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Election Night Fever

Rachel Burden reveals the inside story of how the human and national drama of politics plays out on election night.

Rachel Burden reveals the inside story of how the human and national drama of politics plays out on Election Night.

In 2024 Rachel has a stake in the answer: she's co-presenting the 成人论坛 election night coverage on Radio 4 and 5 Live. So in this programme she looks back at the archives from great General Election nights past, speaks to politicians and presenters about what makes these nights so special, and records behind the scenes during recent programmes. She'll give a sense of what happens when the cameras aren鈥檛 looking, the microphones are off, and the spin hasn't yet been spun, and offer the insider story of the unique place which election nights hold in British politics.

Producers: Daniel Kraemer and Giles Edwards.

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57 minutes

Last on

Sat 29 Jun 2024 20:00

Broadcast

  • Sat 29 Jun 2024 20:00