The 1966 General Election : 0630 GMT - 0730 GMT
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Channel: Harry Hayfield · 2015 · News & Politics
This is the first hour of the breakfast programme (which was broadcast from 0630 GMT - 0900 GMT) and was hosted by Cliff Michelmore (after only two hours of sleep). During the morning the other presenting team joined him so that by 0900 GMT they were ready to recieve the next batch of results. There were regular news bulletins hosted by Michael Aspel (who was a BBC newsreader at the time) with reports from around the world on the reaction to the election result as well as newspaper reactions. Those with keen ears will recognise the introduction as the theme to "Alfred Hitchcock Presents..." more commonly known as "Funeral March of a Marionette" by Charles Gounod
