World in Action – Season 18
Episodes
The Discarded People
The Disarmament Man
Two Out of 30,000
Living with Poverty
Dust to Dust
The Preacher and the Peacemaker
Bleeding to Death
Families at War
A Statistic - A Reminder
Taste of Power
The Price of Britain's Bomb
Divided We Stand
Deals on Wheels
Investigates why same model cars are cheaper on the continent.
Private Darkin's Army
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.
The Tobacco War
A Bankrupt Game
An investigation into football clubs' financial problems and the looming crisis, with a focus on Bristol City Football Club.
The I.R.A.'s Arms Cash
Caution to the Wind
The Worried Men
In the Name of the Lord
Home Help
Irish Lessons
Britain on the Brink
Special: The Falklands 100 - Part 1
Special: The Falklands 100 - Part 2
Special: The Falklands 100 - Part 3
Special: The Falklands 100 - Part 4
The Spoils of Peace
The Falklands and the British Task Force
The Real British Disease
Examines why young people are not leaving learning Establishments with the skills being demanded by industry.
Falklands 100
Weekend at War
Paying for the War
Home or Husband
Britain's Other Islanders
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.
Operation Quicksilver
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.
A Small Town Tragedy
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.
Operation Peace for Galilee
Prisoner's Medicine
Learning to Lose
Cleaning Up the Yard
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?
The Health Service
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.