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Media Archaeology and the Aesthetic and Textural Features of (Trans)National Memory: The Crown (2016-2023) As Case Study Cover

Media Archaeology and the Aesthetic and Textural Features of (Trans)National Memory: The Crown (2016-2023) As Case Study

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Open Access
|Aug 2026

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Figure 1

BBC outside broadcasting filming the coronation. Source: BBC Archive.

Figure 2

The Duke of Windsor explains arcane rituals, gathering his guests to watch the Coronation on TV. Source. The Crown (‘Smoke and Mirrors’, 1:5).

Figure 3

BBC TV Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II: Westminster Abbey 1953 (narration by Richard Dimbleby). Archive of Recorded Church Music. Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52NTjasbmgw.

Figure 4

Interview with Peter Dimmock about the 1953 Coronation, Coronation, 1989. Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p019qsxf.

Figure 5

The Crown (‘Wolferton Splash’, 1:1). Filming the 1947 royal wedding inside Ely Cathedral. Source: Alex Bailey/Netflix.

Figure 6

The holy oil anoints the Queen’s body. Source: The Crown (‘Smoke and Mirrors’, 1:5).

Figure 7

Elizabeth Mountbatten becomes the Queen. Source: The Crown (‘Smoke and Mirrors’, 1:5).

Figure 8

Replicating the image, ageing the TV image. Source: The Crown (‘Smoke and Mirrors’, 1:5).

Figure 9

Claire Foy as Queen Elizabeth II, first Christmas TV broadcast. Source: The Crown (‘Marionettes’, 2:5).

Figure 10

Queen Elizabeth II and Claire Foy – The Christmas TV Broadcast 1957 and 2017. Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20cB9uqTk70.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18146/view.415 | Journal eISSN: 2213-0969
Language: English
Page range: 1 - 18
Published on: Aug 7, 2026
Published by: Sound & Vision
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

© 2026 Janet McCabe, published by Sound & Vision
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