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When does World in Action Season 24 come out?

World in Action Season 24 premiered Monday, September 21, 1987 on ITV1 and ended Monday, July 25, 1988. The season has 40 episodes.

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World in Action Season 24 release schedule

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1. Fighting for Jennifer

Monday · 39 years ago

2. The Strange Case of the Disappearing Diamonds

About how billions of pounds' worth of gem diamonds were stripped from South West Africa (Namibia) over a 20-year period by the world's largest diamond mining company.

Monday · 39 years ago

3. The Wrong Stuff

Monday · 39 years ago

4. They Are Under Starters Orders

Monday · 39 years ago

5. The People the World Forgot: Boat People in Hong Kong

The plight of Vietnamese boat people in the camps of Hong Kong.

Monday · 39 years ago

6. Your Life in Tired Hands

Monday · 39 years ago

7. The Planning Game

Monday · 39 years ago

8. A Dangerous Prescription

Monday · 39 years ago

9. The Secret in the Circles

Monday · 39 years ago

10. The Black Mist

Monday · 38 years ago

11. Eastenders

Monday · 38 years ago

12. Suffer Little Children

Monday · 38 years ago

13. Teachers in Trouble: Discipline in Schools

The problem of violence in British schools.

Monday · 38 years ago

14. Still Crazy After All These Years?

A follow up to what became of the angry young men featured in 1968.

Monday · 38 years ago

15. Dirty Money

Monday · 38 years ago

16. Sun, Sand and Secrets

Monday · 38 years ago

17. Cameras in the Commons

Monday · 38 years ago

18. The Secret Life of Ned Walsh

Monday · 38 years ago

19. Political Vetting of Job Applicants

Monday · 38 years ago

20. Yesterday's Heroes

Monday · 38 years ago

21. Tall Stories

Monday · 38 years ago

22. The Taming of the Beeb

Monday · 38 years ago

23. The Detox

Monday · 38 years ago

24. Faith, Hope and Charity

Monday · 38 years ago

25. Kurt Waldheim - The Man Who Lived a Lie: Part 1

Monday · 38 years ago

26. Kurt Waldheim - The Man Who Lived a Lie: Part 2

Monday · 38 years ago

27. Heartbreak Hotels

Homeless families living in hostels and hotels in London

Monday · 38 years ago

28. The Trial of Theresa

Monday · 38 years ago

29. The Hanging Debate

Monday · 38 years ago

30. Doctor Beale's Diagnosis

Exploring the theory of a link between redundancy and developing bad health.

Monday · 38 years ago

31. Help Yourselves

Monday · 38 years ago

32. The Sex Slaves of Europe

Monday · 38 years ago

33. Bitter Sweets

Monday · 38 years ago

34. TV-am Dispute

Monday · 38 years ago

35. Death of a Funny Man

The murder of Palestinian cartoonist Naji al Ali in London and the connection between a double agent spying on the PLO.

Monday · 38 years ago

36. The Violent World of Nicholas Hoogstraten

An exposure of the bullying and intimidation of the notoriously ruthless landlord.

Monday · 38 years ago

37. The Secret of the Safer Cigarette

Did US tobacco companies discover, test and then decide not to market a safer cigarette? A World in Action investigation.

Monday · 38 years ago

38. No Porsche for Derek B

Monday · 38 years ago

39. Bhopal - Tragedy Without End

3 1/2 years after a poisonous gas cloud enveloped the city killing many citizens, an examination of the plight of the surviving citizens.

Monday · 38 years ago

40. A Very British Mercenary

Monday · 38 years ago

World in Action Season 24 guest stars

  • Tariq Ali

    Tariq Ali

  • Merlyn Rees

  • Margaret Thatcher

    Margaret Thatcher

  • Douglas Hurd

    Douglas Hurd

  • Dallas Brodie

  • Yizhak Rabin

    Yizhak Rabin

  • Roger Bolton

  • John Gau

  • Norman Tebbit

    Norman Tebbit

  • Phillip Whitehead

  • Kurt Waldheim

    Kurt Waldheim

  • John Hume

  • Keith Vaz

  • Nicholas van Hoogstraten

World in Action Season 24 FAQ

When does World in Action Season 24 come out?

World in Action Season 24 premiered Monday, September 21, 1987 on ITV1.

How many episodes are in World in Action Season 24?

World in Action Season 24 has 40 episodes.

Are new episodes of World in Action Season 24 released weekly?

New episodes are released weekly.

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