Highlights
World in Action

World in Action - Season 19 (1982)

Audience Score
70

Season 19 Episodes

1. The Mystery of Flight 163

October 25th, 1982

2. DeLorean - The Inside Story

November 1st, 1982

3. Losing Out to London

November 8th, 1982

4. An Adverse Reaction

November 15th, 1982

The plight of the small minority of children damaged by vaccination against diphtheria, polio, and whooping cough, and the efforts of their parents to obtain adequate compensation. Plus Kenneth Clarke denies signing a letter of agreement.

5. The Betrayal of British Industry: Part 1

November 22nd, 1982

6. The Betrayal of British Industry: Part 2

November 29th, 1982

7. The Silicon Spies

December 6th, 1982

8. Voices from the Underground

December 13th, 1982

9. When the Cheering Stops

December 20th, 1982

10. The Power Brokers

January 10th, 1983

11. Too Cold to Live

January 17th, 1983

12. A Difficult Prisoner

January 24th, 1983

13. The Peace War

January 31st, 1983

14. Rich Law, Poor Law

February 7th, 1983

15. People Without a Land

February 21st, 1983

16. Arms to Argentina

March 7th, 1983

17. What the Papers Pay

March 14th, 1983

18. Operation Hit & Win

March 21st, 1983

In the USA, the FBI have decided to start investigating the IRA.

19. Michael Foot and the Darlington Election

March 28th, 1983

20. Harvest Gold

April 11th, 1983

21. An Offence Against the Person

April 18th, 1983

22. The Battle for the Atlantic

May 9th, 1983

23. Walter Cronkite's Campaign Trail: Part 1

May 23rd, 1983

24. Walter Cronkite's Campaign Trail: Part 2

May 30th, 1983

25. The Election 500

June 6th, 1983

26. The Heroin Barons

June 13th, 1983

27. The System Builder

June 20th, 1983

Investigates the building practices of one of the UK's largest house builders 'Barrett Homes' and whether their quickly built timber frame system houses are suffering quality issues.

28. Your Home in Their Hands

June 27th, 1983

29. A Law Unto Themselves

July 4th, 1983

30. Krugerrand Cricket

July 11th, 1983

31. The Man Who Left His Tribe

July 18th, 1983

32. The Trails of Hoffman

July 25th, 1983

33. The Race Against Reagan

August 1st, 1983

34. Colonel Rauff's Refuge

August 8th, 1983

Comedian Jack Whitehall hosts the third show in the revived series, introducing a line-up of fabulous acts from around the globe. There is a special performance by the legendary Lionel Richie, The Script play their hit Superheroes, Hollywood actress and former Bond girl Gemma Arterton gives an exclusive preview of the West End musical Made in Dagenham, and there is plenty of comedy and some incredible speciality acts from around the world.

35. A Widow's Story

August 15th, 1983

A direct follow-up to Weekend at War (1982) reuniting with Elaine Evans, who had previously been shown awaiting news of her husband Ken, away fighting in the Falklands. Sadly, she has now learnt of his death.

All Seasons

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Jul 27, 1998
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Sep 22, 1986
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Sep 23, 1985
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Sep 24, 1984
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Oct 10, 1983
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Oct 25, 1982
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Oct 19, 1981
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Oct 13, 1980
Season 16
Jan 7, 1980
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Oct 9, 1978
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Sep 26, 1977
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Sep 27, 1976
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Sep 8, 1975
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Sep 2, 1974
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Sep 10, 1973
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Sep 11, 1972
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Sep 6, 1971
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Sep 21, 1970
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Sep 8, 1969
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Sep 10, 1968
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Sep 15, 1964
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Sep 11, 1963
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