Frontline Africa

World in Action special report.

Originally broadcast on Tuesday 6th January 1970.

The Quiet Mutiny

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

Originally broadcast on Monday 28th September 1970

They're Only Human Beings Like Everybody Else

This episode looks at the implications of the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act, the pioneering 1970 legislation that transformed lives.

Originally broadcast on Monday 19th October 1970

Warning: Viewers may find parts of this video disturbing.

The Dumping Grounds

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

Originally broadcast on Monday 21st December 1970

Warning: Viewers may find parts of this video disturbing.

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.

Originally broadcast on Monday 7th June 1971

The Dust At Arce Mill

Looking at rules broken causing many deaths by asbestosis.

Originally broadcast on Monday 28th June 1971

Warning: Viewers may find parts of this video disturbing.

The Siege Of Kontum

World in Action reports from the battle of Kontum, Vietnam - highlighting the plight of the Montagnard mountain people who are caught in the middle.

Originally broadcast on Monday 5th June 1972

In Search Of Gusty Spence

An interview with the Irish Protestant who denies the murder for which he was convicted, and is being held by the Ulster Volunteer Force who kidnapped him while he was on parole.

Originally broadcast on Monday 10th July 1972

See For Yourself!

A London shop steward opposed to immigration is invited to visit Uganda, and see why Asians there have to leave for their own safety and find a new home.

Originally broadcast on Monday 11th September 1972

A Day In The Life Of Kevin Donnellon

World in Action spends a day with thalidomide victim, 10 year old Kevin Donnellon.

Originally broadcast on Monday 4th December 1972

Warning: Viewers may find parts of this video disturbing.

The Angry Brigade

World In Action talks to the young anarchists involved in a guerrilla bombing campaign.

Originally broadcast on Thursday 7th December 1972

Warning: Viewers may find parts of this video disturbing.

The Blood And Guts Shift

24 hours spent at the casualty department of a Liverpool Hospital, as it struggles on its budget to treat the wounded from increasing alcohol fueled violence at the weekend.

Originally broadcast on Monday 10th March 1975

Warning: Viewers may find parts of this video disturbing.

Blood Money - Part One

Doctors express their concerns about the blood clotting drug Hemofil which is used by those suffering with hemophilia.

Originally broadcast on Monday 1st December 1975

Warning: Viewers may find parts of this video disturbing.

Blood Money - Part Two

Doctors express their concerns about the blood clotting drug Hemofil which is used by those suffering with hemophilia.

Originally broadcast on Monday 8th December 1975

Warning: Viewers may find parts of this video disturbing.

A School Of Thought

A 'fly on the wall' look at one of the more progressive comprehensive schools in Countesthorpe.

Originally broadcast on Monday 11th October 1976

The Prison Children

It's against the law in the UK to put children into prison, so how did 4000 under 17-year-olds come to spend time behind bars?.

Originally broadcast on Monday 25th April 1977

Warning: Viewers may find parts of this video disturbing.

Starting On The Dole

With the continuing rise in youth unemployment, World In Action follows two Liverpool teenagers as they look for work and examines the validity of government job creation schemes.

Originally broadcast on Monday 27th June 1977

The Life And Death Of Steve Biko

Coverage of the immediate aftermath of the death of anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko while in the custody of South African police.

Originally broadcast on Monday 3rd October 1977

Warning: Viewers may find parts of this video disturbing.

Working For A Pittance

An 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.

Originally broadcast on Monday 20th February 1978

Warning: Viewers may find parts of this video disturbing.

Prisoner Of Terrorism

A 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.

Originally broadcast on Monday 10th July 1978

Warning: Viewers may find parts of this video disturbing.

The Hunt For Dr. Mengele

Will Josef Mengele ever be caught? A year later, in 1979, while swimming at he coastal resort of Bertioga, Brazil, he suffered a stroke and drowned. Mengele was buried in Embu das Artes, São Paulo, Brazil, under the name "Wolfgang Gerhard", whose identification he had been using since 1971.

Originally broadcast on Monday 20th November 1978

Banged Up

A day in the life of Manchester's notoriously overcrowded Strangeways Prison, as World in Action speaks to wardens and prisoners alike.

Originally broadcast on Monday 2nd April 1979

Armchair Inferno

Exposer on polyurethane foam, widely used in the furniture industry is highly combustible and when burning gives off toxic fumes.

Originally broadcast on Monday 21st May 1979

Warning: Viewers may find parts of this video disturbing.

Gay Pride

By 1979 Gay News, was selling 25,000 copies a fortnight and it was shortly followed by the ITV magazine series, Gay Life; and Greater London Arts donated £1,000 for a gay arts festival. The result of this was a Gay Pride March the like of which no-one had ever seen in this country. 10,000 marched from Charing Cross to Hyde Park.

Originally broadcast on Monday 2nd July 1979