Sagopa Fan Supplies: Domestic & Industrial Air Conditioners & Fans

For All Your Air Conditioning Needs

FS3-40R-30 Soleus Stand Fan Includes a Remote Control $45.99 Stand fans are a great way to keep your home, or business cool without ever having to rely on air conditioning. The Soleus 16� FS3-40R-30 stand fan offers enough versatility to keep your environment to the temperature of your choosing.The Soleus FS3-40R-30 has three different speed settings and oscillation to handle extremely hot days or to keep a gentle breeze running through your room. Its adjustable tilt and height are great for isolating specific areas. LED display lights offer clear visibility so you know exactly the fan is operating at any given time. It also includes a remote control so you can have complete control for any place in the room. The FS3-40R-30 is extremely economical. At an already low price the fan has an 7 hour auto-off timer to help keep your energy bill down. Purchase a Soleus FS3-40R-30 and keep your room cool today.

FSD-40B Soleus 16 Stand Fan with Remote Control $34.95 The Soleus FSD-40B 16″ Standing Fan moves air throughout the house of office more effectively than central air, saving money and improving air quality. This quiet room fan has remote controlled oscillation and speed settings. The FSD-40B also has a built -in timer so you can sleep with the fan on for hot summer nights. “The fan works great! Very quiet, circulates the air in the room better than any fan I have ever used. The fan has several speeds and “modes”, one is as if you are outside in a breeze. The remote control is terrific! I love the fan!” – D. Johnston, Vallejo, CA “I found the product surfing the net. A customer of yours put a comment on your website that his was a very quiet fan. He was so right – I use it my office and it is the most quiet fan I never heard. I would like to but a small tabletop model for my home.” – E Scheibel in NY “The fans work great, and they are very quiet.” – S McPherson Akron, OH “As for the operations of the fan.. GREAT, Quite and additional features that normally don’t come with fans of this price point.” -S Newman in Garrett, IN “This fan is not only what we wanted, but beyond our expectations. We have slept with a fan running for years and I can say this is the quitest fan we have ever owned. The remote is a nice asscessory, especially when you go to bed with the fan on a high setting and as the night cools you would like to turn it down to a lower setting.” – L Harris in Dayton, OH

FC1-38R-21 Soleus Stand Tower Fan With Multi Color Display $54.99 Created to fit just about anywhere with its one foot floor space, the Soleus FC1-38R-21 stand tower electronic fan is perfect for just about any room.A sleek design offers three wind modes and three fan speeds. The fan speeds offer additional oscillation, to help cool you down in record time. It has a remote control to stop you from constantly having to get up and adjust your settings. An included ionizer option on the FC1-38R-21 will let you breathe easily while it cleans the air as it cools.Incredibly quiet, this tower fan has a multi-color display and 12 hour auto-off timer to prevent you from wasting energy. For cool and clean air, purchase theSoleus FC1-38R-21 stand tower electronic fan, today.

FC1-42R-03 Soleus Stand Tower Fan Includes Separate Oscillation Control $59.99 Whether in the home or office the Soleus FC1-42R-03 Electronic 42� Stand Tower Fan offers plenty of options to keep a room for a specified temperature that suits you best.A sleek design and packed to the brim with options the FC1-42R-03 can cool a room in record time. It offers 3 fan speeds and 3 wind modes for a variety of cooling effects. Plus it has separate oscillation for you to control. Never worry about having to get up and walk over to set your fan ever again as the FC1-42R-03 comes with a remote control. Merely point and click and enjoy basking in the cool air of your desired setting.The FC1-42R-03 is extremely environmentally friendly. It has a 7.5 hour auto-off timer that will help keep your energy bill under control. Purchase the FC1-42R-03 and start enjoying a cooler and quieter environment today.

FF888 Fuijitronic Tower Fan $69.95 Enjoy maximum comfort with minimal effort with the Fujitronic FF888 Air Breeze 14″ stand fan. You choose the settings, and the electronic thermostat automatically starts, stops, and adjusts the fan to maintain your desired conditions. A remote control and eight-hour timer offer even more convenience. Choose among three fan settings—vertical, horizontal, and wavy oscillation—for the ultimate in customized comfort. The FF888 comes with a manufacturer’s one-year limited warranty.

1002 Lakewood 4 Inch High Velocity Personal Desk Fan With 360 Degree Pivot Stand $15.99 Keep your personal space cool and comfortable with the 1002 personal electric desk fan and air circulator from Lakewood! Weighing less than 2 pounds and standing only 4 inches high, this super compact fan is designed for small spaces and easily fits onto a desks, tables, or countertops. Metal construction with a wire mesh safety grill also ensure durability and safe operation.Easy to AssembleNo tools are required. Simply plug in the Lakewood 1002 high velocity air circulator into any household outlet to enjoy cool air instantaneously!Quiet OperationThe Lakewood 1002 has a whisper-quiet motor for maximum air flow with minimum noise that won’t disturb your indoor environment. 360° TiltThis personal desk fan features a 360° pivot stand that allows you to adjust the air stream for more focused cooling.Metal ConstructionThe 1002 electric fan boasts metal construction to ensure years of worry-free cooling.

9219 Air King Roll-About Stand with Fan With Easy Access Rear Mounted Controls $99.95 Need an air circulator in your stuffy work space? Make it easy with the Air King 9219 18 inch roll-about fan to provide yourselves with transportable, easy-to-activate cooling. The 9219 is set on a stand that allows you to have effortless, leveled cooling. The 9219 is a great fan for the following reasons:VersatilityThe 9219 uses three speeds and can be used to cool down large commercial rooms like stores, shops, and garages. Its pivoting head makes it easy to direct air wherever you need it.Roll-About FunctionWhile some fans are portable, they may not be able to provide leveled cooling. The 9219 comes with a stand that has two rear mounted wheels for easy transportation and can be adjusted from 26� to 28� with ease.Motor PowerThe 9219’s motor is permanently lubricated and totally enclosed. It is also ball bearing and can deliver years of consistent operation. It runs at 120 volts and 1/6 HP, which makes it extremely sturdy and powerful.UsesUse it for large commercial rooms that require leveled cooling, such as an auditorium or a classroom, or a garage at a workstation where a table fan may not be viable or safe to use.

FH206 Fuijitronic Electric Heater Cool Fan Mode $18.99 Don’t stand for a chilly room any longer! Choose the Fujitronic FH-206 portable electric space heater, and you’ll enjoy rapid, efficient heating designed for areas of up to 150 square feet. The FH-206 is perfect for home or office use. This versatile unit features a thermostatic temperature control and two heating settings.You can also select the fan only mode for comfort on warmer days.

HV-4 Lakewood 4 Inch High Velocity Personal Desk Fan With Red Finish $15.99 Complete your summer collection with the red Lakewood HV-4 4 inch personal desk fan! This compact fan is especially made for small areas such as desks and tabletops and features a 360° adjustable stand for focused cooling.Powerful MotorThe Lakewood HV-4 has a noiseless but strong motor that immediately begins to cool down your personal space.Metal Fan BladesThe HV-4 offers four all-metal fan blades to move more air.Wire Mesh Safety GrillesThis powerful desk fan features metal grilles for extra safety and durability.Compact SizeLakewood’s HV-4 4 inch personal desk fan weighs only 2 pounds and stands 4 inches tall, making it suitable to be placed anywhere.

1016 Lakewood 9 Inch High Velocity Personal Desk Fan With 3 Speeds $26.99 Cool down your personal space anytime with the Lakewood 1016! Standing only 9 inches tall, this personal desk fan is perfect for small desk and countertop spaces. This petite fan also features:Metal ConstructionThe electric fan’s metal construction ensures years of worry-free cooling.3 SpeedsThe Lakewood 1016 electric fan lets you customize air circulation with three different speeds – high, medium and low.Adjustable StandThe stand of the 1016 desk fan allows you to position the fan at any angle.Individually Balanced Aluminum BladesThe Lakewood 1016 features powerful aluminum blades that deliver strong air circulation, even when the speed setting is set to “low.”

