On the anniversary 50 years to the day of its first episode, a tribute to ITV's premier current affairs documentary series, and some of its ground-breaking stories.
Military budget over spending is presented as a game show.
An investigation into supermarket practices and their effect on a neighbourhood.
A look at the first years of China's occupation of Tibet.
The plight of southern based Italians having to move to the North of Italy for work.
The valuable contributions young volunteers make.
An investigation into the UK petrol supply business and techniques used amongst rival firms to win customers.
A look at the country's increasing litter problem.
A look at conditions in Stepney, London.
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.
Investigates that behind the solemn facade, a funeral service can be an opportunity to take advantage of the situation for monetary gain.
A profile of British Soldiers at various world trouble spots.
The war in Cyprus between the Turkish and Greek Cypriots.
Profile of the world's first supersonic airliner.
Reconstruction of the recent night,mail train robbery.
Plight of a South African family refused entry into Britain.
Seven year old children from various backgrounds are interviewed on their hopes and aspirations for the future. It is hoped to follow them up in the year 2000 and see how things turned out.
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.
A profile of the town of Timmins in Canada which became a boom town overnight over the recent discovery of large amounts of Copper.
A typhoid epidemic in Aberdeen is traced to a rogue batch of Argentinian corned beef.
The rise and fall of washing machine magnate John Bloom and his Roll's Razor Company.
An investigation into the poor training facilities available to Olympic contenders.
The launch of The Sun newspaper.
French-Canadian unrest at the Queen's visit.
A comparison of the industrial relations in the car making industries of the UK & the US.
An investigation into Britain's age old Sunday trading laws and their effect on shops and similar businesses.
Investigation on how a bacterial infection got into a Birmingham Eye Hospital and caused several cases of blindness.
Investigates if there is a link between bronchitis and road pollution.
Various black Americans give their views on Malcolm X, and an actor recreates some of his speeches.
Investigates the transport and haulage industry and the dark practices that can leave drivers tired, open to hijack and dangerous vehicles on our roads.
Observations of the tensions growing between Arab and Israeli.
A look at the water crisis and how the drought will affect the summer.
A look at the Royal Marsden's Hospital work in the treatment of Leukaemia and its effects on patient Sharon Morris and her family.
Investigates how some drugs are smuggled into Britain.
Mick Jagger gives a press conference after his recent conditional discharge for drug use. He then joins a discussion with eminent people on what is expected of famous icons by society, and how much of this is their responsibility.
A profile of Stokely Carmichael, a black campaigner against the West's dominance of the world, during his visit to Britain.
An investigation into the development of the Barbican Complex in London. Strikes and industrial action have stopped work on the building site for nearly a year.
The plight of families in Britain living below the poverty line.
Ronan O'Rahilly talks to WIA about his pirate radio ship, Radio Caroline, and why he rebels against the established laws of society.
Sanction busting in Rhodesia.
A report on the drink and driving laws of Sweden and Germany.
The Coronation of the Shah of Persia and an interview with Queen Farah.
A report on the white foster mothering of black children in the UK.
Bolivia after the death of Che Guevara, and at the trial of Regis Dubray.
A report on violence and chaos in Calcutta as India struggles to get a grip on democracy.
Report about The Allenby Bridge crossing between Israel and Jordan,used by refugees in the previous May.
The evolution of American hippies, their scene, drugs, pan-handling and other pastimes.
Investigates arms dealing and mercenaries on the way to the Nigerian state of Biafra.
An observation of Irish Travellers living in Britain.
Investigates the recruitment of boy soldiers and why some face difficulty trying to leave later.
Examining a proposed parliamentary bill that will enable drug addicts to use free,walk in centres to get heroin and cocaine.
The plight of Asians trying to escape from Kenya and the difficulties some are having, despite having British Passports, in entering the UK under looming new immigration rules.
Follows the Anti-Vietnam demonstration in Grosvenor Square London on 16 March.
The guerrilla fight for independence in Portuguese Guinea.
