World in Action — Season 15

Oct 1978

Oct 1978

Oct 1978

Oct 1978

Nov 1978

Will Josef Mengele ever be caught? A year later, in 1979, while swimming at he coastal resort of Bertioga, Brazil, he suffered a stroke and drowned. Mengele was buried in Embu das Artes, São Paulo, Brazil, under the name "Wolfgang Gerhard", whose identification he had been using since 1971.

Nov 1978

Nov 1978

Dec 1978

Dec 1978

Dec 1978

A comparison between the American and British Equal Opportunities Commission, and what they have achieved in new employment opportunities for women in what were considered traditionally male jobs.

Jan 1979

With inflation continuing to rise, asks the question is it fair to restrict the lowest paid public employees to the government 5% guidelines?

Jan 1979

Jan 1979

Bernard Nossiter, financial reporter on the Washington Post, gives his view on the economic crisis as he visits striking lorry drivers in the city of Hull.

Jan 1979

Follow up to the tragic death of student Jan Pallach in Prague 1968.

Feb 1979

After doing a similar study in the USA, Prof. Harvey Brenner of Baltimore University is invited to do a similar study in the UK, on the relationship between death rates with living and job circumstances.

Feb 1979

In exile because of tax evasion charges, Kagan gives an account of himself and his controversial relationship with PM. Harold Wilson.

Feb 1979

Feb 1979

A profile of the Vickers Works in Tyneside, once a successful manufacturer supplying arms in World War Two and tractors in peace time. Now facing closure and 750 redundancies.

Mar 1979

Mar 1979

Mar 1979

A comparison between the steel towns of Corby and Longwy France, as Corby becomes threatened with the loss of 6000 jobs as British Steel struggles with dwindling order books and losses.

Apr 1979

A day in the life of Manchester's notoriously overcrowded Strangeways Prison, as World in Action speaks to wardens and prisoners alike.

Apr 1979

The closure of the Dunlop Pirelli factory in Merseyside and its drastic affect on the community.

May 1979

May 1979

Investigation into the use of unsafe thin glass being used in large glassed areas such as patio doors.

May 1979

Exposé on polyurethane foam, widely used in the furniture industry is highly combustible and when burning gives off toxic fumes.

Jun 1979

Jun 1979

Jun 1979

Jun 1979

Jun 1979

Two families discuss their rights, and experts discuss the effects of educating at home because they believe the state education system has failed them.

Jul 1979

Jul 1979

The British Army's assessment of the Provisional IRA.

Jul 1979

Jul 1979

Aug 1979