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 (27)
1. The Story of the Sun
Aired 15 September 1964
The launch of The Sun newspaper.
2. The Flip Side
Aired 22 September 1964
Various recording agents speak out on the pop music business, and whether the UK singles chart is a fair representation of vinyl sales.
3. U.S. Elections
Aired 29 September 1964
4. Canada
Aired 6 October 1964
French-Canadian unrest at the Queen's visit.
5. Eyes
Aired 20 October 1964
Investigation on how a bacterial infection got into a Birmingham Eye Hospital and caused several cases of blindness.
6. How to Loose at the Olympics After Really Trying
Aired 27 October 1964
An investigation into the poor training facilities available to Olympic contenders.
7. Vietnam
Aired 3 November 1964
8. Air Safety
Aired 10 November 1964
9. Smethwick and Racial Tension
Aired 17 November 1964
10. State of the Unions: Unions and the Motor Car
Aired 1 December 1964
A comparison of the industrial relations in the car making industries of the UK & the US.
11. Sunday Laws
Aired 8 December 1964
An investigation into Britain's age old Sunday trading laws and their effect on shops and similar businesses.
12. Labour Party Conference 1964
Aired 15 December 1964
13. Ballroom Dancing
Aired 22 December 1964
14. Highlights of 1964
Aired 29 December 1964
15. The English Disease
Aired 9 February 1965
Investigates if there is a link between bronchitis and road pollution.
17. Malcolm X
Aired 23 February 1965
Various black Americans give their views on Malcolm X, and an actor recreates some of his speeches.
18. The Night Drivers
Aired 2 March 1965
Investigates the transport and haulage industry and the dark practices that can leave drivers tired, open to hijack and dangerous vehicles on our roads.
21. The BBC
Aired 20 March 1965
24. The Middle East
Aired 20 April 1965
Observations of the tensions growing between Arab and Israeli.
25. Seventy Up
Aired 27 April 1965
Companion piece to Seven Up! (1964), this time featuring the elderly looking back rather than the young looking forward. The average age of these women and men is 79.
26. Water
Aired 1 June 1965
A look at the water crisis and how the drought will affect the summer.
30. The Other World
Aired 29 June 1965
31. Dukes
Aired 6 July 1965
32. The £.S.D. of MPH
Aired 13 July 1965
33. Jerry Builders
Aired 20 July 1965
34. The Tory Leadership
Aired 22 July 1965
35. Drugs
Aired 3 August 1965