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Duration: 6 hours, 10 minutes

A chance to relive the historic May 3 1979 General Election which swept Margaret Thatcher to power.

David Dimbleby presents the BBC's 15-hour Decision 79 election results programme, with analysis by David Butler and Robert McKenzie and interviews by Robin Day.

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Mon 4 May 2009 09:00 BBC Parliament

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