World in Action

Season 17

1980 · 41 episodes

Episodes

1. 1

   1. The State of Britain - The Road to Brighton Pier

   13 Oct 1980

2. 2

   2. South Africa's Bombshell

   20 Oct 1980

3. 3

   3. Creating Criminals

   27 Oct 1980

4. 4

   4. Choosing Labour's Leader

   3 Nov 1980

5. 5

   5. The Party's Over

   10 Nov 1980

6. 6

   6. Death on the Dole

   17 Nov 1980

7. 7

   7. The H-Block Fuse

   24 Nov 1980

   Report 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.

8. 8

   8. The Rossminster Affair

   1 Dec 1980

9. 9

   9. The Hunt for the Ripper

   8 Dec 1980

   The Yorkshire Ripper is still at large, and this follows the hectic and demanding West Yorkshire police investigation.

10. 10

    10. No Room at the Inn

    15 Dec 1980

11. 11

    11. The Blood Business

    22 Dec 1980

12. 12

    12. The State of Britain - The Secret in South Wales

    5 Jan 1981

13. 13

    13. Michael Foot

    19 Jan 1981

14. 14

    14. The White House General

    26 Jan 1981

15. 15

    15. The Social Democrats

    2 Feb 1981

16. 16

    16. The F.B.I.'s Secret Tapes

    9 Feb 1981

17. 17

    17. Killing for a Cure

    16 Feb 1981

    A look at vivisection, and the activities of the controversial Animal Liberation Front who believe more militant action is needed to end unnecessary cruelty to animals.

18. 18

    18. The State of Britain - In for a Penny

    23 Feb 1981

19. 19

    19. Off the Rails

    2 Mar 1981

    A UK rail crash in 1978 was thought to have been caused by signalling equipment that was over 50 years old. Sir Peter Parker attempts to get more money from the government to invest in the railways.

20. 20

    20. The State of the Nation

    9 Mar 1981

    Journalists re-enact the political discussions around the economy on the eve of the budget.

21. 21

    21. These Children Are Mine

    16 Mar 1981

    Anwar 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.

22. 22

    22. The Fight for the Centre

    23 Mar 1981

23. 23

    23. The Men from Argentina

    30 Mar 1981

24. 24

    24. The Curse of the Klan

    6 Apr 1981

    Report 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.

25. 25

    25. Comrades at Arms

    13 Apr 1981

26. 26

    26. More Than Just a Few Perks

    27 Apr 1981

    A civil servant who questioned the expense claims of the GLC found himself out of a job.

27. 27

    27. The Shape of Wars to Come

    11 May 1981

28. 28

    28. Home and Away

    18 May 1981

29. 29

    29. Do Mind If I Smoke?

    1 Jun 1981

    An investigation into new claims that non smokers are at risk in smoke filled rooms.

30. 30

    30. To Russia with Love

    8 Jun 1981

31. 31

    31. Tories for Turning

    15 Jun 1981

32. 32

    32. Kevin at the Crossroads

    22 Jun 1981

    Follows Kevin, a victim of the drug thalidomide as he enters the job market.

33. 33

    33. The Silent Epidemic

    29 Jun 1981

    Very few people have heard of Alzheimer's Disease, despite the fact that one in 12 over 60s will get and possibly die from it.

34. 34

    34. Guns to the Right

    6 Jul 1981

35. 35

    35. A Dangerous Age

    13 Jul 1981

36. 36

    36. A Conflict of Evidence

    20 Jul 1981

37. 37

    37. Toxteth Revisited

    27 Jul 1981

    Dr 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.

38. 38

    38. The Agony of Angola

    3 Aug 1981

39. 39

    39. When Night Comes to Kandahar

    17 Aug 1981

    Report 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.

40. 40

    40. Waiting for Justice

    10 Aug 1981

41. 41

    41. A Picture of Health

    24 Aug 1981