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September 21, 1970

Season 7

01. Everybody's Children

School children at school are doing a play on freedom and the Vietnam war also playing a general

September 21, 1970

02. The Quiet Mutiny

Embedded documentary, shot on site during the Vietnam War, showing how young draftees are critical about that war.

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September 28, 1970

03. The Man Who Made Biafra

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October 5, 1970

04. Pigs?

Members of the Cincinnati Police Force discuss the increasing animosity being dealt out by the public towards policemen.

October 12, 1970

05. They're Only Human Beings Like Everybody Else

There are about 1,500,000 severely physically handicapped people in the United Kingdom. There are, therefore, 1,500,000 handicapped families. This means there are 6,750,000 people directly involved with the problems of the disabled.

October 19, 1970

06. A Business Arrangement

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October 26, 1970

07. S.A.L.T.

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November 2, 1970

08. Goodbye Mr. Smith?

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November 9, 1970

09. The Mountain People

America's poor whites of the Appalachia region, who fear there maybe violence against them in the future.

November 16, 1970

10. The Final Harvest

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November 23, 1970

11. The Man Who Wouldn't Keep Quiet

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November 24, 1970

12. The Schemes of Jerome D. Hoffman

Follows the trail of New York financier Hoffman, who's empire had just crashed leaving investors in the UK out of pocket.

November 30, 1970

13. The Law Shop

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December 7, 1970

14. Oh! Birmingham

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December 14, 1970

15. The Dumping Grounds

The problems of malnutrition leading to mental and physical problems among the children of resettled black South African families.

December 21, 1970

16. American Radio

A personal view by Denis Mitchell.

January 4, 1971

17. Round One

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January 11, 1971

18. The Dutschke Affair

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January 18, 1971

19. The Village That Quit

A village is asked to give up smoking for a week and the results monitored.

January 25, 1971

20. The Monday Club

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February 1, 1971

21. The Breaking Point

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February 8, 1971

22. Square One

With renewed fighting through Ulster, has the conflict gone back to square one?

February 15, 1971

23. Lucky

Follows the life of an 18 year old from Devon who arrives in London penniless and has to sleep rough, but eventually with help manages to find a job and somewhere to live.

February 22, 1971

24. Ford: The Inside Story

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March 1, 1971

25. The Truants

World In Action talks to three teenage truants about what they get up to when they "wag off" school.

March 8, 1971

26. The Man Who Stole Uganda

A military coup has taken place in Uganda, but what is the real story behind the rumours?

March 15, 1971

27. As It Was in the Beginning...

Uses footage from previous editions of World in Action to present a history of the troubles so far.

March 22, 1971

28. The Year Britain Stopped Growing

Investigates the claim that lack of investment in the UK will seriously affect its competitiveness with mainland Europe.

March 29, 1971

29. South of the Border

Attitudes in Eire to the IRA and the situation in Ulster.

April 5, 1971

30. The Salvation Army

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April 19, 1971

31. The Sailors' Jail

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April 26, 1971

32. Going Private

Investigates the controversy surrounding private patients and their consultants and whether they are exploiting the NHS.

May 3, 1971

33. The Tanzam Railway

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May 10, 1971

34. A 2.9% Swing to Democracy in Bradford

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May 17, 1971

35. Death Is Afraid of Us

Some people in the country of Georgia claim to be over a 100 years old and still working like people half their age.

May 24, 1971

36. Conversations with a Working Man

Following one working class man through the struggles of his average day, to show how the forgotten majority are living in Britain.

June 7, 1971

37. Anthony Mascarenhas

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June 14, 1971

38. A Woman's Place

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June 21, 1971

39. The Dust at Acre Mill

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June 28, 1971

40. Episode 40

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July 5, 1971

41. Major Khaled's War

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July 12, 1971

42. End of a Journey

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July 19, 1971

43. The Man from No. 10

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August 3, 1971