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First Tuesday

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.

1. Children Who Wait/The Seveso Inheritance

0.0Apr 1, 1986

Children Who Wait - Documentary which looks at the story of two children who have liver transplants in a Cambridge hospital - Jonathan O'Rourke and Reut Haddad, both nearly two years old. Set against the background of a shortage of live donors and the balance the NHS strikes between transplants and less glamorous activities. The Seveso Inheritance - Documentary which looks at the destruction of lives in the Italian town of Seveso after the accident in the area with dioxin gas ten years ago.