First Tuesday (TV programme) explained

Alt Name:	This World
Genre:	Documentary
Presenter:	Jonathan Dimbleby, Olivia O'Leary,^[1] Jane Walmsley
Company:	Yorkshire Television
Related:	Network First

First Tuesday is a monthly television documentary strand that was shown in the United Kingdom on the ITV network and produced by Yorkshire Television. The subject matter is 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.

Notable programmes

• The Falklands War - The Untold Story (01/04/1987) https://web.archive.org/web/20080305191057/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/203235
• Too Close to Home (6 December 1988), about the Armley asbestos disaster
• The Wigan Hold (1989, filmed 1988), about wrestling at Riley's Gym, featuring former professional wrestlers and Riley's Gym alumni Tommy Moore and Ernie Riley (son of Billy Riley)
• Four Hours in My Lai (02/05/1989 - shown in the US Frontline series as Remember My Lai) https://web.archive.org/web/20090114191006/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/427568
• Sonia's Baby (03/04/1990, narrated by Olivia O'Leary) https://web.archive.org/web/20090208150812/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/444065
• Swing Under the Swastika (02/10/1990, narrated by Alan Plater) https://web.archive.org/web/20090208150359/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/445186
• Cold Blood - The Massacre of East Timor (07/01/1992) https://web.archive.org/web/20090208150741/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/466744 Amnesty International UK Media Awards Winner, 1992.
• Katie and Eilish - Siamese Twins (04/08/1992, narrated by Julie Christie - 1993 Peabody Award winner) https://web.archive.org/web/20090208150634/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/476182
• M25, from 1991.^[2]

External links

• First Tuesday at the British Film Institute.

Notes and References

1. Book: Evans, Jeff . Jeff Evans . The Guinness Television Encyclopedia . Guinness . 1995 . 198 . 0-85112-744-4.
2. Web site: M25 the Magic Roundabout: First Tuesday. YouTube.