LBC reports the Election - Live coverage

Title

LBC reports the Election - Live coverage

Genre

News report; Interview; Speech; Election coverage; News bulletin; Advertisement; Special; Jingle

TX Date

9 Jun 1983

Year of production

1983

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Duration

00:57:07

Description

Dan Damon presents live coverage of the 1983 UK General Election. Includes results from constituencies around the country. Speakers include: Labour MP, Tony Benn; SDP-Liberal Alliance MP, Simon Hughes; John Tilley, Labour candidate; Conservative Party Chairman, Cecil Parkinson; Labour candidate Hilary Benn; Labour leader Michael Foot; Labour victor Brian Sedgemore; Conservative candidate Jeremy Hanley; John Tiplady, Finchley Returning Officer; Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Reporters include: Nick Peters; Roz Morris; Dianne Stradling; Jo Andrews; Alan Taylor; Nigel Swettenham; Richard Bestic; Steve Crozier; Rosy Kempston; Peter Murphy. Includes commercial breaks (with advertisement featuring the voice of Freddie Barrett); jingles; news bulletins. Clip ends abruptly, mid-sentence.

Contributors

Margaret Thatcher; Michael Foot; Richard Bestic; Nick Peters; Cecil Parkinson; Simon Hughes; Jeremy Hanley; Jo Andrews; Steve Crozier; Brian Sedgemore; John Tilley; Dan Damon; Dianne Stradling; Rosy Kempston; Alan Taylor; Nigel Swettenham; Roz Morris; Freddie Barrett; Hilary Benn; John Tiplady

Keywords

Elections; Politics; Government; Labour Party; UK; Conservative Party; Political parties; SDP-Liberal Alliance; General elections; Parliamentary candidates; Constituencies

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