Decision '79 theme and opening

The United Kingdom general election of 1979 was held on 3 May 1979 and is regarded as a pivotal point in 20th century British politics. In it, the Conservatives under Margaret Thatcher defeated James Callaghan's incumbent Labour government in what would prove to be the first of four consecutive general election victories for the Conservative Party.

Taken from the re-broadcast on BBC Four a week or so ago.

Nice to hear the original Arthur being used as the theme!

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Margaret
• Thatcher
• James
• Callaghan
• David
• Steel
• labour
• conservative
• liberal
• british
• politics

[UKSazzy67]

My God! Someone smoking on screen! That is so politically incorrect these days! That would never be allowed now in BBC Election broadcasts! What different times we lived in then.

[BendikHolden]

sweet wish they did that in America :(

[sabbieq]

@harry10313 Yes, UK polling stations stay open until 10pm (since 1970 - it was 9pm before then). Most seats count overnight these days. So when general elections have a decisive result, it's clear by the end of the night who's won and lost.

[harry10313]

so, they closed the polling on 10 pm at night and count all the votes all night long? greet from Indonesia :)

[WorldNews92]

@caterpillarmodel .......Nope, Callaghan's going to win. History will prove me right.

[abhudson14]

@caterpillarmodel unfortnetly yes

[caterpillarmodel]

This is exactly the result I predicted, except that the Silly Party won.

[caterpillarmodel]

I bet Thatcher wins......

[henrygsterling]

I wish they'd bring back this theme... the 2010 one was good, but not THIS GOOD!!

[The1985Channel]

@UKSazzy67 I wouldn't be too sure about that... I saw a German newscast from four months back which featured former chancellor Helmut Schmidt and he was allowed to smoke on TV... but that's German TV and they're a bit more liberal on the issue.

[Feisty1967]

I love Sir Robin Day so much!! Smoking on screen!! He doesnt give a shit.

[MOSTechnology]

3:22 that cigar looks tasty