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Not A Day For SoundbitesEpisode Ten: Neil Kinnock’s 1983 Acceptance SpeechIn this episode of the podcast Will looks back at Neil Kinnock's 1983 Leadership acceptance speech, given at the 1983 Labour Party Conference in Brighton in the wake of Kinnock's election as leader of the Labour Party and the party's crushing defeat at the hands of the Conservatives at that year's general election. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2023-05-2140 min
Not A Day For SoundbitesEpisode Ten: Neil Kinnock’s 1983 Acceptance SpeechIn this episode of the podcast Will looks back at Neil Kinnock's 1983 Leadership acceptance speech, given at the 1983 Labour Party Conference in Brighton in the wake of Kinnock's election as leader of the Labour Party and the party's crushing defeat at the hands of the Conservatives at that year's general election.
2023-05-2140 minNot A Day For SoundbitesEpisode Nine: Philip Snowden w/ Alex Clifford of History’s MostIn this episode of the podcast Will discusses the life and career of Philip Snowden, the Labour Party's first Chancellor of the Exchequer, and his infamous 1931 election broadcast with Alex Clifford one of the hosts of the History's Most podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2023-02-241h 41Not A Day For SoundbitesEpisode Nine: Philip Snowden w/ Alex Clifford of History’s MostIn this episode of the podcast Will discusses the life and career of Philip Snowden, the Labour Party's first Chancellor of the Exchequer, and his infamous 1931 election broadcast with Alex Clifford one of the hosts of the History's Most podcast.
2023-02-241h 41Not A Day For SoundbitesEpisode Eight: Who was John Robert Clynes?In this episode of the podcast Will looks at the life of John Robert Clynes, the first Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, the first Englishman to lead Labour and one of its first Home Secretaries to answer the question - well who was he? This episode analyses his life and looks at a rare speech from the 1929 election (with thanks to Harry Taylor for providing the original recording). Warning: the quality of the speech recording has been cleaned up but is still not perfect so please be aware when listening.
2022-12-0959 minNot A Day For SoundbitesEpisode Eight: Who was John Robert Clynes?In this episode of the podcast Will looks at the life of John Robert Clynes, the first Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, the first Englishman to lead Labour and one of its first Home Secretaries to answer the question - well who was he? This episode analyses his life and looks at a rare speech from the 1929 election (with thanks to Harry Taylor for providing the original recording). Warning: the quality of the speech recording has been cleaned up but is still not perfect so please be aware when listening. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy f...2022-12-0959 minNot A Day For SoundbitesNeil Kinnock on Labour SpeechesIn this episode of the podcast Will is joined by Neil Kinnock, the former Leader of the Labour Party from 1983 - 1992 to discuss the history of Labour speeches, his own approach to writing speeches and some of his most iconic speeches as Labour Leader.
2022-12-021h 04Not A Day For SoundbitesNeil Kinnock on Labour SpeechesIn this episode of the podcast Will is joined by Neil Kinnock, the former Leader of the Labour Party from 1983 - 1992 to discuss the history of Labour speeches, his own approach to writing speeches and some of his most iconic speeches as Labour Leader. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2022-12-021h 04Not A Day For SoundbitesEpisode Six: The 1976 Monetarist Speech w/ Anthony Broxton of Tides of HistoryIn this episode of the podcast Will is joined by Anthony Broxton, creator of the Tides of History website and Twitter account, to discuss Jim Callaghan's first speech as Leader of the Labour Party and Prime Minister at the October 1976 Labour Party Conference. During this speech Callaghan set out his agenda - one that was controversial both at the time and in retrospect.
2022-10-1554 minNot A Day For SoundbitesEpisode Six: The 1976 Monetarist Speech w/ Anthony Broxton of Tides of HistoryIn this episode of the podcast Will is joined by Anthony Broxton, creator of the Tides of History website and Twitter account, to discuss Jim Callaghan's first speech as Leader of the Labour Party and Prime Minister at the October 1976 Labour Party Conference. During this speech Callaghan set out his agenda - one that was controversial both at the time and in retrospect. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2022-10-1554 minNot A Day For SoundbitesEpisode Five: The ”A Thousand Years of History” SpeechIn this episode Will looks at Hugh Gaitskell's famous 1962 Labour Party Conference speech, the "A Thousand Years of History" speech and attempts to uncover what made Gaitskell write the speech and how it was influenced by his past and his political career.
The next episode will focus on Gordon Brown's 2009 "New Labour Achievements" speech and will be out soon.
