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. See for Yourself!
Aired 11 September 1972
A London shop steward opposed to immigration is invited to visit Uganda, and see why Asians there have to leave for their own safety and find a new home.
2. A Matter of Discretion
Aired 18 September 1972
3. A Question of Torture
Aired 25 September 1972
4. The Colenso Diamond
Aired 2 October 1972
5. The Children of Vorenezh
Aired 9 October 1972
6. Is the Press Biased Against the Labour Party? Wilson Verses Rees-Mogg
Aired 16 October 1972
7. Hotels
Aired 23 October 1972
8. Canadian Indians
Aired 30 October 1972
9. The Stripping of the Appalachia
Aired 6 November 1972
10. Police for Sale
Aired 8 November 1972
11. Wales for Sale
Aired 13 November 1972
12. The Case of Leopold Tresser - Master Spy
Aired 20 November 1972
13. On Site
Aired 27 November 1972
An investigation into how the appalling accident record on construction sites can be improved.
14. A Day in the Life of Kevin Donnellon
Aired 4 December 1972
World in Action spends a day with thalidomide victim, 10 year old Kevin Donnellon.
15. The Angry Brigade
Aired 7 December 1972
Meeting the young anarchists involved in a guerrilla bombing campaign.
16. The Cut Price Society of Sidney Carter
Aired 15 January 1973
17. How Safe Are American Nuclear Reactors?
Aired 22 January 1973
18. The Get Rich Quick Guide
Aired 29 January 1973
19. Ready Willing and Disabled
Aired 19 February 1973
20. Last Tangle in Paris
Aired 26 February 1973
21. Conversations with a Gay Liberal
Aired 5 March 1973
Sam Green, a psychiatric nurse, has been elected to Durham council despite being open about his homosexuality. Are attitudes to homosexuals changing?
22. Episode 22
Aired 12 March 1973
23. The Coal Enquiries
Aired 19 March 1973
24. The Protestant Succession No.2
Aired 26 March 1973
25. The Watergate Caper
Aired 2 April 1973
26. The Bormann Business
Aired 14 April 1973
27. The Rise & Fall of John Poulson
Aired 30 April 1973
28. South Vietnam: A Question of Torture
Aired 7 May 1973
29. A Place in the Country
Aired 14 May 1973
30. A Small Case of Blackmail
Aired 21 May 1973
31. Trial 1001
Aired 4 June 1973
Trade Unions are illegal in Spain, this looks at the mounting court cases as people continue to defy the law.
32. Dr. Hammer goes to Moscow
Aired 18 June 1973
35. Who Goes Home?
Aired 25 June 1973
36. Frank's Bank
Aired 2 July 1973
37. Like It or Lump It
Aired 9 July 1973
The principals of 'lump labour' appear to be the main cause of a dispute with unions, causing the delay in the building of a much needed Islington public housing project.
38. Dr. Burnham Does It Again
Aired 23 July 1973
39. Secrets
Aired 30 July 1973
40. A Message from the Underground
Aired 6 August 1973