and kind of place sounds around this microphone. in 1922, the idea is that the bbc had to make programming that would inform, entertain and educate the world. and because it was a public broadcaster, it kind of had quite a lot of freedom to decide what programming could be developed but also, it meant that they developed their own technologies to be able to make such a wide range of programmes for the biggest audiences. and, of course, way before television came radio, and what do you need to broadcast a voice to the nation? one of these. and one of the most iconic mics ever is the bbc marconi type a. and trust me when i say it s iconic, i mean it is an icon literally. one of our panellists, joe leates, really likes this microphone i mean, really likes this microphone and he spent the last few months uncovering its story, and here it is. not many are around these days especially ones that work as it became tradition at the corporation to empty the insides and plate
as ukraine s footballers fail to qualify for the men s world cup after losing to wales. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. it s 6am in singapore, and ”pm in london where queen elizabeth has greeted a huge crowd from the balcony of buckingham palace the climax of four days of events celebrating her 70 years as monarch. more than 10,000 people, including the military, performers and key workers, took part in the parade, which depicted the highlights from each decade of her 70 year reign. sir cliff richard and ed sheeran were among the celebrities taking part. 0ur royal correspondent, nicholas witchell, was watching. cheering. the closing moments of a memorable jubilee celebration. back on to the palace balcony came the queen accompanied by prince charles and the duchess of cornwall and the cambridges. 0ne current and three future monarchs, charles, william and george. it was the image which the crowd had been hoping to see, an image which e