The BBC reports on the events inside Westminster Abbey and outside on the streets of London as the Queen was crowned in 1953. Show more

News bulletin, including a report from Richmond Park, where an 'Olympic Town' is being constructed. (1948) Show more

Featuring a report on artwork about sport at a Victoria and Albert Museum exhibition. (1948) Show more

News bulletin. Features a look at the technology the BBC will be using to broadcast the 1948 Olympics. (1948) Show more

News bulletin. Devastated during the Blitz, Coventry welcomes Princess Elizabeth, who has arrived to mark the regeneration of the city. (1949)

News bulletin featuring unique aerial footage of the South Coast Air Race. The race was jointly organised by the Daily Express and the Royal Aero Club. Show more

News bulletin, featuring a report on Clement Atlee's visit to Berlin. Berlin is devastated by war but, incredibly, cinemas are showing the latest releases. (1949) Show more

As the Soviet Union lift their blockake of Berlin after almost a year, this news item looks at the hardships endured by West Berlin, and how the Western powers intervened. (1949) Show more

News bulletin featuring coverage of an air ambulance rescue mission in the remote Scottish island of Barra. Show more

Television takes to the air in this short news report about the first BBC attempt to film Britain aerially, using a Bristol freighter plane, the Giant Brabazon. Show more

In the years before New Year's Day became a bank holiday, great appreciation was felt when New Year's Eve fell on a weekend - as can be seen in this short news report . (1952) Show more

A Newsreel report on the year's first bank holiday, marked in various ways despite bad weather. (1951)Note: intermittent sound. Show more

Ramsgate is lit up by 30,000 lights and Battersea funfair glows in the dark to honour the Festival of Britain and provide an extra special welcome to bank holiday makers. (1951) Show more

A round-up of unusual bank holiday activities around the country, from a display of underwater cycling by naval frogmen in Chatham to a carthorse derby on the Sussex Downs. (1951) Show more

To the strains of a jaunty, cheerful soundtrack, this news item takes a light-hearted look at how people around London are spending the Christmas period. (1951) Show more

The news stories of the day, including footage of the Royal Family seeing the departure of Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh on a tour of the Commonwealth. Show more

News round-up. Prince Elizabeth and The Duke of Edinburgh visit Athens, Greece. They are welcomed by King Paul and Queen Frederica at the start of their week-long visit. (1950)

News bulletin. Featuring the first public appearance of new-born Princess Anne with mother Princess Elizabeth. (1950)

The news programme reports on a Royal visit to Lancashire. Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh tour Liverpool and Manchester as part of a busy programme of events. (1949)

News bulletin. Residents of the Channel Islands welcome some Royal visitors as Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip tour the islands. (1949)