First Tuesday (TV programme)

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First Tuesday
Also known asThis World
GenreDocumentary
Presented by Jonathan Dimbleby, Olivia O'Leary [1]
Production
Production company Yorkshire Television
Original release
Release5 April 1983 (1983-04-05) 
2 November 1993 (1993-11-02)
Related
Network First

First Tuesday was 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 programmes 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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