Today in Parliament
Today in Parliament is a British radio programme that covers the daily proceedings of the Palace of Westminster (Houses of Parliament), on BBC Radio 4. When re-broadcast at around 8.30am the next day on longwave (198 LW), it is known as Yesterday in Parliament, similar to The Daily Service. This longwave (LW) signal comes from the Droitwich Transmitting Station.
History
It began on 9 October 1945 at 22.45.[1] It is the only programme that the BBC is required to make under its charter.
In 1978 the public were allowed to hear MPs in parliament.
Content
The broadcast begins with the Speaker announcing Order, order. It is available daily as a podcast.
Audience
It claims to have a regular audience of around 500,000 listeners.
See also
- Shipping Forecast, also broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on LW
References
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| Officers of the House of Commons and the House of Lords | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| House of Commons | House of Lords | ||
| Speaker | John Bercow | Lord Speaker | The Baroness D'Souza |
| Leader of the House of Commons | Chris Grayling | Leader of the House of Lords | The Baroness Stowell of Beeston |
| Serjeant at Arms | Lawrence Ward | Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod | Lt-Gen. David Leakey |
| Clerk of the House | David Natzler | Clerk of the Parliaments | David Beamish |
