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 (51)
1. A Girl Called Sharon
Aired 3 July 1967
A look at the Royal Marsden's Hospital work in the treatment of Leukaemia and how Sharon's parents Bill and Annette Norris battle against the limited knowledge and treatments available for those who suffer from this condition.
2. Some Grains of Truth
Aired 10 July 1967
Investigates how some drugs are smuggled into Britain.
3. A Duel in the Sun
Aired 17 July 1967
4. Defender of the Faith
Aired 24 July 1967
5. Mick Jagger
Aired 31 July 1967
Mick Jagger gives a press conference after his recent conditional discharge for drug use. He then joins a discussion with eminent people on what is expected of famous icons by society, and how much of this is their responsibility.
6. The Third World
Aired 7 August 1967
A profile of Stokely Carmichael, a black campaigner against the West's dominance of the world, during his visit to Britain.
7. Scientology for Sale
Aired 14 August 1967
8. Colonels' Democracy
Aired 21 August 1967
9. The Professional Dreamers
Aired 28 August 1967
10. Hell No! We Won't Go
Aired 4 September 1967
11. The Militants
Aired 11 September 1967
An investigation into the development of the Barbican Complex in London. Strikes and industrial action have stopped work on the building site for nearly a year.
12. The Born Losers
Aired 18 September 1967
The plight of families in Britain living below the poverty line.
13. The O'Rahilly File
Aired 25 September 1967
After the government successfully suppressed pirate radio stations, a follow-up to a previous episode in 1964 with Radio Caroline's crew and its director Ronan O'Rahilly
14. Smith's Back Door
Aired 2 October 1967
Sanction busting in Rhodesia.
15. The Breathalyser
Aired 9 October 1967
A report on the drink and driving laws of Sweden and Germany.
16. Island Under Arms
Aired 16 October 1967
17. We Know What We Saw!
Aired 20 October 1967
Unidentified Flying Object, or UFO sightings in the United States of America are analyzed by experts in various fields.
18. King of Kings
Aired 23 October 1967
The Coronation of the Shah of Persia and an interview with Queen Farah.
19. Wanted: Kind English Lady
Aired 6 November 1967
A report on the white foster mothering of black children in the UK.
20. You Can't Find Uncle Tom
Aired 13 November 1967
21. East of Aden
Aired 20 November 1967
22. Mothers in Action
Aired 4 December 1967
A group trying change society's attitude to unmarried mothers.
23. The End of a Revolution
Aired 11 December 1967
Bolivia after the death of Che Guevara, and at the trial of Regis Dubray.
24. India on the Edge
Aired 18 December 1967
A report on violence and chaos in Calcutta as India struggles to get a grip on democracy.
25. An Outlaw's Life
Aired 1 January 1968
An observation of Irish Travellers living in Britain.
26. The Long Bridge
Aired 8 January 1968
Report about The Allenby Bridge crossing between Israel and Jordan, used by refugees in the previous May
27. Alas Poor Hippies, Love is Dead
Aired 15 January 1968
The evolution of American hippies, their scene, drugs, pan-handling and other pastimes.
28. Merchants of War
Aired 22 January 1968
Investigates arms dealing and mercenaries on the way to the Nigerian state of Biafra.
29. Episode 29
Aired 29 January 1968
30. The Twelve Year Engagement
Aired 5 February 1968
Investigates the recruitment of boy soldiers and why some face difficulty trying to leave later.
31. Death by Instalments
Aired 12 February 1968
Examining a proposed parliamentary bill that will enable drug addicts to use free walk in centres to get heroin and cocaine.
32. Caught for a Baby
Aired 19 February 1968
33. Cold War, Warm Water
Aired 26 February 1968
34. No Entry
Aired 4 March 1968
The plight of Asians trying to escape from Kenya and the difficulties some are having, despite having British Passports, in entering the UK under looming new immigration rules.
35. Richard Nixon's Last Hurrah
Aired 11 March 1968
36. The Demonstration
Aired 18 March 1968
Follows the Anti-Vietnam demonstration in Grosvenor Square London on 16 March.
37. Episode 37
Aired 25 March 1968
38. A Group of Terrorists Attacked...
Aired 1 April 1968
The guerrilla fight for independence in Portuguese Guinea.
39. Listen, Whitey
Aired 8 April 1968
The mood in some black communities in America after the death of Martin Luther King.
40. Horoscope
Aired 9 April 1968
With interest in astrology increasing, predictions from astrologer Ingrid Lind are put to the test.
41. Wake Up and Work Together
Aired 15 April 1968
42. The Flame in Spain
Aired 29 April 1968
43. Below the Belt
Aired 22 April 1968
An observation of the prospects of children born with Spina Bifida, which results in below the waist paralysis.
44. The Star Spangled War
Aired 6 May 1968
GI's waiting to invade the Ashau Valley share their thoughts on the Vietnam War.
45. Stage for a Revolution
Aired 13 May 1968
The Berlin demonstration of May 1st and the events that led up to it.
46. Ward F.13
Aired 20 May 1968
An investigation into the appalling conditions of the female geriatric ward of Powick Mental Hospital near Worcester.
47. Stop That Bowing, Scrapin' and Scratchin'
Aired 27 May 1968
Following the poor peoples' protest and demonstration for better conditions, in Washington DC.
48. Robert Kennedy
Aired 10 June 1968
49. The Guinea Pigs
Aired 17 June 1968
Grammar School boys are sent to Marlborough College.
50. Election of Fear
Aired 24 June 1968
The fall out from the student revolt in Paris France and how it will effect the Grenoble Election.
51. Jeremy Thorpe
Aired 1 July 1968