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11 results found for '"King George VI"' in Keywords.
Queen Mother biography (1977)
- Genre
- Interview
Ric Davies interviews Douglas Liversidge, author of biography entitled Queen Mother, on the Queen Mother and the extent she and the monarchy have changed with the times.
Royal events 1947-1973 (1980)
- Genre
- Feature
Documentary on royal events from 1947 to 1973. Includes coverage of the marriage of Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II) to Prince Philip (1947); silver wedding anniversary of George VI; silver...
Portrait of a queen - Part 1 (1980)
- Genre
- Documentary; Interview; Speech
Portrait Of A Queen. Part one of a two-part documentary (an After Eight special?) about the life of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother. Includes contributions by Royal court correspondent Godfrey Talbot;...
Portrait of a queen (1980)
- Genre
- Documentary; Interview; Speech
Portrait Of A Queen. A documentary about the life of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother. Includes contributions by Royal court correspondent Godfrey Talbot; speech by King Edward VIII following his abdication;...
Eartha Kitt reminisces (1983)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with entertainer and actress Eartha Kitt looking back at her life and career including her first trip to London as part of a ballet troupe and meeting King George VI, going to Paris, meeting...
Pathe newsreeel on the Blitz (1988)
- Genre
- News report
Archive Pathe newsreel sound commentary on the renewal of the Blitz on London in 1944 during the Second World War and the King and Queen’s visits to the devastated areas.
The Queen Mother in person (1990)
- Genre
- Advertisement; Documentary; Interview; Vox pop
Radio broadcast of London Weekend Television’s programme The Queen Mother In Person, the show looks at the Queen Mother at the Royal Lodge Windsor around her 90th birthday. Looking at events of her her...
Queen celebrates 40 years on the throne (1992)
- Genre
- News report; Vox pop; Interview
Report on the low-key celebrations on the 40th anniversary of the Queen taking the throne. She visited a hospice near her Norfolk estate, Sandringham. Report by George Matheson includes reaction from the...
VE Day 50th anniversary - Tony Savage recollects (1995)
- Genre
- Interview
Londoner, Tony Savage, who was 8 years old at the original VE Day celebrations at Buckingham Palace, talks us through what he remembers on the occasion of the 50th anniversary. Interviewer not heard.
VE day 50th anniversary - Lord Chancellor speech (1995)
- Genre
- Speech
Speech by the Lord Chancellor Lord (James) Mackay on behalf of the House of Lords from Westminster Hall on the 50th anniversary of VE day prior to a speech by the Queen to both Houses of Parliament. On...