World in Action
Season 24
198740 episodes
Episode 1
Fighting for Jennifer
Sep 21, 1987
Episode 2
The Strange Case of the Disappearing Diamonds
Sep 28, 1987
About how billions of pounds' worth of gem diamonds were stripped from South West Africa (Namibia) over a 20-year period by the world's largest diamond mining company.
Episode 3
The Wrong Stuff
Oct 5, 1987
Episode 4
They Are Under Starters Orders
Oct 12, 1987
Episode 5
The People the World Forgot: Boat People in Hong Kong
Oct 19, 1987
The plight of Vietnamese boat people in the camps of Hong Kong.
Episode 6
Your Life in Tired Hands
Oct 26, 1987
Episode 7
The Planning Game
Nov 2, 1987
Episode 8
A Dangerous Prescription
Nov 9, 1987
Episode 9
The Secret in the Circles
Nov 16, 1987
Episode 10
The Black Mist
Nov 23, 1987
Episode 11
Eastenders
Nov 30, 1987
Episode 12
Suffer Little Children
Dec 7, 1987
Episode 13
Teachers in Trouble: Discipline in Schools
Dec 14, 1987
The problem of violence in British schools.
Episode 14
Still Crazy After All These Years?
Jan 4, 1988
A follow up to what became of the angry young men featured in 1968.
Episode 15
Dirty Money
Jan 11, 1988
Episode 16
Sun, Sand and Secrets
Jan 18, 1988
Episode 17
Cameras in the Commons
Jan 25, 1988
Episode 18
The Secret Life of Ned Walsh
Feb 1, 1988
Episode 19
Political Vetting of Job Applicants
Feb 8, 1988
Episode 20
Yesterday's Heroes
Feb 15, 1988
Episode 21
Tall Stories
Feb 22, 1988
Episode 22
The Taming of the Beeb
Feb 29, 1988
Episode 23
The Detox
Mar 7, 1988
Episode 24
Faith, Hope and Charity
Mar 14, 1988
Episode 25
Kurt Waldheim - The Man Who Lived a Lie: Part 1
Mar 21, 1988
Episode 26
Kurt Waldheim - The Man Who Lived a Lie: Part 2
Mar 28, 1988
Episode 27
Heartbreak Hotels
Apr 4, 1988
Homeless families living in hostels and hotels in London
Episode 28
The Trial of Theresa
Apr 18, 1988
Episode 29
The Hanging Debate
Apr 25, 1988
Episode 30
Doctor Beale's Diagnosis
May 9, 1988
Exploring the theory of a link between redundancy and developing bad health.
Episode 31
Help Yourselves
May 16, 1988
Episode 32
The Sex Slaves of Europe
May 23, 1988
Episode 33
Bitter Sweets
Jun 6, 1988
Episode 34
TV-am Dispute
Jun 13, 1988
Episode 35
Death of a Funny Man
Jun 20, 1988
The murder of Palestinian cartoonist Naji al Ali in London and the connection between a double agent spying on the PLO.
Episode 36
The Violent World of Nicholas Hoogstraten
Jun 27, 1988
An exposure of the bullying and intimidation of the notoriously ruthless landlord.
Episode 37
The Secret of the Safer Cigarette
Jul 4, 1988
Did US tobacco companies discover, test and then decide not to market a safer cigarette? A World in Action investigation.
Episode 38
No Porsche for Derek B
Jul 11, 1988
Episode 39
Bhopal - Tragedy Without End
Jul 18, 1988
3 1/2 years after a poisonous gas cloud enveloped the city killing many citizens, an examination of the plight of the surviving citizens.
Episode 40
A Very British Mercenary
Jul 25, 1988