16 October 1964

Friday 16 October

1964-10-16

Events

 * In the UK General Election held on Thursday 15 October, the Conservatives, led by the incumbent Prime Minister Alec Douglas-Home, narrowly lose to the Labour Party, led by Harold Wilson. (read more on Wikipedia)

TV

 * BBC One
 * 6.00 am The General Election: Morning Report. Results as they come in. News... Comment... Analysis. Richard Dimbleby; David Butler, Robin Day, Robert McKenzie, Cliff Michelmore, Ian Trethowan
 * 6.00 pm Olympic Report with Cliff Michelmore. Today's results from Tokyo together with the latest news, film, and personalities from the 1964 Olympic Games.
 * 7.30 pm Compact: Between Life and Death. Julia makes a confession to David and Ben hears some shattering news.


 * ITV (North-West)
 * 6.30 pm Scene at 6.30 - The Beatles interview and mimed performance of I Should Have Known Better.