World in Action - Season 18

1. The Discarded People

Aired: 10/19/1981

2. The Disarmament Man

Aired: 10/26/1981

3. Two Out of 30,000

Aired: 11/2/1981

4. Living with Poverty

Aired: 11/9/1981

5. Dust to Dust

Aired: 11/16/1981

6. The Preacher and the Peacemaker

Aired: 11/23/1981

7. Bleeding to Death

Aired: 11/30/1981

8. Families at War

Aired: 12/7/1981

9. A Statistic - A Reminder

Aired: 12/14/1981

10. Taste of Power

Aired: 1/4/1982

11. The Price of Britain's Bomb

Aired: 1/11/1982

12. Divided We Stand

Aired: 1/18/1982

13. Deals on Wheels

Aired: 1/25/1982

Investigates why same model cars are cheaper on the continent.

14. Private Darkin's Army

Aired: 2/1/1982

Documentary about a soldier, Private Darkin, who committed suicide after facing bullying in the Army. The filming took place at Blackdown Barracks, Deepcut, Camberley, Surrey, and included a Royal Army Ordnance Corps (RAOC) platoon in training called Delhi Platoon. This contributor , David Kinsey, was a Private soldier in training and in that platoon and the programme includes what became a punch line 'Eyes front Di Pietro' shouted by the drill Sergeant, Colin Egan.

15. The Tobacco War

Aired: 2/8/1982

16. A Bankrupt Game

Aired: 2/15/1982

An investigation into football clubs' financial problems and the looming crisis, with a focus on Bristol City Football Club.

17. The I.R.A.'s Arms Cash

Aired: 2/22/1982

18. Caution to the Wind

Aired: 3/1/1982

19. The Worried Men

Aired: 3/8/1982

20. In the Name of the Lord

Aired: 3/15/1982

21. Home Help

Aired: 3/22/1982

22. Irish Lessons

Aired: 3/29/1982

23. Britain on the Brink

Aired: 4/5/1982

24. Special: The Falklands 100 - Part 1

Aired: 4/13/1982

25. Special: The Falklands 100 - Part 2

Aired: 4/14/1982

26. Special: The Falklands 100 - Part 3

Aired: 4/15/1982

27. Special: The Falklands 100 - Part 4

Aired: 4/16/1982

28. The Spoils of Peace

Aired: 4/19/1982

29. The Falklands and the British Task Force

Aired: 4/26/1982

32. The Real British Disease

Aired: 5/10/1982

Examines why young people are not leaving learning Establishments with the skills being demanded by industry.

33. Falklands 100

Aired: 5/17/1982

34. Weekend at War

Aired: 5/24/1982

37. Paying for the War

Aired: 6/7/1982

38. Home or Husband

Aired: 6/14/1982

39. Britain's Other Islanders

Aired: 6/21/1982

In 1971, the British shipped all the inhabitants from Diego Garcia, having purchased the Chagos Archipelago in 1965, so that is could be used as an allied military base with the US. But now people are beginning to question this treatment.

40. Operation Quicksilver

Aired: 6/28/1982

Looks at the intense lobbying and scheming going on behind the scenes by other manufacturers trying to prevent Nissan building a car plant in the UK.

41. A Small Town Tragedy

Aired: 7/5/1982

Victims of asbestos related illnesses in Blooming Dale Illinois question why they have yet to receive the awarded compensation from the original supplier, Cape Industries.

42. Operation Peace for Galilee

Aired: 7/12/1982

43. Prisoner's Medicine

Aired: 7/19/1982

44. Learning to Lose

Aired: 7/26/1982

45. Cleaning Up the Yard

Aired: 8/2/1982

Operation Countryman was supposed to be the biggest ever investigation into corruption in Scotland Yard and the Metropolitan Police, so why did it result in such minor results?

46. The Health Service

Aired: 8/9/1982

The health service today began 5 days' intensive strike action, leaving only emergency services running, in pursuit of a 12% pay rise. This is the most severe disruption the NHS has ever seen, and a massive backlog results. Studio discussion.

47. Streets Apart

Aired: 8/16/1982

48. Israel's Other War

Aired: 8/23/1982