Televising of the House

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 3:40 pm on 20 November 1985.

Alert me about debates like this

Photo of Miss Janet Fookes Miss Janet Fookes , Plymouth Drake 3:40, 20 November 1985

No. I take issue with the hon. Gentleman. One of the problems is technical. The microphones that are used in this place give a false impression. It is notable that those who sit in the Public Gallery and watch as well as hear the proceedings do not make as many adverse comments as do those who listen to the proceedings on the radio. I understand from the sound engineers that background noise comes up as foreground noise. In television studios we are asked on no account to rustle papers or to pour water into a glass because of the sound that it makes.