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Cue The Queen: Celebrating the Christmas Speech

Kirsty Young takes a look at the history of the royal Christmas broadcast and how the tradition started by King George V in 1932 has found a place at the heart of Christmas Day.

Kirsty Young takes a unique look at the story of the royal Christmas broadcast and how the tradition started by King George V in 1932 has found a place at the heart of Christmas Day. Beginning with tentative steps in the early days of the wireless, then providing reassurance during the uncertainty of the Second World War, it has become the Queen's televised message that we all know and love.

58 minutes

Last on

Christmas Day 2020 15:15

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Role Contributor
Presenter Kirsty Young
Participant David Attenborough
Executive Producer Claire Popplewell
Producer John Hayes Fisher
Director John Hayes Fisher

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