Weekend World (1972)

Season 16

Weekend World

Subtitles for: Weekend World (1972)

Weekend World was a British television political series, made by London Weekend Television and broadcast from 1972 to 1988. Created by John Birt not long after he moved to LWT, the series was broadcast on the ITV network at lunchtimes on Sundays. Produced by Nick Elliott and David Elstein, it began by mirroring CBS's "60 Minutes" featuring several stories each week but gradually devolved into a show that featured a forensic interview with a major political figure each week. It was presented by Peter Jay initially when first broadcast in 1972, but was best-remembered for being anchored by former Labour MP Brian Walden between 1977 and 1986. Conservative MP Matthew Parris took over in 1986, resigning his seat, and presented the programme until the series ended in 1988.

GenreDocumentary
CountryGB
Release01 Oct 1972
LanguageEN
IMDbtt1605592 ↗
TypeTV Series Ended

Cast

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Matthew Parris

Season 16 Episodes

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1
The Next General Election - Can the Tories Be Beaten?
1987-01-11
2
Reagan's Deficit - Trade War Ahead?
1987-01-18
3
Stalker/Sampson Inquiries Into the RUC
1987-01-25
4
The SDP/Liberal Alliance - What Chances for Take-Off?
1987-02-01
5
Labour's Jobs Plan - A Credible Alternative?
1987-02-08
6
The Future of the Land - Greenery or Concrete?
1987-02-15
7
Tactical Voting - An Electoral Revolution?
1987-02-22
8
After Greenwich - The Alliance Challenge
1987-03-01
9
Zeebrugge Ferry Disaster
1987-03-08
10
Tax Cuts for the Rich - Good or Bad for Britain?
1987-03-15
11
Private Renting - Ripe for Development?
1987-03-22
12
Gorbachev's Russia - A New Dawn?
1987-03-29
13
Labour's Election Offensive - Kinnock Opens His Campaign
1987-04-05
14
The SDP/Liberal Alliance - A Hung Parliament Manifesto?
1987-04-12
15
European Defence - A New Era?
1987-04-26
16
The Threat to the Atmosphere - Time to Act Now?
1987-05-03
17
Volatile Voters - The Decisive Factor?
1987-05-10
18
The General Election - Can Thatcher Be Stopped?
1987-05-17
19
Fighting Unemployment - Whose Way Forward?
1987-05-24
20
Defending Britain - The Nuclear Issue
1987-05-31
21
Health, Housing and Schools - Whose Way Forward?
1987-06-07
22
The Conservative Triumph - Going on and on and on?
1987-06-14
23
The Arms Agreement - Will Europe Be a Safer Place?
1987-09-20
24
Monarchy and Government - Are They Poles Apart?
1987-09-27
25
Inner Cities - Promises, Promises
1987-10-04
26
The Poll Tax - Fair and Workable?
1987-10-11
27
Late Abortion - Time to Call a Halt?
1987-10-18
28
The Crash of '87 - Recession on the Way?
1987-10-25
29
The Crash of '87 - The Impact on Britain
1987-11-01
30
Lawson and the Crash - A Slump on the Way?
1987-11-08
31
Nicaragua's Dirty War - Is Peace Breaking Out?
1987-11-15
32
David Owen - Phoenix from the Ashes
1987-11-22
33
Pass or Fail?
1987-11-29
34
The Washington Summit - End of the Superpowers?
1987-12-06
35
The Underclass - A World Apart
1987-12-13
36
Rethinking the NHS - End of a Free Service?
1987-12-20