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.

Palace of Westminster on 3 February 2007

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.

References

↑ "Today in Parliament at 70: Britain's 'longest-running soap opera'". BBC News.

External links

Parliamentary procedure

Major concepts	History of parliamentary procedure Principles of parliamentary procedure Deliberative assembly Committee Session Quorum Chair Floor Recognition Motion Second Debate Main motion Order of business Minutes Voting methods in deliberative assemblies Majority Unanimous consent

Subsidiary motions	Postpone indefinitely Amend Commit Postpone to a certain time Limit or extend limits of debate Previous question Cloture Lay on the table

Privileged motions	Call for the orders of the day Raise a question of privilege Recess Adjourn Fix the time to which to adjourn

Incidental motions	Point of order Appeal Suspend the rules Objection to the consideration of a question Division of a question Consideration by paragraph or seriatim Division of the assembly Motions relating to methods of voting and the polls Motions relating to nominations Request to be excused from a duty Requests and inquiries (Parliamentary inquiry, Request for information, Request for permission to withdraw or modify a motion, Request to read papers, Request for any other privilege)

Motions that bring a question again before the assembly	Take from the table Rescind, repeal, annul or amend something previously adopted Discharge a committee Reconsider

Legislative procedures	Call of the house Hoist Motion to pass on Recall of Parliament

Disciplinary procedures	Censure Declare the chair vacant Impeach Naming

Parliamentary authorities	Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised (RONR) The Standard Code of Parliamentary Procedure (TSC or Sturgis) Demeter's Manual of Parliamentary Law and Procedure Riddick's Rules of Procedure Mason's Manual of Legislative Procedure Erskine May: Parliamentary Practice Bourinot's Rules of Order Beauchesne's Parliamentary Rules and Forms Morin code

Officers of the House of Commons and the House of Lords
House of Commons		House of Lords
Speaker	John Bercow	Lord Speaker	The Lord Fowler
Leader of the House of Commons	David Lidington	Leader of the House of Lords	The Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
Serjeant at Arms	Kamal El-Hajji	Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod	Lt-Gen. David Leakey
Clerk of the House	David Natzler	Clerk of the Parliaments	David Beamish

Radio 4 News programmes

Weekdays	Today 6 am - 9 am The World at One 1 pm - 1.45 pm PM 5 pm - 6 pm The World Tonight 10 pm - 10.45 pm

Saturday	Today 7 am - 9 am PM 5 pm - 5.30 pm

Sunday	Broadcasting House 9 am - 10 am The World This Weekend 1 pm - 1.30 pm The Westminster Hour 10 pm - 10.45 pm What the Papers Say 10.45 pm - 11 pm

BBC Radio 4

Programmes

Comedy	Bleak Expectations Cabin Pressure Chain Reaction Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show! Clare in the Community Dead Ringers Down the Line Ed Reardon's Week Fags, Mags and Bags Giles Wemmbley-Hogg Goes Off The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue I've Never Seen Star Wars Jeremy Hardy Speaks to the Nation Just a Minute Ladies of Letters The Museum of Curiosity The News Quiz The Now Show Old Harry's Game One Quote... Unquote That Mitchell and Webb Sound The Unbelievable Truth You'll Have Had Your Tea: The Doings of Hamish and Dougal

Entertainment	15 Minute Drama A Good Read Afternoon Drama The Archers Book at Bedtime Book of the Week Bookclub Brain of Britain Classic Serial Counterpoint Desert Island Discs Loose Ends Poetry Please Round Britain Quiz The Saturday Play The Write Stuff

News and factual	Analysis Any Answers? Any Questions? Bottom Line Broadcasting House Case Notes Crossing Continents Desert Island Discs Face the Facts Farming Today Feedback File on 4 The Film Programme The Food Programme From Our Own Correspondent Front Row Fry's English Delight Gardeners' Question Time Great Lives The House I Grew Up In In Business In Our Time Inside Health The Kitchen Cabinet Last Word Midweek Money Box The Moral Maze PM Punt PI Reith Lectures Saturday Live Saturday Review Shipping Forecast Start the Week Thinking Allowed Today The Westminster Hour Woman's Hour Word Of Mouth The World at One The World Tonight You and Yours Letter from America Americana

Religious	Bells on Sunday Beyond Belief The Daily Service Prayer for the Day Something Understood Sunday Thought for the Day

Other	Radio 4 Appeal Test Match Special

Other

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