World in Action: Volume 1

Synopsis

Released to mark ITV’s 50th anniversary, this DVD contains twelve editions of WORLD IN ACTION, ITV’s flaghship current affairs programme. Lasting four decades (from the 60s to the 90s) this Granada-produced series was fearless, trailblazing and hard-hitting, choosing subjects that other programmes would not dare to touch and regularly getting into trouble with the ITV regulators and - at times - the Government.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Year of release

2005

Year of production

1967-1991

Subjects

Social Studies; Politics & government

Keywords

political events; social issues

Distribution Formats

Type

DVD

Format

Region 2 PAL

Price

£7.20

Availability

Sale

Duration/Size

300 minutes

Year

2018

Sections

Title

Mick Jagger

Synopsis

Personal appearance of Mick Jagger after the quashing of his jail sentence for being in possession of drugs, in which he discusses his attitude towards the society in which he lives with four leaders of the establishment. Broadcast on ITV on 31/7/1967.

Duration

30 mins

Title

End of a Revolution?

Synopsis

Portrait of Bolivia and events leading up to the death of Che Guevara and the trial of Regis Debray. Includes an exclusive sequence on Guevara’s death. Broadcast on ITV on 11/12/1967.

Duration

30 mins

Title

Demonstration, The

Synopsis

Covers the anti-Vietnam war demonstration at Trafalgar Square and Grosvenor Square, London, 16 March 1968. Broadcast on ITV on 18/3/1968

Duration

30 mins

Title

Quiet Mutiny, The

Synopsis

John Pilger’s award-winning documentary on the growing mutinous feeling among the American troops posted to Vietnam. Broadcast on ITV on 28/9/1970.

Duration

30 mins

Title

Man who stole Uganda

Synopsis

WIA visits Uganda following the military coup in January 1971, which deposed President Milton Obote, and brought Major General Idi Amin to power.

Duration

30 mins

Title

Death of a Revolutionary

Synopsis

Looks at the mood surrounding the funeral of George Jackson, a member of the Black Panther revolutionary party who was killed whilst allegedly trying to escape from San Quentin Prison. Broadcast on ITV on 27/9/1971.

Duration

30 mins

Title

Siege of Kontum, The

Synopsis

The plight of the primitive mountain people of Vietnam, the Montagnards, who are caught in the middle of a decisive battle for the centre of Vietnam at Kontum. Broadcast on ITV on 5/6/1972.

Duration

30 mins

Title

Life and Death of Steve Biko, The

Synopsis

World in Action looks at the influence during his lifetime of Steve Biko - non-violent but militant anti-apartheid activist who died mysteriously while in police custody. Includes an interview with his widow who claims that the offical cause of death, a hunger strike, could not have killed him so quickly. Broadcast on 3/10/1977.

Duration

30 mins

Title

Prisoner of Terrorism

Synopsis

An exclusive interview with Horst Mahler, one of the brains behind the Red Army Faction, often known as the Baader-Meinhof group. Broadcast on ITV on 10/7/1978

Duration

30 mins

Title

Banged up

Synopsis

WIA investigates a day in the life of the warden and inmates of the grossly overcrowded Strangeways Prison, Manchester. Broadcast on ITV on 2/4/1979

Duration

30 mins

Title

Killing for a Cure

Synopsis

WIA looks at the activities of the ‘Animal Liberation Front’, an organisation that has been actively campaigning to stop the use of animals in experiments. Broadcast on ITV on 16/2/1981.

Duration

30 mins

Title

Birmingham 6, The - Their own Story

Synopsis

Exclusive interview with the Birmingham Six who tell what happened to them after they were arrested in 1974 and charged and convicted as responsible for the IRA Birmingham pub bombings. Broadcast on ITV on 18/3/1991.

Duration

30 mins

Production Company

Name

Granada Television

Distributor

Name

Network

Email

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Web

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Phone

01992 657707

Address

19-20 Blythe Road
Berghem Mews
Hammersmith
London
W14 0HN

Notes

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