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Makers of the Queen's Music
First transmitted in 1969, this programme shows the life and career of military musicians. It follows young bandsmen recruiting as junior musicians at the Guards Depot, Pirbright, to becoming regimental musicians at Kneller Hall Military School of Music.
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Sun 26 Jan 1969
22:35
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Regimental musicians
Duration: 02:30
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Four Army Collection
This programme is part of Army: A Very British Institution, a collection of classic Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ programmes about the British Armed Forces available online to watch in full.
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This is the only film from the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ that concentrated specifically on the part played by the military bands of the Army. It reveals how they were recruited and the skills needed to combine musicianship with military discipline.
About Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Four Collection programmes
Programmes are selected, in part, for their historical context and reflect the broadcast standards and attitudes of their time, which may not accord to some current Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ editorial guidelines. We aim to select programmes which can be shown in their entirety but in some cases edits are required.
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- Sun 26 Jan 1969 22:35
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