World in Action
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.
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- Ep 1
1.Beat the Clock on Defence Spending
01-01-1963Military budget over spending is presented as a game show.
- Ep 2
2.Atomic Arms Race
07-01-1963 - Ep 3
3.Congo Conflict
14-01-1963 - Ep 4
4.East Germany
21-01-1963 - Ep 6
6.Lord Hailsham
11-02-1963 - Ep 7
7.Supermarkets
18-02-1963An investigation into supermarket practices and their effect on a neighbourhood.
- Ep 8
8.The Fashion Houses
25-02-1963 - Ep 9
9.Tibet
11-03-1963A look at the first years of China's occupation of Tibet.
- Ep 10
10.Harold Wilson
25-03-1963 - Ep 11
11.The Gambling Business
25-03-1963 - Ep 12
12.Typhoid in Zermatt
01-04-1963 - Ep 13
13.Migrants
08-04-1963The plight of southern based Italians having to move to the North of Italy for work.
- Ep 14
14.The Airlines
08-04-1963 - Ep 15
15.The Volunteers
14-04-1963The valuable contributions young volunteers make.
- Ep 16
16.The Der Speigel Affair
24-04-1963 - Ep 17
17.The Petrol Business
29-04-1963An investigation into the UK petrol supply business and techniques used amongst rival firms to win customers.
- Ep 18
18.The Greek Royal Family
06-05-1963 - Ep 19
19.Charities
13-05-1963 - Ep 20
20.Stanley Matthews
27-05-1963 - Ep 21
21.Litter
03-06-1963A look at the country's increasing litter problem.
- Ep 22
22.Don't Take the Risk
10-06-1963 - Ep 23
23.Election Costs
24-06-1963 - Ep 24
24.Ivanov
01-07-1963
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