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World in Action

Season 9 · 38 episodes · Sep 11, 1972

  1. Episode 1

    See for Yourself!

    Sep 11, 1972

    A London shop steward opposed to immigration is invited to visit Uganda, and see why Asians there have to leave for their own safety and find a new home.

  2. Episode 2

    A Matter of Discretion

    Sep 18, 1972

  3. Episode 3

    A Question of Torture

    Sep 25, 1972

  4. Episode 4

    The Colenso Diamond

    Oct 2, 1972

  5. Episode 5

    The Children of Vorenezh

    Oct 9, 1972

  6. Episode 6

    Is the Press Biased Against the Labour Party? Wilson Verses Rees-Mogg

    Oct 16, 1972

  7. Episode 7

    Hotels

    Oct 23, 1972

  8. Episode 8

    Canadian Indians

    Oct 30, 1972

  9. Episode 9

    The Stripping of the Appalachia

    Nov 6, 1972

  10. Episode 10

    Police for Sale

    Nov 8, 1972

  11. Episode 11

    Wales for Sale

    Nov 13, 1972

  12. Episode 12

    The Case of Leopold Tresser - Master Spy

    Nov 20, 1972

  13. Episode 13

    On Site

    Nov 27, 1972

    An investigation into how the appalling accident record on construction sites can be improved.

  14. Episode 14

    A Day in the Life of Kevin Donnellon

    Dec 4, 1972

    World in Action spends a day with thalidomide victim, 10 year old Kevin Donnellon.

  15. Episode 15

    The Angry Brigade

    Dec 7, 1972

    Meeting the young anarchists involved in a guerrilla bombing campaign.

  16. Episode 16

    The Cut Price Society of Sidney Carter

    Jan 15, 1973

  17. Episode 17

    How Safe Are American Nuclear Reactors?

    Jan 22, 1973

  18. Episode 18

    The Get Rich Quick Guide

    Jan 29, 1973

  19. Episode 19

    Ready Willing and Disabled

    Feb 19, 1973

  20. Episode 20

    Last Tangle in Paris

    Feb 26, 1973

  21. Episode 21

    Conversations with a Gay Liberal

    Mar 5, 1973

    Sam Green, a psychiatric nurse, has been elected to Durham council despite being open about his homosexuality. Are attitudes to homosexuals changing?

  22. Episode 22

    Episode 22

    Mar 12, 1973

  23. Episode 23

    The Coal Enquiries

    Mar 19, 1973

  24. Episode 24

    The Protestant Succession No.2

    Mar 26, 1973

  25. Episode 25

    The Watergate Caper

    Apr 2, 1973

  26. Episode 26

    The Bormann Business

    Apr 14, 1973

  27. Episode 27

    The Rise & Fall of John Poulson

    Apr 30, 1973

  28. Episode 28

    South Vietnam: A Question of Torture

    May 7, 1973

  29. Episode 29

    A Place in the Country

    May 14, 1973

  30. Episode 30

    A Small Case of Blackmail

    May 21, 1973

  31. Episode 31

    Trial 1001

    Jun 4, 1973

    Trade Unions are illegal in Spain, this looks at the mounting court cases as people continue to defy the law.

  32. Episode 32

    Dr. Hammer goes to Moscow

    Jun 18, 1973

  33. Episode 35

    Who Goes Home?

    Jun 25, 1973

  34. Episode 36

    Frank's Bank

    Jul 2, 1973

  35. Episode 37

    Like It or Lump It

    Jul 9, 1973

    The principals of 'lump labour' appear to be the main cause of a dispute with unions, causing the delay in the building of a much needed Islington public housing project.

  36. Episode 38

    Dr. Burnham Does It Again

    Jul 23, 1973

  37. Episode 39

    Secrets

    Jul 30, 1973

  38. Episode 40

    A Message from the Underground

    Aug 6, 1973