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Season 3 · 27 episodes · Sep 15, 1964

  1. Episode 1

    The Story of the Sun

    Sep 15, 1964

    The launch of The Sun newspaper.

  2. Episode 2

    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.

  3. Episode 3

    U.S. Elections

    Sep 29, 1964

  4. Episode 4

    Canada

    Oct 6, 1964

    French-Canadian unrest at the Queen's visit.

  5. Episode 5

    Eyes

    Oct 20, 1964

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

  6. Episode 6

    How to Loose at the Olympics After Really Trying

    Oct 27, 1964

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

  7. Episode 7

    Vietnam

    Nov 3, 1964

  8. Episode 8

    Air Safety

    Nov 10, 1964

  9. Episode 9

    Smethwick and Racial Tension

    Nov 17, 1964

  10. Episode 10

    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.

  11. Episode 11

    Sunday Laws

    Dec 8, 1964

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

  12. Episode 12

    Labour Party Conference 1964

    Dec 15, 1964

  13. Episode 13

    Ballroom Dancing

    Dec 22, 1964

  14. Episode 14

    Highlights of 1964

    Dec 29, 1964

  15. Episode 15

    The English Disease

    Feb 9, 1965

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

  16. Episode 17

    Malcolm X

    Feb 23, 1965

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

  17. Episode 18

    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.

  18. Episode 21

    The BBC

    Mar 20, 1965

  19. Episode 24

    The Middle East

    Apr 20, 1965

    Observations of the tensions growing between Arab and Israeli.

  20. Episode 25

    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.

  21. Episode 26

    Water

    Jun 1, 1965

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

  22. Episode 30

    The Other World

    Jun 29, 1965

  23. Episode 31

    Dukes

    Jul 6, 1965

  24. Episode 32

    The £.S.D. of MPH

    Jul 13, 1965

  25. Episode 33

    Jerry Builders

    Jul 20, 1965

  26. Episode 34

    The Tory Leadership

    Jul 22, 1965

  27. Episode 35

    Drugs

    Aug 3, 1965