by Thinus Ferreira
South African viewers will be able to
watch the coronation of King Charles III today across multiple TV channels,
with the unique Coronation Concert attended by the king and done by the BBC,
which will be shown on Sunday night.
BBC News (DStv 400 / StarSat 256)), CNN
International (DStv 401), Al Jazeera (DStv 406 / StarSat257), BBC Lifestyle
(DStv 174), BritBox, Sky News (DStv 402 / StarSat 258) and SABC News (DStv 404)
will all show the coronation of King Charles III today.
The unique Coronation Concert from the
BBC featuring multiple performers will also be shown live to South African
viewers on Sunday night at 21:00 on BBC Lifestyle.
BBC News
The BBC will have a live broadcast of
the ceremony today.
"The BBC is committed to giving
audiences everywhere a chance to follow the events around the Coronation,
live," says Naja Nielsen, BBC News digital director. "We are
determined to provide unique, first-hand access to this historic event through
our programming and digital content with rich and distinctive coverage, expert
analysis and the best video and pictures."
On Saturday BBC News will
broadcast the coronation of Charles III live from 8:30. The live broadcast
will cover all the ceremonial events as they unfold throughout the day, from
the early military movements to the formal processions, and will give audiences
a look at the ceremonial route from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Abbey.
Kirsty Young will be in a studio at Buckingham
Palace and JJ Chalmers will speak to members of the military as they prepare
for one of the largest parades in living history.
Huw Edwards will provide commentary as the doors of Westminster Abbey open and Sophie Raworth will be outside speaking to guests as they arrive. Clare Balding will provide commentary for the ceremonial route and Anita Rani will join the gathered crowds.
The coverage will also feature
reporting from teams around the world and major Commonwealth nations, who will
provide global context and reflect on the legacy of the monarchy.
CNN International
CNN
anchor Anderson Cooper will lead CNN International's special live
coverage of the coronation of King Charles on Saturday beginning 11:00
outside Buckingham Palace with analysis and reporting from Christiane
Amanpour and Max Foster.
CNN
anchors Richard Quest and Julia Chatterley will contribute
to CNN's coverage from the network's London studio alongside CNN royal
historian Kate Williams, CNN royal commentators Emily
Nash, Sally Bedell Smith and CNN contributor Trisha Goddard.
They will provide expert analysis and share their unique perspectives on the
historic coronation.
CNN
reporters will be positioned along the coronation procession route
including Bianca Nobilo outside Westminster Abbey, Salma
Abdelaziz and Matthew Chance, who will report live from the crowds
gathered along the Mall, and Anna Stewart.
CNN
reporters will also provide perspective from commonwealth countries including
India, Australia and Kenya. CNN's coverage of the coronation will also stream
live on its website and app for free worldwide.
Sky
News
On Sky
News Kay Burley and Anna Botting will host coverage of the historic event,
with Sky News royal events commentator Alastair Bruce and Sky News will
also stream for free on its website and YouTube channel.
Kay Burley
and Anna Botting will lead coverage throughout the day following the procession
from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Abbey ahead of the service. Kay will
be outside Westminster Abbey speaking to well-wishers and will be joined by
historian Sir Anthony Seldon.
Anna
will be live from Buckingham Palace at 11:00 with Patrick Harrison,
former press secretary of 11 years to King Charles III and Sky News royal event
commentator Alastair Bruce.
Cameras will then follow the procession back
to Buckingham Palace where Joanna Lumley will join the team for the
famous balcony shots and flypast.
Sky
News royal correspondent Laura Bundock will bring insight and
analysis, while Sarah-Jane Mee and Kamali Melbourne will be amongst
the action reporting live from the crowds on The Mall and other key locations
around London.
From
19:00 Mark Austin will reflect on the key moments of a historic day
at Buckingham Palace with Kristina Kyriacou, recent press secretary to
King Charles III and Lord Simon Woolley, who has worked closely with the
King.
From 22:00 Gillian Joseph will present highlights of the
coronation and at 23:00 Jonathan Samuels will do a special
highlights hour.
BritBox
The
coronation will be shown live and on-demand on the BritBox SA video streaming
service, starting with live streaming from 12:00 on Saturday.
BritBox will
show King Charles III: The Coronation, produced by ITN and hosted by
Tom Bradby and Julie Etchingham.
Al
Jazeera
Al
Jazeera's coverage will start at 09:00 on Saturday with Paul Brennan at
Westminster, followed by ongoing coverage from 11:00 by Lauren Taylor, also
from Westminster, and Jonah Hull and Charlie Angela from Buckingham Palace from
11:00.
So Rahman will take over anchoring duties of the special event from
Buckingham Palace from 17:00.
BBC
Lifestyle
The
BBC Lifestyle channel will carry a live broadcast of the day's coronation
coverage from 08:30 on Saturday morning, done by BBC Studios Productions.
At
20:00 BBC Lifestyle has scheduled the special programme, Charles R: The Making
of a Monarch. The programme tells the story of King Charles III's more than
seven decades as heir to the throne. During that period, every step of Charles'
life was captured on camera and his words recorded: from newsreel to home
movies from interviews to documentaries - both about him and by him. This 60
minute documentary brings together a wealth of material, much rarely seen or
unseen.
At 21:00 on Saturday night, BBC Lifestyle will have
the special programme, Sing for The King: The Search for The Coronation
Choir. A very special choir made up from singing
groups of all shapes and sizes is given a once-in-a-lifetime chance to sing for
King Charles III at the coronation concert.
On
Sunday night at 19:30, BBC Lifestyle will show The Coronation: A Day to
Remember. It will show moments of King Charles III's
coronation, following the procession to Westminster Abbey, the ceremony and the
return journey to Buckingham Palace where the newly crowned monarchs greeted
the crowds.
On
Sunday night at 21:00 BBC Lifestyle will show The Coronation Concert:
Live.
This unique Coronation Concert
will take place at Windsor Castle. Produced, staged and broadcast live by the
BBC and BBC Studios, the Coronation Concert will bring music icons and
contemporary stars together in celebration of this historic occasion.
The British pop group Take
That, international superstar Lionel Richie, popstar Katy Perry, international
opera star Andrea Bocelli, Welsh bass-baritone Sir Bryn Terfel,
singer/songwriter Freya Ridings and classical-soul composer/producer Alexis
Ffrench are some of the artists who will be on stage at The Coronation Concert
in the grounds of Windsor Castle.
They will perform in front of King Charles III and
20 000 members of the public and invited guests during the live broadcast.
