:00:09. > :00:11.Welcome to the heart of London where today the streets
:00:12. > :00:14.have been cleared to make way for one of the greatest parades to
:00:15. > :00:26.Right now, people from the city, the country, in fact the whole of
:00:27. > :00:40.What have we got? We have motorcyclists on parade, a flying
:00:41. > :00:49.pig 63 musketeers and this, which isn't my! It belongs to the villain
:00:50. > :00:51.in the James Bond movie. We also have 23 bands, 150 floats.
:00:52. > :01:17.So sit back and relax, it is, of course, the Lord Mayor's Show.
:01:18. > :01:25.I'm standing on the balcony of the Lord Mayor's residence at Mansion
:01:26. > :01:30.House. There is a very different atmosphere here this year. The
:01:31. > :01:35.annual celebration takes place in the shadow of the terrible events in
:01:36. > :01:40.Paris and the people in Paris will be in our thoughts later today when
:01:41. > :01:45.we will be observing a two-minute silence at 11am. But all of the
:01:46. > :01:50.participants are determined to mark what is an extraordinary piece of
:01:51. > :01:56.history. This year is the 800th anniversary of the Lord Mayor show.
:01:57. > :02:01.It was one of the world's first live television broadcast in 1937 and has
:02:02. > :02:07.been broadcast by the BBC almost every year since. But it is -- if it
:02:08. > :02:09.is your first year, here is a quick guide.
:02:10. > :02:13.The Lord Mayor's Show can be a little confusing...
:02:14. > :02:14.Especially when Boris Johnson doesn't emerge
:02:15. > :02:22.That's because he is the Mayor of London not the Lord Mayor who is
:02:23. > :02:37.The City is the oldest, most historic part of London, established
:02:38. > :02:38.seven years after the Roman invasion.
:02:39. > :02:41.It's the place from which the modern city grew.
:02:42. > :02:45.This year marks the 800th anniversary since
:02:46. > :02:48.King John granted the City the right to elect its own mayor, but only
:02:49. > :02:52.on the condition that once a year the Lord Mayor would show his face
:02:53. > :03:00.The Lord Mayor's Show was born and 800 years later it is still
:03:01. > :03:07.It has changed a bit across the centuries to become what it is
:03:08. > :03:10.today. It's an annual mix of pomp,
:03:11. > :03:12.pageantry, It's ancient, its modern, it's
:03:13. > :03:33.amazing. Sit back and enjoy. There is the Lord Mayor's iconic
:03:34. > :03:49.coach coming round the corner from the 18th century gold coach.
:03:50. > :04:13.The Lord Mayor will be processed to imagine house, preceded by members
:04:14. > :04:25.of the Household Cavalry -- to Mansion House. You can also see the
:04:26. > :04:32.dogged coat and batsmen, participants in the world longest
:04:33. > :04:37.running sporting events. All the way from London Bridge to Chelsea this
:04:38. > :04:38.year. It is a big year for anniversaries, we'll be hearing
:04:39. > :04:42.about some the others later. You have those wonderful shire
:04:43. > :05:02.horses drawing the coach. The position of Lord Mayor is not
:05:03. > :05:06.just ceremonial. The Lord Mayor spend time promoting the City of
:05:07. > :05:14.London and Sonali is going to grab a few words with Jeffrey Mount-Evans,
:05:15. > :05:20.the new Lord Mayor. Lord Mayor, the crowds have come out for you today,
:05:21. > :05:24.how are you feeling? Terrific, they are wonderful crowds in this
:05:25. > :05:28.terrific weather. But we are all cast down by the appalling events in
:05:29. > :05:34.Paris, our hearts and prayers are with the people in Paris, those who
:05:35. > :05:38.are injured, we are thinking of the French people and we will not let
:05:39. > :05:43.terrorism triumph. What will the next year be like for you? Also is
:05:44. > :05:48.of exciting things, I'm looking forward to travelling and promoting
:05:49. > :05:57.Britain, many individual events. Thank you. He is about to alight
:05:58. > :06:02.from the coach, looking all right. Apparently people get a bit seasick
:06:03. > :06:14.in there but he is a Mariner, as we will be hearing through the parade.
:06:15. > :06:24.Out comes the sword bearer and the Sergeant at Arms. APPLAUSE
:06:25. > :06:31.The sword bearer is on the left. James North carrying the Pearl
:06:32. > :06:35.sword, which according to legend, was used by Elizabeth first in the
:06:36. > :06:57.first Royal exchange in 1571. The Lord Mayor and his party can
:06:58. > :07:04.head up onto the balcony. There he is talking to Dominic Reid who is
:07:05. > :07:10.the Pageantmaster, he has been doing this job since 1992. He has been in
:07:11. > :07:17.charge of this extraordinarily complex logistical operation,
:07:18. > :07:20.shutting down central London and providing food and drink for the
:07:21. > :07:29.thousands of people who have turned up to take part.
