The People's Coronation with David Dimbleby
Season 2013Episode 111Season 2013Episode 113

E112 The People's Coronation with David Dimbleby

BBC Documentaries / Season 2013 / Episode 112

03 Jun, 2013 · 1h

 
Season 2013Episode 111Season 2013Episode 113

E112 The People's Coronation with David Dimbleby

BBC Documentaries / Season 2013 / Episode 112

03 Jun, 2013 · 1h

 

To mark the sixtieth anniversary of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, David Dimbleby tells the story of a ceremony which for centuries had been the preserve of the privileged. But in 1953, after initial resistance, the coronation would, for the first time, be televised and witnessed by millions. Dimbleby, then a teenager, was at the heart of the London festivities; he recalls how a Britain still in the grip... see more

To mark the sixtieth anniversary of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, David Dimbleby tells the story of a ceremony which for centuries had been the preserve of the privileged. But in 1953, after initial resistance, the coronation would, for the first time, be televised and witnessed by millions. Dimbleby, then a teenager, was at the heart of the London festivities; he recalls how a Britain still in the grip... see more
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