First Live Broadcast of British Parliament on this day in 1975

by martin223 | June 9, 2009 at 11:46 am

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This day in British Parliament´s history is very important because it came to houses via the radio. From this moment people could listen to, analyse and be in a process of preparing laws.

The first live transmission from the House of Commons has been broadcast by BBC Radio and commercial stations.
Commentary was provided by BBC political editor David Holmes and Edmund Boyle, from Independent Radio News, who shared a cramped, sound-proofed box inside the chamber.

Secretary of State for Industry Tony Benn was the first minister to be questioned in Parliament live on air, starting a debate which some listeners said was difficult to follow on radio.

The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories. It alone has parliamentary sovereignity and the head is the Sovereign - Queen Elizabeth II.

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