World in Action The Chart Busters (Season 16, Episode 30)
TV Episode | Documentary

World in Action

The Chart Busters (Season 16, Episode 30)

TV Episode | Documentary

Investigating allegations that the pop music charts are controlled not by consumers, but by manipulative tactics of the big record companies, thus not being a true reflection of popularity at all.

Writers

Andy Harries (investigation by) | John Ware (investigation by)

Producer

Geoffrey Seed

Editors

Roland Coburn | Ray Fitzwalter | Allan Segal

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Edit Released

Updated Aug 18, 1980

Release date

Aug 18, 1980 (United Kingdom)

Awards

Series awards

4 wins & 5 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
15 cast members

Name	Known for
Brian Bates Self - Managing Director, British Market Research Bureau Self - Managing Director, British Market Research Bureau See fewer	World in Action (1963)
Sue Bradley Self - Associate Director, British Market Research Bureau (BMRB) Self - Associate Director, British Market Research Bureau (BMRB) See fewer	World in Action (1963)
Colin Byrne Self - Former General Manager, EMI Records Self - Former General Manager, EMI Records See fewer	World in Action (1963)
John Deacon Self - Director General, British Phonographic Industry (BPI) Self - Director General, British Phonographic Industry (BPI) See fewer	Flash Gordon (1980)
Expressos Themselves (archive sound) Themselves (archive sound) See fewer	The Monster Club (1981)
Andy Ferguson Self - Former Promotions Man, WEA / Manager, The Undertones Self - Former Promotions Man, WEA / Manager, The Undertones See fewer	World in Action (1963)
Stephen Hopkins Self - Former Assistant Manager of a London Record Store (as Steve Hopkins) Self - Former Assistant Manager of a London Record Store (as Steve Hopkins) See fewer	Lost in Space (1998)
Jack Hutton Self - Managing Director, Music Week magazine Self - Managing Director, Music Week magazine See fewer	World in Action (1963)
Avis Lingard Self - Former Sales Promotions Representative, WEA Self - Former Sales Promotions Representative, WEA See fewer	World in Action (1963)
Ian Malick Self - Former Sales Promotions Representative, WEA Self - Former Sales Promotions Representative, WEA See fewer	World in Action (1963)
Ian McNay Self - Record Company Manager Self - Record Company Manager See fewer	World in Action (1963)
The Pretenders Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage) See fewer	In Bruges (2008)
Godfrey Rust Self - Record Industry Analyst Self - Record Industry Analyst See fewer	World in Action (1963)
Storm Themselves (archive sound) Themselves (archive sound) See fewer	The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006)
The Undertones Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage) See fewer	Starter for 10 (2006)