Weekend World

The story

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.

The seasons

Season 1 1972 1972 · 11 episodes Season details＋

Oct. 1, 1972

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Season 2 1973 1973 · 35 episodes Season details＋

Jan. 7, 1973

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Season 3 1974 1974 · 30 episodes Season details＋

Jan. 6, 1974

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Season 4 1975 1975 · 36 episodes Season details＋

Jan. 5, 1975

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Season 5 1976 1976 · 25 episodes Season details＋

Jan. 4, 1976

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Season 6 1977 1977 · 14 episodes Season details＋

Jan. 9, 1977

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Season 7 1978 1978 · 17 episodes Season details＋

Jan. 15, 1978

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Season 8 1979 1979 · 27 episodes Season details＋

Jan. 7, 1979

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Season 9 1980 1980 · 36 episodes Season details＋

Jan. 6, 1980

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Season 10 1981 1981 · 36 episodes Season details＋

Jan. 4, 1981

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Season 11 1982 1982 · 37 episodes Season details＋

Jan. 10, 1982

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Season 12 1983 1983 · 36 episodes Season details＋

Jan. 9, 1983

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Season 13 1984 1984 · 36 episodes Season details＋

Jan. 8, 1984

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Season 14 1985 1985 · 36 episodes Season details＋

Jan. 6, 1985

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Season 15 1986 1986 · 36 episodes Season details＋

Jan. 12, 1986

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Season 16 1987 1987 · 36 episodes Season details＋

Jan. 11, 1987

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Season 17 1988 1988 · 22 episodes Season details＋

Jan. 10, 1988

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Cast

B Brian Walden M Matthew Parris P Peter Jay T Tony Benn A Arthur ScargillSelf M Margaret ThatcherSelf (archive footage) I Ian Paisley J John Hume H Harold Wilson J John Prescott J James Callaghan J Jimmy Carter

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R Ronald Reagan