Episodes
The State of Britain - The Road to Brighton Pier
October 13, 1980
South Africa's Bombshell
October 20, 1980
Creating Criminals
October 27, 1980
Choosing Labour's Leader
November 3, 1980
The Party's Over
November 10, 1980
Death on the Dole
November 17, 1980
The H-Block Fuse
November 24, 1980
Report at the beginning of the fifth week of the hunger strike in the H Block of Maze Prison by IRA prisoners seeking a recognition of their status as political prisoners including an interview with one of the prisoners, R.V. McCartney.
The Rossminster Affair
December 1, 1980
The Hunt for the Ripper
December 8, 1980
The Yorkshire Ripper is still at large, and this follows the hectic and demanding West Yorkshire police investigation.
No Room at the Inn
December 15, 1980
The Blood Business
December 22, 1980
The State of Britain - The Secret in South Wales
January 5, 1981
Michael Foot
January 19, 1981
The White House General
January 26, 1981
The Social Democrats
February 2, 1981
The F.B.I.'s Secret Tapes
February 9, 1981
Killing for a Cure
February 16, 1981
A look at vivisection, and the activities of the controversial Animal Liberation Front who believe more militant action is needed to end unnecessary cruelty to animals.
The State of Britain - In for a Penny
February 23, 1981
Off the Rails
March 2, 1981
A UK rail crash in 1978 was thought to have been caused by signalling equipment that was over 50 years old. Sir Peter Parker attempts to get more money from the government to invest in the railways.
The State of the Nation
March 9, 1981
Journalists re-enact the political discussions around the economy on the eve of the budget.
These Children Are Mine
March 16, 1981
Anwar Ditta is a mother. That is not disputed. But the government say she is the mother of one child. She says she is the mother of four. However, the other three are in Pakistan, and that disagreement means she cannot bring them here.
The Fight for the Centre
March 23, 1981
The Men from Argentina
March 30, 1981
The Curse of the Klan
April 6, 1981
Report on the re-emergency's of the Ku Klux Klan in both northern and southern states of America and the rising tide of racism there. Includes interviews with Klan members past and present and members of the black community who have been attacked by them.
Comrades at Arms
April 13, 1981
More Than Just a Few Perks
April 27, 1981
A civil servant who questioned the expense claims of the GLC found himself out of a job.
The Shape of Wars to Come
May 11, 1981
Home and Away
May 18, 1981
Do Mind If I Smoke?
June 1, 1981
An investigation into new claims that non smokers are at risk in smoke filled rooms.
To Russia with Love
June 8, 1981
Tories for Turning
June 15, 1981
Kevin at the Crossroads
June 22, 1981
Follows Kevin, a victim of the drug thalidomide as he enters the job market.
The Silent Epidemic
June 29, 1981
Very few people have heard of Alzheimer's Disease, despite the fact that one in 12 over 60s will get and possibly die from it.
Guns to the Right
July 6, 1981
A Dangerous Age
July 13, 1981
A Conflict of Evidence
July 20, 1981
Toxteth Revisited
July 27, 1981
Dr Ben Holman and Tommy Olds visited Liverpool eight years previously and predicted riots would happen in the future. They now make a return visit in the aftermath of the riots.
The Agony of Angola
August 3, 1981
When Night Comes to Kandahar
August 17, 1981
Report from Afganistan in which the World In Action camera team join a night time Afghan rebel attack, led by Ismael Gailani, on a government post in the capital, Kandahar and also look at the conditions for the Afghans under the present regime in the country. Looks at the way of life of the Afghan people under the regime supported by Russian forces.
Waiting for Justice
August 10, 1981
A Picture of Health
August 24, 1981
