Live coverage of the commemorative ceremony in Portsmouth marking the bicentennial anniversary of Trafalgar. The Queen lights the first of nearly
1,000 beacons across the country, the Band of the Royal Marines beat retreat, and a broadside is fired from all 54 of HMS Victory's starboard guns. Presented by Huw Edwards and Neil Oliver.
Series producer Ian Russell Performance on 3: Trafalgar Day Concert, live on Radio 3 at 7.30pm BBC HISTORY MAGAZINE E3,40, monthly. Trafalgar special on sale now What makes Neil Oliver so clever?: page 69