Triumphs And Disasters
Steve Richards presents a series about by-elections which have changed political history.
| Series | Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 01 | Orpington 1962 | 20020526 | 20020529 | This edition recalls the remarkable Liberal triumph at Orpington in 1962. |
| 01 | 02 | Hamilton 1967 | 20020602 | 20020605 | This edition focuses on Winnie Ewing's triumph for the Scottish National Party at Hamilton in 1967. |
| 01 | 03 | Lincoln 1973 | 20020609 | 20020612 | This edition recalls Lincoln in 1973, when former Labour MP Dick Taverne stood against the official Labour candidate. |
| 01 | 04 | 20020618 | 20020619 | ||
| 02 | 01 | Orpington 1962 | 20030921 | 20030924 | This edition recalls the remarkable Liberal triumph at Orpington in 1962. |
| 02 | 02 | Warrington 1981 | 20030928 | 20031001 | Steve Richards looks back at the first electoral test for the newly-formed SDP in 1981. Roy Jenkins took on the challenge at Warrington and came within a whisker of winning. |
| 02 | 03 | Darlington 1983 | 20031005 | 20031008 | This edition recalls the Darlington poll in 1983 in which Labour held the seat by the smallest of margins. |
| 02 | 04 LAST | Eastbourne | 20031012 | 20031015 | Steve Richards looks back to the campaign fought at Eastbourne. After the Conservative MP, Ian Gow, was killed by the IRA, surely voters would return another Tory or could the Liberal Democrats overcome a 17,000 Conservative majority? |
| 03 | 01 | Ribble Valley 1991 | 20041205 | 20041208 | 1991's Ribble Valley by-election was John Major's first electoral test as PM. |
| 03 | 02 | Fulham 1986 | 20041212 | 20041215 | 1986's poll in Fulham saw the Alliance disappointed and the first signs of New Labour. |
| 03 | 03 | Stechford 1977 | 20041219 | 20041222 | the 1977 battle for the Stechford constituency in Birmingham and the effect of the Lib-Lab pact. |
Updated: 1/6/2013