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Welcome to the Commonwealth

Mark Beaumont reports on the journey of the Queen's baton relay through the Commonwealth. Here, he reviews its progress through Asia to Australia.

Adventurer Mark Beaumont reports on the travels of the Queen's Baton Relay as it makes its way to all seventy nations and territories of the Commonwealth. The baton, which contains a special message from Her Majesty the Queen, signals the final countdown to the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in July 2014. In Queen's Baton Relay: Welcome to the Commonwealth Mark meets some of the Commonwealth's two billion citizens and shares in the culture, history and experiences that make it unique. In this monthly baton update Mark reports from countries in the first leg of the Baton's epic journey as it travels through Asia and arrives in Australia.

30 minutes

Last on

Sun 24 Nov 2013 10:30GMT

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Mark Beaumont
Narrator Robin Laing
Film Editor John Steventon
Re-recording mixer Stewart Simpson
Unit Manager Sandie Paterson
Production Coordinator Samantha MacPhee
Production Coordinator Louise Young
Camera Operator Raeph Ballantyne
Associate Producer Priya Patel
Researcher Victoria Watson
Assistant Producer Shruti Rao
Assistant Producer Jon Willers
Executive Producer Graham Mitchell
Producer Tony Nellany

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The Queen's Baton Relay

Follow the baton's journey to all Commonwealth nations and territories.