Episodes
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1. The Discarded People
19 Oct 1981
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2. The Disarmament Man
26 Oct 1981
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3. Two Out of 30,000
2 Nov 1981
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4. Living with Poverty
9 Nov 1981
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5. Dust to Dust
16 Nov 1981
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6. The Preacher and the Peacemaker
23 Nov 1981
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7. Bleeding to Death
30 Nov 1981
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8. Families at War
7 Dec 1981
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9. A Statistic - A Reminder
14 Dec 1981
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10. Taste of Power
4 Jan 1982
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11. The Price of Britain's Bomb
11 Jan 1982
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12. Divided We Stand
18 Jan 1982
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13. Deals on Wheels
25 Jan 1982
Investigates why same model cars are cheaper on the continent.
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14. Private Darkin's Army
1 Feb 1982
Documentary about a soldier, Private Darkin, who committed suicide after facing bullying in the Army. The filming took place at Blackdown Barracks, Deepcut, Camberley, Surrey, and included a Royal Army Ordnance Corps (RAOC) platoon in training called Delhi Platoon. This contributor , David Kinsey, was a Private soldier in training and in that platoon and the programme includes what became a punch line 'Eyes front Di Pietro' shouted by the drill Sergeant, Colin Egan.
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15. The Tobacco War
8 Feb 1982
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16. A Bankrupt Game
15 Feb 1982
An investigation into football clubs' financial problems and the looming crisis, with a focus on Bristol City Football Club.
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17. The I.R.A.'s Arms Cash
22 Feb 1982
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18. Caution to the Wind
1 Mar 1982
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19. The Worried Men
8 Mar 1982
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20. In the Name of the Lord
15 Mar 1982
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21. Home Help
22 Mar 1982
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22. Irish Lessons
29 Mar 1982
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23. Britain on the Brink
5 Apr 1982
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24. Special: The Falklands 100 - Part 1
13 Apr 1982
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25. Special: The Falklands 100 - Part 2
14 Apr 1982
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26. Special: The Falklands 100 - Part 3
15 Apr 1982
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27. Special: The Falklands 100 - Part 4
16 Apr 1982
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28. The Spoils of Peace
19 Apr 1982
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29. The Falklands and the British Task Force
26 Apr 1982
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32. The Real British Disease
10 May 1982
Examines why young people are not leaving learning Establishments with the skills being demanded by industry.
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33. Falklands 100
17 May 1982
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34. Weekend at War
24 May 1982
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37. Paying for the War
7 Jun 1982
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38. Home or Husband
14 Jun 1982
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39. Britain's Other Islanders
21 Jun 1982
In 1971, the British shipped all the inhabitants from Diego Garcia, having purchased the Chagos Archipelago in 1965, so that is could be used as an allied military base with the US. But now people are beginning to question this treatment.
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40. Operation Quicksilver
28 Jun 1982
Looks at the intense lobbying and scheming going on behind the scenes by other manufacturers trying to prevent Nissan building a car plant in the UK.
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41. A Small Town Tragedy
5 Jul 1982
Victims of asbestos related illnesses in Blooming Dale Illinois question why they have yet to receive the awarded compensation from the original supplier, Cape Industries.
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42. Operation Peace for Galilee
12 Jul 1982
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43. Prisoner's Medicine
19 Jul 1982
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44. Learning to Lose
26 Jul 1982
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45. Cleaning Up the Yard
2 Aug 1982
Operation Countryman was supposed to be the biggest ever investigation into corruption in Scotland Yard and the Metropolitan Police, so why did it result in such minor results?
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46. The Health Service
9 Aug 1982
The health service today began 5 days' intensive strike action, leaving only emergency services running, in pursuit of a 12% pay rise. This is the most severe disruption the NHS has ever seen, and a massive backlog results. Studio discussion.
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47. Streets Apart
16 Aug 1982
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48. Israel's Other War
23 Aug 1982
World in Action Season 18: quick answers
How many episodes are in World in Action Season 18?
Season 18 of World in Action has 44 episodes.
When did World in Action Season 18 come out?
Season 18 premiered on 19 Oct 1981.