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World in Action

7.0·35 seasons·1294 episodes·30 min avg.·United Kingdom

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.

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Beat the Clock on Defence Spending
Beat the Clock on Defence SpendingUp next
Jan 1, 1963

Military budget over spending is presented as a game show.

02
Atomic Arms Race
Atomic Arms Race
Jan 7, 1963
03
Congo Conflict
Congo Conflict
Jan 14, 1963
04
East Germany
East Germany
Jan 21, 1963
06
Lord Hailsham
Lord Hailsham
Feb 11, 1963
07
Supermarkets
Supermarkets
Feb 18, 1963

An investigation into supermarket practices and their effect on a neighbourhood.

08
The Fashion Houses
The Fashion Houses
Feb 25, 1963
09
Tibet
Tibet
Mar 11, 1963

A look at the first years of China's occupation of Tibet.

10
Harold Wilson
Harold Wilson
Mar 25, 1963
11
The Gambling Business
The Gambling Business
Mar 25, 1963
12
Typhoid in Zermatt
Typhoid in Zermatt
Apr 1, 1963
13
Migrants
Migrants
Apr 8, 1963

The plight of southern based Italians having to move to the North of Italy for work.

14
The Airlines
The Airlines
Apr 8, 1963
15
The Volunteers
The Volunteers
Apr 14, 1963

The valuable contributions young volunteers make.

16
The Der Speigel Affair
The Der Speigel Affair
Apr 24, 1963
17
The Petrol Business
The Petrol Business
Apr 29, 1963

An investigation into the UK petrol supply business and techniques used amongst rival firms to win customers.

18
The Greek Royal Family
The Greek Royal Family
May 6, 1963
19
Charities
Charities
May 13, 1963
20
Stanley Matthews
Stanley Matthews
May 27, 1963
21
Litter
Litter
Jun 3, 1963

A look at the country's increasing litter problem.

22
Don't Take the Risk
Don't Take the Risk
Jun 10, 1963
23
Election Costs
Election Costs
Jun 24, 1963
24
Ivanov
Ivanov
Jul 1, 1963

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