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ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Election 1970
First transmitted in 1970, Cliff Michelmore leads the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½'s team of 14 commentators in London, with Robin Day interviewing the people who are making the news on Election Night 1970.
Did You Know?
The ebullient Cliff Michelmore bounced into the election night anchor slot for the 1966 and 1970 general elections after the untimely death of Richard Dimbleby in 1965. He was a familiar TV face, having presented the Tonight current-affairs programme from 1957 to 1965.
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