World in Action
Season 4
196751 episodes
Episode 1
A Girl Called Sharon
Jul 3, 1967
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.
Episode 2
Some Grains of Truth
Jul 10, 1967
Investigates how some drugs are smuggled into Britain.
Episode 3
A Duel in the Sun
Jul 17, 1967
Episode 4
Defender of the Faith
Jul 24, 1967
Episode 5
Mick Jagger
Jul 31, 1967
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.
Episode 6
The Third World
Aug 7, 1967
A profile of Stokely Carmichael, a black campaigner against the West's dominance of the world, during his visit to Britain.
Episode 7
Scientology for Sale
Aug 14, 1967
Episode 8
Colonels' Democracy
Aug 21, 1967
Episode 9
The Professional Dreamers
Aug 28, 1967
Episode 10
Hell No! We Won't Go
Sep 4, 1967
Episode 11
The Militants
Sep 11, 1967
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.
Episode 12
The Born Losers
Sep 18, 1967
The plight of families in Britain living below the poverty line.
Episode 13
The O'Rahilly File
Sep 25, 1967
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
Episode 14
Smith's Back Door
Oct 2, 1967
Sanction busting in Rhodesia.
Episode 15
The Breathalyser
Oct 9, 1967
A report on the drink and driving laws of Sweden and Germany.
Episode 16
Island Under Arms
Oct 16, 1967
Episode 17
We Know What We Saw!
Oct 20, 1967
Unidentified Flying Object, or UFO sightings in the United States of America are analyzed by experts in various fields.
Episode 18
King of Kings
Oct 23, 1967
The Coronation of the Shah of Persia and an interview with Queen Farah.
Episode 19
Wanted: Kind English Lady
Nov 6, 1967
A report on the white foster mothering of black children in the UK.
Episode 20
You Can't Find Uncle Tom
Nov 13, 1967
Episode 21
East of Aden
Nov 20, 1967
Episode 22
Mothers in Action
Dec 4, 1967
A group trying change society's attitude to unmarried mothers.
Episode 23
The End of a Revolution
Dec 11, 1967
Bolivia after the death of Che Guevara, and at the trial of Regis Dubray.
Episode 24
India on the Edge
Dec 18, 1967
A report on violence and chaos in Calcutta as India struggles to get a grip on democracy.
Episode 25
An Outlaw's Life
Jan 1, 1968
An observation of Irish Travellers living in Britain.
Episode 26
The Long Bridge
Jan 8, 1968
Report about The Allenby Bridge crossing between Israel and Jordan, used by refugees in the previous May
Episode 27
Alas Poor Hippies, Love is Dead
Jan 15, 1968
The evolution of American hippies, their scene, drugs, pan-handling and other pastimes.
Episode 28
Merchants of War
Jan 22, 1968
Investigates arms dealing and mercenaries on the way to the Nigerian state of Biafra.
Episode 29
Episode 29
Jan 29, 1968
Episode 30
The Twelve Year Engagement
Feb 5, 1968
Investigates the recruitment of boy soldiers and why some face difficulty trying to leave later.
Episode 31
Death by Instalments
Feb 12, 1968
Examining a proposed parliamentary bill that will enable drug addicts to use free walk in centres to get heroin and cocaine.
Episode 32
Caught for a Baby
Feb 19, 1968
Episode 33
Cold War, Warm Water
Feb 26, 1968
Episode 34
No Entry
Mar 4, 1968
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.
Episode 35
Richard Nixon's Last Hurrah
Mar 11, 1968
Episode 36
The Demonstration
Mar 18, 1968
Follows the Anti-Vietnam demonstration in Grosvenor Square London on 16 March.
Episode 37
Episode 37
Mar 25, 1968
Episode 38
A Group of Terrorists Attacked...
Apr 1, 1968
The guerrilla fight for independence in Portuguese Guinea.
Episode 39
Listen, Whitey
Apr 8, 1968
The mood in some black communities in America after the death of Martin Luther King.
Episode 40
Horoscope
Apr 9, 1968
With interest in astrology increasing, predictions from astrologer Ingrid Lind are put to the test.
Episode 41
Wake Up and Work Together
Apr 15, 1968
Episode 42
The Flame in Spain
Apr 29, 1968
Episode 43
Below the Belt
Apr 22, 1968
An observation of the prospects of children born with Spina Bifida, which results in below the waist paralysis.
Episode 44
The Star Spangled War
May 6, 1968
GI's waiting to invade the Ashau Valley share their thoughts on the Vietnam War.
Episode 45
Stage for a Revolution
May 13, 1968
The Berlin demonstration of May 1st and the events that led up to it.
Episode 46
Ward F.13
May 20, 1968
An investigation into the appalling conditions of the female geriatric ward of Powick Mental Hospital near Worcester.
Episode 47
Stop That Bowing, Scrapin' and Scratchin'
May 27, 1968
Following the poor peoples' protest and demonstration for better conditions, in Washington DC.
Episode 48
Robert Kennedy
Jun 10, 1968
Episode 49
The Guinea Pigs
Jun 17, 1968
Grammar School boys are sent to Marlborough College.
Episode 50
Election of Fear
Jun 24, 1968
The fall out from the student revolt in Paris France and how it will effect the Grenoble Election.
Episode 51
Jeremy Thorpe
Jul 1, 1968