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. Inside Saddam's Stronghold
1990-09-24
Examining the extent Iraq's support for its own leader's aggressive tactics in attacking Israel and Saudi Arabia.
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2. Blowing the Whistle
1990-10-01
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3. Strike It Lucky
1990-10-08
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4. The Allergy Business
1990-10-15
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5. The Go-Between
1990-10-22
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6. Mission to Baghdad
1990-10-29
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7. Nurse Pink's Prescription
1990-11-05
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8. The Lessons of Piper Alpha
1990-11-12
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9. The Tarzan Factor
1990-11-19
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10. Turning a Blind Eye
1990-12-03
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11. Mrs. Thatcher's Secret Servant
1990-12-10
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12. Twenty Years Hard Labour
1990-12-17
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13. A Life of Pain
1991-01-07
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14. A Time to Choose
1991-01-14
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15. Episode 15
1991-01-21
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16. The Child Killers of Brazil
1991-01-28
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17. Waiting for the Land War
1991-02-04
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18. How Safe Are Our Children?
1991-02-11
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19. Under the Curfew
1991-02-18
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20. Mafia Russian Style
1991-02-25
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21. After the Storm
1991-03-04
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22. World in Action Guide to Losing Your Job
1991-03-11
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23. The Birmingham Six - Their Own Story
1991-03-18
Following the release of the alleged 'Birmingham Six' pub bombers after 16 years, World in Action speaks to each of the men, and looks back at the flawed police investigation that led to their wrongful imprisonment.
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24. Beat the Taxman
1991-03-19
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25. Secret of Sebha
1991-03-25
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26. Chariots of Fire
1991-04-08
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27. Curse of the Superdrug
1991-04-15
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28. The Hate Factories
1991-04-22
The government claims that people are sent to prison for rehabilitation, but due to the brutality of some of the officers, the prisoners prefer to refer to them as "hate factories".
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29. The Propaganda War
1991-04-23
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30. The Ghost Train
1991-04-29
Transferred from prison to prison and left in long-term segregation or solitary confinement, prisoners call this the ghost train. This is the second part of World in Action's investigation into the horrors of life on the inside.
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31. Money for Nothing
1991-05-13
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32. The Devil's Advocates
1991-05-20
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33. On the Knife Edge
1991-06-03
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34. When Housewives Strike
1991-06-10
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35. Marked for Murder
1991-06-17
The disturbing revelation that confidential police documents are ending up in the hands of gunmen.
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36. Should the Queen Pay Tax?
1991-06-24
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37. What Liverpool Needs...
1991-07-01
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38. Britain's Secret Slaves
1991-07-08
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39. Defending the Realm
1991-07-15
Nick Davies investigates phone tapping in the British security services.
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40. Making the News
1991-07-22
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41. Reasonable Adjustment
1991-07-29
Tracing the activity of the disabled armed resistance group Reasonable Adjustment including interviews with members of the group and liberal democrat MP David Bryce.