This is a case study on British politics and television, shot during the 1976 Labour and Conservative Party conferences held in Blackpool and Brighton respectively. Concentrates on the way the BBC news covered three events of these conferences - the Prime Minister’s speech at the Labour Conference, and Mr Heath’s and Mrs Thatcher’s speeches at the Conservative Conference. Narrated by Michael Smee.
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ACMI Identifier
507359
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Mass media - Political aspects
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television - Psychological aspects
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television and politics
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television broadcasting - Social aspects
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television in politics
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television programs - Great Britain
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television viewers
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Conferences
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Great Britain - Politics and government
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Mass media - Political aspects
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Political parties
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Political science
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Politicians - Great Britian
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Television broadcasting - Social aspects
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Conferences
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
History → Wilson, Harold, 1916-
People → Wilson, Harold, 1916-
Television → Television programs → Television programs - Great Britain
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)