Election Snapshots

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Duration

11 minutes

Genre

Factual
Politics

Station

Radio 4

Episodes

Title	First Broadcast	Comments
2010 Gordon Brown	20150424	Election Snapshots reveals the stories behind five iconic photographs from British General Elections since 1945. Political insiders and distinguished photographers discuss how campaigning has changed, from Winston Churchill through Thatcher, to Blair and Brown. When Gordon Brown met Gillian Duffy on the street in Rochdale in the last days of the 2010 election, few realised the pictures of that meeting would be significant and defining images for the whole campaign. Close Brown aide David Muir and photographer Jeff Mitchell recall the real story behind an event which many think cost Labour election victory in 2010. The story behind the fateful meeting between PM Gordon Brown and Gillian Duffy in 2010. The stories behind iconic photographs from British general elections.
Charles Kennedy, 2001	20150423	Election Snapshots reveals the stories behind five iconic photographs from British General Elections since 1945. Political insiders and distinguished photographers discuss how campaigning has changed, from Winston Churchill through Thatcher, to Blair and Brown. Pushing the boundaries of campaigning, Charles Kennedy visited a hospital operating theatre during a real operation in Southampton during the 2001 campaign. Heart surgeon Iain Simpson and photographer Andy Scaysbrook who was on Kennedy's campaign bus that day, recall the lengths the Lib Dem leader was prepared to go to to canvass for votes. Charles Kennedy's unusual visit to an operating theatre - during the operation. The stories behind iconic photographs from British general elections.
Cherie Blair, 1997	20150422	Election Snapshots reveals the stories behind five iconic photographs from British General Elections since 1945. Political insiders and distinguished photographers discuss how campaigning has changed, from Winston Churchill through Thatcher, to Blair and Brown. The defining picture for many of the 1997 Labour victory was Cherie Blair opening her front door in her nightdress oblivious to the media presence which would intrude on every aspect of her family's new life. The photographer who pictured Cherie's morning after the night before, Mathieu Polak, talks about how he captured the moment with Cherie Blair herself, who reveals what really happened before and after she opened that front door. Cherie Blair tells the story behind that photo of her on the morning of Labour's 1997 win. The stories behind iconic photographs from British general elections.
Margaret Thatcher, 1983	20150421	Election Snapshots reveals the stories behind five iconic photographs from British General Elections since 1945. Political insiders and distinguished photographers discuss how campaigning has changed, from Winston Churchill through Thatcher, to Blair and Brown. In 1983, photographer Herbie Knott gained unique access to Margaret Thatcher during her election campaign, capturing a uniquely anxious moment on election night itself. Herbie discusses the challenges of photographing Margaret Thatcher with her close confidante and aide, Lord Bell. Unique access results in a special photo of Margaret Thatcher on election night in 1983. The stories behind iconic photographs from British general elections.
Winston Churchill, 1945	20150420	A photo reveals Churchill's struggle to translate wartime heroism into election victory. The stories behind iconic photographs from British general elections.

Episodes

Title	First Broadcast	Comments
2010 Gordon Brown	20150424	Election Snapshots reveals the stories behind five iconic photographs from British General Elections since 1945. Political insiders and distinguished photographers discuss how campaigning has changed, from Winston Churchill through Thatcher, to Blair and Brown. When Gordon Brown met Gillian Duffy on the street in Rochdale in the last days of the 2010 election, few realised the pictures of that meeting would be significant and defining images for the whole campaign. Close Brown aide David Muir and photographer Jeff Mitchell recall the real story behind an event which many think cost Labour election victory in 2010. The story behind the fateful meeting between PM Gordon Brown and Gillian Duffy in 2010. The stories behind iconic photographs from British general elections.
Charles Kennedy, 2001	20150423	Election Snapshots reveals the stories behind five iconic photographs from British General Elections since 1945. Political insiders and distinguished photographers discuss how campaigning has changed, from Winston Churchill through Thatcher, to Blair and Brown. Pushing the boundaries of campaigning, Charles Kennedy visited a hospital operating theatre during a real operation in Southampton during the 2001 campaign. Heart surgeon Iain Simpson and photographer Andy Scaysbrook who was on Kennedy's campaign bus that day, recall the lengths the Lib Dem leader was prepared to go to to canvass for votes. Charles Kennedy's unusual visit to an operating theatre - during the operation. The stories behind iconic photographs from British general elections.
Cherie Blair, 1997	20150422	Election Snapshots reveals the stories behind five iconic photographs from British General Elections since 1945. Political insiders and distinguished photographers discuss how campaigning has changed, from Winston Churchill through Thatcher, to Blair and Brown. The defining picture for many of the 1997 Labour victory was Cherie Blair opening her front door in her nightdress oblivious to the media presence which would intrude on every aspect of her family's new life. The photographer who pictured Cherie's morning after the night before, Mathieu Polak, talks about how he captured the moment with Cherie Blair herself, who reveals what really happened before and after she opened that front door. Cherie Blair tells the story behind that photo of her on the morning of Labour's 1997 win. The stories behind iconic photographs from British general elections.
Margaret Thatcher, 1983	20150421	Election Snapshots reveals the stories behind five iconic photographs from British General Elections since 1945. Political insiders and distinguished photographers discuss how campaigning has changed, from Winston Churchill through Thatcher, to Blair and Brown. In 1983, photographer Herbie Knott gained unique access to Margaret Thatcher during her election campaign, capturing a uniquely anxious moment on election night itself. Herbie discusses the challenges of photographing Margaret Thatcher with her close confidante and aide, Lord Bell. Unique access results in a special photo of Margaret Thatcher on election night in 1983. The stories behind iconic photographs from British general elections.
Winston Churchill, 1945	20150420	A photo reveals Churchill's struggle to translate wartime heroism into election victory. The stories behind iconic photographs from British general elections.