On This Day 41 Years Ago – First live broadcast of Parliament – whatever next!

On 9th June 1975 the BBC & IRN radio stations broadcast the first live transmission from the House of Commons. Commentary was provided by David Holmes the BBC political editor and Edmund Boyle from Independent Radio News who shared a cramped, sound-proofed box inside the chamber. Secretary of State for Industry Tony Benn was the first minister to be questioned in Parliament live on air, starting a debate which some listeners said was difficult to follow on radio. But the BBC and IRN said Read more [...]