About this season
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.
Episodes (25)
1. Episode 1
Aired 4 January 1976
2. Episode 2
Aired 11 January 1976
3. Episode 3
Aired 18 January 1976
4. Episode 4
Aired 25 January 1976
5. Episode 5
Aired 1 February 1976
6. Episode 6
Aired 8 February 1976
7. Episode 7
Aired 15 February 1976
8. Episode 8
Aired 22 February 1976
9. Episode 9
Aired 29 February 1976
10. Episode 10
Aired 7 March 1976
11. Episode 11
Aired 14 March 1976
12. Episode 12
Aired 21 March 1976
13. Episode 13
Aired 28 March 1976
14. Episode 14
Aired 4 April 1976
15. Episode 15
Aired 11 April 1976
16. Episode 16
Aired 25 April 1976
17. Episode 17
Aired 2 May 1976
18. Episode 18
Aired 9 May 1976
19. Episode 19
Aired 16 May 1976
20. Episode 20
Aired 23 May 1976
21. Episode 21
Aired 6 June 1976
22. Healey on the Economy
Aired 26 September 1976
23. Episode 23
Aired 24 October 1976
24. The Government Cuts
Aired 12 December 1976
25. Education System
Aired 19 December 1976