Transcript: Westminster Abbey
[Upbeat music plays]
Two brains navigate a maze, chomping a variety things including a stack of books, tire and baseball. The brains meet in the centre of the maze and form one large brain. A banner wraps around the brain. A person announces the title that appears on the banner.
They say, HUNGRY BRAIN!
The sun shines on a large church.
A narrator says, THIS CHURCH TOOK MORE THAN
300 YEARS TO REBUILD.
NO WONDER IT'S SO IMPRESSIVE.
IT'S ALSO THE MOST FAMOUS
CHURCH IN LONDON.
An aerial view shows Big Ben.
[Clock chiming]
The narrator says, HERE'S THE TOP
ON WESTMINSTER ABBEY.
A title reads, The Top on Westminster Abbey.
A second narrator says, NUMBER THREE.
A yellow number 3 appears on a blue background.
The second narrator continues, THE CHURCH OF CORONATIONS.
KINGS AND QUEENS OF ENGLAND
HAVE BEEN CROWNED IN THIS ABBEY
SINCE IT WAS BUILT,
WAY BACK IN THE 11TH CENTURY.
A photo shows Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip.
The first narrator says, NOT QUITE ALL OF THEM.
The second narrator says, YES, THERE WERE SOME
NOTABLE EXCEPTIONS.
A portrait shows a man with text that reads, Edward V.
The second narrator continues, EDWARD V DIED BEFORE ASCENDING
TO THE THRONE.
A black and white picture shows a man with text that reads, Edward VIII
The second narrator adds, AND EDWARD VIII
RENOUNCED HIS TITLE OF KING
BEFORE HIS CORONATION.
The first narrator says, REALLY? HOW COME?
The second narrator says, NOBODY REALLY KNOWS.
SOME CLAIM IT WAS OUT OF LOVE,
WHILE OTHERS SAY IT WAS BIT
MORE COMPLICATED.
A drawing shows a coronation.
The second narrator says, WE MAY NEVER KNOW.
The first narrator says, NUMBER TWO.
A yellow number 2 appears on the blue background.
The first narrator says, THE NAVE.
IN A CHURCH, THE LONG PART
BETWEEN THE ENTRANCE
AND THE CHOIR
IS CALLED THE NAVE.
Drawings show various naves in churches.
The first narrator says, IN WESTMINSTER ABBEY,
THE NAVE IS 10 METRES WIDE
AND 31 METRES HIGH.
Text shows the width and height in a drawing of the nave.
The first narrator continues, IT'S AT THE CENTRE
OF THIS MAJESTIC PLACE
THAT THE THRONE
OF CORONATION IS LOCATED,
WHERE THE SOVEREIGNS
OF ENGLAND
HAVE BEEN CROWNED
FOR CENTURIES.
Pictures show different crowns.
The second narrator says, THE ABBEY MUSEUM GIVES YOU
THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADMIRE
MANY CROWNS
SET WITH PRECIOUS STONES
AND ROYAL JEWELS.
A yellow number 1 appears on the blue background.
The second narrator says, NUMBER ONE,
POETS CORNER.
The first narrator says, THIS IS ANOTHER BIG ATTRACTION
FOR TOURISTS
AT WESTMINSTER ABBEY.
FROM THE 15TH CENTURY,
TALENTED WRITERS WERE BURIED
IN A CORNER OF THE CHURCH THAT
THEY CALLED POETS' CORNER.
Drawings and pictures show Poets’ Corners.
The second narrator says, MAUSOLEUMS HAVE SINCE BEEN
ERECTED IN HONOUR OF THE GREAT
LITERARY WRITERS
WHO HAVE INFLUENCED
ENGLAND TO THIS DAY.
The first narrator asks, IS WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
BURIED THERE?
A drawing with text that reads, William Shakespeare, shows the writer.
The second narrator says, NO. THIS TRADITION HAD ALREADY
ENDED WHEN SHAKESPEARE DIED.
HOWEVER, A MAUSOLEUM WAS BUILT
IN HONOUR OF THIS GREAT WRITER.
Pictures show the mausoleum.
The first narrator says, SO, YOU'RE TELLING ME
HE'S NOT THERE.
The second narrator says, HA! TO BE OR NOT BE,
THAT IS YOUR QUESTION.
The first narrator says, IT SURE IS.
The second narrator says, OKAY, YOU LISTENING?
HE'S ACTUALLY BURIED IN
THE CHURCH OF THE HOLY TRINITY
IN STRATFORD-UPON-AVON
IN ENGLAND.
A picture shows the church.
The first narrator says, TO BE OR NOT TO BE,
THAT IS THE ANSWER.
THANK YOU!
A portrait of William Shakespeare winks.
The second narrator says, YOU'RE WELCOME.
[Upbeat music plays]
End Credits.
Narration, Helen Moorhouse, Ian O’Connor.
Trio Orange. Member of The Association Québécoise de la Production Médiatieuqe.
AQPM Cinéma Télévision Web.
