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Season 18
S18E39 21 juin 1982

Britain's Other Islanders

World in Action - Season 18

In 1971, the British shipped all the inhabitants from Diego Garcia, having purchased the Chagos Archipelago in 1965, so that is could be used as an allied military base with the US. But now people are beginning to question this treatment.

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Season 18

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E1 19 octobre 1981

The Discarded People

E2 26 octobre 1981

The Disarmament Man

E3 2 novembre 1981

Two Out of 30,000

E4 9 novembre 1981

Living with Poverty

E5 16 novembre 1981

Dust to Dust

E6 23 novembre 1981

The Preacher and the Peacemaker

E7 30 novembre 1981

Bleeding to Death

E8 7 décembre 1981

Families at War

E9 14 décembre 1981

A Statistic - A Reminder

E10 4 janvier 1982

Taste of Power

E11 11 janvier 1982

The Price of Britain's Bomb

E12 18 janvier 1982

Divided We Stand

E13 25 janvier 1982

Deals on Wheels

Investigates why same model cars are cheaper on the continent.

E14 1 février 1982

Private Darkin's Army

Documentary about a soldier, Private Darkin, who committed suicide after facing bullying in the Army. The filming took place at Blackdown Barracks, Deepcut, Camberley, Surrey, and included a Royal Army Ordnance Corps (RAOC) platoon in training called Delhi Platoon. This contributor , David Kinsey, was a Private soldier in training and in that platoon and the programme includes what became a punch line 'Eyes front Di Pietro' shouted by the drill Sergeant, Colin Egan.

E15 8 février 1982

The Tobacco War

E16 15 février 1982

A Bankrupt Game

An investigation into football clubs' financial problems and the looming crisis, with a focus on Bristol City Football Club.

E17 22 février 1982

The I.R.A.'s Arms Cash

E18 1 mars 1982

Caution to the Wind

E19 8 mars 1982

The Worried Men

E20 15 mars 1982

In the Name of the Lord

E21 22 mars 1982

Home Help

E22 29 mars 1982

Irish Lessons

E23 5 avril 1982

Britain on the Brink

E24 13 avril 1982

Special: The Falklands 100 - Part 1

E25 14 avril 1982

Special: The Falklands 100 - Part 2

E26 15 avril 1982

Special: The Falklands 100 - Part 3

E27 16 avril 1982

Special: The Falklands 100 - Part 4

E28 19 avril 1982

The Spoils of Peace

E29 26 avril 1982

The Falklands and the British Task Force

E32 10 mai 1982

The Real British Disease

Examines why young people are not leaving learning Establishments with the skills being demanded by industry.

E33 17 mai 1982

Falklands 100

E34 24 mai 1982

Weekend at War

E37 7 juin 1982

Paying for the War

E38 14 juin 1982

Home or Husband

E39 21 juin 1982

Britain's Other Islanders

In 1971, the British shipped all the inhabitants from Diego Garcia, having purchased the Chagos Archipelago in 1965, so that is could be used as an allied military base with the US. But now people are beginning to question this treatment.

E40 28 juin 1982

Operation Quicksilver

Looks at the intense lobbying and scheming going on behind the scenes by other manufacturers trying to prevent Nissan building a car plant in the UK.

E41 5 juillet 1982

A Small Town Tragedy

Victims of asbestos related illnesses in Blooming Dale Illinois question why they have yet to receive the awarded compensation from the original supplier, Cape Industries.

E42 12 juillet 1982

Operation Peace for Galilee

E43 19 juillet 1982

Prisoner's Medicine

E44 26 juillet 1982

Learning to Lose

E45 2 août 1982

Cleaning Up the Yard

Operation Countryman was supposed to be the biggest ever investigation into corruption in Scotland Yard and the Metropolitan Police, so why did it result in such minor results?

E46 9 août 1982

The Health Service

The health service today began 5 days' intensive strike action, leaving only emergency services running, in pursuit of a 12% pay rise. This is the most severe disruption the NHS has ever seen, and a massive backlog results. Studio discussion.

E47 16 août 1982

Streets Apart

E48 23 août 1982

Israel's Other War

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