Season 18

1. The Discarded People

1981-10-19

2. The Disarmament Man

1981-10-26

3. Two Out of 30,000

1981-11-02

4. Living with Poverty

1981-11-09

5. Dust to Dust

1981-11-16

6. The Preacher and the Peacemaker

1981-11-23

7. Bleeding to Death

1981-11-30

8. Families at War

1981-12-07

9. A Statistic - A Reminder

1981-12-14

10. Taste of Power

1982-01-04

11. The Price of Britain's Bomb

1982-01-11

12. Divided We Stand

1982-01-18

13. Deals on Wheels

1982-01-25

Investigates why same model cars are cheaper on the continent.

14. Private Darkin's Army

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.

15. The Tobacco War

1982-02-08

16. A Bankrupt Game

1982-02-15

An investigation into football clubs' financial problems and the looming crisis, with a focus on Bristol City Football Club.

17. The I.R.A.'s Arms Cash

1982-02-22

18. Caution to the Wind

1982-03-01

19. The Worried Men

1982-03-08

20. In the Name of the Lord

1982-03-15

21. Home Help

1982-03-22

22. Irish Lessons

1982-03-29

23. Britain on the Brink

1982-04-05

24. Special: The Falklands 100 - Part 1

1982-04-13

25. Special: The Falklands 100 - Part 2

1982-04-14

26. Special: The Falklands 100 - Part 3

1982-04-15

27. Special: The Falklands 100 - Part 4

1982-04-16

28. The Spoils of Peace

1982-04-19

29. The Falklands and the British Task Force

1982-04-26

32. The Real British Disease

1982-05-10

Examines why young people are not leaving learning Establishments with the skills being demanded by industry.

33. Falklands 100

1982-05-17

34. Weekend at War

1982-05-24

37. Paying for the War

1982-06-07

38. Home or Husband

1982-06-14

39. Britain's Other Islanders

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.

40. Operation Quicksilver

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.

41. A Small Town Tragedy

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.

42. Operation Peace for Galilee

1982-07-12

43. Prisoner's Medicine

1982-07-19

44. Learning to Lose

1982-07-26

45. Cleaning Up the Yard

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?

46. The Health Service

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.

47. Streets Apart

1982-08-16

48. Israel's Other War

1982-08-23