:07:30. > :07:38.A wonderful shot of the collar of as is around his neck, a chain of 28
:07:39. > :07:47.old emblems in the shape of the letter S.
:07:48. > :08:05.The Lord Mayors party is now heading to inspect the guard of honour. You
:08:06. > :08:12.can see the sword bearer. Also Colonel Geoffrey Godbold, the
:08:13. > :08:22.Sergeant at Arms, holding that great maze of government, made in 1735. --
:08:23. > :08:30.Mace of government. The troops being inspected our 101 City of London
:08:31. > :08:36.Engineer Regiment. 48 officers and men and they will be awarded the
:08:37. > :08:43.title of Privilege Regiment Of The City Of London. Highly appropriate
:08:44. > :08:47.because it is the 75th anniversary of bomb disposal this year. This
:08:48. > :08:52.time in 1940, bombs were raining down every night on the city and the
:08:53. > :09:09.surrounding area and bomb disposal became a vital skill.
:09:10. > :09:15.Without the permission of the Lord Mayor, arms troops of warlike
:09:16. > :09:24.appearance are not allowed in the city! This convention dates back to
:09:25. > :09:27.Edward the. -- Edward the third. They will be able to fix their
:09:28. > :09:31.bayonets and have their drums beating and march through the city.
:09:32. > :09:37.As the Lord Matt inspect the guard of honour, the parade floats are
:09:38. > :09:43.moving into position -- the Lord Mayor. Somewhere among them is Gyles
:09:44. > :09:48.in a rather nice car. It is a Jaguar from the James Bond film. He doesn't
:09:49. > :09:59.look like Daniel Craig, you are taller than him! He is the shortest
:10:00. > :10:11.James Bond! I was doubling for the actor in this. You are a stunt
:10:12. > :10:20.driver? It is driven by Mr Hinx, he is the bad guy will stop the actor
:10:21. > :10:29.is Dave Bautista. He is an American wrestler. You have found somewhere
:10:30. > :10:36.in the City of London to park which is amazing! You know that the lord
:10:37. > :10:44.mayors show features in a James Bond book. If this your favourite car?
:10:45. > :10:48.Yes, that is the best car for me. You look a bit like a James Bond
:10:49. > :10:54.villain! I hope you don't get a ticket. Three miles of amazing
:10:55. > :11:01.floats coming up. I have already seen one and excited about which is
:11:02. > :11:10.a bus from Yorkshire where they are flying the trigger law, thinking of
:11:11. > :11:17.the people of Paris -- trickle of -- Tricolore. There are 110 livery
:11:18. > :11:22.companies in the City of London. The premier company is the Mercers and
:11:23. > :11:29.Dick Whittington, the most famous Lord Mayor, he was one of them.
:11:30. > :11:33.Usually in the parade they have some children who come dressed as Dick
:11:34. > :11:40.Whittington and I would love to find some of them. Without the
:11:41. > :11:45.umbrellas, it wouldn't really be the Lord Mayor 's show without a bit of
:11:46. > :11:50.rain on our parade. Who is this? These are great traditional
:11:51. > :11:56.characters. Do you know all about them? Yes, they are here to protect
:11:57. > :12:05.the City of London. Where are you from? Canada. Welcome to London.
:12:06. > :12:12.Where are you from? The Guild of young free men. You are the future!
:12:13. > :12:18.And these wonderful things have been guardians of the City of London for
:12:19. > :12:25.800 years. And I am with the future. This is my kind of morning. Gyles
:12:26. > :12:38.mentioned Dick Whittington. The unit you are seeing inspected here are
:12:39. > :12:44.known as the Black Cats. Named after equipping ten's cat, Tommy will stop
:12:45. > :12:50.they like the association because the cat has nine lives. Because bomb
:12:51. > :12:56.disposal is extremely dangerous, they need those nine lives. These
:12:57. > :13:01.units are very busy in Iraq and Afghanistan dealing with improvised
:13:02. > :13:05.explosive devices. They were as brave as their forebears who, 75
:13:06. > :13:14.years ago this autumn, were very busy if using German bombs --
:13:15. > :13:24.diffusing. One of which almost destroyed St Paul's Cathedral. A 2
:13:25. > :13:30.tonne bomb buried 30 feet into the ground just outside the West
:13:31. > :13:35.entrance was diffused by a team of Royal Engineers. Extremely dangerous
:13:36. > :13:40.job, working in a and night and after three days, it was driven out
:13:41. > :13:53.to Hackney marshes and detonated, saving the Cathedral.
:13:54. > :13:57.The Lord Mayor is about to present the commanding officer with a
:13:58. > :14:07.scroll. Overhead, a typhoon with 1940s
:14:08. > :15:05.markings. The Lord Mayor and his attendance
:15:06. > :15:18.heading back up to the balcony now. -- attendants.
