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 17
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The Secretative State - Time to Curb Its Power?
Jan 10, 1988 -
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Alliance in Crisis - Can It Be Saved?
Jan 17, 1988 -
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Homosexuality - Back to the Straight and Narrow?
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Human Embryos - A Right to Life?
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Uprising in Palestine - Anger in Ireland
Feb 7, 1988 -
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Privatising Electricity - The End of Nuclear Power?
Feb 14, 1988 -
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Third Term Thatcherism - A Permanent Revolution?
Feb 21, 1988 -
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The Future of ITV - Never Mind the Quality?
Feb 28, 1988 -
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Britain's New Party - Can It Replace Labour?
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The Tax Cut Budget - How Far Should Lawson Go?
Mar 13, 1988 -
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Families in Poverty - Ripping Up the Safety Net
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After Reagan - A Democrat in the White House?
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Neil Kinnock's Leadership - A New Vision for Labour?
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Government and Unions - Where Next?
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Eastern Europe's Perestroika - Will It End in Tears?
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The Tories in Scotland - Thatcherism in a Cold Climate?
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The Speaker of the House - Protector of Parliament?
May 8, 1988 -
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Ulster's Long War - A Window for Peace?
May 15, 1988 -
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Britain Into the Nineties - Richer, Rougher and Tougher?
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Gorbachev's Next Battle - Taking on the System
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Reaganism in Retreat - What Chance for Bush?
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Thatcher's Britain - The Unfinished Revolution
Jun 12, 1988