Today in Parliament


Today in Parliament is a British radio programme that covers the daily proceedings of the Palace of Westminster, on BBC Radio 4. When re-broadcast at around 8.30am the next day on longwave and medium wave, it is known as Yesterday in Parliament, similar to The Daily Service. This longwave signal comes from the Droitwich Transmitting Station.

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 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.

Presenters

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