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 (39)
1. Clap Trap
Aired 24 September 1984
Although claptrap can mean talking nonsense, it can also mean talking in such a way as to inspire applause. Ann Brennan is interested in entering politics, but with no experience in public speaking, would love to fall into that claptrap.
2. An Appointment with Mr. Mitchell
Aired 1 October 1984
3. Football's Mr. Fix-It
Aired 8 October 1984
4. The Coal War
Aired 15 October 1984
With the recent coal troubles still fresh in people's minds, a comparison of strike action in British and American collieries.
5. Apartheid's Back Yard
Aired 22 October 1984
6. Plans for Coal
Aired 29 October 1984
Documentary report on the practicalities of returning coal mining to private enterprise in the light of the long-drawn out industrial dispute in the coalfields in 1984/5.
7. Ronald Reagan - The Second Coming
Aired 5 November 1984
8. The Politics of Starvation
Aired 12 November 1984
10. Kidnapped
Aired 19 November 1984
11. Belgrano - A View from the Conqueror
Aired 3 December 1984
12. Softly, Softly, Strike Force
Aired 10 December 1984
The very different tactics of police in the West Yorkshire and South Yorkshire regions in dealing with the ongoing miners' strike.
13. Tried, Untested
Aired 17 December 1984
14. Special: World in Action - The First 21 Years
Aired 27 December 1984
15. Taken on Trust
Aired 7 January 1985
16. The Miners and the Microchip
Aired 14 January 1985
17. Civil Unrest
Aired 21 January 1985
18. Father and Son
Aired 28 January 1985
19. Going Dutch
Aired 4 February 1985
20. The Knock on the Door
Aired 11 February 1985
21. Taking the Medicine
Aired 18 February 1985
22. A Conflict in Customs
Aired 25 February 1985
23. Death of an English Rose
Aired 4 March 1985
Investigates the strange murder of famous rose grower Hilda Murrell who was also a fervent anti-nuclear protester.
24. Our Health Service - Doing Better, Feeling Worse
Aired 11 March 1985
25. Our Health Service - The Pensioners' Ration
Aired 18 March 1985
26. Our Health Service - A Prescription for the Poor
Aired 25 March 1985
27. The Swan and the Plough
Aired 1 April 1985
28. Not for Love or Money
Aired 15 April 1985
29. The Baby Makers
Aired 22 April 1985
30. Children of the Loom
Aired 29 April 1985
31. Ken Livingstone - Destination Unknown
Aired 13 May 1985
32. First Strike
Aired 20 May 1985
33. The Betrayal of Bhopal
Aired 3 June 1985
34. Raising the Belgrano
Aired 10 June 1985
35. Britain's Cocaine Colony
Aired 17 June 1985
36. The Dream of John Delorean
Aired 24 June 1985
37. Hit and Run
Aired 1 July 1985
38. A Song for Africa
Aired 8 July 1985
Behind the scenes with Bob Geldof in the weeks leaving up to the Live Aid concerts.
39. Disunited Nations
Aired 15 July 1985
40. Bad Blood
Aired 22 July 1985
Innocent haemophiliacs have been infected with HIV while being treated with what is supposedly a beneficial clotting agent.