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World in Action
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Paul Jackson reveals how the iconic World in Action led the way for current affairs TV. With John Pilger. From February 2011.
Paul Jackson looks back to ITV's pioneering show, World in Action, which led the way for current affairs from 1963 to 1998.
What was the impact and legacy of its tough journalism, which launched the TV career of John Pilger and helped to free the Birmingham Six? With John Pilger, Lord Douglas Hurd and Sir Jeremy Isaacs.
Not only celebrating innovative TV programmes over the decades, 'Britain in a Box' uses them as a window on a particular period in our cultural and social history.
Producer: Paul Kobrak
First broadcast on 91热爆 Radio 4 in 2011.
Last on
Sun 8 Jan 2017
05:30
91热爆 Radio 4 Extra
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Credit
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Producer | Paul Kobrak |
Broadcasts
Sat 5 Feb 2011 10:3091热爆 Radio 4- Tue 3 Jan 2012 23:3091热爆 Radio 4
- Sat 7 Jan 2017 07:3091热爆 Radio 4 Extra
- Sat 7 Jan 2017 17:3091热爆 Radio 4 Extra
- Sun 8 Jan 2017 05:3091热爆 Radio 4 Extra