1953: Coronation crowds wave for television cameras
While the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II was taking place at Westminster Abbey, the 麻豆官网首页入口 filmed the many thousands of people waiting along her processional route.
This evocative Television Newsreel report captures the sense of delight felt on London's streets that day.
The 麻豆官网首页入口 coverage of the event included cameras installed inside Westminster Abbey for the first time, to show the Coronation Service.
The live broadcast was the event that did more than any other to make television a mainstream medium.
麻豆官网首页入口 Archive: Originally broadcast 2 June 1953.