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World in Action

Season 22 · 38 episodes · Sep 23, 1985

  1. Episode 1

    The Bishop and the Minister

    Sep 23, 1985

  2. Episode 2

    Mr. Kinnock Spells It Out

    Sep 30, 1985

  3. Episode 3

    The Great Food Scandal

    Oct 7, 1985

  4. Episode 4

    The Front Line

    Oct 14, 1985

  5. Episode 5

    The Last Days of Juliet Lima

    Oct 21, 1985

    A surprise fire has broken out on the normally safe Boeing 737, but what were the causes and how could this have been allowed to happen?

  6. Episode 6

    In the Interests of Justice

    Oct 28, 1985

    Extended edition investigating the safety of the convictions of the Birmingham Six.

  7. Episode 7

    Whites Only

    Nov 4, 1985

  8. Episode 8

    Shades of Blue

    Nov 11, 1985

  9. Episode 9

    Designed for Living

    Nov 18, 1985

    Can housing design affect crime levels?

  10. Episode 10

    Children at War

    Nov 25, 1985

  11. Episode 11

    An Element of Risk (II)

    Dec 2, 1985

    Not to be confused with the earlier edition with the same title; this one is about the risk of accidents in the workplace.

  12. Episode 12

    Too Late for Lisa

    Dec 9, 1985

  13. Episode 13

    The Trouble with Derek

    Dec 16, 1985

  14. Episode 14

    The Honourable Member for the Unemployed

    Jan 6, 1986

    Harry Morgan and Matthew Parris previously met in World in Action's "For the Benefit of Mr. Parris", and unexpectedly became friends. This time, they swap rôles, with Harry acting as a Member of Parliament.

  15. Episode 15

    The Westland Affair

    Jan 13, 1986

  16. Episode 16

    Doctor, There's Something in My Soup

    Jan 20, 1986

  17. Episode 17

    Live from Westminster

    Jan 27, 1986

  18. Episode 18

    A Widow's Crusade

    Feb 3, 1986

  19. Episode 19

    As the Dust Settles

    Feb 10, 1986

  20. Episode 20

    The One That Got Away

    Feb 17, 1986

  21. Episode 21

    On Yer Bike

    Feb 24, 1986

    Two unemployed young men take the Thatcher's government's advice.

  22. Episode 22

    The Selling of Telecom

    Mar 3, 1986

  23. Episode 23

    Bradwell Says No

    Mar 10, 1986

  24. Episode 24

    Inside Ponting's Whitehall

    Mar 17, 1986

  25. Episode 25

    The President's Private War

    Mar 24, 1986

  26. Episode 26

    The Hardliner

    Apr 7, 1986

  27. Episode 27

    The Threatened Generation

    Apr 14, 1986

  28. Episode 28

    No Place Like Home

    Apr 28, 1986

  29. Episode 29

    The Face Lifters

    May 12, 1986

  30. Episode 30

    Practically Impossible

    May 19, 1986

  31. Episode 31

    In Human Hands

    Jun 2, 1986

    In the light of the Chernobyl accident checks out safety procedures at the Dounreay Power Station.

  32. Episode 32

    Without Due Care

    Jun 9, 1986

  33. Episode 33

    Taking on Gaddafi

    Jun 16, 1986

  34. Episode 34

    South Africa - Uncensored

    Jun 23, 1986

  35. Episode 35

    The Road to Mexico

    Jun 30, 1986

  36. Episode 36

    The Wirecutters

    Jul 7, 1986

  37. Episode 37

    The Man Who is Blackmailing Britain

    Jul 14, 1986

  38. Episode 38

    Behind Closed Doors

    Jul 21, 1986