World in Action S14E30 · Buying Time

Overview

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

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Episodes

1. 1 1. The Man Who Talks to Terrorists1977-09-26
2. 2 2. The Life and Death of Steve Biko1977-10-03Coverage of the immediate aftermath of the death of anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko while in the custody of South African police.
3. 3 3. No Compromise1977-10-10
4. 4 4. The Miami Experiment1977-10-17
5. 5 5. The Surgery Is Now Closed1977-10-24
6. 6 6. Eastern Promise1977-10-31
7. 7 7. The Accident1977-11-07Investigates 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
8. 8 8. The Disputed Land1977-11-14
9. 9 9. Got It Taped1977-11-21
10. 10 10. In the Name of the Law1977-11-28Investigates the death of Liddle Towers, who was arrested while drunk, but then died in the custody of Northumbria Police Force.
11. 11 11. Thatcher Interview1978-01-30
12. 12 12. Cold Facts1978-02-06People 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.
13. 13 13. The Concrete Rings1978-02-13Price fixing in the mixed concrete industry.
14. 14 14. Working for a Pittance1978-02-20An 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.
15. 15 15. Death by Request1978-03-24One woman's plight to have the Suicide Act amended due to her deteriorating health condition.
16. 16 16. There's No Place Like Hulme1978-04-10Investigates why houses in Hulme that were built in the 1960s are now being recommended to be demolished.
17. 17 17. The Right's Centre1978-04-17
18. 18 18. Black to Front1978-04-24
19. 19 19. In the Public Interest1978-05-08
20. 20 20. General Grigorenko's New Campaign1978-05-15
21. 21 21. Take Care, This Place is Unsafe1978-05-22Investigation 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.
22. 22 22. Smoking - A Double Standard1978-06-05
23. 23 23. Dishonourable Discharge1978-06-12
24. 24 24. Wait and See1978-06-19
25. 25 25. Nuts & Bolts of the Economy: Made in Korea1978-06-20
26. 26 26. The Happiness Pill?1978-06-26
27. 27 27. The Nazi Party1978-07-03Using sworn statements from an undercover police officer, an investigation into whether Britain's National Front is a thinly-veiled modern Nazi Party.
28. 28 28. Prisoner of Terrorism1978-07-10A 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.
29. 29 29. Russian Justice1978-07-17Follow up to 'A Calculated Risk' on the plight of dissident Anatoly Sharansky.
30. 30 30. Buying Time1978-07-24Covert filming in Walton & Wakefield Jails provides evidence of corruption.
31. 31 31. Liable to Prosecution1978-07-31
32. 32 32. No Useful Purpose Would Be Served1978-08-07
33. 33 33. Power for Sale1978-08-14
34. 34 34. The Invisible Risk1978-08-21