World in Action
Season 4
196751 episodes
Episodes
- E1
A Girl Called Sharon
1967-07-03
A look at the Royal Marsden's Hospital work in the treatment of Leukaemia and how Sharon's parents Bill and Annette Norris battle against the limited knowledge and treatments available for those who suffer from this condition.
- E2
Some Grains of Truth
1967-07-10
Investigates how some drugs are smuggled into Britain.
- E3
A Duel in the Sun
1967-07-17
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E4
Defender of the Faith
1967-07-24
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E5
Mick Jagger
1967-07-31
Mick Jagger gives a press conference after his recent conditional discharge for drug use. He then joins a discussion with eminent people on what is expected of famous icons by society, and how much of this is their responsibility.
- E6
The Third World
1967-08-07
A profile of Stokely Carmichael, a black campaigner against the West's dominance of the world, during his visit to Britain.
- E7
Scientology for Sale
1967-08-14
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E8
Colonels' Democracy
1967-08-21
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E9
The Professional Dreamers
1967-08-28
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E10
Hell No! We Won't Go
1967-09-04
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E11
The Militants
1967-09-11
An investigation into the development of the Barbican Complex in London. Strikes and industrial action have stopped work on the building site for nearly a year.
- E12
The Born Losers
1967-09-18
The plight of families in Britain living below the poverty line.
- E13
The O'Rahilly File
1967-09-25
After the government successfully suppressed pirate radio stations, a follow-up to a previous episode in 1964 with Radio Caroline's crew and its director Ronan O'Rahilly
- E14
Smith's Back Door
1967-10-02
Sanction busting in Rhodesia.
- E15
The Breathalyser
1967-10-09
A report on the drink and driving laws of Sweden and Germany.
- E16
Island Under Arms
1967-10-16
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E17
We Know What We Saw!
1967-10-20
Unidentified Flying Object, or UFO sightings in the United States of America are analyzed by experts in various fields.
- E18
King of Kings
1967-10-23
The Coronation of the Shah of Persia and an interview with Queen Farah.
- E19
Wanted: Kind English Lady
1967-11-06
A report on the white foster mothering of black children in the UK.
- E20
You Can't Find Uncle Tom
1967-11-13
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E21
East of Aden
1967-11-20
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E22
Mothers in Action
1967-12-04
A group trying change society's attitude to unmarried mothers.
- E23
The End of a Revolution
1967-12-11
Bolivia after the death of Che Guevara, and at the trial of Regis Dubray.
- E24
India on the Edge
1967-12-18
A report on violence and chaos in Calcutta as India struggles to get a grip on democracy.
- E25
An Outlaw's Life
1968-01-01
An observation of Irish Travellers living in Britain.
- E26
The Long Bridge
1968-01-08
Report about The Allenby Bridge crossing between Israel and Jordan, used by refugees in the previous May
- E27
Alas Poor Hippies, Love is Dead
1968-01-15
The evolution of American hippies, their scene, drugs, pan-handling and other pastimes.
- E28
Merchants of War
1968-01-22
Investigates arms dealing and mercenaries on the way to the Nigerian state of Biafra.
- E29
Episode 29
1968-01-29
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E30
The Twelve Year Engagement
1968-02-05
Investigates the recruitment of boy soldiers and why some face difficulty trying to leave later.
- E31
Death by Instalments
1968-02-12
Examining a proposed parliamentary bill that will enable drug addicts to use free walk in centres to get heroin and cocaine.
- E32
Caught for a Baby
1968-02-19
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E33
Cold War, Warm Water
1968-02-26
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E34
No Entry
1968-03-04
The plight of Asians trying to escape from Kenya and the difficulties some are having, despite having British Passports, in entering the UK under looming new immigration rules.
- E35
Richard Nixon's Last Hurrah
1968-03-11
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E36
The Demonstration
1968-03-18
Follows the Anti-Vietnam demonstration in Grosvenor Square London on 16 March.
- E37
Episode 37
1968-03-25
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E38
A Group of Terrorists Attacked...
1968-04-01
The guerrilla fight for independence in Portuguese Guinea.
- E39
Listen, Whitey
1968-04-08
The mood in some black communities in America after the death of Martin Luther King.
- E40
Horoscope
1968-04-09
With interest in astrology increasing, predictions from astrologer Ingrid Lind are put to the test.
- E41
Wake Up and Work Together
1968-04-15
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E42
The Flame in Spain
1968-04-29
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E43
Below the Belt
1968-04-22
An observation of the prospects of children born with Spina Bifida, which results in below the waist paralysis.
- E44
The Star Spangled War
1968-05-06
GI's waiting to invade the Ashau Valley share their thoughts on the Vietnam War.
- E45
Stage for a Revolution
1968-05-13
The Berlin demonstration of May 1st and the events that led up to it.
- E46
Ward F.13
1968-05-20
An investigation into the appalling conditions of the female geriatric ward of Powick Mental Hospital near Worcester.
- E47
Stop That Bowing, Scrapin' and Scratchin'
1968-05-27
Following the poor peoples' protest and demonstration for better conditions, in Washington DC.
- E48
Robert Kennedy
1968-06-10
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E49
The Guinea Pigs
1968-06-17
Grammar School boys are sent to Marlborough College.
- E50
Election of Fear
1968-06-24
The fall out from the student revolt in Paris France and how it will effect the Grenoble Election.
- E51
Jeremy Thorpe
1968-07-01
No episode synopsis available yet.