About this season
World in Action was Granada Televisionâs flagship ITV current affairs series, running from 7 Jan 1963 to 7 Dec 1998, and built a reputation for film-led investigative reporting and a forceful editorial stance. Its journalism produced major public and political repercussionsâincluding investigations associated with miscarriages of justice such as the Birmingham Sixâand it also served as a platform for landmark documentary projects, including the first broadcast of âSeven Up!â as part of the strand in 1964.
Episodes (44)
1. The Discarded People
Aired 19 October 1981
2. The Disarmament Man
Aired 26 October 1981
3. Two Out of 30,000
Aired 2 November 1981
4. Living with Poverty
Aired 9 November 1981
5. Dust to Dust
Aired 16 November 1981
6. The Preacher and the Peacemaker
Aired 23 November 1981
7. Bleeding to Death
Aired 30 November 1981
8. Families at War
Aired 7 December 1981
9. A Statistic - A Reminder
Aired 14 December 1981
10. Taste of Power
Aired 4 January 1982
11. The Price of Britain's Bomb
Aired 11 January 1982
12. Divided We Stand
Aired 18 January 1982
13. Deals on Wheels
Aired 25 January 1982
Investigates why same model cars are cheaper on the continent.
14. Private Darkin's Army
Aired 1 February 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 8 February 1982
16. A Bankrupt Game
Aired 15 February 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 22 February 1982
18. Caution to the Wind
Aired 1 March 1982
19. The Worried Men
Aired 8 March 1982
20. In the Name of the Lord
Aired 15 March 1982
21. Home Help
Aired 22 March 1982
22. Irish Lessons
Aired 29 March 1982
23. Britain on the Brink
Aired 5 April 1982
24. Special: The Falklands 100 - Part 1
Aired 13 April 1982
25. Special: The Falklands 100 - Part 2
Aired 14 April 1982
26. Special: The Falklands 100 - Part 3
Aired 15 April 1982
27. Special: The Falklands 100 - Part 4
Aired 16 April 1982
28. The Spoils of Peace
Aired 19 April 1982
29. The Falklands and the British Task Force
Aired 26 April 1982
32. The Real British Disease
Aired 10 May 1982
Examines why young people are not leaving learning Establishments with the skills being demanded by industry.
33. Falklands 100
Aired 17 May 1982
34. Weekend at War
Aired 24 May 1982
37. Paying for the War
Aired 7 June 1982
38. Home or Husband
Aired 14 June 1982
39. Britain's Other Islanders
Aired 21 June 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 28 June 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 5 July 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 12 July 1982
43. Prisoner's Medicine
Aired 19 July 1982
44. Learning to Lose
Aired 26 July 1982
45. Cleaning Up the Yard
Aired 2 August 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 9 August 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 16 August 1982
48. Israel's Other War
Aired 23 August 1982