FACTUAL
Giving Way to a New Era
Saturday 5 April 2008 20:00-21:00 (Radio 4 FM)
Microphones were allowed into the House of Commons on a regular basis for the first time on 3 April 1978. John Sergeant and Tony Benn look back through the archives, exploring how regular broadcasting changed the relationship between parliamentarians and the media and, ultimately, the relationship between politicians and the people they serve.
Contributors include Margaret Beckett, Kenneth Clarke, David Steel and historian Asa Briggs.
Followed by News.
