What an absolutely great chap the Tory chairman is - taking up his airtime to thank volunteers and members. Today the chairman (if they speak to the media at all) would only spend time making political points
@stephenguppy7882
Жыл бұрын
I was a little after Richard Dimbleby's time, yet I adore the man. He is authoratitive, trustworthy, honest and a brilliant broadcaster.
@attlee45
11 жыл бұрын
Absolutely fascinating to see the charming stiltedness of many who were interviewed and the deference shown. I prefer 1974 as a middle ground between that and the awful modern rudeness.
@ajs41
5 жыл бұрын
I agree, although 1970 and 1979 and also perhaps 1983 were okay as well. 1970 to 1985 was the best period IMO.
@billyh88uk
7 жыл бұрын
Something rather wonderful about the "Good evening to you" at 28:48 . Like a school headmaster addressing his pupils.
@rmbflk
5 жыл бұрын
The gentleman in question, Esmond Wright, was a university professor.
@anthonywhite-wt9qx
2 ай бұрын
I so enjoy these election programmes. Being an amateur Psephologist it's great fun... Never a day goes by without me checking election data . crazy perhaps but true :)
@johnking5174
8 жыл бұрын
In 1955 not all of the UK were covered fully by BBC Television, e.g. BBC Television launched in 1953 in Belfast, Northern Ireland, but it would take until 1957 before the whole area of Northern Ireland in the UK to receive BBC TV. The 1959 general election was the first election where the BBC TV service was available nationwide.
@russellwhite1581
4 жыл бұрын
"How do you feel in your bones" (about the likely result). "Not a trace of rheumatism!" HA HA!
@swanarcadian2
11 жыл бұрын
Thank you for posting this. Looking forward to part 2!
@itzthemuffinman42
4 жыл бұрын
22:45 ‘Mr Gordon Hall. He’s a Yorkshireman. He likes living down south’
@martm216
3 жыл бұрын
Such a different world then, so deferential and respectful, as others here have commented. No pop music in those days, although rock and roll was beginning to rumble in America.
@ajs41
11 жыл бұрын
Thanks for uploading.
@johnking5174
5 жыл бұрын
BBC Lime Grove Studios was the main television headquarters of BBC Television in 1955. It would be surpassed by the newly opened BBC Television Centre from 1960 onward. BBC Lime Grove had big studios, just a grubby environment to work in.
@horizonsglobalmedia
4 жыл бұрын
Oh how their accents are all 'rounded'.
@altfactor
8 жыл бұрын
Nowadays, polls in British elections close at 10 P.M. local, as opposed to 9 P.M. local in 1955.
@johnnyballenatl
5 жыл бұрын
They should follow our lead and close the polls at 8:00 pm (the first results would come in by 10:00 pm).
@faramir
4 жыл бұрын
@@johnnyballenatl We give a higher priority to ensuring that everyone who wants to vote is able to do so. The change was made for the 1970 election, allowing workers to vote after an evening shift.
@holydiver73
5 жыл бұрын
David butler a don at oxford who just introduced a group of people on his ‘right’, that were clearly on his left.
@thejoin4687
4 жыл бұрын
Including the one with the "very gay jumper" teeheehee
@garethbrown9191
11 ай бұрын
Marvellous to watch. No regional or national accents so that's interesting.
@AdmiralBlake
11 жыл бұрын
a dimbleby has been involved (anchoring or reporting) in every UK general election broadcast, hope David anchors in 2015
@NickSBailey
6 жыл бұрын
and he was, and the next one in 2017, but really we need someone more impartial. The bias these days makes it unwatchable for non Tory voters.
@faramir
Жыл бұрын
@@NickSBailey The BBC "house" position, if anything, was sympathetic to the Liberals. Both Robin Day and Alan Watson stood for the Liberals at various stages. Butler was more sympathetic to the Tories reflecting family connections, as were Ian Trethowan and Alastair Burnet. By 1992, Peter Kellner and John Cole were more pro-Labour..
@garethbrown9191
11 ай бұрын
Not unwatchable for me and I'm a party member. What gets me is the blatant sexism, misgyny, patronising attitude towards women but you got to see it in the context of the time. Even though that time seems to have lasted decades, certainly well into the 80s and even the 90s and the 21st century. @@NickSBailey
@johnking5174
8 жыл бұрын
I think the general election coverage used Studio F at Lime Grove, which was the largest at 11,500 Sq Ft. There were plenty of other studios in Lime Grove which could also be used.
@altfactor
9 жыл бұрын
Since there were no remotes from Wales or Northern Ireland, I suspect that those areas didn't yet have TV, or could only receive network programs from London but unable to feed programs to London.
@johnking5174
8 жыл бұрын
+altfactor BBC Television was available in Northern Ireland from 1st May 1953 and for the first two years it was limited to the Belfast City area. In July 1955 the Divis transmitter boosted BBC coverage to more than 60% of Northern Ireland. Since this election was held in May 1955 Northern Ireland wasn't greatly covered by TV. In Wales the BBC began broadcasting television from 15th August 1952. Probably because of cost and maybe the lack of large audience in Wales little coverage was brought from here in 1955. Remember televisions were still very expensive in 1955.
@martinjenkins6467
Жыл бұрын
So this is just after Winston retired And Anthony Eden became PM.
@StephenHP62
4 ай бұрын
Clement Attlee's last election as leader of the Labour Party--20 years after assuming the leadership in 1935. After stepping down as leader following Labour's election loss, he was given an hereditary peerage--life peerages not being created until 1958--and took his seat in the House of Lords in early 1956.
@johnking5174
8 жыл бұрын
The 1955 election coverage was broadcast from the BBC Lime Grove studios in London. The famous BBC Television Centre would not be opened until June 1960, and I think the first general election broadcast from the television centre was the 1964 election. I might be wrong, but I do know from at least the 1970 election onwards until 2015, television centre's Studio TC1 was home to the BBC election coverage on television, before decamping to Elstree in 2015.
@johnnyballenatl
8 жыл бұрын
...Except for 1983 and 1987, which I think were done at a smaller studio at TV Centre.
@perrycomeau2627
6 жыл бұрын
Never under estimate the Hunters and Collectors.
@bebbingtons1987
11 жыл бұрын
This is tv history
@andrewrobinson8305
Жыл бұрын
Is it?
@garethbrown9191
11 ай бұрын
Absolutely@@andrewrobinson8305
@scouser3480
11 жыл бұрын
Part 2 is up
@garethbrown9191
11 ай бұрын
You upload great videos
@Waterford1992
9 жыл бұрын
David Butler sounds like a dalek
@perrycomeau2627
6 жыл бұрын
run run run...
@perrycomeau2627
6 жыл бұрын
Well excuse me while I go to the hockey game over a tomato sandwich along with the freedom charter.
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