World in Action

Season 31

1994 · 38 episodes

Episodes

1. 1

   1. The Fag Lady

   11 Jul 1994

2. 2

   2. Dying for a Holiday

   18 Jul 1994

3. 3

   3. Flirting with Danger

   25 Jul 1994

4. 4

   4. Smashed in the Summer

   1 Aug 1994

5. 5

   5. One Woman's War

   8 Aug 1994

6. 6

   6. People of the Apocalypse

   15 Aug 1994

7. 7

   7. The Bugs That Drugs Cannot Kill

   22 Aug 1994

8. 8

   8. The Peace Maker

   5 Sept 1994

   The man credited with doing most to create peace in Ireland, John Hume, talks about his views and his methods.

9. 9

   9. The Man Who Paid the Bill

   12 Sept 1994

10. 10

    10. Give Us a Break

    19 Sept 1994

11. 11

    11. Retired Hurt

    26 Sept 1994

12. 12

    12. Open All Hours

    3 Oct 1994

13. 13

    13. The Cure That Killed

    10 Oct 1994

14. 14

    14. A Fatal Prescription

    17 Oct 1994

15. 15

    15. The Journey

    24 Oct 1994

16. 16

    16. The Wrong Arm of the Law

    31 Oct 1994

17. 17

    17. Episode 17

    7 Nov 1994

18. 18

    18. The Ministry of Bribes

    14 Nov 1994

19. 19

    19. Citizen Cone

    21 Nov 1994

20. 20

    20. A Shot in the Dark

    28 Nov 1994

21. 21

    21. The Housing Hangover

    5 Dec 1994

22. 22

    22. Mind Games

    12 Dec 1994

23. 23

    23. Through the Keyhole

    9 Jan 1995

24. 24

    24. Throwaway Children

    16 Jan 1995

    Depicts England's street children. It is not only countries in distant parts of the world where children live their lives on the streets. Even in the Western world, there are young people who choose to leave their own families or foster homes to fend for themselves. They are short of money and many are lured into crime, prostitution and begging. Some use drugs as a temporary escape. This documentary portrays sisters Mandy and Debbie, two of London's homeless girls who live on the streets of London.

25. 25

    25. National Health Secret Service

    23 Jan 1995

26. 26

    26. The Back Seat Killer

    30 Jan 1995

    Examines the safety of rear seated passengers in hatchback cars during an impact.

27. 27

    27. Take the Low Road

    6 Feb 1995

    Exposes the easy access to narcotics on the streets in Strathclyde Scotland.

28. 28

    28. Victims of Their Success

    13 Feb 1995

29. 29

    29. Sex Off the Streets

    20 Feb 1995

30. 30

    30. Prisoners of the Past

    27 Feb 1995

31. 31

    31. Shot in the Back

    6 Mar 1995

32. 32

    32. Who's Gambling with Your Money?

    13 Mar 1995

33. 33

    33. Parents in the Dock

    20 Mar 1995

34. 34

    34. The Nightmare Returns

    27 Mar 1995

35. 35

    35. In the Name of Charity

    3 Apr 1995

36. 36

    36. Jonathan of Arabia

    10 Apr 1995

37. 37

    37. Black and Blue

    24 Apr 1995

38. 38

    38. Friends in High Places

    1 May 1995