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TROOPING THE COLOUR
ON THE HORSE GUARDS' PARADE
Including a Commentary by Major J. B. S. BOURNE-MAY . Relayed from The Horse
Guards, Whitehall
The Ceremony opens with the arrival of the Royal Procession and the Royal
Salute
H.M. THE KING inspects the troops
After which, the massed bands and drums of THE BRIGADE OF GUARDS play a slow march, countermarch, halt and play a quick march
A Drummer beats the Drummers' Call
And the escort marches up to the COLOUR, the BANDS and drums playing the ' British Grenadiers.' The Sergeant-Major receives the COLOUR and hands it to the Ensign for the Colour. The escort salutes the COLOUR by presenting arms, the bands and drums playing
'GOD SAVE THE KING'
COLOUR and escort marches down the line of Guards and the whole Parade marches past His MAJESTY in slow time, and again in quick time, and finally forms up in line and gives the Royal Salute
THE HOUSEHOLD CAVALRY march off
His MAJESTY places himself at the head of the KING'S GUARD, and the GUARDS march off to BUCKINGHAM PALACE, headed by the Massed Bands, Drums and Pipes

Contributors

Commentary By:
Major J. B. S. Bourne-May

i. SYDNEY LESTER
(Impersonator)
2. Mr. FLOTSAM and Mr.
JETSAM
3. WISH WYNNE
(Character Studies)
4. JOAN STONEHEWER
(Musical Saw Solos)
5. BERT COOTE
(' The Punter's Friend')
6. CHARLES DRAYTON
(Baritone)
7. JULIAN ROSE (Our Hebrew Friend)
Tliroughout the programme
THAT CERTAIN TRIO
(WILLIAM WALKER and PEGGY COCHRANE , with PATRICK WADDINGTON ) will be playing and singing

Contributors

Unknown:
Bert Coote
Unknown:
William Walker
Unknown:
Peggy Cochrane
Unknown:
Patrick Waddington

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About National Programme

National Programme is a radio channel that started transmitting on the 9th March 1930 and ended on the 9th September 1939. It was replaced by BBC Home Service.

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