:15:19. > :15:26.Guard of honour, form three ranks. Today, the parade will start
:15:27. > :15:32.differently. We are going to be observing a two minutes' silence for
:15:33. > :15:35.the people of Paris and all those affected by last night's attack,
:15:36. > :15:44.once the Lord Mayor reaches the balcony.
:15:45. > :15:56.Feel free to contact us. We would like to hear from you, the Lord
:15:57. > :15:59.Mayor is show, you can tweet at #BBCLMS. I am particularly
:16:00. > :16:04.interested in your suggestions about any events around the world that are
:16:05. > :16:11.as old as 800 years, what other organisations or bodies have marked
:16:12. > :16:15.the same occasion almost every year for 800 years? Remarkable
:16:16. > :18:42.continuity. We will read out some of your suggestions later on.
:18:43. > :18:55.Silence in the City of London, the city that has always been our equal,
:18:56. > :18:59.our twin, for centuries we have inspired each other, a haven for
:19:00. > :19:04.each other's rebels, copied each other's ideas, inventions and
:19:05. > :19:09.fashions. We have been allies who have, on occasions, as we have been
:19:10. > :19:13.hearing today, argued as only siblings can. The thoughts of
:19:14. > :19:23.everyone here today lie with our wounded friend only just over 200
:19:24. > :19:31.miles away to the south-west. Major Oliver Donaghy now leading the Royal
:19:32. > :19:37.Engineers. They are now allowed to march through the City with their
:19:38. > :19:46.bayonets fixed and their flags flying.
:19:47. > :20:06.Guard of honour, by the right, right wheel, quick march!
:20:07. > :20:25.And the Lord Mayor's parade begins! First up, the combined Royal
:20:26. > :20:32.Engineers band, marking their comrades' honour today in receiving
:20:33. > :20:38.the state is of privileged regiment. -- status. Two mounted officers,
:20:39. > :20:44.Brigadier Richard Smith is riding Merlin, nicknamed the mouse, as he
:20:45. > :20:45.scares easily. Alongside him, Corporal Griffiths, riding
:20:46. > :21:07.Dreadnought. And the 101 now passes. They have to
:21:08. > :21:10.be prepared to deploy all around the world, but they also have to be
:21:11. > :21:15.prepared to deal with threats at home, whether it is an exploded
:21:16. > :21:21.World War II munitions or anything else. And we now see some of the
:21:22. > :21:30.equipment that the Royal Engineers use.
:21:31. > :21:41.Extremely modern equipment they can now use to lessen the threat to
:21:42. > :21:44.themselves there, which is robotic bomb disposal, following the
:21:45. > :21:52.Mastiff, which you can see to the left of frame. A BA cult that has
:21:53. > :21:53.proved extremely valuable on recent deployments the British Army has
:21:54. > :22:29.made. -- a vehicle. Gog and Magog that we saw earlier
:22:30. > :22:38.with Gyles, made by the worshipful company basket makers in 2006, still
:22:39. > :22:43.looking pretty good, made up mostly willow, nine months to build. -- the
:22:44. > :22:49.Worshipful Company of Basketmakers. 1940s people waving away, reminding
:22:50. > :23:00.us of the city's darkest hour in many ways, the Blitz.
:23:01. > :23:13.So as we watch Gog and Magog leave, Gyles is down on the streets. Well,
:23:14. > :23:17.I am marching alongside a fine floats that is honouring the RAF's
:23:18. > :23:25.contribution to the Second World War. That looks to me like a
:23:26. > :23:32.Spitfire, is it? It certainly is! It is a long way away. Why are you
:23:33. > :23:34.here? This year is the 75th anniversary of the Battle of
:23:35. > :23:40.Britain, and we are commemorating the people who fought in that
:23:41. > :23:48.particular campaign. You are from Jersey, and you? Did your family
:23:49. > :23:56.know Jersey during occupation? Yes, Mike grandparents were there all
:23:57. > :24:02.through the war. -- my. Do they talk about it much? Yes, I was largely
:24:03. > :24:06.brought up on details of the hardship, especially in the final
:24:07. > :24:11.year of the occupation, when it was cut off from the rest of the world.
:24:12. > :24:19.A grim reminder of the realities of war, enjoy the rest of the parade!
