[1970] World in Action - “Seven men: Quentin Crisp”, Granada Television filmed Quentin Crisp in his small Chelsea apartment. By combining footage from several different days, Crisp remembers and talks about different aspects of his life.

https://youtu.be/wTRntQUhipc

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[1969] World in Action - “The Life and Death of James Griffiths”, reconstruction of Glasgow gunman James Griffiths running amok and the final shoot out with the police.

https://youtu.be/nzmRBxbnSlI

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[1977] World in Action - "Starting on the Dole", with the continuing rise in youth unemployment this episode follows two Liverpool teenagers as they look for work and examines the validity of government job creation schemes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqSkoqDQo5E

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[1984] World in Action - “For the Benefit of Mr. Parris”, newly elected Tory Matthew Parris thought that unemployment “should be uncomfortable” in order to sharpen the appetites of the jobless for work. He tries to live for a week in Newcastle, on a single-man’s unemployment benefit of £26.80.

https://youtu.be/VDb4G8ZikHM

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[1978] World In Action - Opening and closing theme in full. An excellent piece of music, by Mick Weaver and Shawn Phillips, performed on a guitar and Hammond organ.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95qLDc7zwYY

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Anyone remember this?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95qLDc7zwYY&ab_channel=profrumpo

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