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World in Action

Season 6 1969 - 1970
TV-PG

  • 1969-09-07T23:00:00Z on ITV
  • 30m
  • 17h 30m (35 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • English
  • News
World in Action was a British investigative current affairs programme made by Granada Television from 1963 until 1998. Its campaigning journalism frequently had a major impact on events of the day. Its production teams often took audacious risks and gained a solid reputation for its often unorthodox, some said left-wing, approach. Cabinet ministers fell victim to its probings. Numerous innocent victims of the British criminal justice system, including the Birmingham Six, were released from jail. Honouring the programme in its fiftieth anniversary awards, the Political Studies Association, said: "World in Action thrived on unveiling corruption and highlighting underhand dealings. World in Action came to be seen as hard-hitting investigative journalism at its best."

35 episodes

Season Premiere

1969-09-07T23:00:00Z

6x01 Untried, Inside

Season Premiere

6x01 Untried, Inside

  • 1969-09-07T23:00:00Z30m

1969-09-14T23:00:00Z

6x02 No Surrender

6x02 No Surrender

  • 1969-09-14T23:00:00Z30m

Portrait of the Protestant working class and the vigilantes in Northern Ireland at the height of the Ulster riots in 1969.

1969-09-21T23:00:00Z

6x03 Crack of the Whip

6x03 Crack of the Whip

  • 1969-09-21T23:00:00Z30m

Portrait of the Catholic working class and the riots in Ulster, when the barricades were going up in the streets of Derry.

1969-09-28T23:00:00Z

6x04 Castro

6x04 Castro

  • 1969-09-28T23:00:00Z30m

Following Fidel Castro as he governs the country of Cuba from Jeeps and tents, spending many hours integrating himself with the ordinary people.

1969-10-12T23:00:00Z

6x05 Put to the Test

6x05 Put to the Test

  • 1969-10-12T23:00:00Z30m

An observation of the Southwark mobile screening unit for detecting breast and other cancers.

1969-10-19T23:00:00Z

6x06 State of the Lion

6x06 State of the Lion

  • 1969-10-19T23:00:00Z30m

6x07 The Life and Death of James Griffiths

  • 1969-11-02T23:00:00Z30m

Reconstruction of Glasgow gunman James Griffiths running amok and the final shoot out with the police.

6x08 Ken Petty, Alas No Longer with Us

  • 1969-11-09T23:00:00Z30m

Looks at the alternative life styles of young people who have dropped out of society.

6x09 A Welcome in the Hillsides

  • 1969-11-23T23:00:00Z30m

1969-11-30T23:00:00Z

6x10 The Breadline

6x10 The Breadline

  • 1969-11-30T23:00:00Z30m

Lower income workers discuss how they manage to cope on poor wages, amongst politicians and trade union leaders.

1969-12-07T23:00:00Z

6x11 Where Crime Is a Habit

6x11 Where Crime Is a Habit

  • 1969-12-07T23:00:00Z30m

A look at the work of the New York Police Dept. and the vigilantes groups that have come about to also tackle crime.

1969-12-14T23:00:00Z

6x12 Wednesday's Children

6x12 Wednesday's Children

  • 1969-12-14T23:00:00Z30m

A report on Muscular Dystrophy and examines what is available and what can be done for those suffering.

1969-12-21T23:00:00Z

6x13 Nancekuke Dossier

6x13 Nancekuke Dossier

  • 1969-12-21T23:00:00Z30m

Investigates why the UK is still manufacturing nerve gas.

1969-12-28T23:00:00Z

6x14 Last Week in Biafra

6x14 Last Week in Biafra

  • 1969-12-28T23:00:00Z30m

Christmas 1969 and a reminder of the last terrible year in Biafra which was blighted by war and the consequent famine and starvation.

1970-01-05T23:00:00Z

6x15 Frontline Africa

6x15 Frontline Africa

  • 1970-01-05T23:00:00Z30m

The guerrilla fight for independence of the people of Portuguese Guinea.

1970-01-11T23:00:00Z

6x16 The 22 Year Itch

6x16 The 22 Year Itch

  • 1970-01-11T23:00:00Z30m

1970-01-18T23:00:00Z

6x17 Cold Comfort

6x17 Cold Comfort

  • 1970-01-18T23:00:00Z30m

An investigation into how many elderly die from cold in winter because they cannot afford to heat their home.

1970-01-25T23:00:00Z

6x18 A Bit Apprehensive

6x18 A Bit Apprehensive

  • 1970-01-25T23:00:00Z30m

1970-02-01T23:00:00Z

6x19 One Down,100,000 to Go

6x19 One Down,100,000 to Go

  • 1970-02-01T23:00:00Z30m

6x20 Your Services No Longer Required

  • 1970-02-08T23:00:00Z30m

1970-02-15T23:00:00Z

6x21 Conspiracy

6x21 Conspiracy

  • 1970-02-15T23:00:00Z30m

1970-02-22T23:00:00Z

6x22 St. Mungo's People

6x22 St. Mungo's People

  • 1970-02-22T23:00:00Z30m

1970-03-01T23:00:00Z

6x23 Shalom

6x23 Shalom

  • 1970-03-01T23:00:00Z30m

1970-03-08T23:00:00Z

6x24 Trouble Down the East End

6x24 Trouble Down the East End

  • 1970-03-08T23:00:00Z30m

1970-03-15T23:00:00Z

6x25 A Case of Benign Neglect

6x25 A Case of Benign Neglect

  • 1970-03-15T23:00:00Z30m

1970-03-22T23:00:00Z

6x26 The State of Denmark

6x26 The State of Denmark

  • 1970-03-22T23:00:00Z30m

On the abolishment of censorship in Denmark, infamous morality campaigner Mary Whitehouse goes on an inspection of the state.

1970-04-05T23:00:00Z

6x27 Seymour

6x27 Seymour

  • 1970-04-05T23:00:00Z30m

1970-04-12T23:00:00Z

6x28 Black Mood

6x28 Black Mood

  • 1970-04-12T23:00:00Z30m

1970-04-20T23:00:00Z

6x29 Ian Paisley

6x29 Ian Paisley

  • 1970-04-20T23:00:00Z30m

1970-04-27T23:00:00Z

6x30 Are You Alright Jackie?

6x30 Are You Alright Jackie?

  • 1970-04-27T23:00:00Z30m

A look at the lives of two schoolgirls, both named Jackie, and their juxtaposition with two representatives from the Women's Liberation Front.

1970-05-10T23:00:00Z

6x32 America Talking

6x32 America Talking

  • 1970-05-10T23:00:00Z30m

1970-07-05T23:00:00Z

6x33 Quentin Crisp

6x33 Quentin Crisp

  • 1970-07-05T23:00:00Z30m

A look at the life of Quentin Crisp, a homosexual trying to live an openly gay lifestyle in the intolerant pre second world war years and who refuses to compromise his lifestyle and alternative fashion.

1970-07-05T23:00:00Z

6x38 Quentin Crisp

6x38 Quentin Crisp

  • 1970-07-05T23:00:00Z30m

A look at the life of Quentin Crisp, a homosexual trying to live an openly gay lifestyle in the intolerant pre second world war years and who refuses to compromise his lifestyle and alternative fashion.

1969-02-03T23:00:00Z

6x39 Where Crime is a Habit

6x39 Where Crime is a Habit

  • 1969-02-03T23:00:00Z30m

This episode looks at the drug related crime epidemic in 1969 New York.

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