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 (38)
1. The Right to Rape
Aired 25 September 1989
A public survey into rapes within marriage, currently not illegal under English law.
2. Playing with Fire
Aired 2 October 1989
A look at the actions of the Animal Liberation Front and whether it could be classed as a terrorist organization?
3. Hard to Swallow
Aired 9 October 1989
4. Primo and the Princess
Aired 16 October 1989
5. The Terror After Tiananmen
Aired 23 October 1989
6. A Question of Conviction
Aired 30 October 1989
7. One Thousand Nights in Beirut
Aired 6 November 1989
Investigates why Britain is so unsuccessful compared to other nations in negotiating the release of our hostages, most specifically at this time, Brian Keenan, John McCarthy, and Terry Waite.
8. Last Brick in the Wall
Aired 13 November 1989
9. Unlocking the Door
Aired 20 November 1989
10. Dead End for Danny: Part 1
Aired 27 November 1989
11. Dead End for Danny: Part 2
Aired 4 December 1989
12. Toxic Trail
Aired 11 December 1989
13. Return of the Rebel
Aired 8 January 1990
14. M.P.s for Hire
Aired 15 January 1990
15. Send for the Sisters
Aired 22 January 1990
16. Who's Not Paying the Poll Tax?
Aired 29 January 1990
17. Trying to Save Sarah
Aired 5 February 1990
18. A Force to Be Reckoned With
Aired 12 February 1990
19. The Reconstruction of Mr. Dubcek
Aired 19 February 1990
20. A Bug in the Beef
Aired 26 February 1990
21. Freedom and Focsan
Aired 5 March 1990
22. Mortgage Misery
Aired 12 March 1990
23. Can You Live Without Your Car?: Part 1
Aired 19 March 1990
24. Can You Live Without Your Car?: Part 2
Aired 26 March 1990
25. Sting and the Indians
Aired 2 April 1990
26. A Safer Habit
Aired 9 April 1990
27. Better Safe Than Sorry
Aired 23 April 1990
28. Man's Best Friend
Aired 30 April 1990
29. Any Change for Tracy?
Aired 14 May 1990
30. Growing Up in Smoke
Aired 21 May 1990
31. The New Nazis
Aired 4 June 1990
32. Pin Down
Aired 11 June 1990
33. Arms and the Men
Aired 18 June 1990
34. Dark at the End of the Tunnel
Aired 2 July 1990
35. Heartbreakers
Aired 9 July 1990
36. No Way Out
Aired 16 July 1990
A young couple are caught between the Chinese and British governments, who both want them for different reasons, They have a new baby, which has brought a moment of happiness, but otherwise life appears bleak, when you have No Way Out.
37. An Explosion of Guilt
Aired 23 July 1990
While the Birmingham Six languish in prison, an anonymous man tells World in Action he was actually the person responsible for the bomb.
38. In Bed with the General
Aired 30 July 1990