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 12
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The Resolute Approach - An Election Winner?
Jan 9, 1983 -
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The Prime Minister - The Resolute Approach
Jan 16, 1983 -
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Devaluing the Pound - A Dangerous Remedy?
Jan 23, 1983 -
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The Water Strike - Compromise or Chaos?
Jan 30, 1983 -
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The Missile Debate - America Puts Its Case
Feb 6, 1983 -
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The Missile Debate - Heseltine Replies
Feb 13, 1983 -
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The Missile Debate - The Case Against Cruise
Feb 20, 1983 -
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After Bermondsey - Will Foot Survive?
Feb 27, 1983 -
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The Middle East - New Hope for Peace?
Mar 6, 1983 -
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After the Miners' Ballot - What Future for the Unions?
Mar 13, 1983 -
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Beyond the Budget - A Last Recovery?
Mar 20, 1983 -
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Defeat at Darlington - Dividing the Alliance?
Mar 27, 1983 -
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The Missiles Deadlock - What Hope for a Deal?
Apr 10, 1983 -
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Power to the Police - A Threat to Liberty?
Apr 17, 1983 -
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The Alliance and the Election - Can Steel Save the Day?
Apr 24, 1983 -
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The World Economy - On the Road to Recovery?
May 1, 1983 -
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The Chequers Decision - An Election in June?
May 8, 1983 -
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The General Election - Can the Tories Lose?
May 15, 1983 -
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The Alliance and the Election - Jenkins Sets His Sights
May 22, 1983 -
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Labour Facing Defeat - Can Foot Turn the Tide?
May 29, 1983 -
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A Thatcher Victory - What Kind of Britain?
Jun 5, 1983 -
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Labour Humiliated - Can It Recover?
Jun 12, 1983 -
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The Liberals and the Alliance - Steel Takes the Strain
Sep 18, 1983 -
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War in Lebanon - Dividing the West?
Sep 25, 1983 -
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Labour's New Leader - Can He Save the Party?
Oct 2, 1983 -
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Public Spending - How Deep the Cuts?
Oct 9, 1983 -
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The Fall of Parkinson - The Testing of Thatcher
Oct 16, 1983 -
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The Health Service - Its Future Assured?
Oct 23, 1983 -
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The Grenada Invasion - Straining the Ties?
Oct 30, 1983 -
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Northern Ireland - The Way Forward?
Nov 6, 1983 -
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The Middle East - Close to the Brink
Nov 13, 1983 -
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Lawson's Recovery Plan - Fading from View?
Nov 20, 1983 -
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The Newspaper Dispute - Cue for Confrontation?
Nov 27, 1983 -
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Europe's Future - The Crisis Summit
Dec 4, 1983 -
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Conflict Over Cruise - The Challenge to Heseltine
Dec 11, 1983 -
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Capping the Rates - Jenkin Joins Battle
Dec 18, 1983