World in Action is a British news documentary television series that premiered on ITV1 on January 1, 1963. It ended on December 7, 1998. It stars Keith Floyd, Tony Benn, Mick Jagger and Pierre Balmain.
World in Action was Granada Television’s flagship ITV current affairs series, running from 7 Jan 1963 to 7 Dec 1998, and built a reputation for film-led investigative reporting and a forceful editorial stance. Its journalism produced major public and political repercussions—including investigations associated with miscarriages of justice such as the Birmingham Six—and it also served as a platform for landmark documentary projects, including the first broadcast of “Seven Up!” as part of the stran ...
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World in Action was Granada Television’s flagship ITV current affairs series, running from 7 Jan 1963 to 7 Dec 1998, and built a reputation for film-led investigative reporting and a forceful editorial stance. Its journalism produced major public and political repercussions—including investigations associated with miscarriages of justice such as the Birmingham Six—and it also served as a platform for landmark documentary projects, including the first broadcast of “Seven Up!” as part of the strand in 1964.
Military budget over spending is presented as a game show.
January 1, 1963
2
Atomic Arms Race
January 7, 1963
3
Congo Conflict
January 14, 1963
Season 2 preview35 episodes total
Season 2 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
The Guns
September 11, 1963
2
Lord Denning
September 16, 1963
3
Dick Gregory
September 29, 1963
Season 3 preview27 episodes total
Season 3 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
The Story of the Sun
The launch of The Sun newspaper.
September 15, 1964
2
The Flip Side
Various recording agents speak out on the pop music business, and whether the UK singles chart is a fair representation of vinyl sales.
September 22, 1964
3
U.S. Elections
September 29, 1964
Season 4 preview51 episodes total
Season 4 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
A Girl Called Sharon
A look at the Royal Marsden's Hospital work in the treatment of Leukaemia and how Sharon's parents Bill and Annette Norris battle against the limited knowledge and treatments available for those who suffer from this condition.
July 3, 1967
2
Some Grains of Truth
Investigates how some drugs are smuggled into Britain.
July 10, 1967
3
A Duel in the Sun
July 17, 1967
Season 5 preview34 episodes total
Season 5 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Give Us the Works
An idea to give workers more say in the running of their company is put to the board of British Steel.
September 10, 1968
2
Spies for Hire
September 16, 1968
3
February's Children
An investigation into 7 children (expelled from Kenya) who have to live on their own in the UK as their parents cannot join them due to new laws.
September 23, 1968
Season 6 preview38 episodes total
Season 6 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Untried, Inside
September 8, 1969
2
No Surrender
Portrait of the Protestant working class and the vigilantes in Northern Ireland at the height of the Ulster riots in 1969.
September 15, 1969
3
Crack of the Whip
Portrait of the Catholic working class and the riots in Ulster, when the barricades were going up in the streets of Derry.
September 22, 1969
Season 7 preview43 episodes total
Season 7 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Everybody's Children
School children at school are doing a play on freedom and the Vietnam war also playing a general
September 21, 1970
2
The Quiet Mutiny
Embedded documentary, shot on site during the Vietnam War, showing how young draftees are critical about that war.
September 28, 1970
3
The Man Who Made Biafra
October 5, 1970
Season 8 preview37 episodes total
Season 8 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
The Village That Quit, Well Not Exactly
September 6, 1971
2
The Sounds of the Clyde
September 13, 1971
3
Episode 3
September 20, 1971
Season 9 preview38 episodes total
Season 9 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
See for Yourself!
A London shop steward opposed to immigration is invited to visit Uganda, and see why Asians there have to leave for their own safety and find a new home.
September 11, 1972
2
A Matter of Discretion
September 18, 1972
3
A Question of Torture
September 25, 1972
Season 10 preview38 episodes total
Season 10 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
A Question of Intelligence
September 10, 1973
2
Something to Beef About.
September 17, 1973
3
The Cost of a Cup of Tea
September 24, 1973
Season 11 preview40 episodes total
Season 11 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
An Accident at Sea
Looks into the loss of the ship Burtonia and whether coastguards acted quickly enough to her distress signal.
September 2, 1974
2
John Conteh
September 9, 1974
3
The Special Unit
September 16, 1974
Season 12 preview42 episodes total
Season 12 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
The Reluctant Bride
September 8, 1975
2
The Roche Affair
September 15, 1975
3
Conversations with the Craigs
September 22, 1975
Season 13 preview39 episodes total
Season 13 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Unemployment - Who Cares?
Unemployment has now risen to the notable 1 million mark and this investigation shows the detrimental effect it can have on those people who loose their job.
September 27, 1976
2
Nuts & Bolts of the Economy: Delta's Dilemma
October 4, 1976
3
A School of Thought
Examination of revolutionary and experimental new teaching methods.
October 11, 1976
Season 14 preview34 episodes total
Season 14 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
The Man Who Talks to Terrorists
September 26, 1977
2
The Life and Death of Steve Biko
Coverage of the immediate aftermath of the death of anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko while in the custody of South African police.
October 3, 1977
3
No Compromise
October 10, 1977
Season 15 preview36 episodes total
Season 15 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Paraguay - The Last Refuge
October 9, 1978
2
Trapped Inside the Wrong Body
October 16, 1978
3
Episode 3
October 23, 1978
Season 16 preview30 episodes total
Season 16 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Mr. Benn's Secret Service
Mr Benn questions the role of the Civil Service and whether it is becoming too powerful and unanswerable for the country's good?