{"id":32649,"date":"2023-05-02T15:36:27","date_gmt":"2023-05-02T13:36:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1825245"},"modified":"2023-05-03T03:22:29","modified_gmt":"2023-05-03T01:22:29","slug":"this-weeks-radio-times-is-a-collectable-coronation-issue","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/this-weeks-radio-times-is-a-collectable-coronation-issue\/","title":{"rendered":"This week\u2019s Radio Times is a collectable coronation issue"},"content":{"rendered":"

It is a reinterpretation of the classic 1953 Radio Times cover commemorating the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, drawn by Peter Horridge, the illustrator behind the official coronation emblem. <\/p>

By Laura Rutkowski\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Tuesday, 02 May 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Coronations make great television. The BBC knew that in 1937 when its only outside broadcast unit was deployed to cover the royal procession of King George VI as it passed Hyde Park Corner.<\/p>\n

Those who saw it on their rudimentary television sets must have thought they had witnessed a miracle, although according to Petroc Trelawny, one of our contributors to this special commemorative issue of Radio Times magazine<\/strong>, no more than 10,000 viewers saw the show.<\/p>\n

But times \u2013 and technology \u2013 change. By 1953, more than 20 million witnessed the crowning of Queen Elizabeth II as a camera with a high-powered lens zoomed in on the smallest details including, at one point, the smile of a four-year-old Prince Charles.<\/p>\n

70 years on, the most up-to-date technology will be in action again \u2013 remote cameras, airborne cameras, high-definition cameras \u2013 recording the coronation of King Charles III in Westminster Abbey for not just the BBC, but also ITV, Sky and television stations around the world.<\/p>\n

As the woman in charge of the BBC\u2019s operation, Claire Popplewell confirmed to Radio Times this week that Saturday\u2019s coronation ceremony and the coronation concert on Sunday will be seen in more than 125 countries which, although astonishing, is just about par for the course, it seems. According to Popplewell, it\u2019s estimated that four billion people around the globe watched the coverage of the state funeral of her late Majesty the Queen.<\/p>\n

But as much as the pomp and ceremony of a royal occasion will attract the attention of people from across the globe, reaching the most remote corners of the world including, apparently, Antarctica, this coronation is a uniquely British affair. And it\u2019s closer to home that its real impact will surely be felt.<\/p>\n

Because on Saturday, the nation will enjoy a collective experience unlike any other that most of us have known. In the age of streaming, when a huge variety of competing screen-based distractions have fractured our media into a blizzard of choice, we will come together to share a moment of joy and celebration with tens of millions of others.<\/p>\n

That, in its own way, is something of a miracle. We hope this special issue will help guide you through the day so you can enjoy it to the full.<\/p>\n

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