Vornado Silver Swan Vintage Oscillating Electric Desk Fan $109.95 The Vornado Silver Swan is an homage to the Craftsmanship and style of the Art Deco and Machine Age. This mix of influences evokes the glamour and sophistication of the 1930s, which makes it a beautiful fan to display in a home or office. the Silver Swan, finished in brushed chrome with a highly stylized grill, moves massive volumes of air in unprecedented style. With its solid, die cast construction and 5 year warranty, the Silver Swan is built to stand the test of time.

HV-4 Lakewood 4 Inch High Velocity Personal Desk Fan With Blue Finish $15.99 This Lakewood HV-4 is perfect for a small blast of cool air in your personal space. Though the desk fan weighs only 2 pounds and stands a mere 4 inches high, it is extremely powerful and really packs a punch!Metal Safety GrillesThe Lakewood HV-4 4 inch personal desk fan features metal grilles for extra safety and durability.360° TiltThis electric fan features a 360° pivot stand that allows you to adjust the air stream for more focused cooling.Powerful MotorThe HV-4 has a quiet but strong motor that starts to cool down your personal space instantly.4 Metal Fan BladesFour all-metal fan blades are featured on the Lakewood HV-4 to move more air.

9145 Air King Clip-On Fan In White with Ultra Quiet Capabilities $18.95 Clip on fans are excellent solutions for private cubicles or areas of work. Their compact construction also makes them portable enough to fit in a gym bag. The Air King 9145 6 inch electric clip-on fan makes an excellent solution to stale, stagnant office air for these reasons:PortabilityAt a mere 6� the 9145 can be carried and installed just about anywhere it can clip onto. It is delightfully small and can be carried into your office space. Its white design also makes it easy to coordinate with, and it does not stand out.Brand NameAir King is an American company known for its durability and commitment to high-quality fans. They are also known for lasting several years (see review below). MotorThe 9145 operates on a 120 volt, 1/300 HP permanently lubricated motor along with a 7’, 3-conductor type SPT power cord. It is OSHA compliant and can run CFMs as high as 190, as well as RPMs of an astounding 2020.Great ConstructionThe 9145 is Air King’s only clip on fan. It is constructed with a zinc plated steel front grill with an impact resistant plastic rear grill. Its blades are made from chemical resistant polypropylene.

DBF0339 Deco Breeze 10 Inch Metal Electric Table Fan Features Merlot Finish $64.99 The Deco Breeze DBF0339 10 inch metal electric table fan compliments any setting with its lightweight and modern design. Both the blades and the stand have an extremely eye-catching merlot finish. The fan is constructed from durable metal for continued use and longevity. It is compatible with any standard household outlet allowing you to place it wherever you wish. The DBF0339 has three separate speeds for your cooling pleasure. It also comes with anoscillation feature for even circulation throughout its immediate vicinity. Best of all it has a limited 1 year manufacturer’s warranty to protect it against any unforeseen difficulties.

DBF0373 Deco Breeze Elephant Figurine Decorative Electric Fan With Beautiful Detail Work $79.99 As part of Deco Breeze’s popular figurine fans, the DBF0373 stands out as the “elephant fan�, giving not only air cooling but home decor a brand new dimension. The DBF0373 is a great gift idea for these reasons:Unique DesignWhere have you seen a fan that resembles an elephant before? This design would compliment many homes with its beautiful brown ironwork.FunctionalityThe Deco Breeze DBF0373 does truly work, and is not just there for show. The blades are made with top-quality materials and its motor runs at 20 watts. Awe Your FriendsA fan in the shape of an elephant? Who’d ever knew? The DBF0373 makes an excellent fun gift for anyone who has a soft spot for elephants.Fun for EveryoneRemember those hot summer days where you’d stand by a fan? For several of you, remember how you would talk into it and hear your voice vibrate in funny waves? The design of the DBF0373 makes it fun to not only have but use, too.

FTY25 Soleus Electric Fan $27.95 Truly a fan for all seasons, the Soleus Air 10″ FTY25 dual-use portable electric fan does it all. This efficient unit functions as a table or wall fan and evenly distributes cool air throughout your room or office space. The adjustable head and three wind speeds let you customize the airflow for maximum comfort. When the weather cools down, the 10″ FTY25 helps improve the efficiency of your heater by circulating warm air.

SF-1530 Sunpentown Tower Fan $29.95 Upgrade to the NewAir AF-310 for More Cooling Power!The Sunpentown SF-1530 is a stylish, space-saving mini tower fan that sits conveniently on your desktop or countertop. 3 speed settings generate quite, comfortable airflow. Small footprint fits conveniently in small spaces. 45° oscillation for wider air distribution.

FF-606 Fujitronic Fan With Ionizer! $59.99 With the Fujitronic FF-606 tower column fan, cool off and refresh your air simultaneously! With a remote control, you can choose up to 3 selections of wind speed and take advantage of the programmable timer, for up to eight hours!SOFT AND SLEEP, WIND MODE BRINGS A LUXURIOUS AIR QUALITY TO ANY ROOM. THIS MODE WILL ACTUALLY CREATE A “WALL� OF AIRFLOW, REFRESHING AND RENEWING THE WHOLE SPACE!Because of its slim, tower design, the FF-606 also is great for placing in corners or in a small room that is not ideal for large appliances. It also oscillates and comes with an ionizer. Everything you need in a fan and more is featured in the FF-606, so order yours today!

Broan QTXE150 Exhaust Fan $184.95 From Broan’s Ultra Silent Series, the QTXE150 bathroom fan represents the ultimate in bath fan solutions for today’s homes. Proven as one of the quietest products in the industry, it is also one of the most stylish options for your home. The QTXE line brings simple elegance to any bath or powder room! Whether by sight or by sound, you’ll barely notice the QTXE line. Except, of course, when you need just the right amount of ventilation and at the touch of a switch.You can use this unit for venting heat, moisture, and odors from the bathroom, and shower!

2136 Air King Fan in Grey $54.95 Does this happen to you? You turn on your fan before you go to sleep, but in the middle of the night you wake up shivering and have to dash over to turn off the arctic wind?! Here’s the perfect solution – The 8” 2136 Reversible Window Fan with Thermostat! The temperature adjustment knob lets you set your comfort level, so the fan will operate on high, medium, or low immediately but when the thermostat senses that the air has cooled it will decrease the fan’s output or shut it off entirely. This lets you fall asleep comfortably, then remain resting uninterrupted – no more 3 AM wake-ups to shut off the window fan! Very easy to set up – no tools required! Works on both vertical and horizontal windows, just place the fan in the windowframe, and slide the window closed. The Window Grabber will hold the unit in place. Plus, you can use this fan to bring in fresh air from outdoors, or reverse it to exhaust stale air out of your room – either way, a set of controls for the thermostat and fan speeds will be accessible! The power cord is located in a notch at the bottom of the fan, which lets it sit flush against the window whichever way you will be using it.

QTXE150FL Broan Bathroom Fan and Light $192.43 From Braun’s Ultra Silent Series, the QTXE150FL bathroom fan represents the ultimate in bath fan solutions for today’s homes. Proven as one of the quietest products in the industry, it is also one of the most stylish options for your home. Whether you select a fan or a fan/light version, the QTXE line brings simple elegance to any bath or powder room! Whether by sight or by sound, you’ll barely notice the QTXE line. Except, of course, when you need just the right amount of ventilation and light at the touch of a switch.You can use this unit for venting heat, moisture, and odors from the bathroom, and shower!

