Release Date

01 Oct, 1972

Total Episode/Season

506/17

Synopsis

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.

Original Title

Weekend World

Photos

1972

01 Oct, 1972

1973

07 Jan, 1973

1974

06 Jan, 1974

1975

05 Jan, 1975

1976

04 Jan, 1976

1977

09 Jan, 1977

1978

15 Jan, 1978

1979

07 Jan, 1979

1980

06 Jan, 1980

1981

04 Jan, 1981

1982

10 Jan, 1982

1983

09 Jan, 1983

1984

08 Jan, 1984

1985

06 Jan, 1985

1986

12 Jan, 1986

1987

11 Jan, 1987

1988

10 Jan, 1988

Actors