Election '79 - Politicians Share Funny Stories From the Campaign Trail (1979)

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On 3 May 1979, polling day in that year's historic general election, a number of prominent politicians shared funny stories from election campaigns gone by. Conservatives Peter Walker, Norman St John-Stevas, Edward Heath, and William Whitelaw recounted amusing interactions with constituents while out canvassing, while Labour's Bob Mellish recalled being asked a tricky question on family planning...

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