3364 Lakewood Electric Oscillating Tower Fan With a 3 Speed Turbo Fan $63.99 Lakewood is a family run, American-based company that has been in business for over 60 years. When designing the Lakewood 3364 Electric Oscillation Tower Fan, they came up with a fan that not only keeps you cool and comfortable, but is the epitome of sound construction, excellent craftsmanship and unmatched quality. Here are the amazing features offered on the 3364: Great Design: This tower fan is designed to operate quietly and without vibration. It also features a sophisticated and space saving design that can complement any decor. Versatile Applications: Lakewood prides itself on making products that are just right for you and your lifestyle. The 3364 can be used in rooms with a lot of sunlight, bedrooms and areas without adequate circulation. Digital Display: The digital display on the fan features a timer, a clock and a 12 hour programmable sleep mode. Oscillation Feature: This electric fan has 90 degree oscillation which means it can oscillate 45 degrees to the left and 45 degrees to the right.

EE-5607 Crane Oscillating Tower Fan With 3 Fan Speeds $119.99 Blast away hot air with the Crane EE-5607 tower fan! This electric fan uses its tall height and its three oscillation angles to provide a larger area of comfort in rooms up to 250 square feet.EconomicalThe EE-5607 oscillating tower fan only uses 40 watts on its highest settings – that’s almost half the amount of energy used by a laptop! This electric fan not only saves you energy, but money as well.3 Oscillation AnglesThis tower fan from Crane offers three angles of oscillation (80°,120°, and 180°) to cover more area with cool air.Remote ControlThe Crane EE-5607 comes with an easy-to-use remote control that fits conveniently in a compartment on the back of the fan. Best of all, this wireless remote allows you to adjust the settings from many feet away!Extra TallThe EE-5607 oscillating tower fan stands 49″ tall and produces a high volume of airflow to provide your room with a constant flow of comfortable air.

FSQQ Sunpentown 10 Inch High Velocity Dual Fan With 3 Fan Speeds $69.99 The Sunpentown FSQQ 10 Inch High Velocity Dual Fan is a great way to improve the air quality in your home or office. Unlike conventional fans, this fan includes two rotatable fans that are completely independently controlled. The upper fan can rotate up to 180 degrees and the lower fan can rotate up to 90 degrees. The body on the Sunpentown FSQQ high velocity dual fan can pivot up to 90 degrees as well. The air can be directed anywhere you desire. There are three speeds included on each fan. A handle is also included for easy transportation. For your safety, the fan is ETL listed.

Windchaser HH1501 Humidifying Heater Fan $39.95 Multi-purpose fan heater with humidifying function to reduce the drying effect of the fan heater. Variable speed controls and power settings provide efficient heating all around your home. Wide-angle air displacement provides moist heat in all directions! “You can turn on just the fan, med heat or high heat on variable settings. There are 10 settings so you can set the thing to heat a big or small room to any variety of temperatures. It’s great! I can turn it down for the rabbit in the living room at night and back up in the day. I am hoping that the 3 units will be enough to avoid turning on the gas heat at all this winter.” – C Luedecke in OH

EE-5605 Crane Oscillating Tower Fan With Remote Control $99.99 Stay cool every day with the multi-function Crane EE-5605 tower fan! This electric fan is designed to keep your surrounding environment at a comfortable temperature and, best of all, it doesn’t take up a lot of space!Remote ControlThe Crane EE-5605 tower fan comes with a remote control that lets you adjust the fan’s settings from across the room!Whisper-Quiet OperationThis Crane oscillating tower fan operates silently, so you can use it while you sleep or study!Multi-Function LCD DisplayAn easy-to-read LCD display makes the EE-5605 even easier to use! This digital display indicates the time, day, date, room temperature, and setting for you to see at a glance.Heavy Duty Fan MotorThe Crane EE-5605 multi-function fan features a heavy-duty motor to ensure years of worry-free use.

FF-505 Fujitronic Electric Oscillating Tower Fan $37.99 The Fujitronic FF-505 Electric Oscillating Tower Fan has 3 Wind Speed Selections Normal, Natural and Sleep Wind Modes and a Remote Control for your convenience. The Fujitronic FF-505 Tower Fan also comes with a Programmable Timer for up to 8 hours of automatic operation. The FF-505 Tower Fan by Fujitronic is sure to be a hit in your living room, den, or family room.

Sunpentown LCD Tower Fan with Ionizer $69.95 Upgrade to the NewAir AF-310 for More Cooling Power!A stylish, tall and space-saving tower fan that compliments your room. 3 speed settings generate high-velocity, but quite, airflow. Features LCD screen, remote, Ionizer and timer. Small footprint fits conveniently in small spaces. Optional 90° oscillation for wider air distribution.

DA-C650 Dayton Attic Exhaust Fan $109.95 Make your attic a livable space with a new Dayton DA-C650 electric exhaust fan. The Dayton DA-C650 is designed for low-pressure applications of up to 0.125″ static pressure. The Dayton DA-C650 steel wire intake guard has four mounting loops to make installation easy and charcoal gray polyester finish to resist corrosion. Guard complies with OSHA regulations.

9800 Air King Ceiling Fan In Cherry or Oak with 3 Fan Speeds $49.95 Ceiling fans make great fixtures to your home or office space. The Air King 9800 52 inch ceiling fan comes with every possible convenience to fit your cooling preference. Air King gives you great fans at a low price and also features:Product MountingThe 9800 uses dual mounting. You can choose to install it close to the ceiling with a special mounting or a downrod. The 9800 comes with all the mounting hardware necessary, including the 4� downrod.PaddlesThere are 5 paddles that comes with the 9800 in cherry or oak finish, giving you the versatility and choices you need while considering your own home decor and theme.Quality ConstructionThe 9800 uses a permanently lubricated 3-speed reversible motor. You can choose to circulate air down or up. It also runs at 120 volts. Its body is made of powder coated 0.0035� thick steel housing.Easy InstallationThe 9800 comes with a manual that is easy to follow. All the hardware required to help install your fan is included in the package, allowing you to quickly and efficiently mount the 9800 to the ceiling.

530L Vornado Portable Electric Fan With Adjustable Tilt $39.99 Great for home or office use, the Vornado 530L Compact electric fan features 3 speeds and a tilt-adjustable head that allows you to direct airflow wherever you need it most. Patented Vortex technology allows this fan to move air up to 65 feet, making it even more powerful than most 18" commercial fans!Energy SaverUsing your Vornado 530L fan in the summer lets you raise your thermostat by up to 5 degrees while maintaining the same level of comfort. This results in energy savings over an entire season. Evens Room TemperatureThe Vornado Compact 530L whole room air circulator and fan evens your room temperature and eliminates annoying hot or cold spots. Compact SizeThis fan weighs less than five pounds and is ideal for small offices, bedrooms, and dorm rooms. Powerful Air MovementDespite its small size, the Vornado 530L electric fan can move air up to 65 feet, making it more powerful than an 18" commercial fan.

9815L Air King Ceiling Fan 52 Inches–4 Inch Downrod Included for Lowering Your Fan $24.32 The Air King 9815L model is an extended version of the 9815 ceiling fan, but even comes with a Schoolhouse Light Kit! Save yourself the hassle of shopping for an extra lighting fixture with this all-in-one Air King fan able to deliver cool air, warm air, and light.WITH DARK/LIGHT OAK BLADES AND ANTIQUE, BRASS FINISH, THIS UNIT ADDS TO THE CLASSINESS OF ANY ROOM!The schoolhouse light kit has a maximum of 100 watt bulb capacity–light bulb not included. This unit is UL Listed and as a Builder’s Choice fan, the 9815L is made to last!QUIET, DEPENDABLE, AND EASY TO INSTALL!This fan also comes with a dual mounting feature which allows you to adjust your fan and lighting with the purchase of an optional downrod. One 4 inch downrod comes with the fan for your convenience.

