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World in Action Season 21 Episodes

39 Episodes 1984 - 1985

Episode 1

Clap Trap

30 mins

Although claptrap can mean talking nonsense, it can also mean talking in such a way as to inspire applause. Ann Brennan is interested in entering politics, but with no experience in public speaking, would love to fall into that claptrap.

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Episode 2

An Appointment with Mr. Mitchell

30 mins

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Episode 3

Football's Mr. Fix-It

30 mins

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Episode 4

The Coal War

30 mins

With the recent coal troubles still fresh in people's minds, a comparison of strike action in British and American collieries.

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Episode 5

Apartheid's Back Yard

30 mins

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Episode 6

Plans for Coal

30 mins

Documentary report on the practicalities of returning coal mining to private enterprise in the light of the long-drawn out industrial dispute in the coalfields in 1984/5.

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Episode 7

Ronald Reagan - The Second Coming

30 mins

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Episode 8

The Politics of Starvation

30 mins

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Episode 10

Kidnapped

30 mins

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Episode 11

Belgrano - A View from the Conqueror

30 mins

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Episode 12

Softly, Softly, Strike Force

30 mins

The very different tactics of police in the West Yorkshire and South Yorkshire regions in dealing with the ongoing miners' strike.

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Episode 13

Tried, Untested

30 mins

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Episode 14

Special: World in Action - The First 21 Years

30 mins

A series of clips showing the diverse range of subjects covered so far.

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Episode 15

Taken on Trust

30 mins

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Episode 16

The Miners and the Microchip

30 mins

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Episode 17

Civil Unrest

30 mins

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Episode 18

Father and Son

30 mins

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Episode 19

Going Dutch

30 mins

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Episode 20

The Knock on the Door

30 mins

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Episode 21

Taking the Medicine

30 mins

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Episode 22

A Conflict in Customs

30 mins

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Episode 23

Death of an English Rose

30 mins

Investigates the strange murder of famous rose grower Hilda Murrell who was also a fervent anti-nuclear protester.

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Episode 24

Our Health Service - Doing Better, Feeling Worse

30 mins

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Episode 25

Our Health Service - The Pensioners' Ration

30 mins

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Episode 26

Our Health Service - A Prescription for the Poor

30 mins

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Episode 27

The Swan and the Plough

30 mins

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Episode 28

Not for Love or Money

30 mins

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Episode 29

The Baby Makers

30 mins

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Episode 30

Children of the Loom

30 mins

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Episode 31

Ken Livingstone - Destination Unknown

30 mins

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Episode 32

First Strike

30 mins

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Episode 33

The Betrayal of Bhopal

30 mins

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Episode 34

Raising the Belgrano

30 mins

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Episode 35

Britain's Cocaine Colony

30 mins

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Episode 36

The Dream of John Delorean

30 mins

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Episode 37

Hit and Run

30 mins

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Episode 38

A Song for Africa

30 mins

Behind the scenes with Bob Geldof in the weeks leaving up to the Live Aid concerts.

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Episode 39

Disunited Nations

30 mins

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Episode 40

Bad Blood

30 mins

Innocent haemophiliacs have been infected with HIV while being treated with what is supposedly a beneficial clotting agent.

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