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 25)
A Death in the Family (Episode 1)
Air date: 1988-09-19
Here's to a Happy Future (Episode 2)
Air date: 1988-09-26
Dr. Chiswick's Dilemma (Episode 3)
Air date: 1988-10-03
For a Few Pennies More (Episode 4)
Air date: 1988-10-10
A Dream Betrayed (Episode 5)
Air date: 1988-10-17
The Price of a Life (Episode 6)
Air date: 1988-10-24
The Last Days of a God King (Episode 7)
Air date: 1988-10-31
The Triangle of Terror-Triads Part 1 (Episode 8)
Air date: 1988-11-07
A Myriad of Swords- Triads Part 2 (Episode 9)
Air date: 1988-11-14
Wouldn't You Like to Know (Episode 10)
Air date: 1988-11-21
How Green Is My Valley (Episode 11)
Air date: 1988-11-28
A Trip Round Acid House (Episode 12)
Air date: 1988-12-05
Down Under and Dying (Episode 13)
Air date: 1988-12-12
Doing the Honours (Episode 14)
Air date: 1988-12-19
Nine Out of Ten Women (Episode 15)
Air date: 1989-01-09
Disaster (Episode 16)
Air date: 1989-01-16
Bending the Rules (Episode 17)
Air date: 1989-01-23
Secrets of the Diamond Ring (Episode 18)
Air date: 1989-01-30
The Race to St. Paul's (Episode 19)
Air date: 1989-02-06
Disposable Risk (Episode 20)
Air date: 1989-02-13
Costing a Bomb (Episode 21)
Air date: 1989-02-20
Mandy Is Missing (Episode 22)
Air date: 1989-02-27
A Home for Mandy (Episode 23)
Air date: 1989-03-06
The Lottery of Life (Episode 24)
Air date: 1989-03-13
A Sickness in the Air (Episode 25)
Air date: 1989-03-20
Scotland Yard's Cocaine Connection (Episode 26)
Air date: 1989-04-03
Murder Capital, U.S.A. (Episode 27)
Air date: 1989-04-10
Hillsborough Football Disaster (Episode 28)
Air date: 1989-04-17
Private World of Mr. Browne (Episode 29)
Air date: 1989-04-24
Overview: Conservative MP John Browne is trying to restrict journalistic intrusions into MP's lives, this programme reveals he has undeclared business interests of his own.
Episode 30 (Episode 30)
Air date: 1989-05-01
Spongers (Episode 31)
Air date: 1989-05-15
Ismael's War (Episode 32)
Air date: 1989-05-22
Jaguar - Racing for Survival (Episode 33)
Air date: 1989-06-05
British Settlers on the West Bank (Episode 34)
Air date: 1989-06-12
If Disaster Strikes (Episode 35)
Air date: 1989-06-19
The Killing Zone (Episode 36)
Air date: 1989-06-26
Three Minute Warning (Episode 37)
Air date: 1989-07-03
Overview: A three minute test can now indicate dangerous amounts of cholesterol in a person's body and cholesterol dissolving drugs can be supplied. However some doctors here argue that its time for the government to change the nation's eating habits.
Behind the Wall - Risley Remand Centre (Episode 38)
Air date: 1989-07-10
Blood on His Hands (Episode 39)
Air date: 1989-07-17
Overview: Makes the claim that Palestinian Ahmed Djibril is a suspect for the Pan Am flight 103 explosion over the Scottish town of Lockerbie, and tests Frankfurt Airport's security six months after the disaster.
Flight Into the Unknown (Episode 40)
Air date: 1989-07-24
Overview: Investigates air safety and follows the maintenance procedure of a 20 year old Boeing 737.
Price of Liberation - The Agony of Lebanon (Episode 41)
Air date: 1989-07-31
