then we have just seen this speech by ian gow, which actually was a very good knock about speech. many jokes would be difficult immediately to understand for an american audience but some of them would have come over like the joke about charles and here was a man who began by saying he hated the idea of television in the house and he had been circulated by these image builders saying that how you come over on television depends 50% on what you look like and your body language and 78 mrs on what yow say. yet here was a chap that showed that the televising would be a great success. this was dispersed because he came over so well and he slowed that -- television will actually be able to capture the drama of the great events. >> i remember when the senate went on television when john glenn went to the floor and brought out his brush and talked about u ho members will have to wear their red ties. well red ties occur for all members of the house of commons here to look better on television? >> there was always an idea that you looked better on television if you wear a blue shirt. when t

the camera shot comes above, as one saw with ian gow who did not have much hair. you can see, looking down on top of your nose, a bald head. this is may sound fanciful. but this is sort of thing people are worried about because television is an impressionist tick medium. kneel kin knock. is the -- neil kinnock. he is 15 points ahead. for him to influence the electorate, people who wouldn't switch on to him, they will switch on because watching historic televising of the house of commons. i think he will attempt to be very prime minute tearal. he will try to curb, called the welch waffler. he talks too much -- welsh. uses three words when one will do. strings of sentences with no full stop. i think he will try to curb that. and seem measured and statesman-like. >> how do you expect this afternoon. >> neil kinnock, a lot of at stake this afternoon. every tuesday and thursday there is what is called prime minister's question time. a quarter of an hour the prime minister gets up and answers any questions from the leader of house. leader of opposition is allowed to ask