2022-01-091h 26Not A Day For SoundbitesEpisode Five: The ”A Thousand Years of History” SpeechIn this episode Will looks at Hugh Gaitskell's famous 1962 Labour Party Conference speech, the "A Thousand Years of History" speech and attempts to uncover what made Gaitskell write the speech and how it was influenced by his past and his political career.The next episode will focus on Gordon Brown's 2009 "New Labour Achievements" speech and will be out soon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2022-01-091h 26Not A Day For SoundbitesEpisode Four: The ”Pound In Your Pocket” SpeechIn this episode of the podcast Will examines Harold Wilson's 1967 "Pound in Your Pocket" speech, given as the pound was devalued by Harold Wilson's government. Wilson's speech was well remembered for the infamous pound in your pocket phrase but was there more to this iconic speech than meets the eye? The next episode of the podcast, focussing on Hugh Gaitskell's 1962 "A Thousand Years of History" speech will be released in Jan 2022.
2021-10-0829 minNot A Day For SoundbitesEpisode Four: The ”Pound In Your Pocket” SpeechIn this episode of the podcast Will examines Harold Wilson's 1967 "Pound in Your Pocket" speech, given as the pound was devalued by Harold Wilson's government. Wilson's speech was well remembered for the infamous pound in your pocket phrase but was there more to this iconic speech than meets the eye? The next episode of the podcast, focussing on Hugh Gaitskell's 1962 "A Thousand Years of History" speech will be released in Jan 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2021-10-0829 minNot A Day For SoundbitesEpisode Three: The ”Education, Education, Education” SpeechIn this episode of the podcast Will looks at Tony Blair's 1996 Labour Party Conference speech, the "Education, Education, Education" speech and examines the circumstances around its delivery and Tony Blair's time as Leader of the Labour Party prior to the Labour's 1997 General Election victory. This episode has been produced as part of the University of Warwick's URSS scheme - more information at to the project this relates to can be found in the episode itself. Next time Will will look at Harold Wilson's infamous "The Pound In Your Pocket" speech.
2021-09-1939 minNot A Day For SoundbitesEpisode Three: The ”Education, Education, Education” SpeechIn this episode of the podcast Will looks at Tony Blair's 1996 Labour Party Conference speech, the "Education, Education, Education" speech and examines the circumstances around its delivery and Tony Blair's time as Leader of the Labour Party prior to the Labour's 1997 General Election victory. This episode has been produced as part of the University of Warwick's URSS scheme - more information at to the project this relates to can be found in the episode itself. Next time Will will look at Harold Wilson's infamous "The Pound In Your Pocket" speech. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for m...2021-09-1939 minNot A Day For SoundbitesEpisode Two: The Anti Militant SpeechIn this episode of the podcast Will looks at Neil Kinnock's famous 1985 Labour Party Conference Speech, known as the Anti Militant Speech, and examines the circumstances around its delivery and Neil Kinnock's time as leader of the Labour Party. The next episode covering Tony Blair's 1996 Labour Party Conference speech known as the "education, education, education" speech will be released next month.
2021-03-3141 minNot A Day For SoundbitesEpisode Two: The Anti Militant SpeechIn this episode of the podcast Will looks at Neil Kinnock's famous 1985 Labour Party Conference Speech, known as the Anti Militant Speech, and examines the circumstances around its delivery and Neil Kinnock's time as leader of the Labour Party. The next episode covering Tony Blair's 1996 Labour Party Conference speech known as the "education, education, education" speech will be released next month. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2021-03-3142 minNot A Day For SoundbitesEpisode One: "White Heat of Technology"In the first episode of the podcast Will examines Harold Wilson's 1963 Labour Party Conference speech, known as the "White Heat of Technology" speech, and investigates the circumstances relating to its creation, why Wilson gave this particular speech and why it was such a game changer.
Next month's episode will focus on Neil Kinnock's famous anti militant speech given at the 1985 Labour Party Conference.
2021-02-0822 minNot A Day For SoundbitesEpisode One: "White Heat of Technology"In the first episode of the podcast Will examines Harold Wilson's 1963 Labour Party Conference speech, known as the "White Heat of Technology" speech, and investigates the circumstances relating to its creation, why Wilson gave this particular speech and why it was such a game changer. Next month's episode will focus on Neil Kinnock's famous anti militant speech given at the 1985 Labour Party Conference. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2021-02-0822 minNot A Day For SoundbitesNot A Day For Soundbites Launch TrailerIn this trailer for the Not A Day For Soundbites podcast Will introduces himself and explains what the podcast is about and why you should check it out.
2021-01-2501 minNot A Day For SoundbitesNot A Day For Soundbites Launch TrailerIn this trailer for the Not A Day For Soundbites podcast Will introduces himself and explains what the podcast is about and why you should check it out. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2021-01-2501 min