Series

Weekend World

1972 · 17 seasons · Documentary

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.

Matthew Parris

First aired

October 1, 1972

Last aired

June 12, 1988

Status

Ended

Original language

English

Episodes

506

Genres

Documentary

• 197211 episodes · 1972
• 197335 episodes · 1973
• 197430 episodes · 1974
• 197536 episodes · 1975
• 197625 episodes · 1976
• 197714 episodes · 1977
• 197817 episodes · 1978
• 197927 episodes · 1979
• 198036 episodes · 1980
• 198136 episodes · 1981
• 198237 episodes · 1982
• 198336 episodes · 1983
• 198436 episodes · 1984
• 198536 episodes · 1985
• 198636 episodes · 1986
• 198736 episodes · 1987
• 198822 episodes · 1988