World in Action

Season 14

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A documentary series focusing on current affairs.

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34 Episodes

  • The Man Who Talks to Terrorists
    E1
    The Man Who Talks to Terrorists
  • The Life and Death of Steve Biko
    E2
    The Life and Death of Steve BikoCoverage of the immediate aftermath of the death of anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko while in the custody of South African police.
  • No Compromise
    E3
    No Compromise
  • The Miami Experiment
    E4
    The Miami Experiment
  • The Surgery Is Now Closed
    E5
    The Surgery Is Now Closed
  • Eastern Promise
    E6
    Eastern Promise
  • The Accident
    E7
    The AccidentInvestigates a claim by Russian Scientist Dr Zhores Medvedev, that the biggest nuclear accident of all, occurred 20 years previous in the Southern Ural Mountains, where many people died.
  • The Disputed Land
    E8
    The Disputed Land
  • Got It Taped
    E9
    Got It Taped
  • In the Name of the Law
    E10
    In the Name of the LawInvestigates the death of Liddle Towers, who was arrested while drunk, but then died in the custody of Northumbria Police Force.
  • Thatcher Interview
    E11
    Thatcher Interview
  • Cold Facts
    E12
    Cold FactsPeople unable to pay their bills are still having their services cut off, despite a reassurance that it would not happen anymore. Follow up to a previous programme a year ago.
  • The Concrete Rings
    E13
    The Concrete RingsPrice fixing in the mixed concrete industry.
  • Working for a Pittance
    E14
    Working for a PittanceAn examination of how 50 000 physically and mentally disabled people earn a maximum of £4 a week for up to 27 hours of menial work.
  • Death by Request
    E15
    Death by RequestOne woman's plight to have the Suicide Act amended due to her deteriorating health condition.
  • There's No Place Like Hulme
    E16
    There's No Place Like HulmeInvestigates why houses in Hulme that were built in the 1960s are now being recommended to be demolished.
  • The Right's Centre
    E17
    The Right's Centre
  • Black to Front
    E18
    Black to Front
  • In the Public Interest
    E19
    In the Public Interest
  • General Grigorenko's New Campaign
    E20
    General Grigorenko's New Campaign
  • Take Care, This Place is Unsafe
    E21
    Take Care, This Place is UnsafeInvestigation into the King's College Hospital after it closed down for several hours due to staff shortages and the dangerous situation it left patients in.
  • Smoking - A Double Standard
    E22
    Smoking - A Double Standard
  • Dishonourable Discharge
    E23
    Dishonourable Discharge
  • Wait and See
    E24
    Wait and See
  • Nuts & Bolts of the Economy: Made in Korea
    E25
    Nuts & Bolts of the Economy: Made in Korea
  • The Happiness Pill?
    E26
    The Happiness Pill?
  • The Nazi Party
    E27
    The Nazi PartyUsing sworn statements from an undercover police officer, an investigation into whether Britain's National Front is a thinly-veiled modern Nazi Party.
  • Prisoner of Terrorism
    E28
    Prisoner of TerrorismA look at the activities and history of the notorious Baader-Meinhof terrorist group, including an interview with one of the gang's kingpins, Horst Mahler.
  • Russian Justice
    E29
    Russian JusticeFollow up to 'A Calculated Risk' on the plight of dissident Anatoly Sharansky.
  • Buying Time
    E30
    Buying TimeCovert filming in Walton & Wakefield Jails provides evidence of corruption.
  • Liable to Prosecution
    E31
    Liable to Prosecution
  • No Useful Purpose Would Be Served
    E32
    No Useful Purpose Would Be Served
  • Power for Sale
    E33
    Power for Sale
  • The Invisible Risk
    E34
    The Invisible Risk

 

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