Whicker's World is an award-winning British television documentary series that ran from 1958 to 1994, presented by journalist and broadcaster Alan Whicker. Originally a segment on the BBC's Tonight programme in 1958, Whicker's World became a fully-fledged television series in its own right in the 1960s. The series was first shown by the BBC until 1968, and then by ITV from 1969 to 1983, when it was produced by Yorkshire Television, in which Whicker himself was a shareholder. The series returned to the BBC in 1984, and to ITV again in 1992.
Whicker's World (Season 6)
Whicker Way Out West: The Lord Is My Shepherd and He Knows I'm Gay (Episode 1)
Air date: 1973-10-02
Overview: Alan Whicker attends a gay wedding at a church in San Diego and investigates the rise of the Gay Liberation movement in the U.S.A.
Whicker Way Out West: I'd Like to Think I'm Nearer to God Than Frankenstein... (Episode 2)
Air date: 1973-10-03
Overview: Alan Whicker looks at the growing plastic surgery industry in California and meets surgeon Dr. Kurt Wagner and his wife Kathy, on whom he has performed several operations.
Whicker Way Out West: Her Pink Mustang Had Ermine, His Gold Mustang Had Bobcat (Episode 3)
Air date: 1973-10-10
Overview: Continuing his series in California, Alan Whicker examines the love of the car by the Californians.
Whicker Way Out West: The Most Beautifullest Brainwashing There Ever Was... (Episode 4)
Air date: 1973-10-17
Overview: Alan Whicker looks at one of the first and largest of the several hundred 'Jesus Communes' in California, the 'Christian Foundation' of Tony and Susan Alamo, where 500 young people daily await the end of the world.
Whicker Way Out West: And Now I Hand You Over to Another Saint... (Episode 5)
Air date: 1973-10-24
Overview: Alan Whicker meets Frances Klug who believes she speaks daily with the voice of God, and whose followers are building a £400 million Holy City. Whicker is ordained as a Doctor of Divinity by the President of the Universal Life Church.
Whicker Way Out West: I Had to Pour Water on Him to Get Him to Race Again... (Episode 6)
Air date: 1973-10-31
Overview: Alan Whicker investigates a recent American phenomenon - the introduction of speedway racing for children as young as 3 years old, equipped with mini-bikes.
Whicker Way Out West: You Could Step Off a Skyscraper and Fly Through the Streets... (Episode 7)
Air date: 1973-11-07
Overview: Alan Whicker examines how Californians spend their leisure time. He watches people hang-gliding, goes to a womens American football match, and watches men and women in a nightly activity where skill lies in undressing and standing still.
Whicker Way Our West: The Light Hits You. Bom Bom Ba Dom. Your Cue! (Episode 8)
Air date: 1973-11-14
Overview: Alan Whicker observes a $75,000 wedding in Las Vegas, from the first fitting of the bride's dress to the actual event in a candlelit casino.
