BBC TV Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II: Westminster Abbey 1953 (William McKie))
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52NTjasbmgw
The central part of the BBC’s marathon eight-hour live television broadcast of the Coronation on 2 June 1953, beginning with the Queen’s arrival at Westminster Abbey and going through to the end of the service. Narrated by Richard Dimbleby.
The singers at the Coronation were drawn from the choirs of Westminster Abbey, St Paul’s Cathedral, the Chapel Royal and St George’s Chapel, Windsor, supplemented by 12 boy trebles chosen from various British cathedral choirs. In addition, the Royal School of Church Music conducted auditions to find twenty boy trebles from parish church choirs to represent the various regions of the United Kingdom; these choristers spent the month before the service training at Addington Palace. The final complement of singers numbered 182 boy trebles, 37 altos, 62 tenors and 67 basses. Together with a full orchestra, conducted by Sir Adrian Boult, the total number of musicians was 480.
For those interested in such matters, this is a rare opportunity to hear a liturgically-relevant performance of Parry’s “I was glad”, including the “Vivats” sung by the Queen’s Scholars of Westminster School as prescribed in the music score.
Winston Churchill | A Giant in The Century [With Spanish Subtitles]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEyWAVAPsxg
Freedom Of Edinburgh For Joseph P Kennedy (1939)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iC0NlhSpPVU
Mr Joseph P Kennedy Says Au Revior (1940)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ohto-M7Sf4c
Full title reads: "Mr Joseph P Kennedy (US Ambassador to Britain) Says Au Revoir".
MS American Ambassador Joseph P Kennedy sitting at his desk talking about the fact that he is returning to report to the President after three years in Britain. Joe Kennedy continues by talking about the high morale of the British people and their courage in facing up to the blitz, he thanks the British for their kindness to him and his family. He uses the slogan Britain can take it.