:24:20. > :24:26.It is the 800th anniversary of the Lord Mayor's Show. Many of you will
:24:27. > :24:30.have noticed it is also the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta, which we
:24:31. > :24:35.were talking about a lot of this summer. It is not a coincidence,
:24:36. > :24:40.because this tradition dates back from King Charles giving these idiot
:24:41. > :24:45.London a charter in that year, which stipulated that the new Lord Mayor
:24:46. > :24:48.must swear an oath of allegiance to the sovereign and show himself to
:24:49. > :24:50.the people, and they have been showing themselves to the people
:24:51. > :25:09.almost every single year since then. The Lord Mayor is the managing
:25:10. > :25:17.director of Clarksons, the larger shipping service provider. The Lord
:25:18. > :25:21.Mayor is a passionate advocate of Britain's maritime destiny. He
:25:22. > :25:28.points out that 80% of world trade is carried by sea, and London plays
:25:29. > :25:40.a critical part in that trade. It is a tug boat pulling it along, it is
:25:41. > :25:44.called the Lord Mount-Evan, and there is a play on words, that is a
:25:45. > :25:49.long tradition stretching back hundreds of years.
:25:50. > :26:01.We are going to see 7000 people today, 180 horses, 140 vehicles,
:26:02. > :26:12.assorted dogs, a sea monster! Reindeer, pigs, two Father
:26:13. > :26:19.Christmas, I hope my daughter isn't watching! The James Bond car, Henry
:26:20. > :26:22.V, and this is the CCA art bus, it talks about the anniversary of the
:26:23. > :26:26.Lord Mayor's Show. Sir Peter Blake has created a special image to
:26:27. > :26:39.celebrate, a silkscreen hanging on top of the bus, and a flag in front.
:26:40. > :26:41.Each scene is going to show a different, a parade from a different
:26:42. > :26:58.century. The art bus was an idea that was...
:26:59. > :27:01.Oh, the pearly king and queen, the Bow Bells Pearly King and Queen
:27:02. > :27:09.accompanying the art bus, a great idea, it was a rock 'n' roll tour
:27:10. > :27:21.bus for art, using an old Liverpool boss. The top is an art gallery, the
:27:22. > :27:31.bottom is a bar area. Here comes the Worshipful Company of Shipwrights,
:27:32. > :27:40.who have built no -- Noah's Ark. Somalia is down there. I am with one
:27:41. > :27:45.of two charities that will benefit from the Lord Mayor's appeal, this
:27:46. > :27:50.one supports diabetes research in children, 29,000 children are
:27:51. > :27:55.affected by and one of them is 13-year-old Daisy. I love the
:27:56. > :28:00.seesaw, what was the thinking behind it? It represents what we have to go
:28:01. > :28:04.through every day, the balance between the high blood sugar and
:28:05. > :28:12.lows. How much have you raised so far? We raised over ?1000 for type 1
:28:13. > :28:17.diabetes. We have done various cake sales and things. How are you coping
:28:18. > :28:21.with it all? Have you got it all under control? I do have it under
:28:22. > :28:31.control, but it is difficult to manage. Well done for raising so
:28:32. > :28:37.much money, enjoy your first Lord Mayor's parade. Yeah, thank you very
:28:38. > :28:41.much. You probably will not be aware that
:28:42. > :28:46.it is raining because everyone looks so cheerful, but it is raining here,
:28:47. > :28:52.and that has not, in any way, dampened people's excitement in
:28:53. > :28:55.taking part, you can see. We have got the Bank of England down there,
:28:56. > :29:01.you may have seen Britannia being pulled past, she has been on every
:29:02. > :29:11.banknote recently. Coming up now, a coach being drawn, the most famous
:29:12. > :29:16.battles in British history, immortalised not as much by what
:29:17. > :29:22.happened at the battle in 1415 but Shakespeare's rendition in Henry V,
:29:23. > :29:26.stirring speeches, one of the finest bits of the finest bits, Dick
:29:27. > :29:34.writing in the English language. -- finest bits of dramatic writing.
:29:35. > :29:37.Young and old people dressed as participants in the Battle of
:29:38. > :29:49.Agincourt, a terrible, bloody battle fought in northern France in the
:29:50. > :30:03.1415. Jaguar Land Rover going past. The new car driven by the James Bond
:30:04. > :30:07.villain in Spectre. They made a 7 cars for the film, two electric
:30:08. > :30:15.hybrids for the static shots, five for stunt driving. Two Land Rovers
:30:16. > :30:21.there with HMS Queen Elizabeth emblazoned all over them, the new
:30:22. > :30:22.aircraft carrier of the Royal Navy which we will be hearing a lot more
:30:23. > :30:46.about in the next few years. A wonderful view from the
:30:47. > :30:50.helicopter. The parade turning the corner in front of Mansion House,
:30:51. > :31:21.cheering the new Lord Mayor. Hamburger Morgan 's brighter --
:31:22. > :31:37.Hamburger Morgensprache, on the top deck of an 1895 horse-drawn omnibus.
:31:38. > :31:42.Another packed top deck. That is the Worshipful Company of Wheelwrights.
