World in Action - Season 24

1. Fighting for Jennifer

Aired: 9/21/1987

2. The Strange Case of the Disappearing Diamonds

Aired: 9/28/1987

About how billions of pounds' worth of gem diamonds were stripped from South West Africa (Namibia) over a 20-year period by the world's largest diamond mining company.

3. The Wrong Stuff

Aired: 10/5/1987

4. They Are Under Starters Orders

Aired: 10/12/1987

5. The People the World Forgot: Boat People in Hong Kong

Aired: 10/19/1987

The plight of Vietnamese boat people in the camps of Hong Kong.

6. Your Life in Tired Hands

Aired: 10/26/1987

7. The Planning Game

Aired: 11/2/1987

8. A Dangerous Prescription

Aired: 11/9/1987

9. The Secret in the Circles

Aired: 11/16/1987

10. The Black Mist

Aired: 11/23/1987

11. Eastenders

Aired: 11/30/1987

12. Suffer Little Children

Aired: 12/7/1987

13. Teachers in Trouble: Discipline in Schools

Aired: 12/14/1987

The problem of violence in British schools.

14. Still Crazy After All These Years?

Aired: 1/4/1988

A follow up to what became of the angry young men featured in 1968.

15. Dirty Money

Aired: 1/11/1988

16. Sun, Sand and Secrets

Aired: 1/18/1988

17. Cameras in the Commons

Aired: 1/25/1988

18. The Secret Life of Ned Walsh

Aired: 2/1/1988

19. Political Vetting of Job Applicants

Aired: 2/8/1988

20. Yesterday's Heroes

Aired: 2/15/1988

21. Tall Stories

Aired: 2/22/1988

22. The Taming of the Beeb

Aired: 2/29/1988

23. The Detox

Aired: 3/7/1988

24. Faith, Hope and Charity

Aired: 3/14/1988

25. Kurt Waldheim - The Man Who Lived a Lie: Part 1

Aired: 3/21/1988

26. Kurt Waldheim - The Man Who Lived a Lie: Part 2

Aired: 3/28/1988

27. Heartbreak Hotels

Aired: 4/4/1988

Homeless families living in hostels and hotels in London

28. The Trial of Theresa

Aired: 4/18/1988

29. The Hanging Debate

Aired: 4/25/1988

30. Doctor Beale's Diagnosis

Aired: 5/9/1988

Exploring the theory of a link between redundancy and developing bad health.

31. Help Yourselves

Aired: 5/16/1988

32. The Sex Slaves of Europe

Aired: 5/23/1988

33. Bitter Sweets

Aired: 6/6/1988

34. TV-am Dispute

Aired: 6/13/1988

35. Death of a Funny Man

Aired: 6/20/1988

The murder of Palestinian cartoonist Naji al Ali in London and the connection between a double agent spying on the PLO.

36. The Violent World of Nicholas Hoogstraten

Aired: 6/27/1988

An exposure of the bullying and intimidation of the notoriously ruthless landlord.

37. The Secret of the Safer Cigarette

Aired: 7/4/1988

Did US tobacco companies discover, test and then decide not to market a safer cigarette? A World in Action investigation.

38. No Porsche for Derek B

Aired: 7/11/1988

39. Bhopal - Tragedy Without End

Aired: 7/18/1988

3 1/2 years after a poisonous gas cloud enveloped the city killing many citizens, an examination of the plight of the surviving citizens.

40. A Very British Mercenary

Aired: 7/25/1988