BBC Documentaries

Cue The Queen: Celebrating the Christmas Speech (2015x328)

: 21, 2015

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.