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Season 24 · 40 episodes · Sep 21, 1987

  1. Episode 1

    Fighting for Jennifer

    Sep 21, 1987

  2. 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.

  3. Episode 3

    The Wrong Stuff

    Oct 5, 1987

  4. Episode 4

    They Are Under Starters Orders

    Oct 12, 1987

  5. 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.

  6. Episode 6

    Your Life in Tired Hands

    Oct 26, 1987

  7. Episode 7

    The Planning Game

    Nov 2, 1987

  8. Episode 8

    A Dangerous Prescription

    Nov 9, 1987

  9. Episode 9

    The Secret in the Circles

    Nov 16, 1987

  10. Episode 10

    The Black Mist

    Nov 23, 1987

  11. Episode 11

    Eastenders

    Nov 30, 1987

  12. Episode 12

    Suffer Little Children

    Dec 7, 1987

  13. Episode 13

    Teachers in Trouble: Discipline in Schools

    Dec 14, 1987

    The problem of violence in British schools.

  14. 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.

  15. Episode 15

    Dirty Money

    Jan 11, 1988

  16. Episode 16

    Sun, Sand and Secrets

    Jan 18, 1988

  17. Episode 17

    Cameras in the Commons

    Jan 25, 1988

  18. Episode 18

    The Secret Life of Ned Walsh

    Feb 1, 1988

  19. Episode 19

    Political Vetting of Job Applicants

    Feb 8, 1988

  20. Episode 20

    Yesterday's Heroes

    Feb 15, 1988

  21. Episode 21

    Tall Stories

    Feb 22, 1988

  22. Episode 22

    The Taming of the Beeb

    Feb 29, 1988

  23. Episode 23

    The Detox

    Mar 7, 1988

  24. Episode 24

    Faith, Hope and Charity

    Mar 14, 1988

  25. Episode 25

    Kurt Waldheim - The Man Who Lived a Lie: Part 1

    Mar 21, 1988

  26. Episode 26

    Kurt Waldheim - The Man Who Lived a Lie: Part 2

    Mar 28, 1988

  27. Episode 27

    Heartbreak Hotels

    Apr 4, 1988

    Homeless families living in hostels and hotels in London

  28. Episode 28

    The Trial of Theresa

    Apr 18, 1988

  29. Episode 29

    The Hanging Debate

    Apr 25, 1988

  30. Episode 30

    Doctor Beale's Diagnosis

    May 9, 1988

    Exploring the theory of a link between redundancy and developing bad health.

  31. Episode 31

    Help Yourselves

    May 16, 1988

  32. Episode 32

    The Sex Slaves of Europe

    May 23, 1988

  33. Episode 33

    Bitter Sweets

    Jun 6, 1988

  34. Episode 34

    TV-am Dispute

    Jun 13, 1988

  35. 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.

  36. Episode 36

    The Violent World of Nicholas Hoogstraten

    Jun 27, 1988

    An exposure of the bullying and intimidation of the notoriously ruthless landlord.

  37. 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.

  38. Episode 38

    No Porsche for Derek B

    Jul 11, 1988

  39. 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.

  40. Episode 40

    A Very British Mercenary

    Jul 25, 1988