.
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27. Paying the Market Price
4 Jun 1979
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28. The Luck of the Irish
11 Jun 1979
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29. Special: Inside Amin's Terror Machine
13 Jun 1979
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30. Episode 30
18 Jun 1979
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31. No More School
25 Jun 1979
Two families discuss their rights, and experts discuss the effects of educating at home because they believe the state education system has failed them.
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32. Gay Pride
2 Jul 1979
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33. The Other Professionals
12 Jul 1979
The British Army's assessment of the Provisional IRA.
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34. On Site - Capital Punishment
16 Jul 1979
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35. On Site - Trade Union Power
30 Jul 1979
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36. On Site - National Health Cuts
6 Aug 1979
World in Action Season 15: quick answers
How many episodes are in World in Action Season 15?
Season 15 of World in Action has 36 episodes.
When did World in Action Season 15 come out?
Season 15 premiered on 9 Oct 1978.