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Season 15

Season 15

October 9, 1978·36 épisodes
Épisodes · 36
E1

Paraguay - The Last Refuge

Oct 9, 1978
E2

Trapped Inside the Wrong Body

Oct 16, 1978
E3

Episode 3

Oct 23, 1978
E4

Mr Heath at the Miners' Club

Oct 30, 1978
E5

The Hunt for Doctor Mengele

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 6, 1978
E6

Kids United

Nov 27, 1978
E7

Episode 7

Nov 28, 1978
E8

Inside Europe - The Summit

Dec 4, 1978
E9

The Killing of Bruno Busic (1939-1978)

Dec 11, 1978
E10

It's Already Been Too Long

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.

Dec 18, 1978
E11

...And a Prosperous New Year

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

Jan 8, 1979
E12

Episode 12

Jan 15, 1979
E13

A Report from Siege City

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 22, 1979
E14

No Tears-But Fight

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

Jan 29, 1979
E15

The Reckoning

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 5, 1979
E16

The Life & Friends of Joseph Kagan

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

Feb 12, 1979
E17

Episode 17

Feb 19, 1979
E18

The Shutdown

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.

Feb 26, 1979
E19

Strangers in Their Own Land

Mar 5, 1979
E20

Episode 20

Mar 12, 1979
E21

A Tale of Two Cities

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.

Mar 26, 1979
E22

Banged Up

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

Apr 2, 1979
E23

Speke Out

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

Apr 23, 1979
E24

Nuclear Nightmare

May 7, 1979
E25

The Shattered Lives

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

May 14, 1979
E26

Armchair Inferno

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

May 21, 1979
E27

Paying the Market Price

Jun 4, 1979
E28

The Luck of the Irish

Jun 11, 1979
E29

Special: Inside Amin's Terror Machine

Jun 13, 1979
E30

Episode 30

Jun 18, 1979
E31

No More School

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

Jun 25, 1979
E32

Gay Pride

Jul 2, 1979
E33

The Other Professionals

The British Army's assessment of the Provisional IRA.

Jul 12, 1979
E34

On Site - Capital Punishment

Jul 16, 1979
E35

On Site - Trade Union Power

Jul 30, 1979
E36

On Site - National Health Cuts

Aug 6, 1979