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Season 15 • Episode 1 • Paraguay - The Last Refuge
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World in Action Season 15, Episode 1: Paraguay - The Last Refuge
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36 episodesParaguay - The Last Refuge
Trapped Inside the Wrong Body
Episode 3
Mr Heath at the Miners' Club
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.
Kids United
Episode 7
Inside Europe - The Summit
The Killing of Bruno Busic (1939-1978)
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.
...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?
Episode 12
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.
No Tears-But Fight
Follow up to the tragic death of student Jan Pallach in Prague 1968.
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.
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.
Episode 17
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.
Strangers in Their Own Land
Episode 20
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.
Banged Up
A day in the life of Manchester's notoriously overcrowded Strangeways Prison, as World in Action speaks to wardens and prisoners alike.
Speke Out
The closure of the Dunlop Pirelli factory in Merseyside and its drastic affect on the community.
Nuclear Nightmare
The Shattered Lives
Investigation into the use of unsafe thin glass being used in large glassed areas such as patio doors.
Armchair Inferno
Exposé on polyurethane foam, widely used in the furniture industry is highly combustible and when burning gives off toxic fumes.
Paying the Market Price
The Luck of the Irish
Special: Inside Amin's Terror Machine
Episode 30
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.
Gay Pride
The Other Professionals
The British Army's assessment of the Provisional IRA.