On the eve of the 50th anniversary of the coronation, Julian Glover , Isla Blair and Stefan Bednarczyk perform poems from Eleanor and Herbert Farjeon 's anthology Kings and Queens- an irreverent but accurate history of English monarchs. Anne Harvey reveals how it shaped the lives of eminent historians and still influences young minds today.
Producer Julian May Repeated on Saturday at 11.30pm The day that changed our lives: page 32