The people closer to it. it really would have been a crime, i think, if they d been denied that. the coronation was a watershed as far as television was concerned. and it did so much for the industry because television receiver sales absolutely took off after that. i mean, from then on, television was respectable and the royal family was very firmly established. lady jane lacey and the story of the coronation. our next witness is sir paul mccartney s brother, mike. he was there as the beatles performed. beatles performed all you need is love live to an estimated global audience of 700 million people. the beatles were playing live in an ambitious global linkup across continents time zones. there are 1a countries involved and the programme broke all audience records.