UTS UFO Infrared Heater Floor Stand $89 Position your UFO infrared heater just about anywhere with the UTS floor stand. This stand is compatible with the UFO UK and Star line of infrared heaters. The UFO UTS also features a safety switch located on the bottom of the stand that turns the unit off if it’s ever tipped over. UFO electric infrared heaters feature attractive modern styling and an efficient infrared heater element. Each model is CSA, UL, and CE design-certified to current national safety standards.

FC1-15-30 Soleus Mini Tower Fan With Oscillation Feature $29.95 Designed to save space, the Soleus FC1-15-30 mini tower fan weighs less than 4 pounds and is compact enough to fit on a desk, table, or counter! This stylish mini electric tower fan offers 3 speed settings and a separate oscillation feature to provide enough cooling for your personal space. The tower design leaves a small foot print and the included carrying handle lets you easily move the Soleus FC1-15-30 mini fan from one room to the next. Also included is a 2-hour automatic-off timer. Moreover, the Soleus FC1-15-30 is whisper-quiet, making it quiet enough for bedroom use.

V10 Vornado Flippi Portable Fan With Sleek Design $49.99 Keeping your personal space at a constant comfortable temperature is a breeze with the Flippi V10! This Vornado fan fits right in with almost any setting and, best of all, it circulates the air around you without making distracting noises.LightweightThe Vornado V10 Flippi personal fan only weighs 5.4 pounds, allowing you to move it from room to room with no hassle.Folds DownThe V10 portable fan can fold down when it’s not in use to prevent any more dust from gathering on the fan blades.Optimizes Air FlowThis air circulator from Vornado can be easily pointed in any direction for optimal air flow and distribution.Oscillation FeatureThe Vornado Flippi V10 personal oscillates to move air up to 40 feet, providing much more comfort.

VornadoFan Vornado Fan $99.95 Celebrate the return of a classic – the VORNADOFANWith its Streamlined design and exceptional engineering, the VORNADOFAN replicates the original Vornado Air Circulator created 60 Years ago. The VORNADOFAN embodies the essence of comfort, style and beauty, while delivering complete room circulation, whisper-quiet operation and energy savings. Create the optimal Living or working enviroment by utilizing the multiple speed options and tilt adjustment. A VORNADOFAN will enhance the look of any room and still deliver powerful air circulation – it’s stylish and functional.

DBF0402 Deco Breeze Roccoco 16 Inch Pedestal Fan With 3 Fan Speeds $229.99 Fight off the summer heat with the vintage-styled Deco Breeze DBF0402 Roccoco 16 inch pedestal fan! Featuring 3 different fan speeds, the DBF0402 suits your personal needs by allowing you to adjust the temperature around you.Convenient Control KnobThe easy-to-use Deco Breeze DBF0402 offers one simple knob to adjust the fan speed settings.Powerful MotorWith a 45 watt motor, the DBF0402 really packs a punch even on the hottest of days.Polyresin/Metal ConstructionThis pedestal fan is made of the best materials to ensure long-term use of the unit.10° Adjustable TiltYou can adjust the Deco Breeze DBF0402 Roccoco 16 inch pedestal fan to point the air toward any angle up to 10°.

SF-1467 Sunpentown Oscillating Pedestal Fan Energy efficient and easy to use $45.99 The Sunpentown SF-1467 Oscillating Pedestal fan extends up to 42 inches tall with a 14 inch fan blade. A timer function lets you choose from half an hour up to 3 hours until the SF-1467 turns off. The SF-1467 features push buttons controls on the base of the unit for easy access.Both the fan head and the height are adjustable on the SF-1467 for personal comfort. The SF-1467 has a powerful fan but still remains quiet at 66 decibels. Using only 49 watts on high the SF-1467 is extremely energy efficient and will save you money.If you are looking for a simple pedestal fan to do the job, look to the SF-1467 Oscillating Pedestal Fan from Sunpentown.

SF-0702 Sunpentown Folding Desktop Fan perfect for the office $26.99 The soft colors of the SF-0702 will fit into any office or home situation. With three fan speed settings the Sunpentown SF-0702 is versatile enough for any space. The folding base makes it easy to close and store the SF-0702 when you do not need to use it.The Sunpentown SF-0702 7� desktop fan is also quiet enough to keep in your office without distractions. Save yourself some time, effort, and money by using the SF-0702 to circulate the air in your office today.

SF-1530I Sunpentown Mini Electric Tower Fan with Ionizer $38.95 Upgrade to the NewAir AF-310 for More Cooling Power!The stylish Sunpentown SF-1530I Mini Electric Tower Fan space-saving mini tower fan sits conveniently on your desktop or countertop. The SF-1530I has 3 speed settings that generate quiet, comfortable airflow and the built-in Ion generator refreshes the air and reduces allergens.The Sunpentown SF-1530I fits conveniently in small spaces like your office desktop or a kitchen countertop. It also features 45° oscillation for wider air distribution.

QTR110 Broan Bathroom Exhaust Fan – 110 CFM $92.9 Designed for easy installation, the Broan QTR110 Quiet Bathroom Exhaust Fan is engineered for quiet efficiency! This exhaust fan is also equipped with a centrifugal blower wheel for swift, consistent suction. Permanently lubricated motor never needs to be oiled! Damper eliminates backdraft and is very easy to install. UL listed for use over bathtubs and showers with GFCI wiring.

QTXE080 Broan Bathroom Fan With 80 CFM $149.95 The Broan QTXE080 has a poweful fan that operates at eighty cubic feet per minute, drawing out any remnants of odor, moisture, or heat in mere seconds. Broan even states they are the quietest products in the industry. With Broan you know you’re getting the highest quality bathroom exhaust fan, and it comes with a three year warranty to back it up!

9600 Air King Window Exhaust Fan $119.95 *This item has been replaced with the 9155The Air King 9600 window exhaust fan is easily the most popular and useful fan we have ever sold. We receive so many customer feedbacks that it is impossible to display them all – but trust us – this is the best window fan you can purchase for under $100. It has every feature one could want along with a great looking design. If you are looking for a window fan to cool your room or home, this is the product for you.For power and versatility, no window exhaust fan beats the 16″ Air King 9600. With an air distribution of 2,470 CFM, this unit has your whole house covered! Electrical reversibility lets you easily choose between pumping in fresh air from outside or venting stale air out. The 16″ Air King 9600 adjusts to fit almost any window. It boasts high safety ratings, so you can feel comfortable inside and out. A carrying handle lets you easily move the unit from room to room, and installation is a breeze!

V Vornado Flippi Portable Fan With Remote Control $69.99 The Flippi V portable fan uses superior Vortex technology to eliminate hot and cold spots and to provide a constant comfortable environment in your personal space. Lightweight and compact, this Vornado air circulator can even be taken from room to room with no hassle!3 SpeedsThe Vornado V Flippi comes with three different fan speeds for more personalization!OscillatesThe V from Vornado features an oscillation feature that spreads comfortable air throughout the room by removing unwanted hot and cold spots up to 40 feet away.LED DisplayThis portable fan offers an easy to read LED display that tells you the current settings at a glance.LightweightThe Vornado Flippi V weighs a mere 5.4 pounds for easy portability.

