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World in Action

1963 – 1998 · ITV1
35 seasons · 1294 episodes
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World in Action was Granada Television’s flagship ITV current affairs series, running from 7 Jan 1963 to 7 Dec 1998, and built a reputation for film-led investigative reporting and a forceful editorial stance. Its journalism produced major public and political repercussions—including investigations associated with miscarriages of justice such as the Birmingham Six—and it also served as a platform for landmark documentary projects, including the first broadcast of “Seven Up!” as part of the strand in 1964.

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David Owen
Ian Paisley
Tony Benn
Margaret Thatcher
Idi Amin
Neil Kinnock
Harold Wilson
Edward Heath

DETAILS

Status
Ended
Type
Documentary
First aired
Jan 1, 1963
Original language
EN
Production
Granada Television, ITV
Country
GB

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