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World in Action

Season 20 · Episode 19

The Press Gang

0.0March 5, 1984

Examines the press's attitude towards public figures. The Sun newspaper had written that an American Psychiatrist had declared Tony Benn insane. This investigation shows that the psychiatrist had been misquoted.

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Episode 1Watching the Waste Go By
Episode 2Tea - A Bitter Taste
Episode 3A Farewell to Arms Control
Episode 4A Serious Medical Emergency
Episode 5In No Man's Land
Episode 6The Grenada Factor
Episode 7Devil's Advocate
Episode 8Sea of Despair
Episode 9Fit for Work
Episode 10After Doomsday
Episode 11The Honourable Member for Belfast West
Episode 12For the Benefit of Mr. Parris
Episode 13The Sinking of Scott Lithgow
Episode 14From Rags to Riches
Episode 15Special: Here We Stand - A Protestant View of Ulster
Episode 16Countdown to a Coronary
Episode 17The Decade of Delay
Episode 18Gross Misconduct
Episode 19The Press Gang
Episode 20Tell Me More
Episode 21The City That Says No
Episode 22The Black Sheep of Whitehall
Episode 23The Food Factor
Episode 24Looking After Their Own
Episode 25Women on the Line
Episode 26For the Love of Boxing
Episode 27Caught in the Crossfire
Episode 28Robbing the Rich
Episode 29South Africa's Other Leader
Episode 30On the Rocks
Episode 31Your Starter for Life
Episode 32Drilling for Gold
Episode 33On the Scrap Heap
Episode 34Solidarity on Trial
Episode 35The Spy Who Never Was
Episode 36Business in Oman