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World in Action Season 21

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Season 21 Episodes

38 episodes
1
Clap Trap
Sep 24, 1984
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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An Appointment with Mr. Mitchell
Oct 1, 1984
3
Football's Mr. Fix-It
Oct 8, 1984
4
The Coal War
Oct 15, 1984
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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Apartheid's Back Yard
Oct 22, 1984
6
Plans for Coal
Oct 29, 1984
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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Ronald Reagan - The Second Coming
Nov 5, 1984
8
The Politics of Starvation
Nov 12, 1984
10
Kidnapped
Nov 19, 1984
11
Belgrano - A View from the Conqueror
Dec 3, 1984
12
Softly, Softly, Strike Force
Dec 10, 1984
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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Tried, Untested
Dec 17, 1984
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Special: World in Action - The First 21 Years
Dec 27, 1984
15
Taken on Trust
Jan 7, 1985
16
The Miners and the Microchip
Jan 14, 1985
17
Civil Unrest
Jan 21, 1985
18
Father and Son
Jan 28, 1985
19
Going Dutch
Feb 4, 1985
20
The Knock on the Door
Feb 11, 1985
21
Taking the Medicine
Feb 18, 1985
22
A Conflict in Customs
Feb 25, 1985
23
Death of an English Rose
Mar 4, 1985
Investigates the strange murder of famous rose grower Hilda Murrell who was also a fervent anti-nuclear protester.
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Our Health Service - Doing Better, Feeling Worse
Mar 11, 1985
25
Our Health Service - The Pensioners' Ration
Mar 18, 1985
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Our Health Service - A Prescription for the Poor
Mar 25, 1985
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The Swan and the Plough
Apr 1, 1985
28
Not for Love or Money
Apr 15, 1985
29
The Baby Makers
Apr 22, 1985
30
Children of the Loom
Apr 29, 1985
31
Ken Livingstone - Destination Unknown
May 13, 1985
32
First Strike
May 20, 1985
33
The Betrayal of Bhopal
Jun 3, 1985
34
Raising the Belgrano
Jun 10, 1985
35
Britain's Cocaine Colony
Jun 17, 1985
36
The Dream of John Delorean
Jun 24, 1985
37
Hit and Run
Jul 1, 1985
38
A Song for Africa
Jul 8, 1985
Behind the scenes with Bob Geldof in the weeks leaving up to the Live Aid concerts.
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Disunited Nations
Jul 15, 1985