BBC Parliament - 1955 General Election

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Sixty years on from the 1955 General Election, a chance to relive the first recorded BBC television election results coverage from Thursday 26 May 1955, presented by Richard Dimbleby and with analysis of the results by David Butler.

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Sun 30 Aug 2015 19:00

BBC Parliament

Role	Contributor
Presenter	Richard Dimbleby
Participant	David Butler

Thu 26 May 1955 21:30

BBC Television Service
Tue 26 May 2015 21:00

BBC Parliament
Sun 30 Aug 2015 19:00

BBC Parliament

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