LBC reports the election - part 2

Title

LBC reports the election - part 2

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

00:58:16

Description

LBC Reports the Election, part 2, presented by Dan Damon, following end of voting in the 1983 UK General Election and during the announcement of the initial results. Speaking are: Cecil Parkinson, Conservative Party Chairman; Roy Hattersley, Labour MP; Peter Kellner, New Statesman; Jim Mortimer, Labour Party General Secretary; Bertrand Twyford(?), returning officer for Guildford; Gruffyd Evans, Liberal Party campaign chairman; Ealing councillor Ranjit Dheer. Reporters include: John Draper, Jo Andrews, Peter Murphy, Richard Watchman, Kay Oliver, Nigel Swettenham, Rodney Bennett?, Mike Rowbottom, Steve Crozier, Roz Morris, Antonia Higgs.Includes news bulletins; advertisements (with Tommy Vance); news report; jingles. Ends abruptly.

Contributors

Peter Murphy; Roy Hattersley; Jim Mortimer; Cecil Parkinson; Peter Kellner; Antonia Higgs; Mike Rowbottom; Jo Andrews; Steve Crozier; Dan Damon; John Draper; Rodney Bennett?; Kay Oliver; Tommy Vance; Nigel Swettenham; Richard Watchman; Roz Morris; Bertrand Twyford(?); Ranjit Dheer; Gruffyd Evans

Keywords

Elections; Politics; Labour Party; Margaret Thatcher; Conservative Party; Liberal Party; Political parties; Voting behaviour; Members of Parliament; Prime ministers; SDP; SDP-Liberal Alliance; General elections; Public opinion polls; Political coalitions; Parliamentary candidates; Election campigns

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