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  1. 10/10/2009

    Denis Mitchell's landmark impressionistic film on life in a northern city.

  2. Who Goes Home?

    A 1950s prototype for Question Time, featuring Barbara Castle MP and Julian Amery MP.

  3. Press Conference - Jo Grimond

    1959 Liberal leader Jo Grimond is questioned in the studio by newspaper journalists.

  4. General Election Hustings

    A South London hustings from the 1959 election campaign.

  5. Labour Election Broadcast

    Anthony Wedgewood Benn presents the Labour Election Broadcast from 21 September 1959.

  6. Tonight

    An edition of the Tonight programme with Cliff Michelmore, Alan Wicker and the team.

  7. Conservative Election Broadcast

    Harold Macmillan presents the Conservative Election Broadcast, from 19 September 1959.

  8. Panorama: Women and Politics

    An edition of Panorama including an interview with the first woman MP, Lady Astor.

  9. Press Conference - Hugh Gaitskell

    1959 Labour leader Hugh Gaitskell is questioned in the studio by newspaper journalists.

  10. Who Cares? A New Way Home

    A report looking at slum clearance in Birmingham.

  11. Introduction

    Anthony Howard introduces an evening of archive programmes depicting Britain in 1959.