World in Action — Season 27
41 episodesFirst aired 24 September 1990
E1Inside Saddam's Stronghold
Sept 1990
Examining the extent Iraq's support for its own leader's aggressive tactics in attacking Israel and Saudi Arabia.
- E2
Blowing the Whistle
Oct 1990
- E3
Strike It Lucky
Oct 1990
- E4
The Allergy Business
Oct 1990
- E5
The Go-Between
Oct 1990
- E6
Mission to Baghdad
Oct 1990
- E7
Nurse Pink's Prescription
Nov 1990
- E8
The Lessons of Piper Alpha
Nov 1990
- E9
The Tarzan Factor
Nov 1990
- E10
Turning a Blind Eye
Dec 1990
- E11
Mrs. Thatcher's Secret Servant
Dec 1990
- E12
Twenty Years Hard Labour
Dec 1990
- E13
A Life of Pain
Jan 1991
- E14
A Time to Choose
Jan 1991
- E15
Episode 15
Jan 1991
- E16
The Child Killers of Brazil
Jan 1991
- E17
Waiting for the Land War
Feb 1991
- E18
How Safe Are Our Children?
Feb 1991
- E19
Under the Curfew
Feb 1991
- E20
Mafia Russian Style
Feb 1991
- E21
After the Storm
Mar 1991
- E22
World in Action Guide to Losing Your Job
Mar 1991
- E23
The Birmingham Six - Their Own Story
Mar 1991
Following the release of the alleged 'Birmingham Six' pub bombers after 16 years, World in Action speaks to each of the men, and looks back at the flawed police investigation that led to their wrongful imprisonment.
- E24
Beat the Taxman
Mar 1991
- E25
Secret of Sebha
Mar 1991
- E26
Chariots of Fire
Apr 1991
- E27
Curse of the Superdrug
Apr 1991
- E28
The Hate Factories
Apr 1991
The government claims that people are sent to prison for rehabilitation, but due to the brutality of some of the officers, the prisoners prefer to refer to them as "hate factories".
- E29
The Propaganda War
Apr 1991
- E30
The Ghost Train
Apr 1991
Transferred from prison to prison and left in long-term segregation or solitary confinement, prisoners call this the ghost train. This is the second part of World in Action's investigation into the horrors of life on the inside.
- E31
Money for Nothing
May 1991
- E32
The Devil's Advocates
May 1991
- E33
On the Knife Edge
Jun 1991
- E34
When Housewives Strike
Jun 1991
- E35
Marked for Murder
Jun 1991
The disturbing revelation that confidential police documents are ending up in the hands of gunmen.
- E36
Should the Queen Pay Tax?
Jun 1991
- E37
What Liverpool Needs...
Jul 1991
- E38
Britain's Secret Slaves
Jul 1991
- E39
Defending the Realm
Jul 1991
Nick Davies investigates phone tapping in the British security services.
- E40
Making the News
Jul 1991
- E41
Reasonable Adjustment
Jul 1991
Tracing the activity of the disabled armed resistance group Reasonable Adjustment including interviews with members of the group and liberal democrat MP David Bryce.
