Whicker Way Out West

Season 6 · 1973 · 8 episodes

Episodes

1Whicker Way Out West: The Lord Is My Shepherd and He Knows I'm GayAlan 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.
2Whicker Way Out West: I'd Like to Think I'm Nearer to God Than Frankenstein...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.
3Whicker Way Out West: Her Pink Mustang Had Ermine, His Gold Mustang Had BobcatContinuing his series in California, Alan Whicker examines the love of the car by the Californians.
4Whicker Way Out West: The Most Beautifullest Brainwashing There Ever Was...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.
5Whicker Way Out West: And Now I Hand You Over to Another Saint...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.
6Whicker Way Out West: I Had to Pour Water on Him to Get Him to Race Again...Alan Whicker investigates a recent American phenomenon - the introduction of speedway racing for children as young as 3 years old, equipped with mini-bikes.
7Whicker Way Out West: You Could Step Off a Skyscraper and Fly Through the Streets...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.
8Whicker Way Our West: The Light Hits You. Bom Bom Ba Dom. Your Cue!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.