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 14
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The Government in 1985 - Facing Backbench Revolt
Jan 6, 1985 -
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The Case of Baby Cotton - Creation Out of Control?
Jan 13, 1985 -
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Neil Kinnock - The Task for Labour
Jan 20, 1985 -
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The Miners' Strike - How Close is Peace?
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Gibraltar - Staying British?
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The Miners' Strike - Peace in the Pits?
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The Soaring Dollar - Threatening Britain?
Feb 17, 1985 -
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The AIDS Scare - Fact and Fiction
Feb 24, 1985 -
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The Arms Talks - What Chances of Success?
Mar 10, 1985 -
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The Teachers' Dispute - Crisis in the Classroom?
Mar 17, 1985 -
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A Budget... for Jobs
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What Future for Broadcasting?
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Starving Africa - What Can Be Done?
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Lebanon's Tragedy - The Final Act?
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The Labour Party - Ready for Take-Off?
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The Bonn Summit - The Dangers of Deadlock
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Thatcher's Rates Pledge - Who'll Gain and Who'll Lose?
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The SDP/Liberal Alliance
May 19, 1985 -
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South Africa - Change or Conflict?
May 26, 1985 -
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England's Shame - What Is to Be Done?
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South Africa and the West - Time for Action?
Jun 9, 1985 -
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New Mood
Sep 15, 1985 -
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South Africa
Sep 22, 1985 -
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AIDS
Sep 29, 1985 -
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Episode 25
Oct 6, 1985 -
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Urban Riots
Oct 13, 1985 -
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Episode 27
Oct 20, 1985 -
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Episode 28
Oct 27, 1985 -
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Episode 29
Nov 3, 1985 -
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Episode 30
Nov 10, 1985 -
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The Thatcher Interview - The Position So Far
Nov 17, 1985 -
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Episode 32
Nov 24, 1985 -
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Episode 33
Dec 1, 1985 -
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Northern Ireland and the Anglo-Irish Agreement
Dec 8, 1985 -
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Episode 35
Dec 15, 1985 -
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Episode 36
Dec 22, 1985