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First Tuesday

1983
11 seasons
128 episodes
Documentary

First Tuesday or This World is a monthly television documentary strand, shown in the United Kingdom on the ITV network and was produced by Yorkshire Television. The subject matter was mainly social issues and current affairs stories from around the world. It ran from 5 April 1983 to 2 November 1993, with programme being shown on the first Tuesday of the month, hence the title. In 1993, Network First was a part replacement for First Tuesday.

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  • Ep 1

    1.The Chinese Geordie/A Message from the Falklands/Hostages of War

    05-04-1983
  • Ep 2

    2.Desperate Choice/Rupert Goes to Town/Voices from Moscow

    13-05-1983
  • Ep 3

    3.Episode 3

    07-06-1983
  • Ep 4

    4.Third Avenue/The View From the Roof of Lancashire/From Peking to Poplar

    05-07-1983
  • Ep 5

    5.A Lottery for Life/Third Avenue

    02-08-1983
  • Ep 6

    6.The Shadow Boxer/The Real Maria

    06-09-1983
  • Ep 7

    7.Life in San Quentin/The Hunters of Cadgwith Cove

    04-10-1983
  • Ep 8

    8.Windscale: The Nuclear Laundry

    01-11-1983
  • Ep 9

    9.Women Miners/Sunday Mornings and Saturday Nights

    06-12-1983
  • Ep 10

    10.The Summer Holiday/Goodbye Joey

    03-01-1984
  • Ep 11

    11.The Town that Builds the Bomb/Survivors of the Kwai/Heavy Metal

    07-02-1984
  • Ep 12

    12.Families Who Wait/Aunt Annie's Bomb Factory

    06-03-1984

    Families Who Wait - Documentary which looks at the legal battles of two families to be reunited after the children have been taken into care. Aunt Annie's Bomb Factory - Documenta...

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