Episodes
Clap Trap
September 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.
An Appointment with Mr. Mitchell
October 1, 1984
Football's Mr. Fix-It
October 8, 1984
The Coal War
October 15, 1984
With the recent coal troubles still fresh in people's minds, a comparison of strike action in British and American collieries.
Apartheid's Back Yard
October 22, 1984
Plans for Coal
October 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.
Ronald Reagan - The Second Coming
November 5, 1984
The Politics of Starvation
November 12, 1984
Kidnapped
November 19, 1984
Belgrano - A View from the Conqueror
December 3, 1984
Softly, Softly, Strike Force
December 10, 1984
The very different tactics of police in the West Yorkshire and South Yorkshire regions in dealing with the ongoing miners' strike.
Tried, Untested
December 17, 1984
Special: World in Action - The First 21 Years
December 27, 1984
Taken on Trust
January 7, 1985
The Miners and the Microchip
January 14, 1985
Civil Unrest
January 21, 1985
Father and Son
January 28, 1985
Going Dutch
February 4, 1985
The Knock on the Door
February 11, 1985
Taking the Medicine
February 18, 1985
A Conflict in Customs
February 25, 1985
Death of an English Rose
March 4, 1985
Investigates the strange murder of famous rose grower Hilda Murrell who was also a fervent anti-nuclear protester.
Our Health Service - Doing Better, Feeling Worse
March 11, 1985
Our Health Service - The Pensioners' Ration
March 18, 1985
Our Health Service - A Prescription for the Poor
March 25, 1985
The Swan and the Plough
April 1, 1985
Not for Love or Money
April 15, 1985
The Baby Makers
April 22, 1985
Children of the Loom
April 29, 1985
Ken Livingstone - Destination Unknown
May 13, 1985
First Strike
May 20, 1985
The Betrayal of Bhopal
June 3, 1985
Raising the Belgrano
June 10, 1985
Britain's Cocaine Colony
June 17, 1985
The Dream of John Delorean
June 24, 1985
Hit and Run
July 1, 1985
A Song for Africa
July 8, 1985
Behind the scenes with Bob Geldof in the weeks leaving up to the Live Aid concerts.
Disunited Nations
July 15, 1985
Bad Blood
July 22, 1985
Innocent haemophiliacs have been infected with HIV while being treated with what is supposedly a beneficial clotting agent.