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Welcome to the Commonwealth

Mark Beaumont reports on the journey of the Queen's baton relay through the Commonwealth. Here, he reviews its progress through Asia to Australia.

Adventurer Mark Beaumont reports on the travels of the Queen's Baton Relay as it makes its way to all seventy nations and territories of the Commonwealth. The baton, which contains a special message from Her Majesty the Queen, signals the final countdown to the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in July 2014. In Queen's Baton Relay: Welcome to the Commonwealth Mark meets some of the Commonwealth's two billion citizens and shares in the culture, history and experiences that make it unique. In this monthly baton update Mark reports from countries in the first leg of the Baton's epic journey as it travels through Asia and arrives in Australia.

30 minutes

Last on

Sun 24 Nov 201310:30GMT

Credits

RoleContributor
PresenterMark Beaumont
NarratorRobin Laing
Film EditorJohn Steventon
Re-recording mixerStewart Simpson
Unit ManagerSandie Paterson
Production CoordinatorSamantha MacPhee
Production CoordinatorLouise Young
Camera OperatorRaeph Ballantyne
Associate ProducerPriya Patel
ResearcherVictoria Watson
Assistant ProducerShruti Rao
Assistant ProducerJon Willers
Executive ProducerGraham Mitchell
ProducerTony Nellany

Broadcasts

  • Sat 23 Nov 201303:30GMT
  • Sat 23 Nov 201316:30GMT
  • Sat 23 Nov 201322:30GMT
  • Sun 24 Nov 201310:30GMT