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In the event, the first Broadcast started at five past three (twenty-five minutes to four according to the King's 'Sandringham Time') and lasted two and a half minutes. The Broadcast was preceded by an hour-long programme of greetings from all parts of the Empire.
- Christmas Broadcast 1957
The Queen's 1957 Christmas Broadcast was an historic event,...
- Christmas Broadcast 1957
Apr 9, 2016 · The Queen's 1957 Christmas Broadcast was an historic event, as it was the first to be televised. It was also the 25th anniversary of the first Christmas Broadcast on the radio. The broadcast was made live from the Long Library at Sandringham, Norfolk.
Dec 4, 2023 · Elizabeth II ascended the throne in 1952 and continued the tradition. Her speech in 1957 was the first to be televised, taking on the form that we are familiar with today. The speeches in 1959 and 1963, however, were broadcast solely over radio owing to the fact that she was pregnant at the time.
The documentary Royal Family, first broadcast on 21 June 1969, gave audiences an unprecedented view of a year in the private and public life of the Queen and her family. The 110 minute film...
The idea for a Christmas message from the sovereign to the British Empire was first proposed by the founding director-general of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), John Reith, in 1922 when he approached King George V about making a short broadcast on the newly created radio service.
First broadcast in 1969, Royal Family showed the Windsors eating breakfast, interacting with state guests and barbecuing. Buckingham Palace reportedly hated it.
Dec 25, 2017 · Although delivering the message to camera was a first for a British monarch, the Queen, who had given her first Christmas broadcast just five years earlier, was a pro.
