We were told both at the start and end of the show that this was television history and while it was fascinating viewing, I think Alastair Stewart may have been laying it on a bit thick with his overly dramatic edge.

Historic in the fact it was the first time party leaders had ever taken part in a televised US presidential-style debate maybe, one for the archives definitely not.

Those who have had their heads buried in the sand for the last few days may have learned something new about the three main parties’ policies but for the rest of us, it was more a case of judging the book by the cover.

And at the end of it all, the most surprising thing was that David Cameron looked the least natural yet appears, at first glance, to have done quite well in the post-show polls.

Nick Clegg, who as Liberal Democrat leader probably had the least to lose, seemed to engage well with the audience - despite it being against one of the 70-odd rules - while Gordon Brown was assertive, looked like a seasoned politician and even managed to crack the odd smile.

Cameron, to me, looked like a rabbit in the headlights to begin with and while he did appear to get more comfortable as the debate wore on, I wasn‘t expecting his rating to be quite so high, immediately after the debate.

I’ve jotted down a few notes during the debate which I will analyse in a bit more depth in my blog tomorrow morning.

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