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Tag Archives: Gloriana

Beyond parody: ridiculously overblown BBC intro to Boat Race

Posted on March 31, 2013 by newsroom

[Updated below] We’ve had a disquisition on London and on random events in the history of the River Thames; the usual load Continue reading →

Posted in Community News, Sporting Activities, Television | Tagged 2013 boat race, Argyll, ascot, BBC, beyond parody, catwalk models, clagging prose, Clare Balding, Diamond Jubilee, film noir, flotilla, fronting up., Gloriana, hanna barbera, irrelevant presenters, losers, oxford cambridge, Oxford win, presenttion, reporting, ridiculous, silly dresses, Sue Barker, Thames, water pageant, winbledon, working journalists | 7 Comments

The Diamond Jubilee Thames River Pageant

Posted on June 3, 2012 by newsroom

Since this was first mooted as a Diamond Jubilee event, it has been Continue reading →

Posted in Community News, Major Events | Tagged Argyll, belfry, commonwealth, Diamond Jubilee, Dunkirk Little Ships, Gloriana, London, narrowboats, national theatre, passenger boats, Queen, rowing boats, Royal Barge, Royal College of Music Chamber Choir, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, royal row barge, singers, stood, Thames River Pageant, Tower Bridge, tug, warhorse, workng boats | 46 Comments

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