Season 24 (1987)
Episodes: 40
Star Cast:
Episodes List
Ep.1 Fighting for Jennifer
Air Date: 1987-09-21
Ep.2 The Strange Case of the Disappearing Diamonds
Air Date: 1987-09-28
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.
Ep.3 The Wrong Stuff
Air Date: 1987-10-05
Ep.4 They Are Under Starters Orders
Air Date: 1987-10-12
Ep.5 The People the World Forgot: Boat People in Hong Kong
Air Date: 1987-10-19
The plight of Vietnamese boat people in the camps of Hong Kong.
Ep.6 Your Life in Tired Hands
Air Date: 1987-10-26
Ep.7 The Planning Game
Air Date: 1987-11-02
Ep.8 A Dangerous Prescription
Air Date: 1987-11-09
Ep.9 The Secret in the Circles
Air Date: 1987-11-16
Ep.10 The Black Mist
Air Date: 1987-11-23
Ep.11 Eastenders
Air Date: 1987-11-30
Ep.12 Suffer Little Children
Air Date: 1987-12-07
Ep.13 Teachers in Trouble: Discipline in Schools
Air Date: 1987-12-14
The problem of violence in British schools.
Ep.14 Still Crazy After All These Years?
Air Date: 1988-01-04
A follow up to what became of the angry young men featured in 1968.
Ep.15 Dirty Money
Air Date: 1988-01-11
Ep.16 Sun, Sand and Secrets
Air Date: 1988-01-18
Ep.17 Cameras in the Commons
Air Date: 1988-01-25
Ep.18 The Secret Life of Ned Walsh
Air Date: 1988-02-01
Ep.19 Political Vetting of Job Applicants
Air Date: 1988-02-08
Ep.20 Yesterday's Heroes
Air Date: 1988-02-15
Ep.21 Tall Stories
Air Date: 1988-02-22
Ep.22 The Taming of the Beeb
Air Date: 1988-02-29
Ep.23 The Detox
Air Date: 1988-03-07
Ep.24 Faith, Hope and Charity
Air Date: 1988-03-14
Ep.25 Kurt Waldheim - The Man Who Lived a Lie: Part 1
Air Date: 1988-03-21
Ep.26 Kurt Waldheim - The Man Who Lived a Lie: Part 2
Air Date: 1988-03-28
Ep.27 Heartbreak Hotels
Air Date: 1988-04-04
Homeless families living in hostels and hotels in London
Ep.28 The Trial of Theresa
Air Date: 1988-04-18
Ep.29 The Hanging Debate
Air Date: 1988-04-25
Ep.30 Doctor Beale's Diagnosis
Air Date: 1988-05-09
Exploring the theory of a link between redundancy and developing bad health.
Ep.31 Help Yourselves
Air Date: 1988-05-16
Ep.32 The Sex Slaves of Europe
Air Date: 1988-05-23
Ep.33 Bitter Sweets
Air Date: 1988-06-06
Ep.34 TV-am Dispute
Air Date: 1988-06-13
Ep.35 Death of a Funny Man
Air Date: 1988-06-20
The murder of Palestinian cartoonist Naji al Ali in London and the connection between a double agent spying on the PLO.
Ep.36 The Violent World of Nicholas Hoogstraten
Air Date: 1988-06-27
An exposure of the bullying and intimidation of the notoriously ruthless landlord.
Ep.37 The Secret of the Safer Cigarette
Air Date: 1988-07-04
Did US tobacco companies discover, test and then decide not to market a safer cigarette? A World in Action investigation.
Ep.38 No Porsche for Derek B
Air Date: 1988-07-11
Ep.39 Bhopal - Tragedy Without End
Air Date: 1988-07-18
3 1/2 years after a poisonous gas cloud enveloped the city killing many citizens, an examination of the plight of the surviving citizens.