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When does World in Action Season 15 come out?

World in Action Season 15 premiered Monday, October 9, 1978 on ITV1 and ended Monday, August 6, 1979. The season has 36 episodes.

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World in Action Season 15 release schedule

World in Action Season 15 episode release dates
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1. Paraguay - The Last Refuge

Monday · 48 years ago

2. Trapped Inside the Wrong Body

Monday · 48 years ago

3. Episode 3

Monday · 48 years ago

4. Mr Heath at the Miners' Club

Monday · 48 years ago

5. The Hunt for Doctor 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.

Monday · 48 years ago

6. Kids United

Monday · 47 years ago

7. Episode 7

Tuesday · 47 years ago

8. Inside Europe - The Summit

Monday · 47 years ago

9. The Killing of Bruno Busic (1939-1978)

Monday · 47 years ago

10. It's Already Been Too Long

A comparison between the American and British Equal Opportunities Commission, and what they have achieved in new employment opportunities for women in what were considered traditionally male jobs.

Monday · 47 years ago

11. ...And a Prosperous New Year

With inflation continuing to rise, asks the question is it fair to restrict the lowest paid public employees to the government 5% guidelines?

Monday · 47 years ago

12. Episode 12

Monday · 47 years ago

13. A Report from Siege City

Bernard Nossiter, financial reporter on the Washington Post, gives his view on the economic crisis as he visits striking lorry drivers in the city of Hull.

Monday · 47 years ago

14. No Tears-But Fight

Follow up to the tragic death of student Jan Pallach in Prague 1968.

Monday · 47 years ago

15. The Reckoning

After doing a similar study in the USA, Prof. Harvey Brenner of Baltimore University is invited to do a similar study in the UK, on the relationship between death rates with living and job circumstances.

Monday · 47 years ago

16. The Life & Friends of Joseph Kagan

In exile because of tax evasion charges, Kagan gives an account of himself and his controversial relationship with PM. Harold Wilson.

Monday · 47 years ago

17. Episode 17

Monday · 47 years ago

18. The Shutdown

A profile of the Vickers Works in Tyneside, once a successful manufacturer supplying arms in World War Two and tractors in peace time. Now facing closure and 750 redundancies.

Monday · 47 years ago

19. Strangers in Their Own Land

Monday · 47 years ago

20. Episode 20

Monday · 47 years ago

21. A Tale of Two Cities

A comparison between the steel towns of Corby and Longwy France, as Corby becomes threatened with the loss of 6000 jobs as British Steel struggles with dwindling order books and losses.

Monday · 47 years ago

22. Banged Up

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

Monday · 47 years ago

23. Speke Out

The closure of the Dunlop Pirelli factory in Merseyside and its drastic affect on the community.

Monday · 47 years ago

24. Nuclear Nightmare

Monday · 47 years ago

25. The Shattered Lives

Investigation into the use of unsafe thin glass being used in large glassed areas such as patio doors.

Monday · 47 years ago

26. Armchair Inferno

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

Monday · 47 years ago

27. Paying the Market Price

Monday · 47 years ago

28. The Luck of the Irish

Monday · 47 years ago

29. Special: Inside Amin's Terror Machine

Wednesday · 47 years ago

30. Episode 30

Monday · 47 years ago

31. No More School

Two families discuss their rights, and experts discuss the effects of educating at home because they believe the state education system has failed them.

Monday · 47 years ago

32. Gay Pride

Monday · 47 years ago

33. The Other Professionals

The British Army's assessment of the Provisional IRA.

Thursday · 47 years ago

34. On Site - Capital Punishment

Monday · 47 years ago

35. On Site - Trade Union Power

Monday · 47 years ago

36. On Site - National Health Cuts

Monday · 47 years ago

World in Action Season 15 guest stars

  • Tony Benn

    Tony Benn

  • Harold Wilson

    Harold Wilson

  • Idi Amin

    Idi Amin

  • David Owen

    David Owen

  • Edward Heath

    Edward Heath

  • Arthur Scargill

    Arthur Scargill

  • Merlyn Rees

  • Josef Mengele

  • Isser Harel

  • Hermann Langbein

  • Margaret Englander

  • Jimmy Carter

    Jimmy Carter

  • Michael Beckham

  • Robin Cook

    Robin Cook

  • Ronald Brown

  • Tom Robinson

    Tom Robinson

World in Action Season 15 FAQ

When does World in Action Season 15 come out?

World in Action Season 15 premiered Monday, October 9, 1978 on ITV1.

How many episodes are in World in Action Season 15?

World in Action Season 15 has 36 episodes.

Are new episodes of World in Action Season 15 released weekly?

New episodes are released weekly.

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