TV series
First Tuesday
1983–1993 · 11 seasons
A sober monthly slot of real-world reporting that asks you to sit up and pay attention to difficult social issues.
- Created by
- John Nelson-Burton, Paddy Russell
- Genres
- Documentary
- Starring
- Jonathan Dimbleby, Olivia O'Leary, Gerry Fitt
- Overview
- 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.
- How it feels
- Earnest, tense, bleak and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
- About
- Politics, war, justice, class
- Content
- Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Created by
- John Nelson-Burton, Paddy Russell
- Genres
- Documentary
- Starring
- Jonathan Dimbleby, Olivia O'Leary, Gerry Fitt







