About this season
World in Action was Granada Televisionâs 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 repercussionsâincluding investigations associated with miscarriages of justice such as the Birmingham Sixâand it also served as a platform for landmark documentary projects, including the first broadcast of âSeven Up!â as part of the strand in 1964.
Episodes (36)
1. Paraguay - The Last Refuge
Aired 9 October 1978
2. Trapped Inside the Wrong Body
Aired 16 October 1978
3. Episode 3
Aired 23 October 1978
4. Mr Heath at the Miners' Club
Aired 30 October 1978
5. The Hunt for Doctor Mengele
Aired 6 November 1978
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, SĂŁo Paulo, Brazil, under the name "Wolfgang Gerhard", whose identification he had been using since 1971.
6. Kids United
Aired 27 November 1978
7. Episode 7
Aired 28 November 1978
8. Inside Europe - The Summit
Aired 4 December 1978
9. The Killing of Bruno Busic (1939-1978)
Aired 11 December 1978
10. It's Already Been Too Long
Aired 18 December 1978
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.
11. ...And a Prosperous New Year
Aired 8 January 1979
With inflation continuing to rise, asks the question is it fair to restrict the lowest paid public employees to the government 5% guidelines?
12. Episode 12
Aired 15 January 1979
13. A Report from Siege City
Aired 22 January 1979
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.
14. No Tears-But Fight
Aired 29 January 1979
Follow up to the tragic death of student Jan Pallach in Prague 1968.
15. The Reckoning
Aired 5 February 1979
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.
16. The Life & Friends of Joseph Kagan
Aired 12 February 1979
In exile because of tax evasion charges, Kagan gives an account of himself and his controversial relationship with PM. Harold Wilson.
17. Episode 17
Aired 19 February 1979
18. The Shutdown
Aired 26 February 1979
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.
19. Strangers in Their Own Land
Aired 5 March 1979
20. Episode 20
Aired 12 March 1979
21. A Tale of Two Cities
Aired 26 March 1979
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.
22. Banged Up
Aired 2 April 1979
A day in the life of Manchester's notoriously overcrowded Strangeways Prison, as World in Action speaks to wardens and prisoners alike.
23. Speke Out
Aired 23 April 1979
The closure of the Dunlop Pirelli factory in Merseyside and its drastic affect on the community.
24. Nuclear Nightmare
Aired 7 May 1979
25. The Shattered Lives
Aired 14 May 1979
Investigation into the use of unsafe thin glass being used in large glassed areas such as patio doors.
26. Armchair Inferno
Aired 21 May 1979
Exposé on polyurethane foam, widely used in the furniture industry is highly combustible and when burning gives off toxic fumes.
27. Paying the Market Price
Aired 4 June 1979
28. The Luck of the Irish
Aired 11 June 1979
29. Special: Inside Amin's Terror Machine
Aired 13 June 1979
30. Episode 30
Aired 18 June 1979
31. No More School
Aired 25 June 1979
Two families discuss their rights, and experts discuss the effects of educating at home because they believe the state education system has failed them.
32. Gay Pride
Aired 2 July 1979
33. The Other Professionals
Aired 12 July 1979
The British Army's assessment of the Provisional IRA.
34. On Site - Capital Punishment
Aired 16 July 1979
35. On Site - Trade Union Power
Aired 30 July 1979
36. On Site - National Health Cuts
Aired 6 August 1979