World in Action

Season 2

1963 · 35 episodes

Episodes

1. 1

   1. The Guns

   11 Sept 1963

2. 2

   2. Lord Denning

   16 Sept 1963

3. 3

   3. Dick Gregory

   29 Sept 1963

4. 4

   4. M.R.A

   30 Sept 1963

5. 5

   5. Oxfam

   10 Oct 1963

6. 6

   6. Blackpool Conference

   14 Oct 1963

7. 7

   7. Living in the Slums

   22 Oct 1963

   A look at conditions in Stepney, London.

8. 8

   8. Repairs

   29 Oct 1963

9. 9

   9. Power

   5 Nov 1963

10. 10

    10. The Prime Minister - Sir Alec Douglas Home

    12 Nov 1963

11. 11

    11. The Shadows

    19 Nov 1963

12. 12

    12. Increasing Traffic

    26 Nov 1963

13. 13

    13. The British Way of Death

    3 Dec 1963

14. 14

    14. Dallas

    3 Dec 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. 15

    15. President Lyndon Johnson

    10 Dec 1963

16. 16

    16. The Cost of Dying

    17 Dec 1963

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

17. 17

    17. Cooke on America

    31 Dec 1963

18. 18

    18. Truth About Spain

    7 Jan 1964

    An observation of Spanish Life under Franco.

19. 19

    19. Alistair Cooke Reports

    21 Jan 1964

20. 20

    20. Lakonia - The Facts

    14 Jan 1964

21. 21

    21. The Thin Red Line

    21 Jan 1964

    A profile of British Soldiers at various world trouble spots.

22. 22

    22. Smuggling

    4 Feb 1964

23. 23

    23. The Power of the Nanny

    11 Feb 1964

24. 24

    24. Cyprus

    18 Feb 1964

    The war in Cyprus between the Turkish and Greek Cypriots.

25. 25

    25. Concorde

    25 Feb 1964

    Profile of the world's first supersonic airliner.

26. 26

    26. The Great Train Robbery

    26 Mar 1964

    Reconstruction of the recent night mail train robbery

27. 27

    27. The Williams Family

    28 Mar 1964

    Plight of a South African family refused entry into Britain.

28. 29

    29. Radio Pirates

    12 May 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.

29. 30

    30. How to Make a Million in One Minute Flat

    19 May 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.

30. 31

    31. The Face on the Cover

    26 May 1964

31. 32

    32. Lord Beaverbrook

    9 Jun 1964

32. 33

    33. Typhoid in Aberdeen

    16 Jun 1964

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

33. 34

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

    30 Jun 1964

    A look at Barry Goldwater's run for President.

34. 35

    35. John Bloom

    21 Jul 1964

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

35. 36

    36. U.S. in U.K.

    28 Jul 1964