TV general election coverage: old and new

The BBC's 1959 general election team in Studio G, Lime Grove: David Butler, Richard Dimbleby and Robert McKenzie (second right). In the background is the news intake operation, the computer and Swingometer Photograph: BBC/BBC Photograph: BBC/guardian.co.uk BBC 1964 election coverage: Robert McKenzie with the Swingometer Photograph: BBC The BBC's 1966 studio, showing Robert McKenzie standing next to the Swingometer Photograph: BBC Photograph: guardian.co.uk The set from the 1970 BBC election night show Photograph: BBC Photograph: guardian.co.uk The BBC's 1979 general election set, with the Swingometer in the foreground Photograph: BBC Photograph: guardian.co.uk Peter Snow with the BBC's 2001 Virtual Swingometer Photograph: BBC Photograph: guardian.co.uk A closeup of the BBC's 2001 election Virtual Swingometer Photograph: BBC/BBC Photograph: BBC/guardian.co.uk Peter Snow demonstrates the Swingometer in the BBC's 2005 studio Photograph: BBC/BBC Photograph: BBC/guardian.co.uk ITV's animated 2005 election 'swingometer' Photograph: ITV Photograph: guardian.co.uk The 2020 ITV News election titles Photograph: ITV Photograph: guardian.co.uk ITV News election set with interactive touchscreen Photograph: ITV Julie Etchingham with the interactive touchscreen Photograph: ITV Julie Etchingham with ITV's three-way 'swingometer' Photograph: ITV How Sky News show Decision Time with Adam Boulton on will look, with the election night on-screen graphics set to zero Photograph: Tim Anderson/Sky News The BBC's 2010 general election set Photograph: BBC Photograph: guardian.co.uk Another view of the BBC 2010 general election set Photograph: BBC Photograph: guardian.co.uk BBC general election 2010 presenters: Nick Robinson, Emily Maitlis, David Dimbleby, Fiona Bruce and Jeremy Vine Photograph: BBC Photograph: guardian.co.uk David Dimbleby on the BBC's 2010 general election set Photograph: BBC/BBC Photograph: BBC/guardian.co.uk Jeremy Vine in front of the green screen for the 2010 Swingometer Photograph: BBC/BBC Photograph: BBC/guardian.co.uk