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World in Action

Season 15 · 36 episodes · Oct 9, 1978

  1. Episode 1

    Paraguay - The Last Refuge

    Oct 9, 1978

  2. Episode 2

    Trapped Inside the Wrong Body

    Oct 16, 1978

  3. Episode 3

    Episode 3

    Oct 23, 1978

  4. Episode 4

    Mr Heath at the Miners' Club

    Oct 30, 1978

  5. Episode 5

    The Hunt for Doctor Mengele

    Nov 6, 1978

    Will Josef Mengele ever be caught? A year later, in 1979, while swimming at he coastal resort of Bertioga, Brazil, he suffered a stroke and drowned. Mengele was buried in Embu das Artes, São Paulo, Brazil, under the name "Wolfgang Gerhard", whose identification he had been using since 1971.

  6. Episode 6

    Kids United

    Nov 27, 1978

  7. Episode 7

    Episode 7

    Nov 28, 1978

  8. Episode 8

    Inside Europe - The Summit

    Dec 4, 1978

  9. Episode 9

    The Killing of Bruno Busic (1939-1978)

    Dec 11, 1978

  10. Episode 10

    It's Already Been Too Long

    Dec 18, 1978

    A comparison between the American and British Equal Opportunities Commission, and what they have achieved in new employment opportunities for women in what were considered traditionally male jobs.

  11. Episode 11

    ...And a Prosperous New Year

    Jan 8, 1979

    With inflation continuing to rise, asks the question is it fair to restrict the lowest paid public employees to the government 5% guidelines?

  12. Episode 12

    Episode 12

    Jan 15, 1979

  13. Episode 13

    A Report from Siege City

    Jan 22, 1979

    Bernard Nossiter, financial reporter on the Washington Post, gives his view on the economic crisis as he visits striking lorry drivers in the city of Hull.

  14. Episode 14

    No Tears-But Fight

    Jan 29, 1979

    Follow up to the tragic death of student Jan Pallach in Prague 1968.

  15. Episode 15

    The Reckoning

    Feb 5, 1979

    After doing a similar study in the USA, Prof. Harvey Brenner of Baltimore University is invited to do a similar study in the UK, on the relationship between death rates with living and job circumstances.

  16. Episode 16

    The Life & Friends of Joseph Kagan

    Feb 12, 1979

    In exile because of tax evasion charges, Kagan gives an account of himself and his controversial relationship with PM. Harold Wilson.

  17. Episode 17

    Episode 17

    Feb 19, 1979

  18. Episode 18

    The Shutdown

    Feb 26, 1979

    A profile of the Vickers Works in Tyneside, once a successful manufacturer supplying arms in World War Two and tractors in peace time. Now facing closure and 750 redundancies.

  19. Episode 19

    Strangers in Their Own Land

    Mar 5, 1979

  20. Episode 20

    Episode 20

    Mar 12, 1979

  21. Episode 21

    A Tale of Two Cities

    Mar 26, 1979

    A comparison between the steel towns of Corby and Longwy France, as Corby becomes threatened with the loss of 6000 jobs as British Steel struggles with dwindling order books and losses.

  22. Episode 22

    Banged Up

    Apr 2, 1979

    A day in the life of Manchester's notoriously overcrowded Strangeways Prison, as World in Action speaks to wardens and prisoners alike.

  23. Episode 23

    Speke Out

    Apr 23, 1979

    The closure of the Dunlop Pirelli factory in Merseyside and its drastic affect on the community.

  24. Episode 24

    Nuclear Nightmare

    May 7, 1979

  25. Episode 25

    The Shattered Lives

    May 14, 1979

    Investigation into the use of unsafe thin glass being used in large glassed areas such as patio doors.

  26. Episode 26

    Armchair Inferno

    May 21, 1979

    Exposé on polyurethane foam, widely used in the furniture industry is highly combustible and when burning gives off toxic fumes.

  27. Episode 27

    Paying the Market Price

    Jun 4, 1979

  28. Episode 28

    The Luck of the Irish

    Jun 11, 1979

  29. Episode 29

    Special: Inside Amin's Terror Machine

    Jun 13, 1979

  30. Episode 30

    Episode 30

    Jun 18, 1979

  31. Episode 31

    No More School

    Jun 25, 1979

    Two families discuss their rights, and experts discuss the effects of educating at home because they believe the state education system has failed them.

  32. Episode 32

    Gay Pride

    Jul 2, 1979

  33. Episode 33

    The Other Professionals

    Jul 12, 1979

    The British Army's assessment of the Provisional IRA.

  34. Episode 34

    On Site - Capital Punishment

    Jul 16, 1979

  35. Episode 35

    On Site - Trade Union Power

    Jul 30, 1979

  36. Episode 36

    On Site - National Health Cuts

    Aug 6, 1979