Reel History of Britain

Melvyn Bragg visits Countesthorpe in Leicestershire, to look back to 1977 when, in this village and around the country, a right royal knees-up was taking place in honour of the Queen's Silver Jubilee. Also, Jayne Taylor and Linda Leeke will relive the day they travelled to London and made the headlines and royal biographer Hugo Vickers reveals how he helped to get the party started.

Category

Documentary / History

Original air date

2011-09-21