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 (36)
1. The Thatcher Interview - Britain in the Eighties
Aired 6 January 1980
2. Episode 2
Aired 13 January 1980
3. Episode 3
Aired 20 January 1980
4. Episode 4
Aired 27 January 1980
5. Episode 5
Aired 3 February 1980
6. Episode 6
Aired 10 February 1980
7. Episode 7
Aired 17 February 1980
8. Episode 8
Aired 24 February 1980
9. Episode 9
Aired 2 March 1980
10. Episode 10
Aired 9 March 1980
11. Episode 11
Aired 16 March 1980
12. The Police and the Public
Aired 23 March 1980
13. Labour's Alternative
Aired 30 March 1980
14. Israel and the Arabs - Carter Tries Again
Aired 13 April 1980
15. Carter's Deadline - Europe Decides
Aired 20 April 1980
16. Carter and Iran - The Brink of War
Aired 27 April 1980
17. Import Controls - Thatcher's U-Turn?
Aired 4 May 1980
18. The Trade Unions and the Government
Aired 11 May 1980
19. South Africa - Defying Doomsday
Aired 18 May 1980
20. Coming Soon... President Reagan?
Aired 25 May 1980
21. Europe's Last Word - Britain Decides
Aired 1 June 1980
22. Britain's Bomb - Time to Decide
Aired 8 June 1980
23. Poles Break Free - Communism in Crisis
Aired 14 September 1980
24. The Thatcher Treatment - Killing the Patient?
Aired 21 September 1980
25. The Labour Party - Tearing Itself Apart?
Aired 28 September 1980
26. Limiting Nuclear War - A Dangerous Illusion?
Aired 5 October 1980
27. The Thatcher Experiment - Phase Two
Aired 12 October 1980
28. The Labour Leadership - Can Healey Be Stopped?
Aired 19 October 1980
29. The Labour Leadership - Foot's Challenge
Aired 26 October 1980
30. Challenge of Change - America Wavers
Aired 2 November 1980
31. Thatcherism in Crisis - A Time to Retreat?
Aired 9 November 1980
32. Unilateral Disarmament - Better Red Than Dead?
Aired 16 November 1980
33. Thatcher's Other Island - Time to Think Again?
Aired 23 November 1980
34. The Unemployed - Time Bomb for the Tories
Aired 30 November 1980
35. British Steel - The Tories Toughest Test
Aired 7 December 1980
36. Britain and Ireland - Dawn of a New Era?
Aired 14 December 1980