Compass The Way People Vote.
The programme opens with the statement that 'this week we planned to bring you a report on the decimal currency change over. On instruction, this subject will now be discussed at a later date'. This is the last programme before an election so looks at voting. Political Scientists at Victoria University have been conducting a survey on how people vote and the influences. Tony Ashenden talks about the questions put to respondents which ended with 1722 completed questionnaires in four electorates. Professor Brookes talks about the results. Results are run through the computer giving a "bleeped out" prediction on which party will win the election.
Compass was the first local programme to provide regular in depth coverage of political topics from both a New Zealand and overseas perspective.
Primary Title
- Compass
Episode Title
- The Way People Vote.
Date Broadcast
- Thursday 6 October 1966
Start Time
- 20 : 45
Finish Time
- 21 : 05
Duration
- 20:05
Channel
- NZBC TV - AKTV-2
Broadcaster
- New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation
Station
- AKTV-2
Owning Organisation
- New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation
Programme Description
- Compass was the first local programme to provide regular in depth coverage of political topics from both a New Zealand and overseas perspective.
Episode Description
- The programme opens with the statement that 'this week we planned to bring you a report on the decimal currency change over. On instruction, this subject will now be discussed at a later date'. This is the last programme before an election so looks at voting. Political Scientists at Victoria University have been conducting a survey on how people vote and the influences. Tony Ashenden talks about the questions put to respondents which ended with 1722 completed questionnaires in four electorates. Professor Brookes talks about the results. Results are run through the computer giving a "bleeped out" prediction on which party will win the election.
Classification
- Not Classified
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Television (Audio only)
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Notes
- This is the replacement programme for the programme on Decimal Currency which the NZBC decided not to air and led to the Producer, Gordon Bick resigning, citing political interference in broadcasting.
Genres
- Current affairs
- Politics
Hosts
- Ian Johnstone (Host)
Contributors
- Professor Brian Brookes (Commentator)
- Vox Pops
- Tony Ashenden (Commentator)