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Reflections in a Mirror?: part 2
- There is a necessarily prickly relationship between broadcasters and politicians whichever country you happen to be in.' (BRIAN WENHAM, Head of Current
Affairs Group, BBCtv)
Part 1 last night gave a unique behind-thenscenes view of how the American Broadcasting Company televised the 1976 Republican Convention.
The first half of tonight's programme gives a similar perspective on how the BBC brought the last Labour and Conservative Party Conferences to the British public.
Then broadcasters from ABC and the BBC discuss with the politicians how the relationships and techniques differ in the two countries. Are the two television systems merely reflecting events, or shaping them for the screen? Has the televising of politics changed the democratic process, for good or ill?
Introduced by Charles Wheeler
Film editor DES MURPHY
Associate producer GWYNN PRITCHARD Producer JOHN MILLER
A BBC/Open University production

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Introduced By:
Charles Wheeler
Editor:
Des Murphy
Producer:
Gwynn Pritchard
Producer:
John Miller

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