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Royal Broadcasts

1939–1953

1939–1953

Royal Broadcasts

9

Surviving broadcasts

1939–1953

Years on the air

15

Seasons represented

Period pressings of royal broadcasts issued on 78rpm disc: King George VI's Empire Day address of 24 May 1940, "The King to his People" from 1939 and 1951, the Silver Jubilee thanksgiving service of 1935, Princess Elizabeth's 1940 message to the children of the Empire and her 21st-birthday broadcast from Cape Town in 1947, and Queen Elizabeth II speaking on the evening of her coronation, 2 June 1953.

Source collection: KingGeorgeVIEmpireDayAddress

The shape of the run

Every dated survivor plotted against the years the series was on the air. The gaps are the lost broadcasts.

The shape of the run

What survives, year by year

0 dated broadcasts across 15 years on the air, with 15 years where nothing is known to survive. Brightness is transfer quality; empty cells are months lost to time.

JFMAMJJASOND
1939
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
1950
1951
1952
1953
Clean transferListenableRough but complete No surviving recording

The surviving run

9 of 9 shown

Transmission

1940 · year only

No. 2

Royal Broadcasts

Royal Broadcasts — 1940

Running time

14 min

Period pressings of royal broadcasts issued on 78rpm disc: King George VI's Empire Day address of 24 May 1940, "The King to his People" from 1939 and 1951, the Silver Jubilee thanksgiving service of 1935, Princess Elizabeth's 1940 message to the children of the Empire and her 21st-birthday broadcast from Cape Town in 1947, and Queen Elizabeth II speaking on the evening of her coronation, 2 June 1953.

Transmission

1947 · year only

No. 6

Royal Broadcasts

The King to his people - part 1

Running time

2 min

Period pressings of royal broadcasts issued on 78rpm disc: King George VI's Empire Day address of 24 May 1940, "The King to his People" from 1939 and 1951, the Silver Jubilee thanksgiving service of 1935, Princess Elizabeth's 1940 message to the children of the Empire and her 21st-birthday broadcast from Cape Town in 1947, and Queen Elizabeth II speaking on the evening of her coronation, 2 June 1953.

Transmission

1947 · year only

No. 7

Royal Broadcasts

The King to his people - part 2

Running time

3 min

Period pressings of royal broadcasts issued on 78rpm disc: King George VI's Empire Day address of 24 May 1940, "The King to his People" from 1939 and 1951, the Silver Jubilee thanksgiving service of 1935, Princess Elizabeth's 1940 message to the children of the Empire and her 21st-birthday broadcast from Cape Town in 1947, and Queen Elizabeth II speaking on the evening of her coronation, 2 June 1953.

Transmission

1939 · year only

No. 1

Royal Broadcasts

from Buckingham Palace, se 3rd 1939

Running time

2 min

Period pressings of royal broadcasts issued on 78rpm disc: King George VI's Empire Day address of 24 May 1940, "The King to his People" from 1939 and 1951, the Silver Jubilee thanksgiving service of 1935, Princess Elizabeth's 1940 message to the children of the Empire and her 21st-birthday broadcast from Cape Town in 1947, and Queen Elizabeth II speaking on the evening of her coronation, 2 June 1953.

Transmission

1947 · year only

No. 8

Royal Broadcasts

H R H Princess Elizabeth - a broadcast message to children

Running time

3 min

Period pressings of royal broadcasts issued on 78rpm disc: King George VI's Empire Day address of 24 May 1940, "The King to his People" from 1939 and 1951, the Silver Jubilee thanksgiving service of 1935, Princess Elizabeth's 1940 message to the children of the Empire and her 21st-birthday broadcast from Cape Town in 1947, and Queen Elizabeth II speaking on the evening of her coronation, 2 June 1953.

Transmission

1947 · year only

No. 3

Royal Broadcasts

Her twenty-first birtheday, 21st april 1947

Running time

2 min

Period pressings of royal broadcasts issued on 78rpm disc: King George VI's Empire Day address of 24 May 1940, "The King to his People" from 1939 and 1951, the Silver Jubilee thanksgiving service of 1935, Princess Elizabeth's 1940 message to the children of the Empire and her 21st-birthday broadcast from Cape Town in 1947, and Queen Elizabeth II speaking on the evening of her coronation, 2 June 1953.

Transmission

1953 · year only

No. 4

Royal Broadcasts

Her-Majesty-Queen-Elizabeth-II-on-the-evening-of-her-coronation-2nd-june-1953-del-1

Running time

3 min

Period pressings of royal broadcasts issued on 78rpm disc: King George VI's Empire Day address of 24 May 1940, "The King to his People" from 1939 and 1951, the Silver Jubilee thanksgiving service of 1935, Princess Elizabeth's 1940 message to the children of the Empire and her 21st-birthday broadcast from Cape Town in 1947, and Queen Elizabeth II speaking on the evening of her coronation, 2 June 1953.

Transmission

1953 · year only

No. 5

Royal Broadcasts

Her-Majesty-Queen-Elizabeth-II-on-the-evening-of-her-coronation-2nd-june-1953-del-2

Running time

2 min

Period pressings of royal broadcasts issued on 78rpm disc: King George VI's Empire Day address of 24 May 1940, "The King to his People" from 1939 and 1951, the Silver Jubilee thanksgiving service of 1935, Princess Elizabeth's 1940 message to the children of the Empire and her 21st-birthday broadcast from Cape Town in 1947, and Queen Elizabeth II speaking on the evening of her coronation, 2 June 1953.

Transmission

1947 · year only

No. 9

Royal Broadcasts

18168 The King to his people - part 2

Running time

2 min

Period pressings of royal broadcasts issued on 78rpm disc: King George VI's Empire Day address of 24 May 1940, "The King to his People" from 1939 and 1951, the Silver Jubilee thanksgiving service of 1935, Princess Elizabeth's 1940 message to the children of the Empire and her 21st-birthday broadcast from Cape Town in 1947, and Queen Elizabeth II speaking on the evening of her coronation, 2 June 1953.

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