Highlights
World in Action

World in Action - Season 3 (1964)

Audience Score
70

Season 3 Episodes

1. The Story of the Sun

September 15th, 1964

The launch of The Sun newspaper.

2. The Flip Side

September 22nd, 1964

Various recording agents speak out on the pop music business, and whether the UK singles chart is a fair representation of vinyl sales.

3. U.S. Elections

September 29th, 1964

4. Canada

October 6th, 1964

French-Canadian unrest at the Queen's visit.

5. Eyes

October 20th, 1964

Investigation on how a bacterial infection got into a Birmingham Eye Hospital and caused several cases of blindness.

6. How to Loose at the Olympics After Really Trying

October 27th, 1964

An investigation into the poor training facilities available to Olympic contenders.

7. Vietnam

November 3rd, 1964

8. Air Safety

November 10th, 1964

9. Smethwick and Racial Tension

November 17th, 1964

10. State of the Unions: Unions and the Motor Car

December 1st, 1964

A comparison of the industrial relations in the car making industries of the UK & the US.

11. Sunday Laws

December 8th, 1964

An investigation into Britain's age old Sunday trading laws and their effect on shops and similar businesses.

12. Labour Party Conference 1964

December 15th, 1964

13. Ballroom Dancing

December 22nd, 1964

14. Highlights of 1964

December 29th, 1964

15. The English Disease

February 9th, 1965

Investigates if there is a link between bronchitis and road pollution.

17. Malcolm X

February 23rd, 1965

Various black Americans give their views on Malcolm X, and an actor recreates some of his speeches.

18. The Night Drivers

March 2nd, 1965

Investigates the transport and haulage industry and the dark practices that can leave drivers tired, open to hijack and dangerous vehicles on our roads.

21. The BBC

March 20th, 1965

24. The Middle East

April 20th, 1965

Observations of the tensions growing between Arab and Israeli.

25. Seventy Up

April 27th, 1965

Companion piece to Seven Up! (1964), this time featuring the elderly looking back rather than the young looking forward. The average age of these women and men is 79.

26. Water

June 1st, 1965

A look at the water crisis and how the drought will affect the summer.

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Sep 24, 1984
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Oct 10, 1983
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Oct 25, 1982
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Oct 13, 1980
Season 16
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Sep 11, 1972
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Season 4
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