World in Action

Season 21

1984 · 39 episodes

Episodes

1. 1

   1. Clap Trap

   24 Sept 1984

   Although claptrap can mean talking nonsense, it can also mean talking in such a way as to inspire applause. Ann Brennan is interested in entering politics, but with no experience in public speaking, would love to fall into that claptrap.

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   2. An Appointment with Mr. Mitchell

   1 Oct 1984

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   3. Football's Mr. Fix-It

   8 Oct 1984

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   4. The Coal War

   15 Oct 1984

   With the recent coal troubles still fresh in people's minds, a comparison of strike action in British and American collieries.

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   5. Apartheid's Back Yard

   22 Oct 1984

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   6. Plans for Coal

   29 Oct 1984

   Documentary 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.

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   7. Ronald Reagan - The Second Coming

   5 Nov 1984

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   8. The Politics of Starvation

   12 Nov 1984

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   10. Kidnapped

   19 Nov 1984

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    11. Belgrano - A View from the Conqueror

    3 Dec 1984

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    12. Softly, Softly, Strike Force

    10 Dec 1984

    The very different tactics of police in the West Yorkshire and South Yorkshire regions in dealing with the ongoing miners' strike.

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    13. Tried, Untested

    17 Dec 1984

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    14. Special: World in Action - The First 21 Years

    27 Dec 1984

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    15. Taken on Trust

    7 Jan 1985

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    16. The Miners and the Microchip

    14 Jan 1985

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    17. Civil Unrest

    21 Jan 1985

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    18. Father and Son

    28 Jan 1985

18. 19

    19. Going Dutch

    4 Feb 1985

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    20. The Knock on the Door

    11 Feb 1985

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    21. Taking the Medicine

    18 Feb 1985

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    22. A Conflict in Customs

    25 Feb 1985

22. 23

    23. Death of an English Rose

    4 Mar 1985

    Investigates the strange murder of famous rose grower Hilda Murrell who was also a fervent anti-nuclear protester.

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    24. Our Health Service - Doing Better, Feeling Worse

    11 Mar 1985

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    25. Our Health Service - The Pensioners' Ration

    18 Mar 1985

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    26. Our Health Service - A Prescription for the Poor

    25 Mar 1985

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    27. The Swan and the Plough

    1 Apr 1985

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    28. Not for Love or Money

    15 Apr 1985

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    29. The Baby Makers

    22 Apr 1985

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    30. Children of the Loom

    29 Apr 1985

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    31. Ken Livingstone - Destination Unknown

    13 May 1985

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    32. First Strike

    20 May 1985

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    33. The Betrayal of Bhopal

    3 Jun 1985

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    34. Raising the Belgrano

    10 Jun 1985

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    35. Britain's Cocaine Colony

    17 Jun 1985

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    36. The Dream of John Delorean

    24 Jun 1985

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    37. Hit and Run

    1 Jul 1985

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    38. A Song for Africa

    8 Jul 1985

    Behind the scenes with Bob Geldof in the weeks leaving up to the Live Aid concerts.

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    39. Disunited Nations

    15 Jul 1985

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    40. Bad Blood

    22 Jul 1985

    Innocent haemophiliacs have been infected with HIV while being treated with what is supposedly a beneficial clotting agent.