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 24)
Fighting for Jennifer (Episode 1)
Air date: 1987-09-21
The Strange Case of the Disappearing Diamonds (Episode 2)
Air date: 1987-09-28
Overview: About how billions of pounds' worth of gem diamonds were stripped from South West Africa (Namibia) over a 20-year period by the world's largest diamond mining company.
The Wrong Stuff (Episode 3)
Air date: 1987-10-05
They Are Under Starters Orders (Episode 4)
Air date: 1987-10-12
The People the World Forgot: Boat People in Hong Kong (Episode 5)
Air date: 1987-10-19
Overview: The plight of Vietnamese boat people in the camps of Hong Kong.
Your Life in Tired Hands (Episode 6)
Air date: 1987-10-26
The Planning Game (Episode 7)
Air date: 1987-11-02
A Dangerous Prescription (Episode 8)
Air date: 1987-11-09
The Secret in the Circles (Episode 9)
Air date: 1987-11-16
The Black Mist (Episode 10)
Air date: 1987-11-23
Eastenders (Episode 11)
Air date: 1987-11-30
Suffer Little Children (Episode 12)
Air date: 1987-12-07
Teachers in Trouble: Discipline in Schools (Episode 13)
Air date: 1987-12-14
Overview: The problem of violence in British schools.
Still Crazy After All These Years? (Episode 14)
Air date: 1988-01-04
Overview: A follow up to what became of the angry young men featured in 1968.
Dirty Money (Episode 15)
Air date: 1988-01-11
Sun, Sand and Secrets (Episode 16)
Air date: 1988-01-18
Cameras in the Commons (Episode 17)
Air date: 1988-01-25
The Secret Life of Ned Walsh (Episode 18)
Air date: 1988-02-01
Political Vetting of Job Applicants (Episode 19)
Air date: 1988-02-08
Yesterday's Heroes (Episode 20)
Air date: 1988-02-15
Tall Stories (Episode 21)
Air date: 1988-02-22
The Taming of the Beeb (Episode 22)
Air date: 1988-02-29
The Detox (Episode 23)
Air date: 1988-03-07
Faith, Hope and Charity (Episode 24)
Air date: 1988-03-14
Kurt Waldheim - The Man Who Lived a Lie: Part 1 (Episode 25)
Air date: 1988-03-21
Kurt Waldheim - The Man Who Lived a Lie: Part 2 (Episode 26)
Air date: 1988-03-28
Heartbreak Hotels (Episode 27)
Air date: 1988-04-04
Overview: Homeless families living in hostels and hotels in London
The Trial of Theresa (Episode 28)
Air date: 1988-04-18
The Hanging Debate (Episode 29)
Air date: 1988-04-25
Doctor Beale's Diagnosis (Episode 30)
Air date: 1988-05-09
Overview: Exploring the theory of a link between redundancy and developing bad health.
Help Yourselves (Episode 31)
Air date: 1988-05-16
The Sex Slaves of Europe (Episode 32)
Air date: 1988-05-23
Bitter Sweets (Episode 33)
Air date: 1988-06-06
TV-am Dispute (Episode 34)
Air date: 1988-06-13
Death of a Funny Man (Episode 35)
Air date: 1988-06-20
Overview: The murder of Palestinian cartoonist Naji al Ali in London and the connection between a double agent spying on the PLO.
The Violent World of Nicholas Hoogstraten (Episode 36)
Air date: 1988-06-27
Overview: An exposure of the bullying and intimidation of the notoriously ruthless landlord.
The Secret of the Safer Cigarette (Episode 37)
Air date: 1988-07-04
Overview: Did US tobacco companies discover, test and then decide not to market a safer cigarette? A World in Action investigation.
No Porsche for Derek B (Episode 38)
Air date: 1988-07-11
Bhopal - Tragedy Without End (Episode 39)
Air date: 1988-07-18
Overview: 3 1/2 years after a poisonous gas cloud enveloped the city killing many citizens, an examination of the plight of the surviving citizens.
A Very British Mercenary (Episode 40)
Air date: 1988-07-25
