World in Action(1963)

Name: World in Action
Genre: News, Documentary
Released: 1963-01-01
Rating: 7

★ 7.0(2)30m1294 episodesEnded

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.

First aired:: 1963-01-01
Country:: GB
Network:: ITV1

Episodes

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1. Paraguay - The Last Refuge
1978-10-09
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2. Trapped Inside the Wrong Body
1978-10-16
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3. Episode 3
1978-10-23
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4. Mr Heath at the Miners' Club
1978-10-30
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5. The Hunt for Doctor Mengele
1978-11-06
Will Josef Mengele ever be caught? A year later, in 1979, while swimming at he coastal resort of Bertioga, Brazil, he suffered a stroke and drowned. Mengele was buried in Embu das Artes, São Paulo, Brazil, under the name "Wolfgang Gerhard", whose identification he had been using since 1971.
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6. Kids United
1978-11-27
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7. Episode 7
1978-11-28
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8. Inside Europe - The Summit
1978-12-04
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9. The Killing of Bruno Busic (1939-1978)
1978-12-11
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10. It's Already Been Too Long
1978-12-18
A comparison between the American and British Equal Opportunities Commission, and what they have achieved in new employment opportunities for women in what were considered traditionally male jobs.
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11. ...And a Prosperous New Year
1979-01-08
With inflation continuing to rise, asks the question is it fair to restrict the lowest paid public employees to the government 5% guidelines?
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12. Episode 12
1979-01-15
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13. A Report from Siege City
1979-01-22
Bernard Nossiter, financial reporter on the Washington Post, gives his view on the economic crisis as he visits striking lorry drivers in the city of Hull.
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14. No Tears-But Fight
1979-01-29
Follow up to the tragic death of student Jan Pallach in Prague 1968.
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15. The Reckoning
1979-02-05
After doing a similar study in the USA, Prof. Harvey Brenner of Baltimore University is invited to do a similar study in the UK, on the relationship between death rates with living and job circumstances.
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16. The Life & Friends of Joseph Kagan
1979-02-12
In exile because of tax evasion charges, Kagan gives an account of himself and his controversial relationship with PM. Harold Wilson.
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17. Episode 17
1979-02-19
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18. The Shutdown
1979-02-26
A profile of the Vickers Works in Tyneside, once a successful manufacturer supplying arms in World War Two and tractors in peace time. Now facing closure and 750 redundancies.
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19. Strangers in Their Own Land
1979-03-05
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20. Episode 20
1979-03-12
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21. A Tale of Two Cities
1979-03-26
A comparison between the steel towns of Corby and Longwy France, as Corby becomes threatened with the loss of 6000 jobs as British Steel struggles with dwindling order books and losses.
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22. Banged Up
1979-04-02
A day in the life of Manchester's notoriously overcrowded Strangeways Prison, as World in Action speaks to wardens and prisoners alike.
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23. Speke Out
1979-04-23
The closure of the Dunlop Pirelli factory in Merseyside and its drastic affect on the community.
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24. Nuclear Nightmare
1979-05-07
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25. The Shattered Lives
1979-05-14
Investigation into the use of unsafe thin glass being used in large glassed areas such as patio doors.
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26. Armchair Inferno
1979-05-21
Exposé on polyurethane foam, widely used in the furniture industry is highly combustible and when burning gives off toxic fumes.
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27. Paying the Market Price
1979-06-04
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28. The Luck of the Irish
1979-06-11
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29. Special: Inside Amin's Terror Machine
1979-06-13
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30. Episode 30
1979-06-18
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31. No More School
1979-06-25
Two families discuss their rights, and experts discuss the effects of educating at home because they believe the state education system has failed them.
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32. Gay Pride
1979-07-02
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33. The Other Professionals
1979-07-12
The British Army's assessment of the Provisional IRA.
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34. On Site - Capital Punishment
1979-07-16
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35. On Site - Trade Union Power
1979-07-30
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36. On Site - National Health Cuts
1979-08-06