• British General Elections podcast

  • By: Tim Smith
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British General Elections podcast

By: Tim Smith
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  • This podcast tells the story of classic British General Elections. Starting in the 1950s the podcast introduces the main participants, traces the progress of the campaign, discusses how the election was covered by the press, isolates and explains the key issues and analyses the results. What can the experience of past general elections teach today's politicians, and voters?

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Episodes
  • 1950 Election Part 7

    1950 Election Part 7
    Apr 14 2024
    Swings throughout the country, bias in the election and a brief discussion about the consequences of the election

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    45 mins
  • 1950 Election Part 6

    1950 Election Part 6
    Apr 1 2024
    The results of the 1950 election are counted. Initially it looks like Labour is going to be back with a decent majority, but then on the Friday things start to go very wrong. The press has a wobbly weekend wondering if the Attlee Government can survive and the Conservatives lash out at the Liberals

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    40 mins
  • 1950 Election Part 5

    1950 Election Part 5
    Mar 3 2024
    This episode talks about the final broadcasts of the campaign by Mr Churchill and the PM, Mr Attlee. It then goes on to talk about the final arguments the main players made in the final weeks and the comments and endorsements of the leading newspapers. It finishes with comment about the relatively inexperienced electorate

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    43 mins
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