Today in Parliament is a British radio programme that covers the daily proceedings of the

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(Houses of Parliament), on

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. When re-broadcast at around 8.30am the next day on

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(198 LW) and

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, it is known as Yesterday in Parliament, similar to ''

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''. This longwave (LW) signal comes from the Droitwich Transmitting Station. It is produced by

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History

The programme began on 9 October 1945 at 22.45. It is the only programme that the BBC is required to make under its

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. In 1978 the public were allowed to hear MPs in parliament. In 1998 ''Yesterday in Parliament'' stopped being broadcast on FM.

Content

The broadcast begins with the

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announcing ''Order, order''. It is available daily as a podcast.

Presenters

* Susan Hulme (Scottish)

Audience

Today in Parliament claims to have a regular audience of around 500,000 listeners.

References

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