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.
World in Action (Season 18)
The Discarded People (Episode 1)
Air date: 1981-10-19
The Disarmament Man (Episode 2)
Air date: 1981-10-26
Two Out of 30,000 (Episode 3)
Air date: 1981-11-02
Living with Poverty (Episode 4)
Air date: 1981-11-09
Dust to Dust (Episode 5)
Air date: 1981-11-16
The Preacher and the Peacemaker (Episode 6)
Air date: 1981-11-23
Bleeding to Death (Episode 7)
Air date: 1981-11-30
Families at War (Episode 8)
Air date: 1981-12-07
A Statistic - A Reminder (Episode 9)
Air date: 1981-12-14
Taste of Power (Episode 10)
Air date: 1982-01-04
The Price of Britain's Bomb (Episode 11)
Air date: 1982-01-11
Divided We Stand (Episode 12)
Air date: 1982-01-18
Deals on Wheels (Episode 13)
Air date: 1982-01-25
Overview: Investigates why same model cars are cheaper on the continent.
Private Darkin's Army (Episode 14)
Air date: 1982-02-01
Overview: Documentary about a soldier, Private Darkin, who committed suicide after facing bullying in the Army. The filming took place at Blackdown Barracks, Deepcut, Camberley, Surrey, and included a Royal Army Ordnance Corps (RAOC) platoon in training called Delhi Platoon. This contributor , David Kinsey, was a Private soldier in training and in that platoon and the programme includes what became a punch line 'Eyes front Di Pietro' shouted by the drill Sergeant, Colin Egan.
The Tobacco War (Episode 15)
Air date: 1982-02-08
A Bankrupt Game (Episode 16)
Air date: 1982-02-15
Overview: An investigation into football clubs' financial problems and the looming crisis, with a focus on Bristol City Football Club.
The I.R.A.'s Arms Cash (Episode 17)
Air date: 1982-02-22
Caution to the Wind (Episode 18)
Air date: 1982-03-01
The Worried Men (Episode 19)
Air date: 1982-03-08
In the Name of the Lord (Episode 20)
Air date: 1982-03-15
Home Help (Episode 21)
Air date: 1982-03-22
Irish Lessons (Episode 22)
Air date: 1982-03-29
Britain on the Brink (Episode 23)
Air date: 1982-04-05
Special: The Falklands 100 - Part 1 (Episode 24)
Air date: 1982-04-13
Special: The Falklands 100 - Part 2 (Episode 25)
Air date: 1982-04-14
Special: The Falklands 100 - Part 3 (Episode 26)
Air date: 1982-04-15
Special: The Falklands 100 - Part 4 (Episode 27)
Air date: 1982-04-16
The Spoils of Peace (Episode 28)
Air date: 1982-04-19
The Falklands and the British Task Force (Episode 29)
Air date: 1982-04-26
The Real British Disease (Episode 30)
Air date: 1982-05-10
Overview: Examines why young people are not leaving learning Establishments with the skills being demanded by industry.
Falklands 100 (Episode 31)
Air date: 1982-05-17
Weekend at War (Episode 32)
Air date: 1982-05-24
Paying for the War (Episode 33)
Air date: 1982-06-07
Home or Husband (Episode 34)
Air date: 1982-06-14
Britain's Other Islanders (Episode 35)
Air date: 1982-06-21
Overview: In 1971, the British shipped all the inhabitants from Diego Garcia, having purchased the Chagos Archipelago in 1965, so that is could be used as an allied military base with the US. But now people are beginning to question this treatment.
Operation Quicksilver (Episode 36)
Air date: 1982-06-28
Overview: Looks at the intense lobbying and scheming going on behind the scenes by other manufacturers trying to prevent Nissan building a car plant in the UK.
A Small Town Tragedy (Episode 37)
Air date: 1982-07-05
Overview: Victims of asbestos related illnesses in Blooming Dale Illinois question why they have yet to receive the awarded compensation from the original supplier, Cape Industries.
Operation Peace for Galilee (Episode 38)
Air date: 1982-07-12
Prisoner's Medicine (Episode 39)
Air date: 1982-07-19
Learning to Lose (Episode 40)
Air date: 1982-07-26
Cleaning Up the Yard (Episode 41)
Air date: 1982-08-02
Overview: Operation Countryman was supposed to be the biggest ever investigation into corruption in Scotland Yard and the Metropolitan Police, so why did it result in such minor results?
The Health Service (Episode 42)
Air date: 1982-08-09
Overview: The health service today began 5 days' intensive strike action, leaving only emergency services running, in pursuit of a 12% pay rise. This is the most severe disruption the NHS has ever seen, and a massive backlog results. Studio discussion.
Streets Apart (Episode 43)
Air date: 1982-08-16
Israel's Other War (Episode 44)
Air date: 1982-08-23
