World in Action: Season 2
Season 2 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of World in Action Season 1.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 2 Progress Shield
Dallas
Dec 3, 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.
The Cost of Dying
Dec 17, 1963
Investigates that behind the solemn facade, a funeral service can be an opportunity to take advantage of the situation for monetary gain.
The Thin Red Line
Jan 21, 1964
A profile of British Soldiers at various world trouble spots.
The Great Train Robbery
Mar 26, 1964
Reconstruction of the recent night mail train robbery
The Williams Family
Mar 28, 1964
Plight of a South African family refused entry into Britain.
Radio Pirates
May 12, 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 thei
How to Make a Million in One Minute Flat
May 19, 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.
Typhoid in Aberdeen
Jun 16, 1964
A typhoid epidemic in Aberdeen is traced to a rogue batch of Argentinian corned beef.
Goldwater for President? or How to Win Friends and Influence People
Jun 30, 1964
A look at Barry Goldwater's run for President.
John Bloom
Jul 21, 1964
The rise and fall of washing machine magnate John Bloom and his Roll's Razor Company.