:31:43. > :31:48.Charlotte is with the livery company of the wheel rights, appropriately
:31:49. > :31:57.enough. Why are you here? I am here to support the wheel rights who give
:31:58. > :32:05.money to help fund might wheelchair basketball sports physio. You hope
:32:06. > :32:08.to be a Paralympian? I play wheelchair basketball for Great
:32:09. > :32:15.Britain and I am hoping to go to the Paralympics next year. And you
:32:16. > :32:17.already have a gold medal? Yes, with the under 25 ladies team in China
:32:18. > :32:30.this year will stop and the The wheel rights help to make it
:32:31. > :32:36.possible? Yes, I also get funding off the lottery and the government.
:32:37. > :32:48.Good luck, I look forward to seeing you in Rio de Janeiro, enjoy the
:32:49. > :32:58.parade! The Batmobile, from the original film in 1989. It is seven
:32:59. > :33:11.feet wide. And there is the happy! Joker, his nemesis. -- there is the
:33:12. > :33:17.Joker. The Batmobile has flame-throwers. The Society of
:33:18. > :33:26.maritime and histories are here. That is a giant high-tech wail with
:33:27. > :33:38.translucent skin. About 12 metres long. It is pulled by an electric
:33:39. > :33:41.truck, emphasising the importance of renewable energy research in the
:33:42. > :34:06.maritime industry. Here comes the Dogs Trust.
:34:07. > :34:19.Disappointingly, the dog is not moving! But it does nod. And a lot
:34:20. > :34:36.of little dogs accompanying the Dogs Trust today. The Dogs Trust takes
:34:37. > :34:43.care of 17,000 dogs each year, 20 oh Inc centres across the UK. --
:34:44. > :34:50.homing. We are seeing the priorities of the city, generating wealth
:34:51. > :34:54.alongside the sharing of that wealth through charities. And we will see a
:34:55. > :34:59.lot of young people here today as welcomer apprenticeships and
:35:00. > :35:10.training are very important ambitions of the Lord Mayor.
:35:11. > :35:16.A lot of military units coming up. A reminder that London might feel like
:35:17. > :35:23.a place of business and trade and fun but it is the UK's largest
:35:24. > :35:28.military centre. Huge numbers of regular and reserve soldiers,
:35:29. > :35:34.sailors and bear men come from London -- airmen.
:35:35. > :35:45.The London Regiment, expanded to 92 battalions in World War I. Many men
:35:46. > :35:53.would have been recruited in the Lord may show in 1915. -- Lord
:35:54. > :36:01.Mayor's Show. It is the largest Regiment in the British Army. It has
:36:02. > :36:08.a huge pool of people that it can recruit from. We have got the
:36:09. > :36:17.paratroopers coming up on their Jackal, very high-tech new vehicle.
:36:18. > :36:26.The Parachute Regiment identifiable by their berets. It is carrying a
:36:27. > :36:39.massive 50 millimetre cannon on top. And these are Londoners,
:36:40. > :36:41.reservists, but ready to be deployed, joining the regular
:36:42. > :36:47.Parachute Regiment within five days. Very impressive to keep up the
:36:48. > :36:53.training and fitness required whilst also holding down day jobs. These
:36:54. > :37:05.are the Rifles. Another reserve battalion. One gentleman is wearing
:37:06. > :37:12.a 1950% uniform. A big year for them, not only were they in action
:37:13. > :37:16.100 years ago this year where one of them won a Victoria Cross. Geoffrey
:37:17. > :37:37.Willie deigned that honour -- Today it is significant that they
:37:38. > :37:45.are marching past the joke of Wellington, commander of the Battle
:37:46. > :37:54.of Waterloo 200 years ago this June -- the
:37:55. > :38:01.this is hauling an ancient howitzer. These tractors were used on the
:38:02. > :38:06.front line to get through the difficult conditions on the Western
:38:07. > :38:13.front to get guns like this into position. These guns saw action in
:38:14. > :38:14.the Battle of the Somme which we will be marking the anniversary of
:38:15. > :38:27.next July. These weapons show the evolution of
:38:28. > :38:33.the Royal Artillery's weapons, from vast pits of iron and steel to
:38:34. > :38:42.easily portable bits of kit which pack quite a punch. The Royal
:38:43. > :38:47.Artillery also at the apple of Waterloo 200 years ago this summer
:38:48. > :39:16.-- Battle of Waterloo. You can send us your comments. What
:39:17. > :39:26.else is 800 years old? Please let us know. This is the London Fire
:39:27. > :39:33.Brigade. A lot of young people, the future of the Fire Service. And they
:39:34. > :39:39.have their new mini rapid response fire vehicles. They were pioneered
:39:40. > :39:50.for the limbic games and are still in use. -- the Olympic Games.
