World in Action

Season 27

1990 · 41 episodes

Episodes

1. 1

   1. Inside Saddam's Stronghold

   24 Sept 1990

   Examining the extent Iraq's support for its own leader's aggressive tactics in attacking Israel and Saudi Arabia.

2. 2

   2. Blowing the Whistle

   1 Oct 1990

3. 3

   3. Strike It Lucky

   8 Oct 1990

4. 4

   4. The Allergy Business

   15 Oct 1990

5. 5

   5. The Go-Between

   22 Oct 1990

6. 6

   6. Mission to Baghdad

   29 Oct 1990

7. 7

   7. Nurse Pink's Prescription

   5 Nov 1990

8. 8

   8. The Lessons of Piper Alpha

   12 Nov 1990

9. 9

   9. The Tarzan Factor

   19 Nov 1990

10. 10

    10. Turning a Blind Eye

    3 Dec 1990

11. 11

    11. Mrs. Thatcher's Secret Servant

    10 Dec 1990

12. 12

    12. Twenty Years Hard Labour

    17 Dec 1990

13. 13

    13. A Life of Pain

    7 Jan 1991

14. 14

    14. A Time to Choose

    14 Jan 1991

15. 15

    15. Episode 15

    21 Jan 1991

16. 16

    16. The Child Killers of Brazil

    28 Jan 1991

17. 17

    17. Waiting for the Land War

    4 Feb 1991

18. 18

    18. How Safe Are Our Children?

    11 Feb 1991

19. 19

    19. Under the Curfew

    18 Feb 1991

20. 20

    20. Mafia Russian Style

    25 Feb 1991

21. 21

    21. After the Storm

    4 Mar 1991

22. 22

    22. World in Action Guide to Losing Your Job

    11 Mar 1991

23. 23

    23. The Birmingham Six - Their Own Story

    18 Mar 1991

    Following the release of the alleged 'Birmingham Six' pub bombers after 16 years, World in Action speaks to each of the men, and looks back at the flawed police investigation that led to their wrongful imprisonment.

24. 24

    24. Beat the Taxman

    19 Mar 1991

25. 25

    25. Secret of Sebha

    25 Mar 1991

26. 26

    26. Chariots of Fire

    8 Apr 1991

27. 27

    27. Curse of the Superdrug

    15 Apr 1991

28. 28

    28. The Hate Factories

    22 Apr 1991

    The government claims that people are sent to prison for rehabilitation, but due to the brutality of some of the officers, the prisoners prefer to refer to them as "hate factories".

29. 29

    29. The Propaganda War

    23 Apr 1991

30. 30

    30. The Ghost Train

    29 Apr 1991

    Transferred from prison to prison and left in long-term segregation or solitary confinement, prisoners call this the ghost train. This is the second part of World in Action's investigation into the horrors of life on the inside.

31. 31

    31. Money for Nothing

    13 May 1991

32. 32

    32. The Devil's Advocates

    20 May 1991

33. 33

    33. On the Knife Edge

    3 Jun 1991

34. 34

    34. When Housewives Strike

    10 Jun 1991

35. 35

    35. Marked for Murder

    17 Jun 1991

    The disturbing revelation that confidential police documents are ending up in the hands of gunmen.

36. 36

    36. Should the Queen Pay Tax?

    24 Jun 1991

37. 37

    37. What Liverpool Needs...

    1 Jul 1991

38. 38

    38. Britain's Secret Slaves

    8 Jul 1991

39. 39

    39. Defending the Realm

    15 Jul 1991

    Nick Davies investigates phone tapping in the British security services.

40. 40

    40. Making the News

    22 Jul 1991

41. 41

    41. Reasonable Adjustment

    29 Jul 1991

    Tracing the activity of the disabled armed resistance group Reasonable Adjustment including interviews with members of the group and liberal democrat MP David Bryce.