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 14)
The Man Who Talks to Terrorists (Episode 1)
Air date: 1977-09-26
The Life and Death of Steve Biko (Episode 2)
Air date: 1977-10-03
Overview: Coverage of the immediate aftermath of the death of anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko while in the custody of South African police.
No Compromise (Episode 3)
Air date: 1977-10-10
The Miami Experiment (Episode 4)
Air date: 1977-10-17
The Surgery Is Now Closed (Episode 5)
Air date: 1977-10-24
Eastern Promise (Episode 6)
Air date: 1977-10-31
The Accident (Episode 7)
Air date: 1977-11-07
Overview: Investigates a claim by Russian Scientist Dr Zhores Medvedev, that the biggest nuclear accident of all, occurred 20 years previous in the Southern Ural Mountains, where many people died.
The Disputed Land (Episode 8)
Air date: 1977-11-14
Got It Taped (Episode 9)
Air date: 1977-11-21
In the Name of the Law (Episode 10)
Air date: 1977-11-28
Overview: Investigates the death of Liddle Towers, who was arrested while drunk, but then died in the custody of Northumbria Police Force.
Thatcher Interview (Episode 11)
Air date: 1978-01-30
Cold Facts (Episode 12)
Air date: 1978-02-06
Overview: People unable to pay their bills are still having their services cut off, despite a reassurance that it would not happen anymore. Follow up to a previous programme a year ago.
The Concrete Rings (Episode 13)
Air date: 1978-02-13
Overview: Price fixing in the mixed concrete industry.
Working for a Pittance (Episode 14)
Air date: 1978-02-20
Overview: An examination of how 50 000 physically and mentally disabled people earn a maximum of £4 a week for up to 27 hours of menial work.
Death by Request (Episode 15)
Air date: 1978-03-24
Overview: One woman's plight to have the Suicide Act amended due to her deteriorating health condition.
There's No Place Like Hulme (Episode 16)
Air date: 1978-04-10
Overview: Investigates why houses in Hulme that were built in the 1960s are now being recommended to be demolished.
The Right's Centre (Episode 17)
Air date: 1978-04-17
Black to Front (Episode 18)
Air date: 1978-04-24
In the Public Interest (Episode 19)
Air date: 1978-05-08
General Grigorenko's New Campaign (Episode 20)
Air date: 1978-05-15
Take Care, This Place is Unsafe (Episode 21)
Air date: 1978-05-22
Overview: Investigation into the King's College Hospital after it closed down for several hours due to staff shortages and the dangerous situation it left patients in.
Smoking - A Double Standard (Episode 22)
Air date: 1978-06-05
Dishonourable Discharge (Episode 23)
Air date: 1978-06-12
Wait and See (Episode 24)
Air date: 1978-06-19
Nuts & Bolts of the Economy: Made in Korea (Episode 25)
Air date: 1978-06-20
The Happiness Pill? (Episode 26)
Air date: 1978-06-26
The Nazi Party (Episode 27)
Air date: 1978-07-03
Overview: Using sworn statements from an undercover police officer, an investigation into whether Britain's National Front is a thinly-veiled modern Nazi Party.
Prisoner of Terrorism (Episode 28)
Air date: 1978-07-10
Overview: A look at the activities and history of the notorious Baader-Meinhof terrorist group, including an interview with one of the gang's kingpins, Horst Mahler.
Russian Justice (Episode 29)
Air date: 1978-07-17
Overview: Follow up to 'A Calculated Risk' on the plight of dissident Anatoly Sharansky.
Buying Time (Episode 30)
Air date: 1978-07-24
Overview: Covert filming in Walton & Wakefield Jails provides evidence of corruption.
Liable to Prosecution (Episode 31)
Air date: 1978-07-31
No Useful Purpose Would Be Served (Episode 32)
Air date: 1978-08-07
Power for Sale (Episode 33)
Air date: 1978-08-14
The Invisible Risk (Episode 34)
Air date: 1978-08-21