:39:51. > :40:05.Next year is the 350th anniversary of the great Fire of London. 100,000
:40:06. > :40:11.people became homeless. People think Fire is something of the past but
:40:12. > :40:12.think again. This year alone, the London Fire Brigade has attended
:40:13. > :40:30.over 18,000 fire incidents. Sonali is by one of the floats. I am
:40:31. > :40:37.on a float which is part of an appeal to raise money for the common
:40:38. > :40:44.Street hospital. This is Eva Higgins who had a heart operation in April.
:40:45. > :40:55.How are you? I'm much better now. I had a heart condition which made my
:40:56. > :41:02.heart go at 240 beats per minute. You had to go into the hospital?
:41:03. > :41:08.Nobody likes that. What was it like? You don't really think it's a
:41:09. > :41:16.hospital, it's much better than hospital. Did you have a favourite
:41:17. > :41:21.nurse? She wasn't really a nurse but she played games with me, she was
:41:22. > :41:27.called Vicky. And you have been raising money for the hospital? Yes.
:41:28. > :41:31.I'm glad you're feeling better. Well done for raising money. Thank you.
:41:32. > :42:01.And enjoy the show! Thank you. That was Sonali on the Great Ormond
:42:02. > :42:11.Street Hospital float. And it has its Peter Pan walkers. JM Barrie
:42:12. > :42:16.gifted the rights of Peter Pan in perpetuity to great Ormond in 1929.
:42:17. > :42:40.-- The Grey Gatsby. The Worshipful Company of Paviors ab
:42:41. > :42:50.hold the stops out this year -- have the stops out.
:42:51. > :42:55.I think every Londoner is used to seeing roadworks, we may not love
:42:56. > :43:06.them but they keep the city moving. The pig is there because they were
:43:07. > :43:12.very common on the streets of London in the 14th century. They cleaned up
:43:13. > :43:17.the streets, they ate everything! It was Edwards second who got rid of
:43:18. > :43:29.them. The task fell to the behaviours.
:43:30. > :43:43.For harking back to a forgotten bit of history.
:43:44. > :44:02.The Automobile Association. 1905 Renault Phantom. All sorts of other
:44:03. > :44:07.vehicles. The motorcycle and sidecar and the Renault Midland truck. The
:44:08. > :44:28.iconic minivans from the late 60s. They have the old pushbikes and
:44:29. > :44:36.motorbikes as well as a concept car which is what they think they will
:44:37. > :44:44.be driving in 2020. Unsurprisingly, this is the gardeners. They have
:44:45. > :44:51.tractor loads of greenery which they will Ake rate all over the place.
:44:52. > :45:04.They are decorating bank station as we speak, covering it with flowers.
:45:05. > :45:05.-- Bank station. 36 members and supporters walking alongside the
:45:06. > :45:18.tractors. A particular favourite of Lord
:45:19. > :45:24.Mountevans's wife, and they are celebrating their current project,
:45:25. > :45:29.future gardeners, encouraging youngsters to consider a career in
:45:30. > :45:30.horticulture, as well as emphasising that urban spaces need as much green
:45:31. > :45:59.as they can get. Gyles is down with some heroes from
:46:00. > :46:03.the RNLI. I am with the guys and girls from the RNLI, entirely funded
:46:04. > :46:08.by volunteers and staff by volunteers. When did you start? I
:46:09. > :46:13.started in 2002 when the lifeboat started on the River Thames in
:46:14. > :46:19.central London. And this is your lifeboat. This is our newest, which
:46:20. > :46:23.operates around the UK. We operate a smaller lifeboat in London. And
:46:24. > :46:34.doing good work, is this a busy station? Yeah, the London lifeboats
:46:35. > :46:38.are the busiest stations in the country, last year we saved the
:46:39. > :46:46.lives of 27 people. How much time do you give to it? I give two 12 hour
:46:47. > :46:49.shifts a month, and we have countless volunteers around the
:46:50. > :46:53.country who are given pagers... We have got to get a move on,
:46:54. > :47:02.congratulations, doing good work on the River Thames!
:47:03. > :47:11.Very busy, the RNLI on the terms. Tower RNLI is the busiest in the
:47:12. > :47:17.whole of the UK and the Republic of Ireland. Even though, and this is
:47:18. > :47:20.one of my favourite facts, even though London is actually one of the
:47:21. > :47:25.smallest cities by population in Britain. Of course, by that, I am
:47:26. > :47:30.talking about the old City of London, not Greater London! The old
:47:31. > :47:35.historic part of London, ill on the footprint left by the Romans,
:47:36. > :47:39.established 2000 years ago, a tiny population, very few people live
:47:40. > :47:47.there. It doesn't stop the lifeboats being buzzy. The UK and China
:47:48. > :47:52.International Exchange Association, we have just had a visit by their
:47:53. > :47:54.president, and the Duke of Cambridge visited Beijing earlier in the year
:47:55. > :48:03.to begin a year of cultural exchange. We have 25 walkers in
:48:04. > :48:07.colourful Chinese costumes from the Ching Dynasty period. Behind it, a
:48:08. > :48:19.truck with all the signs of the Chinese zodiac.
