Season 18 (1981)
Episodes: 44
Star Cast:
Episodes List
Ep.1 The Discarded People
Air Date: 1981-10-19
Ep.2 The Disarmament Man
Air Date: 1981-10-26
Ep.3 Two Out of 30,000
Air Date: 1981-11-02
Ep.4 Living with Poverty
Air Date: 1981-11-09
Ep.5 Dust to Dust
Air Date: 1981-11-16
Ep.6 The Preacher and the Peacemaker
Air Date: 1981-11-23
Ep.7 Bleeding to Death
Air Date: 1981-11-30
Ep.8 Families at War
Air Date: 1981-12-07
Ep.9 A Statistic - A Reminder
Air Date: 1981-12-14
Ep.10 Taste of Power
Air Date: 1982-01-04
Ep.11 The Price of Britain's Bomb
Air Date: 1982-01-11
Ep.12 Divided We Stand
Air Date: 1982-01-18
Ep.13 Deals on Wheels
Air Date: 1982-01-25
Investigates why same model cars are cheaper on the continent.
Ep.14 Private Darkin's Army
Air Date: 1982-02-01
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.
Ep.15 The Tobacco War
Air Date: 1982-02-08
Ep.16 A Bankrupt Game
Air Date: 1982-02-15
An investigation into football clubs' financial problems and the looming crisis, with a focus on Bristol City Football Club.
Ep.17 The I.R.A.'s Arms Cash
Air Date: 1982-02-22
Ep.18 Caution to the Wind
Air Date: 1982-03-01
Ep.19 The Worried Men
Air Date: 1982-03-08
Ep.20 In the Name of the Lord
Air Date: 1982-03-15
Ep.21 Home Help
Air Date: 1982-03-22
Ep.22 Irish Lessons
Air Date: 1982-03-29
Ep.23 Britain on the Brink
Air Date: 1982-04-05
Ep.24 Special: The Falklands 100 - Part 1
Air Date: 1982-04-13
Ep.25 Special: The Falklands 100 - Part 2
Air Date: 1982-04-14
Ep.26 Special: The Falklands 100 - Part 3
Air Date: 1982-04-15
Ep.27 Special: The Falklands 100 - Part 4
Air Date: 1982-04-16
Ep.28 The Spoils of Peace
Air Date: 1982-04-19
Ep.29 The Falklands and the British Task Force
Air Date: 1982-04-26
Ep.32 The Real British Disease
Air Date: 1982-05-10
Examines why young people are not leaving learning Establishments with the skills being demanded by industry.
Ep.33 Falklands 100
Air Date: 1982-05-17
Ep.34 Weekend at War
Air Date: 1982-05-24
Ep.37 Paying for the War
Air Date: 1982-06-07
Ep.38 Home or Husband
Air Date: 1982-06-14
Ep.39 Britain's Other Islanders
Air Date: 1982-06-21
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.
Ep.40 Operation Quicksilver
Air Date: 1982-06-28
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.
Ep.41 A Small Town Tragedy
Air Date: 1982-07-05
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.
Ep.42 Operation Peace for Galilee
Air Date: 1982-07-12
Ep.43 Prisoner's Medicine
Air Date: 1982-07-19
Ep.44 Learning to Lose
Air Date: 1982-07-26
Ep.45 Cleaning Up the Yard
Air Date: 1982-08-02
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?
Ep.46 The Health Service
Air Date: 1982-08-09
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.
Ep.47 Streets Apart
Air Date: 1982-08-16