DBF0597 Deco Breeze 9 Inch Retro Metal Box Fan In Merlot with 1 Easy Fan Speed $49.99 Beautify your home with this casual, old-fashioned fan from Deco Breeze! The Deco Breeze DBF0597 9 inch retro metal box fan features a deep, beautiful merlot color and decorative freedom. The DBF0597 makes a great gift choice for these reasons:Deco Breeze BrandDeco Breeze features many different fan styles in various forms. These styles are primarily meant to make their fans “giftable�. They are aesthetically beautiful and, unlike traditional fans, promote artistic craftsmanship and mechanical function with their products.Detailed CraftsmanshipDeco Breeze specializes in decorative fans like the DBF0597, which features incredible attention to detail, style, and trend. Each fan is made not only with purpose in mind, but with a decorative flair.Great Retro LookBring out the nostalgic 50’s with this great fan. The DBF0597 features a deep, vibrant merlot color that can easily coordinate with 50’s diner scenes. Compact and Easy to UseThe DBF0597 features an easy one-button turn-on function and its blades are 9� in diameter. The fan is only 12.5� tall and 10� wide, about the size of a small wall clock.

SF-1466 Sunpentown Remote Controlled Pedestal Fan customize your comfort $68.95 Enjoy the versatility of the SF-1466 Pedestal Fan from Sunpentown. The SF-1466 will not disturb sleep or daily activities at only 66 decibels of sound. The SF-1466 features several different modes to fit every user. With a remote control the SF-1466 is user friendly and easy to use with just the click of a button.Both the fan head and the fan height are adjustable on the SF-1466. The fan features a natural wind more and a sleep mode for customized comfort. The SF-1466 can be set to oscillate in a vertical, horizontal, or wavy pattern as well.With so many options the SF-1466 is hard to resist.

9842 Air King Ceiling Fan White Body and White/Bleached Blades $22.04 Air King 9842 Ceiling Fan comes with four reversible white paddles along with a reversible motor allowing cool and warm air to circulate throughout your home, whatever season it may be! This unit provides a pure look to any ceiling with a white, powder-coated, steel body and white, bleached oak paddles. The motor of this fan is a permanently lubricated, three-speed, and reversible feature of the 9842. IF YOU ARE NOT LOOKING FOR A FAN THAT HANGS LOW ON YOUR CEILING, THIS FAN IS JUST RIGHT WITH HUGGER MOUNTING. No need to purchase any extras with this fan as all the hardware you need is right in the box with easy-to-follow instructions. Remember to reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock, or personal injury, mount your fan at least seven feet above the floor to an outlet box marked ”Acceptable for fan support.”

Zippi Vornado Electric Table Fan With Multiple Colors! $29.95 Need personal cooling, but not willing to freeze your friends or co-workers in the process? The Vornado Zippi electric table fan is your perfect solution to fast, efficient, and compact cooling right at your fingertips! The Zippi is a great fan for these following reasons:Ultra-Compact SizeAt less than 2 lbs., the Zippi can even fit in your bag! It’s a great fan that stands at a maximum of only 9�, but can be folded down for easy packing. It makes this fan ideal for travelers.Great UsesPlace one in your office cubicle, your bedroom, or even the bathroom where you need personal cooling. The Zippi is safe to touch because its blades are made of cloth, so it’s applicable even in homes with young children!Quiet OperationThe Zippi is incredibly quiet and can be applied to almost anywhere. You can safely use it in the office without a problem and use it discreetly without disturbing anyone, even strangers!Multiple ColorsThe Zippi comes in an array of bright, stylish colors. Here at Air-N-Water we have these great fans in black, orange, green, and yellow!

CER1505T WindChaser Upright Ceramic Fan Heater $35.95 Enjoy year-round comfort with the WindChaser CER1505T upright ceramic fan heater. This versatile unit features two heat settings as well as a cool fan setting for warmer months. The adjustable thermostat maintains your desired temperature, and a power indicator light lets you check the heater’s status at a glance. An anti-freeze setting automatically turns the heater on when the room temperature drops below 41 degrees. Safety features include a tip-over shutoff switch and overheat protection. Choose the CER1505T for cost-effective heating in any room of your home or workplace.

QTR080 Broan Bathroom Exhaust Fan 80 CFM $99.95 Traditional styles for more conservative budgets! For the bath that’s not used every day you may not have to be concerned about energy efficiency, but the Broan QTR110 Electric Bathroom Exhaust Fan was designed to satisfy that need. The fan and fanlight models are still among the quietest products in their category but feature bright incandescent rather than fluorescent lighting. They’re an ideal design solution for any bath or powder room in the whole house! Extremely quiet operation and designed for easy installation! Motor engineered for continuous operation. UL listed for use over bathtub or shower with CFCI circuit.

