Season 27

episodes

E1
1.Inside Saddam's Stronghold
Sep 24, 1990

Examining the extent Iraq's support for its own leader's aggressive tactics in attacking Israel and Saudi Arabia.

E2
2.Blowing the Whistle
Oct 1, 1990
E3
3.Strike It Lucky
Oct 8, 1990
E4
4.The Allergy Business
Oct 15, 1990
E5
5.The Go-Between
Oct 22, 1990
E6
6.Mission to Baghdad
Oct 29, 1990
E7
7.Nurse Pink's Prescription
Nov 5, 1990
E8
8.The Lessons of Piper Alpha
Nov 12, 1990
E9
9.The Tarzan Factor
Nov 19, 1990
E10
10.Turning a Blind Eye
Dec 3, 1990
E11
11.Mrs. Thatcher's Secret Servant
Dec 10, 1990
E12
12.Twenty Years Hard Labour
Dec 17, 1990
E13
13.A Life of Pain
Jan 7, 1991
E14
14.A Time to Choose
Jan 14, 1991
E15
15.Episode 15
Jan 21, 1991
E16
16.The Child Killers of Brazil
Jan 28, 1991
E17
17.Waiting for the Land War
Feb 4, 1991
E18
18.How Safe Are Our Children?
Feb 11, 1991
E19
19.Under the Curfew
Feb 18, 1991
E20
20.Mafia Russian Style
Feb 25, 1991
E21
21.After the Storm
Mar 4, 1991
E22
22.World in Action Guide to Losing Your Job
Mar 11, 1991
E23
23.The Birmingham Six - Their Own Story
Mar 18, 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
24.Beat the Taxman
Mar 19, 1991
E25
25.Secret of Sebha
Mar 25, 1991
E26
26.Chariots of Fire
Apr 8, 1991
E27
27.Curse of the Superdrug
Apr 15, 1991
E28
28.The Hate Factories
Apr 22, 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
29.The Propaganda War
Apr 23, 1991
E30
30.The Ghost Train
Apr 29, 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
31.Money for Nothing
May 13, 1991
E32
32.The Devil's Advocates
May 20, 1991
E33
33.On the Knife Edge
Jun 3, 1991
E34
34.When Housewives Strike
Jun 10, 1991
E35
35.Marked for Murder
Jun 17, 1991

The disturbing revelation that confidential police documents are ending up in the hands of gunmen.

E36
36.Should the Queen Pay Tax?
Jun 24, 1991
E37
37.What Liverpool Needs...
Jul 1, 1991
E38
38.Britain's Secret Slaves
Jul 8, 1991
E39
39.Defending the Realm
Jul 15, 1991

Nick Davies investigates phone tapping in the British security services.

E40
40.Making the News
Jul 22, 1991
E41
41.Reasonable Adjustment
Jul 29, 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.