World in action

United Kingdom

Film
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A British series of general documentaries on a wide variety of topics.

Works in this group

A Dignified exit

A Dignified exit

United Kingdom, 1980

Death by request

Death by request

United Kingdom, 1976

Do you mind if I smoke?

Do you mind if I smoke?

United Kingdom, 1981

Doctors' orders

Doctors' orders

United Kingdom, 1976

Home help (TEFC)

Home help (TEFC)

United Kingdom, 1982

Killer dust: a standard mistake?

Killer dust: a standard mistake?

United Kingdom, 1974

Learning to lose

Learning to lose

United Kingdom, 1982

Living dangerously

Living dangerously

United Kingdom, 1976

Lucky

Lucky

United Kingdom, 1971

Mongolia. Ep. 2. The City on the Steppes

Mongolia. Ep. 2. The City on the Steppes

United Kingdom, 1975

Mother's little helpers

Mother's little helpers

United Kingdom, 1968

On the trail of the torturers

On the trail of the torturers

United Kingdom, 1974

People without a land

People without a land

United Kingdom, 1983

Sex and violence

Sex and violence

United Kingdom, 1970

Strangers in their own land

Strangers in their own land

United Kingdom, 1979

The Cancer gas

The Cancer gas

United Kingdom, 1974

The Demonstration

The Demonstration

United Kingdom, 1974

The Dumping grounds

The Dumping grounds

United Kingdom, 1969

The Group

The Group

Unknown

The Last refuge

The Last refuge

United Kingdom, 1978

The Life and death of Steve Biko

The Life and death of Steve Biko

United Kingdom, 1976

The Man who stole Uganda

The Man who stole Uganda

United Kingdom, 1970

The Miami experiment

The Miami experiment

United Kingdom, 1976

The Peace War

The Peace War

United Kingdom, 1983

The Seven up series

The Seven up series

United Kingdom

The Silent epidemic

The Silent epidemic

United Kingdom, 1981

The Trials of Zanzibar

The Trials of Zanzibar

United Kingdom, 1974

Tip of the iceberg

Tip of the iceberg

United Kingdom, 1975

Trial 1001

Trial 1001

United Kingdom, 1973

VD: don't take the risk

VD: don't take the risk

United Kingdom, 1964

Wonders of the deep

Wonders of the deep

United Kingdom, 1949

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Credits

Production places
United Kingdom

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

S00921

Language

English

Subject categories

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Great Britain - Social conditions

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Social classes

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Child development

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Nature and nurture

Feature films

Feature films → Feature films - Great Britain

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Child development

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Nature and nurture

Sound/audio

Sound

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