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 27
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Inside Saddam's Stronghold
Examining the extent Iraq's support for its own leader's aggressive tactics in attacking Israel and Saudi Arabia.
Sep 24, 1990 -
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Blowing the Whistle
Oct 1, 1990 -
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Strike It Lucky
Oct 8, 1990 -
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The Allergy Business
Oct 15, 1990 -
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The Go-Between
Oct 22, 1990 -
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Mission to Baghdad
Oct 29, 1990 -
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Nurse Pink's Prescription
Nov 5, 1990 -
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The Lessons of Piper Alpha
Nov 12, 1990 -
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The Tarzan Factor
Nov 19, 1990 -
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Turning a Blind Eye
Dec 3, 1990 -
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Mrs. Thatcher's Secret Servant
Dec 10, 1990 -
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Twenty Years Hard Labour
Dec 17, 1990 -
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A Life of Pain
Jan 7, 1991 -
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A Time to Choose
Jan 14, 1991 -
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Episode 15
Jan 21, 1991 -
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The Child Killers of Brazil
Jan 28, 1991 -
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Waiting for the Land War
Feb 4, 1991 -
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How Safe Are Our Children?
Feb 11, 1991 -
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Under the Curfew
Feb 18, 1991 -
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Mafia Russian Style
Feb 25, 1991 -
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After the Storm
Mar 4, 1991 -
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World in Action Guide to Losing Your Job
Mar 11, 1991 -
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The Birmingham Six - Their Own Story
Following the release of the alleged 'Birmingham Six' pub bombers after 16 years, World in Action speaks to each of the men, and looks back at the flawed police investigation that led to their wrongful imprisonment.
Mar 18, 1991 -
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Beat the Taxman
Mar 19, 1991 -
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Secret of Sebha
Mar 25, 1991 -
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Chariots of Fire
Apr 8, 1991 -
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Curse of the Superdrug
Apr 15, 1991 -
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The Hate Factories
The government claims that people are sent to prison for rehabilitation, but due to the brutality of some of the officers, the prisoners prefer to refer to them as "hate factories".
Apr 22, 1991 -
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The Propaganda War
Apr 23, 1991 -
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The Ghost Train
Transferred from prison to prison and left in long-term segregation or solitary confinement, prisoners call this the ghost train. This is the second part of World in Action's investigation into the horrors of life on the inside.
Apr 29, 1991 -
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Money for Nothing
May 13, 1991 -
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The Devil's Advocates
May 20, 1991 -
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On the Knife Edge
Jun 3, 1991 -
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When Housewives Strike
Jun 10, 1991 -
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Marked for Murder
The disturbing revelation that confidential police documents are ending up in the hands of gunmen.
Jun 17, 1991 -
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Should the Queen Pay Tax?
Jun 24, 1991 -
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What Liverpool Needs...
Jul 1, 1991 -
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Britain's Secret Slaves
Jul 8, 1991 -
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Defending the Realm
Nick Davies investigates phone tapping in the British security services.
Jul 15, 1991 -
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Making the News
Jul 22, 1991 -
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Reasonable Adjustment
Tracing the activity of the disabled armed resistance group Reasonable Adjustment including interviews with members of the group and liberal democrat MP David Bryce.
Jul 29, 1991