Highlights
World in Action

World in Action - Season 2 (1963)

Audience Score
70

Season 2 Episodes

1. The Guns

September 11th, 1963

2. Lord Denning

September 16th, 1963

3. Dick Gregory

September 29th, 1963

4. M.R.A

September 30th, 1963

5. Oxfam

October 10th, 1963

6. Blackpool Conference

October 14th, 1963

7. Living in the Slums

October 22nd, 1963

A look at conditions in Stepney, London.

8. Repairs

October 29th, 1963

9. Power

November 5th, 1963

10. The Prime Minister - Sir Alec Douglas Home

November 12th, 1963

11. The Shadows

November 19th, 1963

12. Increasing Traffic

November 26th, 1963

13. The British Way of Death

December 3rd, 1963

14. Dallas

December 3rd, 1963

A visit to the city of Dallas in the aftermath of the Kennedy assassination, focusing on the varying reactions and conditions of the people there.

15. President Lyndon Johnson

December 10th, 1963

16. The Cost of Dying

December 17th, 1963

Investigates that behind the solemn facade, a funeral service can be an opportunity to take advantage of the situation for monetary gain.

17. Cooke on America

December 31st, 1963

18. Truth About Spain

January 7th, 1964

An observation of Spanish Life under Franco.

19. Alistair Cooke Reports

January 21st, 1964

20. Lakonia - The Facts

January 14th, 1964

21. The Thin Red Line

January 21st, 1964

A profile of British Soldiers at various world trouble spots.

22. Smuggling

February 4th, 1964

23. The Power of the Nanny

February 11th, 1964

24. Cyprus

February 18th, 1964

The war in Cyprus between the Turkish and Greek Cypriots.

25. Concorde

February 25th, 1964

Profile of the world's first supersonic airliner.

26. The Great Train Robbery

March 26th, 1964

Reconstruction of the recent night mail train robbery

27. The Williams Family

March 28th, 1964

Plight of a South African family refused entry into Britain.

29. Radio Pirates

May 12th, 1964

Unique access to the new form of radio which is competing on a not strictly legal level with the BBC - the pirate stations. Those on the outside both for and against also have their say.

30. How to Make a Million in One Minute Flat

May 19th, 1964

A profile of the town of Timmins in Canada which became a boom town overnight over the recent discovery of large amounts of Copper.

31. The Face on the Cover

May 26th, 1964

32. Lord Beaverbrook

June 9th, 1964

33. Typhoid in Aberdeen

June 16th, 1964

A typhoid epidemic in Aberdeen is traced to a rogue batch of Argentinian corned beef.

34. Goldwater for President? or How to Win Friends and Influence People

June 30th, 1964

A look at Barry Goldwater's run for President.

35. John Bloom

July 21st, 1964

The rise and fall of washing machine magnate John Bloom and his Roll's Razor Company.

All Seasons

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Jul 27, 1998
Season 23
Sep 22, 1986
Season 22
Sep 23, 1985
Season 21
Sep 24, 1984
Season 20
Oct 10, 1983
Season 19
Oct 25, 1982
Season 18
Oct 19, 1981
Season 17
Oct 13, 1980
Season 16
Jan 7, 1980
Season 15
Oct 9, 1978
Season 14
Sep 26, 1977
Season 13
Sep 27, 1976
Season 12
Sep 8, 1975
Season 11
Sep 2, 1974
Season 10
Sep 10, 1973
Season 9
Sep 11, 1972
Season 8
Sep 6, 1971
Season 7
Sep 21, 1970
Season 6
Sep 8, 1969
Season 5
Sep 10, 1968
Season 4
Jul 3, 1967
Season 3
Sep 15, 1964
Season 2
Sep 11, 1963
Season 1
Jan 1, 1963