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