I was born in 1970 and so the General Election that year was before my ninth birthday, halfway through junior school. I well remember Angela Rippon during my formative years!
The first time I saw her I said: "Wow, that lady looks just like a Siamese cat!" I thought I was mad until someone wrote to a newspaper: "The new BBC newscaster Angela Rippon looks just like an elegant Siamese cat!" Vindication. :)
This is from Thursday 29th March 1979. At least three missing children's programmes were shown on the BBC that day - Play School, five-minute Crackerjack spinoff Don and Pete, and Jackanory. Ragtime was on and of course most of that is missing. Newsround probably survives on the Blue Peter tape though.
I'm from the US, I don't understand, does Britain not have a parliament between April 7 and May 9? because over here, the old Congress stays in session until one day before the new Congress is sworn in
Parliament is dissolved, but the PM remains in place in case of an emergency. The election must be announced at least 21 days before it's held, so it's not very long before a new PM (or the existing one) is elected.
No, we do not have a sitting parliamemt at that time. As parliament is dissolved all MPs are, in a way, sacked and can not sit in parliament and from the moment of dissolution, unless they are re-elected, they can no longer call themselves an MP. Whilst the government stays 'in office' in case of a national emergency they can not pass any new legislation. This is where the powers of the Royal Perogative may become important which, although mainly enacted by the governement, are the powers held by the monarch and these do not need parliamentary aproval for use - only the monarch can refuse their use. Also should the sitting PM lose the election and has to resign between this and the appointment of a new PM we have no head of government so these powers, for those few minutes, revert to the monarch.
the nd was really a nd which should have been ... and!! Oh, forgot to inform you that sue lawley was also from a council estate! so, you see, education WILL liberate the working classes, nothing else will. if you ever run out of arse paper, do what the labour parties all around the world do ... reach out and grab the first council estate dweller you can find. it is cheaper than buying loo paper in tesco, really, it is.
None of this dumbing down of the English language, such as using like in a non-simile context and calling people 'guys'. That annoys me, especially when addressing mixed company or women only!
Well it might be best if you learned how to spell and punctuate properly. First of all, it's not ANgela rippon, but Angela Rippon. Secondly, in your second paragraph, first of all you need a capital letter for Angela and then it is council estate NOT council es tate and what nd represents, I have no idea.
Angela Ripon was and still is pure class. Bring Back the older news versions!❤
I don't know how to acknowledge this clip. I was born in the late 1960's and Angela was a part of my adolescence. She will always be amazing.
I was born in 1970 and so the General Election that year was before my ninth birthday, halfway through junior school. I well remember Angela Rippon during my formative years!
The first time I saw her I said: "Wow, that lady looks just like a Siamese cat!" I thought I was mad until someone wrote to a newspaper: "The new BBC newscaster Angela Rippon looks just like an elegant Siamese cat!" Vindication. :)
Siamese cat LOL😂😂
@@danw1374: 😄
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Praise the woman, who gave us the original Top Gear.
5th gear
no both'r
same worlt/ world sun
The very Green Shirt that inspired Elvis Costello & The Attractions Green Shirt song on his Armed Forces album in 1979.
Should bring that theme back for the news
noCanDo xCept?
aHh just do
lovey a
There was once a clean intro/outro of those jingles on CZcams.
Ken Dodd's 'good ol days'. Ha. The tax free ones.
Brilliant❤
Wwith her awesome history she should be made a Dame.
This is from Thursday 29th March 1979.
At least three missing children's programmes were shown on the BBC that day - Play School, five-minute Crackerjack spinoff Don and Pete, and Jackanory. Ragtime was on and of course most of that is missing. Newsround probably survives on the Blue Peter tape though.
grab tap'e/ tape
22nd March 1979
good Evening this the Strictly dance news ! Im voting for Angela/Bobby brazier !
@siobhanduffy692. I voted for Bobby Layton and Adam
1:19, fk me, it's Tony Le Mesmer! Rippon, I fkn would!
Seems that it took a long time for BBC regions to run in sync with the network as they always seemed to crash into the national news each time.
Technology advancements.
The on duty continuity announcer would have handed over to the weatherman for the forecast.
29 March 1979
I'm from the US, I don't understand, does Britain not have a parliament between April 7 and May 9? because over here, the old Congress stays in session until one day before the new Congress is sworn in
Parliament is dissolved, but the PM remains in place in case of an emergency. The election must be announced at least 21 days before it's held, so it's not very long before a new PM (or the existing one) is elected.
No, we do not have a sitting parliamemt at that time. As parliament is dissolved all MPs are, in a way, sacked and can not sit in parliament and from the moment of dissolution, unless they are re-elected, they can no longer call themselves an MP. Whilst the government stays 'in office' in case of a national emergency they can not pass any new legislation. This is where the powers of the Royal Perogative may become important which, although mainly enacted by the governement, are the powers held by the monarch and these do not need parliamentary aproval for use - only the monarch can refuse their use.
Also should the sitting PM lose the election and has to resign between this and the appointment of a new PM we have no head of government so these powers, for those few minutes, revert to the monarch.
15 seconds late; tskk, tsk.
+Will Poundstone Parliement is the congress only a bigger quantity of people
Benny Hill does Rippon better than herself
the nd was really a nd which should have been ... and!!
Oh, forgot to inform you that sue lawley was also from a
council estate! so, you see, education WILL liberate the working classes, nothing else will. if you ever run out of arse paper, do what the labour parties all around the world do ... reach out and grab the first council estate dweller you can find. it is cheaper than buying loo paper in tesco, really, it is.
I.was born in.1979
Congratulations
A rare BBC1 North announcement not made by Brain Baines! Any idea who is on continuity duty here?
Back when BBC newsreaders could speak decent English.
Savage xD
And when BBC News was just news and not PC Propoganda.
Andwith a mild rhotacism like Anne Diamond.
None of this dumbing down of the English language, such as using like in a non-simile context and calling people 'guys'. That annoys me, especially when addressing mixed company or women only!
Well it might be best if you learned how to spell and punctuate properly. First of all, it's not ANgela rippon, but Angela Rippon. Secondly, in your second paragraph, first of all you need a capital letter for Angela and then it is council estate NOT council es tate and what nd represents, I have no idea.
Sarah Brummitt This is how electronic typing works when you are in a hurry, we are all used to it.