Election '66...

Um, yes. That's why I was so impressed by the seemingly few 'picture break up' errors and when they did a "temporary fault" caption appeared instantly and the presenter went onto something else without the umms, and ahhs, we usually get on live coverage today.

Also, the big screen really impressed me. We all talk of 'plasmas' and 'rear projection screens' as being pretty new - but they had a massive screen there (fair enough there were no zooming graphics or transition effects) and they cut away from the coverage nicely and put up a generic slide when handing back to the studio - didn't look very shoddy at all.

However, I do admit that it looks like it took lots and lots and lots of people to get things done then. Obviously today's live news channels can do a lot more with a lot less manpower. Interesting viewing though.

Wasn't Cliff Michelmore great at presenting elections? Totally in control, and confident enough to be frivolous when need be.

Did anyone else notice the moment in the Liverpool OB where a Granada camera tracked momentarily into the BBC camera's shot?

I seem to remember a certain Look North having, shall we say, some challenging times last year where camera men were putting camera's down, presenters not realising they were on air, a complete VT breakdown and almost giving up the ghost and hand back to London 15 minutes in.