:48:20. > :48:32.We have got the Royal Military Police, the RMP, coming up. Some
:48:33. > :48:36.impressive whacking there we just saw! Many reservists, they are
:48:37. > :48:43.regular police officers in their civilian lives, and they volunteer
:48:44. > :48:47.as Royal Military Police. Wearing protective coverings, taking a
:48:48. > :48:56.beating in the back of that track. I am not sure why, but he probably
:48:57. > :49:00.deserved it! -- truck. 256 City of London Field Hospital, reservists
:49:01. > :49:06.can bring such important skills in the field of medicine to the armed
:49:07. > :49:10.forces. London, of course, is a huge reservoir of highly trained medical
:49:11. > :49:16.practitioners, and many of them volunteer to serve as reservists in
:49:17. > :49:19.the armed forces. Highly valued and respected members of the armed
:49:20. > :49:35.forces as a result of the experience they can bring.
:49:36. > :49:39.The Transport Regiment Royal Logistics Corps, doing the
:49:40. > :49:44.unglamorous business of reading, equipping front line soldiers, but
:49:45. > :50:15.without whom the front line soldiers simply could not function.
:50:16. > :50:27.The Hong Kong delegation here, fantastic Chinese dragon roaring
:50:28. > :50:35.down the street. The dragon dance is performed by the Medway Dragon And
:50:36. > :50:40.Lion Dance Sports Association, with some traditional drummers alongside
:50:41. > :50:45.them, here they are. A special dragon dance going on right in front
:50:46. > :51:04.of the Lord Mayor. Under this is a double-decker bus decked out to look
:51:05. > :51:12.like the Star ferry from Hong Kong. Hong Kong means fragrant Harbour in
:51:13. > :51:16.Chinese, one of the busiest ports in the world with very close links with
:51:17. > :51:18.London, the port of London, and as we will see coming up, the port of
:51:19. > :51:47.Singapore as well. That is the Claygate Scouts and
:51:48. > :51:52.guides, formed a few years ago with just ten members, but now they are a
:51:53. > :52:15.full marching band, and as you can hear, they can play very well.
:52:16. > :52:24.The worshipful company of Solicitors coming around the corner now.
:52:25. > :52:34.Following the Scouts, the Scouts and Guides band, fabulously dressed as
:52:35. > :52:43.fish and sea creatures. St Paul's Cathedral there. The Worshipful
:52:44. > :52:50.Company of Listers are all dressed up as landmarks or fish, because of
:52:51. > :52:54.the maritime theme. -- Worshipful Company of Solicitors. A couple of
:52:55. > :53:10.barristers as well, all sorts of things going on.
:53:11. > :53:17.A wonderful view from the helicopter of a great shoal of fish walking
:53:18. > :53:42.down one of London's most important streets.
:53:43. > :53:54.The cloud cover not low enough to ruin our day, a fantastic view of
:53:55. > :53:59.the City of London there. The parade is over three and a half miles long,
:54:00. > :54:04.it is going to build the whole space between Bank and Northwich, it will
:54:05. > :54:10.end at 2:30, so it goes on for a long time. The Barts Hospital
:54:11. > :54:17.volunteers, 30 or 40 volunteers and children, who have spent generations
:54:18. > :54:22.making it an easier and happier place to be a patient or a visitor.
:54:23. > :54:28.They help around the hospital, they will come patients, and they raise
:54:29. > :54:38.money, ?50,000 a year. -- they welcome. Sonali is on the streets. I
:54:39. > :54:42.am with the Worshipful Company of Butchers, one of the livery
:54:43. > :54:47.companies that forms the history of the City of London. Many do not have
:54:48. > :54:53.a history with your trade, but you are actually a butcher. I am, fourth
:54:54. > :55:00.generation, I have been badgering for 30 years, very proud to be
:55:01. > :55:03.involved in the livery. -- butchering. We believe it is the
:55:04. > :55:08.most relevant in the whole City of London. This is my fourth Lord
:55:09. > :55:14.Mayor's Show, very pleased to be participating, getting the kids
:55:15. > :55:19.involved as well. How many? Just the three. Are they interested in the
:55:20. > :55:23.family business? They are at the moment, but it is early days!
:55:24. > :55:32.Russell, thank you very much, enjoy the parade.
:55:33. > :55:44.There is the famous inflatable rib. It is believed the tradition started
:55:45. > :55:47.in 1343, London butchers were allowed by the Lord Mayor to
:55:48. > :55:56.slaughter and wash their beasts in the river, and every year they would
:55:57. > :55:59.give them a lovely cut of meat. London City University, a vintage
:56:00. > :56:03.Routemaster, beloved by Londoners. 30 current students dressed in their
:56:04. > :56:14.academic gowns. As well as everything else, there is
:56:15. > :56:25.also a very prominent university crammed into the City of London.
