World in Action
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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Season 14
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The Man Who Talks to Terrorists
Sep 26, 1977 -
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The Life and Death of Steve Biko
Coverage of the immediate aftermath of the death of anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko while in the custody of South African police.
Oct 3, 1977 -
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No Compromise
Oct 10, 1977 -
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The Miami Experiment
Oct 17, 1977 -
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The Surgery Is Now Closed
Oct 24, 1977 -
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Eastern Promise
Oct 31, 1977 -
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The Accident
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.
Nov 7, 1977 -
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The Disputed Land
Nov 14, 1977 -
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Got It Taped
Nov 21, 1977 -
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In the Name of the Law
Investigates the death of Liddle Towers, who was arrested while drunk, but then died in the custody of Northumbria Police Force.
Nov 28, 1977 -
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Thatcher Interview
Jan 30, 1978 -
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Cold Facts
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.
Feb 6, 1978 -
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The Concrete Rings
Price fixing in the mixed concrete industry.
Feb 13, 1978 -
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Working for a Pittance
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.
Feb 20, 1978 -
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Death by Request
One woman's plight to have the Suicide Act amended due to her deteriorating health condition.
Mar 24, 1978 -
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There's No Place Like Hulme
Investigates why houses in Hulme that were built in the 1960s are now being recommended to be demolished.
Apr 10, 1978 -
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The Right's Centre
Apr 17, 1978 -
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Black to Front
Apr 24, 1978 -
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In the Public Interest
May 8, 1978 -
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General Grigorenko's New Campaign
May 15, 1978 -
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Take Care, This Place is Unsafe
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.
May 22, 1978 -
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Smoking - A Double Standard
Jun 5, 1978 -
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Dishonourable Discharge
Jun 12, 1978 -
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Wait and See
Jun 19, 1978 -
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Nuts & Bolts of the Economy: Made in Korea
Jun 20, 1978 -
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The Happiness Pill?
Jun 26, 1978 -
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The Nazi Party
Using sworn statements from an undercover police officer, an investigation into whether Britain's National Front is a thinly-veiled modern Nazi Party.
Jul 3, 1978 -
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Prisoner of Terrorism
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.
Jul 10, 1978 -
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Russian Justice
Follow up to 'A Calculated Risk' on the plight of dissident Anatoly Sharansky.
Jul 17, 1978 -
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Buying Time
Covert filming in Walton & Wakefield Jails provides evidence of corruption.
Jul 24, 1978 -
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Liable to Prosecution
Jul 31, 1978 -
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No Useful Purpose Would Be Served
Aug 7, 1978 -
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Power for Sale
Aug 14, 1978 -
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The Invisible Risk
Aug 21, 1978