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