Episode list

I believe this is about school children at school doing a play on freedom and the Vietnam war also playing a general

Embedded documentary, shot on site during the Vietnam War, showing how young draftees are critical about that war.

Members of the Cincinnati Police Force discuss the increasing animosity being dealt out by the public towards policemen.

There are about 1,500,000 severely physically handicapped people in the United Kingdom. There are, therefore, 1,500,000 handicapped families. This means there are 6,750,000 people directly involved with the problems of the disabled.

America's poor whites of the Appalachia region, who fear there maybe violence against them in the future.

Follows the trail of New York financier Hoffman,who's empire had just crashed leaving investors in the UK out of pocket.

The problems of malnutrition leading to mental and physical problems among the children of resettled black South African families.

A personal view by Denis Mitchell.

A village is asked to give up smoking for a week and the results monitored.

With renewed fighting through Ulster, has the conflict gone back to square one?

Follows the life of an 18 year old from Devon who arrives in London penniless and has to sleep rough, but eventually with help manages to find a job and somewhere to live.

World In Action talks to three teenage truants about what they get up to when they "wag off" school.

A military coup has taken place in Uganda, but what is the real story behind the rumours?

Uses footage from previous editions of World in Action to present a history of the troubles so far.

Investigates the claim that lack of investment in the UK will seriously affect its competitiveness with mainland Europe.

Attitudes in Eire to the IRA and the situation in Ulster.

Investigates the controversy surrounding private patients and their consultants and whether they are exploiting the NHS.

Some people in the country of Georgia claim to be over a 100 years old and still working like people half their age.

Following one working class man through the struggles of his average day, to show how the forgotten majority are living in Britain.