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October 13, 1980

Season 17

01. The State of Britain - The Road to Brighton Pier

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October 13, 1980

02. South Africa's Bombshell

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October 20, 1980

03. Creating Criminals

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October 27, 1980

04. Choosing Labour's Leader

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November 3, 1980

05. The Party's Over

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November 10, 1980

06. Death on the Dole

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November 17, 1980

07. The H-Block Fuse

Report at the beginning of the fifth week of the hunger strike in the H Block of Maze Prison by IRA prisoners seeking a recognition of their status as political prisoners including an interview with one of the prisoners, R.V. McCartney.

November 24, 1980

08. The Rossminster Affair

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December 1, 1980

09. The Hunt for the Ripper

The Yorkshire Ripper is still at large, and this follows the hectic and demanding West Yorkshire police investigation.

December 8, 1980

10. No Room at the Inn

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December 15, 1980

11. The Blood Business

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December 22, 1980

12. The State of Britain - The Secret in South Wales

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January 5, 1981

13. Michael Foot

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January 19, 1981

14. The White House General

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January 26, 1981

15. The Social Democrats

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February 2, 1981

16. The F.B.I.'s Secret Tapes

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February 9, 1981

17. Killing for a Cure

A look at vivisection, and the activities of the controversial Animal Liberation Front who believe more militant action is needed to end unnecessary cruelty to animals.

February 16, 1981

18. The State of Britain - In for a Penny

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February 23, 1981

19. Off the Rails

A UK rail crash in 1978 was thought to have been caused by signalling equipment that was over 50 years old. Sir Peter Parker attempts to get more money from the government to invest in the railways.

March 2, 1981

20. The State of the Nation

Journalists re-enact the political discussions around the economy on the eve of the budget.

March 9, 1981

21. These Children Are Mine

Anwar Ditta is a mother. That is not disputed. But the government say she is the mother of one child. She says she is the mother of four. However, the other three are in Pakistan, and that disagreement means she cannot bring them here.

March 16, 1981

22. The Fight for the Centre

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March 23, 1981

23. The Men from Argentina

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March 30, 1981

24. The Curse of the Klan

Report on the re-emergency's of the Ku Klux Klan in both northern and southern states of America and the rising tide of racism there. Includes interviews with Klan members past and present and members of the black community who have been attacked by them.

April 6, 1981

25. Comrades at Arms

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April 13, 1981

26. More Than Just a Few Perks

A civil servant who questioned the expense claims of the GLC found himself out of a job.

April 27, 1981

27. The Shape of Wars to Come

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May 11, 1981

28. Home and Away

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May 18, 1981

29. Do Mind If I Smoke?

An investigation into new claims that non smokers are at risk in smoke filled rooms.

June 1, 1981

30. To Russia with Love

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June 8, 1981

31. Tories for Turning

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June 15, 1981

32. Kevin at the Crossroads

Follows Kevin, a victim of the drug thalidomide as he enters the job market.

June 22, 1981

33. The Silent Epidemic

Very few people have heard of Alzheimer's Disease, despite the fact that one in 12 over 60s will get and possibly die from it.

June 29, 1981

34. Guns to the Right

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July 6, 1981

35. A Dangerous Age

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July 13, 1981

36. A Conflict of Evidence

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July 20, 1981

37. Toxteth Revisited

Dr Ben Holman and Tommy Olds visited Liverpool eight years previously and predicted riots would happen in the future. They now make a return visit in the aftermath of the riots.

July 27, 1981

38. The Agony of Angola

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August 3, 1981

39. When Night Comes to Kandahar

Report from Afganistan in which the World In Action camera team join a night time Afghan rebel attack, led by Ismael Gailani, on a government post in the capital, Kandahar and also look at the conditions for the Afghans under the present regime in the country. Looks at the way of life of the Afghan people under the regime supported by Russian forces.

August 17, 1981

40. Waiting for Justice

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August 10, 1981

41. A Picture of Health

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August 24, 1981