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Queen Elizabeth: The Coronation

Queen Elizabeth II's coronation was one of the biggest ceremonial occasions ever. The events of 2 June 1953 were the most ambitious and technically difficult broadcast the ±«Óãtv had ever tackled.

Queen Elizabeth II's coronation was one of the biggest ceremonial occasions ever. Broadcast live, the events of 2 June 1953 were a defining moment of the 20th century, not least for television, as cameras brought the new medium into millions of British homes for the first time. It was the most ambitious and technically difficult broadcast the ±«Óãtv had ever tackled.

47 minutes

Last on

Tue 31 May 2022 22:00
±«Óãtv Four

Music Played

Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes

  • 00:04

    Perry Como With Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra and The Ray Charles Singers, Perry Como, Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra, The Ray Charles Singers

    Magic Moments

  • 00:24

    John Alldis, London Philharmonic Choir

    Zadok The Priest

  • 00:37

    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra & King’s Division Normandy Band

    Pomp and Circumstance Marches, Op. 39: No. 1 In D Major

    Conductor: Carl Davis.

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