World in Action
Season 18
198144 episodes
Episode 1
The Discarded People
Oct 19, 1981
Episode 2
The Disarmament Man
Oct 26, 1981
Episode 3
Two Out of 30,000
Nov 2, 1981
Episode 4
Living with Poverty
Nov 9, 1981
Episode 5
Dust to Dust
Nov 16, 1981
Episode 6
The Preacher and the Peacemaker
Nov 23, 1981
Episode 7
Bleeding to Death
Nov 30, 1981
Episode 8
Families at War
Dec 7, 1981
Episode 9
A Statistic - A Reminder
Dec 14, 1981
Episode 10
Taste of Power
Jan 4, 1982
Episode 11
The Price of Britain's Bomb
Jan 11, 1982
Episode 12
Divided We Stand
Jan 18, 1982
Episode 13
Deals on Wheels
Jan 25, 1982
Investigates why same model cars are cheaper on the continent.
Episode 14
Private Darkin's Army
Feb 1, 1982
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.
Episode 15
The Tobacco War
Feb 8, 1982
Episode 16
A Bankrupt Game
Feb 15, 1982
An investigation into football clubs' financial problems and the looming crisis, with a focus on Bristol City Football Club.
Episode 17
The I.R.A.'s Arms Cash
Feb 22, 1982
Episode 18
Caution to the Wind
Mar 1, 1982
Episode 19
The Worried Men
Mar 8, 1982
Episode 20
In the Name of the Lord
Mar 15, 1982
Episode 21
Home Help
Mar 22, 1982
Episode 22
Irish Lessons
Mar 29, 1982
Episode 23
Britain on the Brink
Apr 5, 1982
Episode 24
Special: The Falklands 100 - Part 1
Apr 13, 1982
Episode 25
Special: The Falklands 100 - Part 2
Apr 14, 1982
Episode 26
Special: The Falklands 100 - Part 3
Apr 15, 1982
Episode 27
Special: The Falklands 100 - Part 4
Apr 16, 1982
Episode 28
The Spoils of Peace
Apr 19, 1982
Episode 29
The Falklands and the British Task Force
Apr 26, 1982
Episode 32
The Real British Disease
May 10, 1982
Examines why young people are not leaving learning Establishments with the skills being demanded by industry.
Episode 33
Falklands 100
May 17, 1982
Episode 34
Weekend at War
May 24, 1982
Episode 37
Paying for the War
Jun 7, 1982
Episode 38
Home or Husband
Jun 14, 1982
Episode 39
Britain's Other Islanders
Jun 21, 1982
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.
Episode 40
Operation Quicksilver
Jun 28, 1982
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.
Episode 41
A Small Town Tragedy
Jul 5, 1982
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.
Episode 42
Operation Peace for Galilee
Jul 12, 1982
Episode 43
Prisoner's Medicine
Jul 19, 1982
Episode 44
Learning to Lose
Jul 26, 1982
Episode 45
Cleaning Up the Yard
Aug 2, 1982
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?
Episode 46
The Health Service
Aug 9, 1982
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.
Episode 47
Streets Apart
Aug 16, 1982
Episode 48
Israel's Other War
Aug 23, 1982