Whicker's World (1959)

Oct 2, 1973

Alan Whicker attends a gay wedding at a church in San Diego and investigates the rise of the Gay Liberation movement in the U.S.A.

Oct 3, 1973

Alan Whicker looks at the growing plastic surgery industry in California and meets surgeon Dr. Kurt Wagner and his wife Kathy, on whom he has performed several operations.

Oct 10, 1973

Continuing his series in California, Alan Whicker examines the love of the car by the Californians.

Oct 17, 1973

Alan Whicker looks at one of the first and largest of the several hundred 'Jesus Communes' in California, the 'Christian Foundation' of Tony and Susan Alamo, where 500 young people daily await the end of the world.

Oct 24, 1973

Alan Whicker meets Frances Klug who believes she speaks daily with the voice of God, and whose followers are building a £400 million Holy City. Whicker is ordained as a Doctor of Divinity by the President of the Universal Life Church.

Oct 31, 1973

Alan Whicker investigates a recent American phenomenon - the introduction of speedway racing for children as young as 3 years old, equipped with mini-bikes.

Nov 7, 1973

Alan Whicker examines how Californians spend their leisure time. He watches people hang-gliding, goes to a womens American football match, and watches men and women in a nightly activity where skill lies in undressing and standing still.

Nov 14, 1973

Alan Whicker observes a $75,000 wedding in Las Vegas, from the first fitting of the bride's dress to the actual event in a candlelit casino.