World in Action
Season 27
199041 episodes
Episode 1
Inside Saddam's Stronghold
Sep 24, 1990
Examining the extent Iraq's support for its own leader's aggressive tactics in attacking Israel and Saudi Arabia.
Episode 2
Blowing the Whistle
Oct 1, 1990
Episode 3
Strike It Lucky
Oct 8, 1990
Episode 4
The Allergy Business
Oct 15, 1990
Episode 5
The Go-Between
Oct 22, 1990
Episode 6
Mission to Baghdad
Oct 29, 1990
Episode 7
Nurse Pink's Prescription
Nov 5, 1990
Episode 8
The Lessons of Piper Alpha
Nov 12, 1990
Episode 9
The Tarzan Factor
Nov 19, 1990
Episode 10
Turning a Blind Eye
Dec 3, 1990
Episode 11
Mrs. Thatcher's Secret Servant
Dec 10, 1990
Episode 12
Twenty Years Hard Labour
Dec 17, 1990
Episode 13
A Life of Pain
Jan 7, 1991
Episode 14
A Time to Choose
Jan 14, 1991
Episode 15
Episode 15
Jan 21, 1991
Episode 16
The Child Killers of Brazil
Jan 28, 1991
Episode 17
Waiting for the Land War
Feb 4, 1991
Episode 18
How Safe Are Our Children?
Feb 11, 1991
Episode 19
Under the Curfew
Feb 18, 1991
Episode 20
Mafia Russian Style
Feb 25, 1991
Episode 21
After the Storm
Mar 4, 1991
Episode 22
World in Action Guide to Losing Your Job
Mar 11, 1991
Episode 23
The Birmingham Six - Their Own Story
Mar 18, 1991
Following the release of the alleged 'Birmingham Six' pub bombers after 16 years, World in Action speaks to each of the men, and looks back at the flawed police investigation that led to their wrongful imprisonment.
Episode 24
Beat the Taxman
Mar 19, 1991
Episode 25
Secret of Sebha
Mar 25, 1991
Episode 26
Chariots of Fire
Apr 8, 1991
Episode 27
Curse of the Superdrug
Apr 15, 1991
Episode 28
The Hate Factories
Apr 22, 1991
The government claims that people are sent to prison for rehabilitation, but due to the brutality of some of the officers, the prisoners prefer to refer to them as "hate factories".
Episode 29
The Propaganda War
Apr 23, 1991
Episode 30
The Ghost Train
Apr 29, 1991
Transferred from prison to prison and left in long-term segregation or solitary confinement, prisoners call this the ghost train. This is the second part of World in Action's investigation into the horrors of life on the inside.
Episode 31
Money for Nothing
May 13, 1991
Episode 32
The Devil's Advocates
May 20, 1991
Episode 33
On the Knife Edge
Jun 3, 1991
Episode 34
When Housewives Strike
Jun 10, 1991
Episode 35
Marked for Murder
Jun 17, 1991
The disturbing revelation that confidential police documents are ending up in the hands of gunmen.
Episode 36
Should the Queen Pay Tax?
Jun 24, 1991
Episode 37
What Liverpool Needs...
Jul 1, 1991
Episode 38
Britain's Secret Slaves
Jul 8, 1991
Episode 39
Defending the Realm
Jul 15, 1991
Nick Davies investigates phone tapping in the British security services.
Episode 40
Making the News
Jul 22, 1991
Episode 41
Reasonable Adjustment
Jul 29, 1991
Tracing the activity of the disabled armed resistance group Reasonable Adjustment including interviews with members of the group and liberal democrat MP David Bryce.