World in Action – Waterwell Drilling Rig – china Top Head Drive Drilling System

Origins
World in Action was the pre-eminent current affairs program produced by Britain’s ITV Network in its first 50 years. Along with This Week, Weekend World, First Tuesday, The Big Story and The Cook Report – and the news-gathering of ITN – World in Action gave ITV a reputation for quality broadcast journalism to rival the BBC’s output.
For the first 35 years of its existence, ITV had a near-monopoly of television advertising revenue. Roy Thomson, who ran Scottish Television famously described ITV as a “licence to print money”. In return for this income, the broadcasting regulator insisted that the ITV companies broadcast a proportion of their programmes as public service TV. Out of this was born the network’s reputation for serious current affairs, eagerly grabbed by program makers under Granada’s founder Lord Sidney Bernstein.
Some of the dominant figures in 20th century British broadcasting helped to create World In Action, in particular Tim Hewat “the maverick genius of Granada’s current affairs in its formative years” and his World In Action successor David Plowright: but also Jeremy Isaacs, Michael Parkinson, John Birt and Gus Macdonald and, its most long-serving executive-producer, Ray Fitzwalter. World In Action trained generations of journalists and, in particular, film-makers. Michael Apted worked on the original Seven Up. Paul Greengrass, who spent ten years on World In Action, told the BBC: “My first dream was to work on World In Action, to be honest. It was that wonderful eclectic mixture of filmmaking and reportage. That was my training ground. It showed me the world and made me see many things.” He later told The Guardian: “If there’s a thread running through my career it’s World in Action – the phrase as well as the programme.” Although its rivals produced many memorable programs, it was World in Action “slamming into the subject of each edition without wordy prefaces from a reassuring host-figure” which consistently gained a reputation for the kind of original journalism and film making which made headlines and won major awards. In its time, the series was honoured by all of the major broadcasting awards, including many BAFTA, the Royal Television Society and Emmy Awards.
World in Action’s style was the opposite to its urbane BBC rival’s, especially to the London BBC. By repute, especially in its early days World In Action would never employ anybody who was on first-name terms with any politician. Gus Macdonald, an executive producer of the programme, said it had been “born brash”. Steve Boulton, one of its last editors, wrote in The Independent that the programme’s ethos was to “comfort the afflicted – and afflict the comfortable.” Paul Greengrass told The Guardian in June 2008 that the chairman of Granada TV once told him: “Don’t forget, your job’s to make trouble.”
World in Action out-lasted all of its contemporaries in ITV current affairs, killed off as the commercial pressures on the network grew with the arrival of multi-channel TV in the UK. Eventually World In Action, too, was removed from the schedules by its own [but by now dramatically different] creator, Granada TV, following pressure from the ITV Network Centre. World In Action, with its worldwide view and coverage, was replaced in the schedules by Tonight. Investigative legacy
From the beginning, and especially from the late 1960s, World In Action broke new ground in investigative techniques. Landmark investigations included the Poulson Affair, corruption in the West Midlands Serious Crime Squad, the exposure of the shadowy and violent far-right group Combat 18, investigations into L. Ron Hubbard and Scientology and, most notably, a long campaign which resulted in the release from prison of the Birmingham Six, six Irishmen falsely accused of planting Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) bombs in Birmingham pubs.
World in Action’s appetite for controversy created tension with the Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA), the official regulator during most of the series run, which had the power to intervene before broadcast. Sir Denis Forman, one of Granada’s founders, wrote that there was “trench warfare” between the programme and the industry regulator, the Independent Television Authority (ITA), in the years between 1966 and 1969 as World In Action sought to establish its journalistic freedoms.
The most celebrated dispute was in 1973, over the banning of The Friends and Influence of John L Poulson, the definitive film about the Poulson Affair, itself one of the defining scandals of British political life in the 1960s. Poulson was an architect, who was jailed a year later for corrupting politicians and civil servants to advance his construction business. The regulator, which was then the IBA, banned the film without seeing it and without giving official reasons other than “broadcasting policy”. As a protest, Granada broadcast a blank screen – which bizarrely recorded the third highest TV audience of that week. After a public furore which saw newspapers from the Sunday Times to the Socialist Worker unite in condemnation of “censorship”, the IBA held a second vote, having by then seen the film. By a single vote, the ban was lifted and the programme, retitled The Rise and Fall of John Poulson, was transmitted on April 30, 1973, three months after it was first scheduled.
In 1980 the programme examined the business practices of the then chairman of Manchester United F.C., Louis Edwards. Edwards ran a wholesale butchery business that supplied schools in Manchester; WIA exposed practices of bribery of council officials and the supply of meat that was unfit for human consumption to such institutions; Edwards’ businesses were subsequently prosecuted and lost their contracts.
World in Action tackled the British intelligence services; as well as the Navy over its recruitment practices: senior Navy personnel famously ‘door-stepped’ the director of the World In Action’s film in question. The programme broadcast revelations by whistleblowers from both GCHQ, the government’s electronic eavesdropping and surveillance headquarters, and from the Joint Intelligence Committee.
Its most audacious investigation of the intelligence community was perhaps an extended edition in July 1984 titled “The Spy Who Never Was”, the confessions of a former MI5 officer, Peter Wright. Spycatcher, Wright’s subsequent account of the period when he and colleagues had, as he put it, “bugged and burgled our way across London”, revealed what had in effect been a planned coup against the then Labour government of Harold Wilson. Wright appeared to have been in charge of the technical side of things. ‘The Wilson Plot’, as it became known, was corroborated to varying degrees both before and after the film’s transmission in various other books by journalists and in volumes of memoirs by others involved in the conspiracy. Wright’s book was the most explosive of them all. Wright, embittered by a still unresolved pension dispute, fled to Australia where the book was written and finally published – to the fury of Mrs Thatcher – with the assistance of the original programme’s chief researcher, Paul Greengrass. Publication in Britain was initially banned outright by the government of Margaret Thatcher.
The series was rarely away from the courts and the threat of legal action. The Scientologists tried [and failed] to stop World in Action’s broadcasts about them through the courts and In 1980, members of the programme’s staff and senior executives at Granada TV announced that they would be prepared to go to prison rather than submit to a House of Lords ruling that the programme reveal the identity of an informant who had supplied WIA with 250 pages of secret documents from the then state-owned steel company British Steel. British Steel was at the time locked in an industrial dispute with its workforce.
In 1995, Susan O’Keeffe, a World in Action journalist, was threatened with prison in Ireland for refusing to reveal her sources. She had investigated scandals within the Irish meat industry in two films in 1991, setting in motion a three-year Tribunal of Inquiry in Dublin, which found that much of her criticism of the industry was substantiated. The Tribunal, though, demanded that she name her informants, and when she refused to do so, she was charged by the Irish Director of Public Prosecutions. The case became a cause clbre in the Republic of Ireland, and in January 1995 she faced trial for contempt of court but was cleared of the charge. She was honoured in the 1994 Freedom of Information Awards for her stand.
In its last few years, the programme was involved in two high-profile libel cases. It won the first (along with The Guardian) against the former Conservative Cabinet Minister Jonathan Aitken, and lost the second, against the high street chain Marks & Spencer.
On April 10, 1995, Jonathan Aitken (himself a former journalist for Yorkshire Television) called a televised press conference three hours before the transmission of a World in Action film, Jonathan of Arabia, demanding that allegations about his dealings with leading Saudis be withdrawn. In a phrase that would come to haunt him, Aitken promised to wield “the simple sword of truth and the trusty shield of British fair play … to cut out the cancer of bent and twisted journalism.” Aitken was subsequently sentenced to 18 months in prison for perjuring himself in the libel case.. World in Action followed the collapse of Aitken’s libel case with a special edition whose title reflected the MP’s claim to wield the “sword of truth”. It was called The Dagger of Deceit. Television techniques
Although the series’ lasting reputation is for its investigative work, it also led the way in introducing other techniques to mainstream TV. In 1971, years before reality programming became the staple diet of the TV schedules, World In Action challenged the Staffordshire village of Longnor to quit smoking, a forerunner of many of the popular-challenge documentaries which enjoyed success in the 21st Century reality boom.
