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World in Action: Season 3

27 episodes Premiered Sep 15, 1964

Previously on World in Action

Season 3 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 2.
⚡ 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.

Season 3 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes

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S3·E1 Mytharc

The Story of the Sun

Sep 15, 1964

The launch of The Sun newspaper.

S3·E2 Core

The Flip Side

Sep 22, 1964

Various recording agents speak out on the pop music business, and whether the UK singles chart is a fair representation of vinyl sales.

S3·E3 Core

U.S. Elections

Sep 29, 1964

S3·E4 Core

Canada

Oct 6, 1964

French-Canadian unrest at the Queen's visit.

S3·E5 Core

Eyes

Oct 20, 1964

Investigation on how a bacterial infection got into a Birmingham Eye Hospital and caused several cases of blindness.

S3·E6 Core

How to Loose at the Olympics After Really Trying

Oct 27, 1964

An investigation into the poor training facilities available to Olympic contenders.

S3·E7 Core

Vietnam

Nov 3, 1964

S3·E8 Core

Air Safety

Nov 10, 1964

S3·E9 Core

Smethwick and Racial Tension

Nov 17, 1964

S3·E10 Core

State of the Unions: Unions and the Motor Car

Dec 1, 1964

A comparison of the industrial relations in the car making industries of the UK & the US.

S3·E11 Core

Sunday Laws

Dec 8, 1964

An investigation into Britain's age old Sunday trading laws and their effect on shops and similar businesses.

S3·E12 Core

Labour Party Conference 1964

Dec 15, 1964

S3·E13 Core

Ballroom Dancing

Dec 22, 1964

S3·E14 Core

Highlights of 1964

Dec 29, 1964

S3·E15 Core

The English Disease

Feb 9, 1965

Investigates if there is a link between bronchitis and road pollution.

S3·E17 Core

Malcolm X

Feb 23, 1965

Various black Americans give their views on Malcolm X, and an actor recreates some of his speeches.

S3·E18 Core

The Night Drivers

Mar 2, 1965

Investigates the transport and haulage industry and the dark practices that can leave drivers tired, open to hijack and dangerous vehicles on our roads.

S3·E21 Core

The BBC

Mar 20, 1965

S3·E24 Core

The Middle East

Apr 20, 1965

Observations of the tensions growing between Arab and Israeli.

S3·E25 Core

Seventy Up

Apr 27, 1965

Companion piece to Seven Up! (1964), this time featuring the elderly looking back rather than the young looking forward. The average age of these women and men is 79.

S3·E26 Core

Water

Jun 1, 1965

A look at the water crisis and how the drought will affect the summer.

S3·E30 Core