1925 King George V reigns over a quarter of the world’spopulation. He asks his second son, the Duke of York, to give the closingspeech at the Empire Exhibition in Wembley, London. You are live in two...
In this grave hour, perhaps the most fateful in history, I send to every household of my peoples, both at home and overseas, this message, spoken with the same depth of feeling for each one of you as...

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You're live in two minutes, Your Royal Highness. Sir? Thank you. Let the microphone do the work, sir. I'm sure you'll be splendid. Just take your time. Time to go. Good afternoon. This is the BBC...