Episodes
Title | First Broadcast | Comments |
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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.
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.
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.
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. |