World in Action Season 14, Episode 29: Russian Justice

The Man Who Talks to Terrorists

The Life and Death of Steve Biko

Coverage of the immediate aftermath of the death of anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko while in the custody of South African police.

No Compromise

The Miami Experiment

The Surgery Is Now Closed

Eastern Promise

The Accident

Investigates a claim by Russian Scientist Dr Zhores Medvedev, that the biggest nuclear accident of all, occurred 20 years previous in the Southern Ural Mountains, where many people died.

The Disputed Land

Got It Taped

In the Name of the Law

Investigates the death of Liddle Towers, who was arrested while drunk, but then died in the custody of Northumbria Police Force.

Thatcher Interview

Cold Facts

People unable to pay their bills are still having their services cut off, despite a reassurance that it would not happen anymore. Follow up to a previous programme a year ago.

The Concrete Rings

Price fixing in the mixed concrete industry.

Working for a Pittance

An examination of how 50 000 physically and mentally disabled people earn a maximum of £4 a week for up to 27 hours of menial work.

Death by Request

One woman's plight to have the Suicide Act amended due to her deteriorating health condition.

There's No Place Like Hulme

Investigates why houses in Hulme that were built in the 1960s are now being recommended to be demolished.

The Right's Centre

Black to Front

In the Public Interest

General Grigorenko's New Campaign

Take Care, This Place is Unsafe

Investigation into the King's College Hospital after it closed down for several hours due to staff shortages and the dangerous situation it left patients in.

Smoking - A Double Standard

Dishonourable Discharge

Wait and See

Nuts & Bolts of the Economy: Made in Korea

The Happiness Pill?

The Nazi Party

Using sworn statements from an undercover police officer, an investigation into whether Britain's National Front is a thinly-veiled modern Nazi Party.

Prisoner of Terrorism

A look at the activities and history of the notorious Baader-Meinhof terrorist group, including an interview with one of the gang's kingpins, Horst Mahler.

Buying Time

Covert filming in Walton & Wakefield Jails provides evidence of corruption.

Liable to Prosecution

No Useful Purpose Would Be Served

Power for Sale

The Invisible Risk