Copyright 2019.
Two brains navigate a maze, chomping a variety things including a stack of books, tire and baseball. The brains meet in the centre of the maze and form one large brain. A banner wraps around the brain. A person announces the title that appears on the banner.
They say, HUNGRY BRAIN!
The sun shines on a large church.
A narrator says, THIS CHURCH TOOK MORE THAN
300 YEARS TO REBUILD.
NO WONDER IT'S SO IMPRESSIVE.
IT'S ALSO THE MOST FAMOUS
CHURCH IN LONDON.
An aerial view shows Big Ben.
[Clock chiming]
The narrator says, HERE'S THE TOP
ON WESTMINSTER ABBEY.
A title reads, The Top on Westminster Abbey.
A second narrator says, NUMBER THREE.
A yellow number 3 appears on a blue background.
The second narrator continues, THE CHURCH OF CORONATIONS.
KINGS AND QUEENS OF ENGLAND
HAVE BEEN CROWNED IN THIS ABBEY
SINCE IT WAS BUILT,
WAY BACK IN THE 11TH CENTURY.
A photo shows Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip.
The first narrator says, NOT QUITE ALL OF THEM.
The second narrator says, YES, THERE WERE SOME
NOTABLE EXCEPTIONS.
A portrait shows a man with text that reads, Edward V.
The second narrator continues, EDWARD V DIED BEFORE ASCENDING
TO THE THRONE.
A black and white picture shows a man with text that reads, Edward VIII
The second narrator adds, AND EDWARD VIII
RENOUNCED HIS TITLE OF KING
BEFORE HIS CORONATION.
The first narrator says, REALLY? HOW COME?
The second narrator says, NOBODY REALLY KNOWS.
SOME CLAIM IT WAS OUT OF LOVE,
WHILE OTHERS SAY IT WAS BIT
MORE COMPLICATED.
A drawing shows a coronation.
The second narrator says, WE MAY NEVER KNOW.
The first narrator says, NUMBER TWO.
A yellow number 2 appears on the blue background.
The first narrator says, THE NAVE.
IN A CHURCH, THE LONG PART
BETWEEN THE ENTRANCE
AND THE CHOIR
IS CALLED THE NAVE.
Drawings show various naves in churches.
The first narrator says, IN WESTMINSTER ABBEY,
THE NAVE IS 10 METRES WIDE
AND 31 METRES HIGH.
Text shows the width and height in a drawing of the nave.
The first narrator continues, IT'S AT THE CENTRE
OF THIS MAJESTIC PLACE
THAT THE THRONE
OF CORONATION IS LOCATED,
WHERE THE SOVEREIGNS
OF ENGLAND
HAVE BEEN CROWNED
FOR CENTURIES.
Pictures show different crowns.
The second narrator says, THE ABBEY MUSEUM GIVES YOU
THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADMIRE
MANY CROWNS
SET WITH PRECIOUS STONES
AND ROYAL JEWELS.
A yellow number 1 appears on the blue background.
The second narrator says, NUMBER ONE,
POETS CORNER.
The first narrator says, THIS IS ANOTHER BIG ATTRACTION
FOR TOURISTS
AT WESTMINSTER ABBEY.
FROM THE 15TH CENTURY,
TALENTED WRITERS WERE BURIED
IN A CORNER OF THE CHURCH THAT
THEY CALLED POETS' CORNER.
Drawings and pictures show Poets’ Corners.
The second narrator says, MAUSOLEUMS HAVE SINCE BEEN
ERECTED IN HONOUR OF THE GREAT
LITERARY WRITERS
WHO HAVE INFLUENCED
ENGLAND TO THIS DAY.
The first narrator asks, IS WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
BURIED THERE?
A drawing with text that reads, William Shakespeare, shows the writer.
The second narrator says, NO. THIS TRADITION HAD ALREADY
ENDED WHEN SHAKESPEARE DIED.
HOWEVER, A MAUSOLEUM WAS BUILT
IN HONOUR OF THIS GREAT WRITER.
Pictures show the mausoleum.
The first narrator says, SO, YOU'RE TELLING ME
HE'S NOT THERE.
The second narrator says, HA! TO BE OR NOT BE,
THAT IS YOUR QUESTION.
The first narrator says, IT SURE IS.
The second narrator says, OKAY, YOU LISTENING?
HE'S ACTUALLY BURIED IN
THE CHURCH OF THE HOLY TRINITY
IN STRATFORD-UPON-AVON
IN ENGLAND.
A picture shows the church.
The first narrator says, TO BE OR NOT TO BE,
THAT IS THE ANSWER.
THANK YOU!
A portrait of William Shakespeare winks.
The second narrator says, YOU'RE WELCOME.
[Upbeat music plays]
End Credits.
Narration, Helen Moorhouse, Ian O’Connor.
Trio Orange. Member of The Association Québécoise de la Production Médiatieuqe.
AQPM Cinéma Télévision Web.
Copyright 2019.
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