World in Action World in Action World in Action is an English investigative current affairs programme, made by Granada Television for ITV from 7 January 1963 until 7 December 1998. Its campaigning journalism frequently had a major impact on events of the day. Its production teams often took audacious risks, and the programme gained a solid reputation for an often-unorthodox approach. The series was sold around the world, and won numerous awards. In its heyday, "World in Action" drew audiences of up to 23 million in Britain alone, equivalent to almost half the population. Cabinet ministers fell victim to its probings. Numerous innocent
On the Ball (UK TV programme) On the Ball (UK TV programme) On the Ball is a British ITV Saturday lunchtime television show about football, which ran as part of "World of Sport" in the 1970s and 1980s, and as a stand-alone show from 1998 to 2004. There was another ITV television show called "On the Ball" which was a game show hosted by Nick Weir in 1997, shown only in the Granada region. The original "On the Ball" was a half hour football round-up segment shown as part of the "World of Sport" Saturday afternoon sports programming on ITV, preceding the traditional Saturday afternoon 3