In 1984, World In Action caused a sensation by challenging a rising young Conservative Member of Parliament, Matthew Parris, to live for a week on a 26 unemployment benefit payment to test the reality of his own critical views on the unemployed. (Parris subsequently abandoned Parliament for a career as a broadcaster and writer.) The same year, World In Action revealed the tricks behind political oratory by coaching a complete beginner, Ann Brennan, to deliver a speech which won a standing ovation at the annual conference of the Social Democratic Party, using techniques developed by Professor Max Atkinson. The eminent political commentator Sir Robin Day, covering the conference for BBC television, described Mrs Brennan’s performance as “The most refreshing speech we’ve heard so far.”
World In Action helped to pioneer the technique of using covert cameras, not just in investigative work but also in social documentary, including, from the earliest days, the treatment of gypsies, the old in care (“Ward F13″) and poverty in England. The arrival of high-quality miniature cameras allowed ambitious projects such as Donal MacIntyre’s award-winning programmes in October 1996 on the illegal drug trade, and the future Conservative MP Adam Holloway’s disturbing reports on the reality of life among the homeless in 1991.
World In Action gave rise to a number of spin-off series, most famously the Seven Up! documentaries which have followed the lives of a group of British people who turned seven years old in 1963. The most recent, 49 UP, was shown in 2005. Michael Apted directed most episodes; parallel series have also started in the last decade in South Africa, the USA and Russia. ITV’s popular consumer series, House of Horrors, in which shoddy builders are invited to carry out minor repairs to a house festooned with covert recording devices, originated on World In Action.
More recent current affairs series on other channels, such as the MacIntyre series on BBC and Five, and Channel 4’s Dispatches, commissioned by Dorothy Byrne, a former WIA producer, may be seen as having inherited certain aspects of World in Action’s hard-hitting journalistic style. World In Action and popular culture
One of the programme’s hallmarks was its willingness to embrace popular culture, at a time when its competitors preferred a more highbrow approach. One of the very earliest editions reported on overspending at the Ministry of Defence in the style of a contemporary gameshow, Beat The Clock. The programme was so controversial it was banned from being shown on ITV by the then regulatory body, the Independent Television Authority (ITA); instead, ten minutes of it were shown on the BBC as an act of journalistic solidarity. The gameshow device re-emerged in 1989, when an academic study of the uptake of tax-funded benefits by the middle-class was transformed into a mock quiz show named Spongers, fronted by a well-known star of game formats, Nicholas Parsons.
Popular music played a significant role in WIA’s history. An early edition, in 1966, carried a fly-on-the-wall account of daily life aboard one of the then pirate radio ships, Radio Caroline, at a time when the British Government was determined to preserve the radio monopoly of the BBC by driving the “pirates” off the air.
In 1967, a young researcher named John Birt established his early reputation by persuading the rock star Mick Jagger to appear on World in Action to debate youth culture and his recent drug conviction, with Establishment figures, including William Rees-Mogg of The Times, who had written a famous editorial defending the singer. Jagger so enjoyed the experience that he invited the Granada team to film The Rolling Stones at the band’s free 1969 concert in Hyde Park, London. The resulting film, The Stones In The Park, was one of the iconic concert films of the Sixties. John Birt rapidly moved on to edit World in Action and eventually run the BBC as its Director-General.
The rise of Thatcherism and the misery of mass unemployment saw WIA examining the phenomenon through the eyes of another emerging band, UB40, in A Statistic, A Reminder (1981), a line taken from one of the band’s songs. Six years later, a special edition of the programme was devoted to the Irish rock band U2 and their charismatic front man Bono. Like The Rolling Stones before them, U2 allowed World in Action to film one of their classic concerts in 1987 in Ireland. This footage, shot by the future Hollywood director Paul Greengrass, was shown only once on ITV because of copyright restrictions, although it circulated among fans of the band as a bootleg. A small section of the film was posted on YouTube in 2006. The full documentary was made available on the itv.com website in 2008.
In 1983, Stevie Wonder, at the height of his popularity, gave the programme a musical exclusive when he agreed to let a World in Action crew record him performing an unreleased song, written to help the Democratic politician Jesse Jackson’s electioneering, for The Race Against Reagan. Another popular singer, Sting, appeared in a more critical World in Action episode, which questioned the effectiveness of his Rainforest Foundation.
Perhaps the most bruising encounter between WIA and popular entertainment was the 1995 film Black and Blue which featured a covert recording of a performance by the veteran comedian Bernard Manning as the star of a charity function organised by the Manchester branch of the Police Federation, which represents rank-and-file officers. Manning’s racist and homophobic performance, loudly applauded by those present, caused outrage when WIA broadcast excerpts, sparking an intense debate about the willingness of British police officers to embrace a diverse culture. Leading contributors Journalists
World in Action employed many leading journalists, among them John Pilger; Michael Parkinson; Gordon Burns; Nick Davies, Ed Vulliamy and David Leigh of The Guardian; Alasdair Palmer of the Sunday Telegraph; John Ware, BBC Panorama’s leading investigative reporter; Anthony Wilson, whose second career as a music impresario was immortalised in the feature film 24 Hour Party People; Michael Gillard, creator of the Slicker business pages in the satirical magazine Private Eye; Donal MacIntyre; the writer Mark Hollingsworth; Quentin McDermott, since 1999 a leading investigative reporter for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation; Tony Watson, editor of the Yorkshire Post for 13 years and editor-in-chief of the Press Association from December 2006; and Andrew Jennings, author of Lords of the Rings, who has campaigned vigorously for more than a decade against corruption in international sport.
Two former World in Action journalists uncovered one of the biggest broadcasting scandals of the 1990s. Laurie Flynn, a central figure in the British Steel papers case, and Michael Sean Gillard revealed that large parts of a 1996 Carlton TV documentary, The Connection, about drug trafficking from Colombia, had been fabricated. Flynn and Gillard’s expos in The Guardian in May 1998 led to an inquiry and a record 2 million fine for Carlton from the then regulator, the Independent Television Commission (ITC), as well as provoking a passionate debate about truthfulness in broadcast journalism. Presenters
Unusually for a current affairs programme, WIA’s standard format was as a voice-over documentary without a regular reporter although a handful of WIA journalists did appear in front of camera, including Chris Kelly, Gordon Burns, John Pilger, Gus Macdonald, Anthony Wilson, Nick Davies, Adam Holloway, Stuart Prebble (who later became the programme’s editor), Mike Walsh, David Taylor and Donal MacIntyre. Guest presenters were used on rare occasions, among them Jonathan Dimbleby, Sandy Gall, Martyn Gregory, Sue Lawley and Lynn Faulds Wood. Perhaps its most celebrated guest presenter was the distinguished American anchorman Walter Cronkite, who came out of retirement to cover the 1983 British General Election for the series.
A small group of narrators delivered the vast majority of WIA’s voice-overs. The science presenter James Burke did a number of commentaries on early editions of the programme. Other main contributors included David Plowright, Chris Kelly, Jim Pope, Philip Tibenham and Andrew Brittain. Among the guest narrators who contributed occasional commentaries were the popular actors Robert Lindsay and Jean Boht. Producer-Directors
The series was known for its gritty visual style, almost always shot on location, and a number of its producer-directors went on to work on major film projects. Those working on the series in its early years included Michael Apted, later to direct Coal Miner’s Daughter, Gorillas in the Mist and the James Bond film The World is not Enough, as well as the Seven Up! documentaries, and Mike Hodges, who went on to direct Get Carter and Flash Gordon. Later, Paul Greengrass, director of the feature films United 93, The Bourne Supremacy and The Bourne Ultimatum and of the drama-documentaries Bloody Sunday and The Murder of Stephen Lawrence, cut his directing teeth on World in Action. According to The Guardian, Greengrass was listed in 2007 as “the 28th smartest” person in Hollywood.. Leslie Woodhead, director of The Stones In The Park, the award winning A Cry From The Grave, many “Disappearing World” films and also regarded by many as a founder of the drama-documentary movement, worked on World in Action for many years as a producer-director and executive. Long-time World in Action alumni who went on to direct and produce Granada’s international award-winning “Disappearing World” films include Brian Moser, its instigator and original producer, and Charlie Nairn.
Among the more recent generation of film-makers to emerge from World in Action were Alex Holmes, who became editor of the BBC2 documentary strand Modern Times and went on to write and direct the Bafta-winning dramatised documentary series Dunkirk for the BBC; and Katy Jones, a former WIA producer, who became a key collaborator with the screen writer Jimmy McGovern as a producer on his award-winning drama-documentaries Hillsborough and Sunday. Broadcasters
WIA was a starting point for several key programme-makers who went on to major roles in British broadcasting. John Birt became Director-General of the BBC, having been Programme Controller of the London ITV franchise LWT, where he created the company’s current affairs flagship, Weekend World.
Several WIA staffers were promoted to significant roles in Granada Television, among them David Plowright, who became its chairman and later went on to become deputy chairman of Channel 4. Steve Morrison became chief executive at Granada. Gus Macdonald held the same role at another ITV franchise, Scottish Television.
