elizabeth i has been played by some movie greats, from bette davis tojudi dench to cate blanchett. but for millions of television viewers in the 1970s, the role was defined by one actor glenda jackson. she played a queen, a king, and a real part in politics. i am not only a queen, walsingham, i am a tanner and a tinsmith, a collier and a shepherd. how will my trades prosper if you have your war with spain? bailey. ma am. the fleet is to be dismissed. madam, i must warn you that. no, sir, you must not. you must guard your rattling tongue, lest i have my hangman pluck it out. if i was to close my eyes and think about glenda jackson, i think of a woman of small stature with incredible power. how cruel. how can you say that? don t i live? everyone thinks they can do as they like with me. ..even you! i loved her strength, really. that passionate intensity. every muscle was taut and her face was a. was an amazing picture of strength. ladies and gentlemen, glenda jackson. applause
big ben strikes midnight. it s europe s biggest fireworks display and as the countdown began, more than 100,000 people watched along the river thames as the london skyline lit up and the sounds of big ben chimed. you can actually smell the gunpowder the air, you can smell it. it is fireworks night here. big ben, the chimes have rung and we are now officially in 202a. the best show on earth. amazing, indescribable, no words. so worth it, i am loving it so much. this is my first time for london, coming here and seeing this. i i love it, it is so good. this year s theme is unity, a message played from the king. 0ur society is woven from diverse threads. and the london mayor, who thanked those working in the nhs, the police and the fire service. he said the event took months to organise. we have planned this sincejuly. there is a team of 75 who have been working over the last four days. one of our strengths as a city and country is our diversity. we will be celebrating our dive