World in Action

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  • Premiered: Jan 1963
  • Episodes: 1265
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Season 15
15x27
The Other Professionals
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Air date
Jul 12, 1976
The British Army's assessment of the Provisional IRA.
15x28
On Site - Capital Punishment
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Air date
Jul 16, 1976
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15x29
On Site - Trade Union Power
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Air date
Jul 30, 1976
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15x30
On Site - National Health Cuts
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Air date
Aug 06, 1976
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15x31
Special: The Last White Christmas
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Air date
Dec 18, 1976
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15x1
Paraguay - The Last Refuge
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Air date
Oct 09, 1978
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15x2
Trapped Inside the Wrong Body
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Air date
Oct 16, 1978
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15x3
Mr Heath at the Miners' Club
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Air date
Oct 30, 1978
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15x5
The Hunt For Doctor Mengele
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Air date
Nov 20, 1978
A WIA investigation into claims that Paraguay is a refuge for Nazi criminals. Dr. Mengele is remembered for his vile experiments carried out on inmates in concentration camps and WIA .. show full overview
15x5
Kids United
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Air date
Nov 27, 1978
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15x6
Inside Europe - The Summit
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Air date
Dec 04, 1978
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15x7
The Killing of Bruno Busic (1939-1978)
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Air date
Dec 11, 1978
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15x8
It's Already Been Too Long
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Air date
Dec 18, 1978
A comparison between the American and British Equal Opportunities Commission, and what they have achieved in new employment opportunities for women in what were considered traditionally male jobs.
15x9
...And a Prosperous New Year
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Air date
Jan 08, 1979
With inflation continuing to rise, asks the question is it fair to restrict the lowest paid public employees to the government 5% guidelines?
15x10
A Report from Siege City
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Air date
Jan 22, 1979
Bernard Nossiter, financial reporter on the Washington Post, gives his view on the economic crisis as he visits striking lorry drivers in the city of Hull.
15x11
No Tears-But Fight
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Air date
Jan 29, 1979
Follow up to the tragic death of student Jan Pallach in Prague 1968.
15x12
The Reckoning
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Air date
Feb 05, 1979
After doing a similar study in the USA,Prof.Harvey Brenner of Baltimore University is invited to do a similar study in the UK, on the relationship between death rates with living and job circumstances.
15x13
The Life & Friends of Joseph Kagan
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Air date
Feb 12, 1979
In exile because of tax evasion charges, Kagan gives an account of himself and his controversial relationship with PM. Harold Wilson.
15x14
The Shutdown
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Air date
Feb 26, 1979
A profile of the Vickers Works in Tyneside, once a successful manufacturer supplying arms in World War Two and tractors in peace time. Now facing closure and 750 redundancies.
15x15
Strangers in Their Own Land
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Air date
Mar 05, 1979
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15x16
A Tale of Two Cities
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Air date
Mar 26, 1979
A comparison between the steel towns of Corby and Longwy France, as Corby becomes threatened with the loss of 6000 jobs as British Steel struggles with dwindling order books and losses.
15x22
Banged Up
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Air date
Apr 02, 1979
A day in the life of Manchester's notoriously overcrowded Strangeways Prison, as World in Action speaks to wardens and prisoners alike.
15x18
Nuclear Nightmare
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Air date
Apr 09, 1979
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15x19
Speke Out
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Air date
Apr 23, 1979
The closure of the Dunlop Pirelli factory in Merseyside and its drastic affect on the community.
15x20
The Shattered Lives
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Air date
May 14, 1979
Investigation into the use of unsafe thin glass being used in large glassed areas such as patio doors.
15x26
Armchair Inferno
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Air date
May 21, 1979
Exposé on polyurethane foam, widely used in the furniture industry is highly combustible and when burning gives off toxic fumes.
15x22
Paying the Market Price
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Air date
Jun 04, 1979
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15x23
The Luck of the Irish
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Air date
Jun 11, 1979
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15x29
Inside Amin's Terror Machine
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Air date
Jun 13, 1979
On 25 January 1971, Idi Amin overthrew the president of Uganda, Dr. Milton Obote. A reign of terror, violence and murder began that lasted more than eight years. In a special report .. show full overview
15x25
No More School
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Air date
Jun 25, 1979
Two families discuss their rights, and experts discuss the effects of educating at home because they believe the state education system has failed them.
15x32 Season finale
Gay Pride
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Air date
Jul 02, 1979
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