Stuart Prebble, a former editor, became chief executive of ITV, and Steve Anderson became Head of News and Current Affairs for that channel. Both have since moved on to the independent production industry. Ian McBride, who led the team which made the Birmingham Six programmes, became Managing Editor of Granada TV, and was Director of Compliance for ITV until 2008.
Dianne Nelmes, who worked as a researcher and executive producer of WIA, was the founding editor of Granada TV’s hugely successful This Morning with Richard and Judy and went on to head daytime and factual programmes at ITV.
Dorothy Byrne, a former WIA producer, is Head of News and Current Affairs at Channel 4. Julian Bellamy, who worked as a young researcher on one of WIA’s last big foreign investigations – about arms deals between Britain and Indonesia – later headed Channel 4’s entertainment channel E4 and was programme controller of the BBC digital channel BBC Three before re-joining Channel 4 as its Head of Programming in the spring of 2007. TV production companies
A number of WIA veterans went on to set up and run their own independent television production companies. John Smithson and David Darlow, who set up the production company Darlow Smithson, responsible for the feature films Touching the Void and Deep Water and many factual TV programmes including Black Box and The Falling Man, worked together on WIA. Claudia Milne founded twentytwenty tv, which made a successful current affairs strand for ITV, The Big Story, as well as popular factual series such as Bad Boys’ Army’ on ITV and That’ll Teach ‘Em on Channel 4. Brian Lapping set up the much-garlanded Brook Lapping company, which made The Death of Yugoslavia and many other landmark contemporary history programmes. Stuart Prebble, a former editor of World In Action, runs Liberty Bell, best known for the popular Grumpy Old Men series on the BBC. Another former editor, Steve Boulton, started an eponymous company, which made Young, Nazi & Proud, a Bafta-winning profile of the young British National Party activist Mark Collett.
One of the biggest British independent production companies is All 3 Media, which controls several other leading companies, including Lime Pictures, formerly Mersey Television, makers of Hollyoaks. It is run by Steve Morrison, a former WIA producer. Political connections
Although in its early days World In Action was reputed never to employ anyone who was on first-name terms with any politician, a number of British Parliamentarians since have World In Action on their curriculum vitae. The most recent is the Conservative MP Adam Holloway, elected to the House of Commons in 2005. The British Cabinet Minister Jack Straw worked on World in Action as a researcher, as did Margaret Beckett who served as Tony Blair’s last Foreign Secretary. Chris Mullin, Labour MP for Sunderland South, played a major role in the programme’s campaign on behalf of the Birmingham Six. Gus Macdonald, now Baron Macdonald of Tradeston, and from 1998 to 2003 a Government Minister, was formerly an executive on the programme. John Birt (by then ennobled as Baron Birt), was personal advisor to the British Prime Minister Tony Blair between 2001 and 2005. Editors
Editors of the programme (sometimes with the title of Executive Producer) were, successively, Tim Hewat, Derek Granger, Alex Valentine, David Plowright, Jeremy Wallington, Leslie Woodhead, John Birt, Gus Macdonald, David Boulton, Brian Lapping, Ray Fitzwalter, Allan Segal, Stuart Prebble, Nick Hayes, Dianne Nelmes, Charles Tremayne, Steve Boulton and Jeff Anderson. Anderson also became editor of World in Action’s replacement Tonight, before becoming Head of Current Affairs at ITV in 2006. Mike Lewis, a former WIA producer, was appointed editor of Tonight in October 2006. Academic connections
Professor Brian Winston, Pro-Vice Chancellor (External Relations) at the University of Lincoln, who has also held leading posts at the Universities of Westminster, Cardiff, Pennsylvania State and New York, was a researcher and producer in the early series of World in Action.
Ray Fitzwalter, WIA’s longest-serving editor and the man behind the ground-breaking Poulson investigations, became a Visiting Fellow at the University of Salford School of Media, Music and Performance.
Gavin MacFadyen, who worked on early series of World in Action as a producer-director and was best known for his under-cover human rights films, was made a Visiting Professor at City University in 2005. He is also Director of the Centre for Investigative Journalism. David Leigh, who made Jonathan of Arabia, the film which provoked Jonathan Aitken’s self-destructive libel action, was made Britain’s first Professor of Reporting at City University, London, in September 2006. Camera work
Although a great many director/producers, journalists and editors passed through the programme, one cameraman played an overwhelming role in shaping the appeal of the series. George Jesse Turner, born on the Lancashire coast, close to Granada’s roots, served on the programme from 1966 until its end. By his own count, he shot the principal footage for some 600 of its 1,400 editions, as well as filming all of Michael Apted’s documentaries in the Seven Up! series. Turner was shot himself – in the backside – by an Israeli bullet whilst he and Allan Segal were filming a clash between Fatah guerrillas and the Israeli Army in 1969. Shortly before he retired from Granada, Turner was honoured by Bafta in 1999 for his work as a documentary cameraman.
Among the many cameramen who also contributed to WIA was Chris Menges, who went on to become a distinguished cinematographer – Kes, The Killing Fields and The Mission are among his credits – and a film director in his own right, on features such as A World Apart. Title sequence
The programme’s distinctive identity owed much to its striking title sequence. The music, based on a descending series of organ chords, was called Jam for World in Action and is usually credited to Jonathon Weston, though the American musician Shawn Phillips disputes this. He has posted his claim of authorship on YouTube. The programme’s logo, and the centrepiece of its titles, was the Leonardo da Vinci drawing, the Vitruvian Man. Controversy
In August 1978 World in Action aired reports from the United States that microwaves were dangerous and caused cancer which later proved unfounded. This fallacy was encouraged and further reinforced which resulted in the compounding of peoples fear that these appliances were dangerous. UK microwave sales plummeted immediately after the documentary aired. Potential purchasers were particularly anxious that radiation would somehow escape through the oven walls or door. External links
British Film Institute database of World In Action programmes
TV Ark archive of World In Action title sequences
Encyclopedia of Television
ITV North West England – World in Action titles for 1963 and 1995
Network DVD – World in Action Vol. 1
Nostalgia Central – The World in Action 1963 to 1998
Paul Almond – 7 Up
World Socialist Website – 14 March 1998
‘Televrit’ hits Britain: Documentary, Drama and the growth of 16mm Filmmaking in British Television
‘Scandal at the regulator’ (World in Action and the Poulson affair)
ITV’s official WIA page, containing links to four classic episodes
World in Action at the Internet Movie Database Books and articles
Jonathan Aitken (2003), Pride and Perjury, London: Continuum International Publishing Group – Academi.
Ray Fitzwalter (2008), The Dream That Died: The Rise And Fall Of ITV, London: Matador.
Ray Fitzwalter, David Taylor (1981), Web of Corruption: The Story of J. G. L. Poulson and T. Dan Smith, London: Granada.
Denis Forman (1997), Persona Granada, London: Andre Deutsch
Peter Goddard (2004), ‘World in Action’, in Glen Creeber (ed.), Fifty Key Television Programmes, London: Arnold.
Peter Goddard (2006), ‘”Improper liberties”: Regulating undercover journalism on ITV, 19671980′, Journalism, 7(1): 45-63.
Peter Goddard, John Corner and Kay Richardson (2001), ‘The formation of World in Action: A case study in the history of current affairs journalism’, Journalism, 2(1): 73-90.
Peter Goddard, John Corner and Kay Richardson (2007), Public Issue Television: World in Action 1963-98, Manchester: Manchester University Press.
Luke Harding, David Leigh and David Pallister (1997), The Liar: The Fall of Jonathan Aitken, London: Penguin Books Ltd.
Jonathan Margolis (1996), Bernard Manning, London: Orion Books
Chris Mullin (1990), Error of Judgement: Birmingham Bombings, Dublin: Poolbeg Press.
George Jesse Turner, Jeff Anderson (2000), Trouble Shooter: Life Through The Lens of World in Action’s Top Cameraman, London: Granada Media. Notes
^ Political Studies Association pdf
^ John Birt’s MacTaggart Lecture 2005
^ Discussion recorded at London Frontline Club, May 2008
^ *Ray Fitzwalter, The Dream That Died: The Rise And Fall Of ITV, London: 2008.
^ a b Guardian 4/12/2004 Tim Hewat Obituary by Philip Pursar
^ Denis Forman, Persona Granada, p. 222
^ Peter Wright, with Paul Greengrass Spycatcher: The Candid Autobiography of a Senior Intelligence Officer, Australia: Heinemann, 1987, p54
^ Denis Forman, Persona Granada pp. 216-7
^ “The 50 Smartest People in Hollywood”. 28 November 2007. http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2007/11/smart-list-intr.html. Retrieved 2008-08-04. 
^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0810478/
^ George Jesse Turner & Jeff Anderson, Trouble Shooter, p. viii
^ George Jesse Turner & Jeff Anderson, Trouble Shooter, pp. 7-13
^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/electricdreams/1980s/microwave Categories: 1960s British television series | 1970s British television series | 1980s British television series | 1990s British television series | 1963 in British television | 1963 television series debuts | 1998 television series endings | British television documentaries | ITN | ITV television programmes | British television news programmes
About the Author

The e-commerce company in China offers quality products such as Waterwell Drilling Rig , china Top Head Drive Drilling System, and more. For more , please visit Core Drilling Rig today!

Anna Chen comedian in FAN DANCE AT THE BRITISH MUSEUM