The mood in some black communities in America after the death of Martin Luther King.
With interest in astrology increasing,predictions from astrologer Ingrid Lind are put to the test.
An observation of the prospects of children born with Spina Bifida, which results in below the waist paralysis.
GI's waiting to invade the Ashau Valley share their thoughts on the Vietnam War.
The Berlin demonstration of May 1st and the events that led up to it.
An investigation into the appalling conditions of the female geriatric ward of Powick Mental Hospital near Worcester.
Following the poor peoples' protest and demonstration for better conditions, in Washington DC.
Grammar School boys are sent to Marlborough College.
The fall out from the student revolt in Paris France and how it will effect the Grenoble Election.
Asks the question, are depressed housewives becoming addicted to the new breed of tranquilizers?
Cubans talk about living life under Communism and the effects on them from sanctions and blockades.
The growing political anger and unrest in Czechoslovakia and the implications.
'Microboppers' are a group of children in America mentally advanced well beyond their 12 years of age - and something the world has never seen. A look at their achievements and implications for the future.
This Scientology exposé features an interview with L. Ron Hubbard aboard a Sea Org vessel, and also presents stock footage and commentary on Scientologists.
An idea to give workers more say in the running of their company is put to the board of British Steel.
An investigation into 7 children (expelled from Kenya) who have to live on their own in the UK as their parents cannot join them due to new laws.
The banning of Methedrine and its implications for the drug taking community.
Manchester United's allegations of foul play by Argentinian side Estudiantes.
A look behind the reasons for the Londonderry Civil Rights demonstrations in the previous weeks.
A look at the crisis facing New York City with the decay of the administrative structure.
With peace in sight Vietnamese and Americans predict the future for Vietnam.
World in Action tries to trace the overseas voters in Britain who have supposedly voted for The People's National Congress Party in Guyana's election.
The recent Act of Parliament has increased dramatically the number of abortions but also a two tier system for rich and poor.
A profile of Laos, considered the most unproductive country in the world but rich and financially stable through its passing of opium products and dodgy gold.
The medical practice of epidural injections to relieve the pain of childbirth and the religious groups who oppose them.
The events in Prague following the suicide and funeral of Jan Palach.
Looking at the priests rebelling in the Dutch Catholic Church over celibacy vows.
The fallout from the earthquake in Sicily and the implications that corruption is preventing the decent rehousing of victims.
Locals complain of police corruption and extortion in Hong Kong.
Investigates slum properties in Notting Hill turning over vast profits for a company based in the Bahamas.
A revolutionary new look at how mental patients should be treated, allowing them out into the wider world, and distancing as much as possible from Victorian lunatic asylums.
Shows attempts being made to break up gangs on Glasgow's Easterhouse Estate.
Looks at the treatment of Negroes in Sudan.
Portrait of the Protestant working class and the vigilantes in Northern Ireland at the height of the Ulster riots in 1969.
Portrait of the Catholic working class and the riots in Ulster, when the barricades were going up in the streets of Derry.
Following Fidel Castro as he governs the country of Cuba from Jeeps and tents, spending many hours integrating himself with the ordinary people.
An observation of the Southwark mobile screening unit for detecting breast and other cancers.
Reconstruction of Glasgow gunman James Griffiths running amok and the final shoot out with the police.
Looks at the alternative life styles of young people who have dropped out of society.
Lower income workers discuss how they manage to cope on poor wages, amongst politicians and trade union leaders.
A look at the work of the New York Police Dept. and the vigilantes groups that have come about to also tackle crime.
A report on Muscular Dystrophy and examines what is available and what can be done for those suffering.
Investigates why the UK is still manufacturing nerve gas.
Christmas 1969 and a reminder of the last terrible year in Biafra which was blighted by war and the consequent famine and starvation.
The guerrilla fight for independence of the people of Portuguese Guinea.
An investigation into how many elderly die from cold in winter because they cannot afford to heat their home.