:56:26. > :56:40.Well, here comes a rather extraordinary sight, a monstrous
:56:41. > :56:48.sight! The Lord Mayor is about to receive is offering from the
:56:49. > :56:57.butchers. It is actually going to be a Norwegian salmon, because the Lord
:56:58. > :57:00.Mayor's grandfather was a polar explorer. Also, his wife is
:57:01. > :57:13.Norwegian, so keeping him happy there. Cleansing in the City, Binbot
:57:14. > :57:17.is made of purple wheelie bin lids, highlighting the importance of
:57:18. > :57:22.recycling. If he told me not to litter, I would not let! Keeping
:57:23. > :57:27.cities clean is one of the greatest challenges faced by the new
:57:28. > :57:30.megacities, these guys telling their recycling to demonstrate the job
:57:31. > :57:36.they did and the importance of it. -- towing. Without the work of
:57:37. > :57:40.people like these, we would be drowning in our own mess and refuse
:57:41. > :58:11.within hours. The Royal Yeomanry there, the
:58:12. > :58:20.army's light cavalry Regiment. They used vehicles to cover Grant --
:58:21. > :58:26.cover ground quickly. They get their first and they pack quite a punch
:58:27. > :58:34.when they get there. Actually now part of the seventh Infantry
:58:35. > :58:36.Brigade, known as the Desert Rats, famous for their role in North
:58:37. > :59:16.Africa in 1942 onwards. Well, here we go! That is
:59:17. > :59:26.impressive, the Royal Signals motorcycle display team, the White
:59:27. > :59:34.Helmets, performing a 5 bike fan. Even managing a smile or two there!
:59:35. > :59:40.They were actually formed in 1927 as dispatch riders. They would pass
:59:41. > :59:44.messages on the battlefield, because a big lesson from the First World
:59:45. > :59:48.War was how difficult it was to get messages back to headquarters for
:59:49. > :59:52.generals to make decisions. The reason they are all messing around
:59:53. > :59:56.as they are is because, being young men, they would mess around on their
:59:57. > :59:59.bikes, and they started doing displays and officially. It was
:00:00. > :00:07.decided, if you can't beat them, join them, give, give it the seal
:00:08. > :00:12.of, and now this is one of the rather unusual specialisms. 80% of
:00:13. > :00:15.their new recruits have never ridden a bike before. By the end of the
:00:16. > :00:17.training, they are standing up and juggling on bikes. Here they go
:00:18. > :00:33.again! The soldier on top is Lieutenant
:00:34. > :00:36.Corporal Grant Fraser who has been with the team for a year. He looks
:00:37. > :01:00.confident. The Military Intelligence Battalion
:01:01. > :01:06.behind them, the 75th anniversary this year of the Intelligence Corps
:01:07. > :01:13.as people try to work out what the enemy was thinking. Trying to decode
:01:14. > :01:16.and understand what the enemy was up to. Now we have the first aid
:01:17. > :01:21.nursing -- the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry.
:01:22. > :01:41.Famously they walk. It is also the 75th anniversary of
:01:42. > :01:47.the formation of the special operations executive which was a
:01:48. > :01:53.secret force of men and women who Churchill ordered to set Europe
:01:54. > :02:04.ablaze. A lot of the women who joined had originally been Fanys and
:02:05. > :02:09.they performed heroic tasks. Nancy Wake was one such heroine and she
:02:10. > :02:16.would cycle around France, German held territory, and was known by the
:02:17. > :02:23.Germans as the White Mouse because she was so elusive. Women today
:02:24. > :02:29.taking an ever more prominent and equal role in the Armed Forces and
:02:30. > :02:35.this reflects some of the rich heritage stretching back 75 years
:02:36. > :02:51.and beyond. Another Scout and guide band here. This time from Kingston
:02:52. > :02:58.and Malden. Let's see what Gyles is up to. I am with the British Red
:02:59. > :03:02.Cross. They have brought Christmas somewhat early! It is still
:03:03. > :03:08.November, why are you here? We are here to remind you of the
:03:09. > :03:11.extraordinary work done by the British Red Cross both at home and
:03:12. > :03:19.abroad at an extra ordinary time in our history. There is a humanitarian
:03:20. > :03:23.crisis unfolding with 15 and a half million people misplaced because of
:03:24. > :03:28.conflict and violence. We're here to remind you of that and ask you to
:03:29. > :03:35.give generously at this time. You have a Christmas market? Yes, on the
:03:36. > :03:39.30th of November and the 1st of December at the Guildhall in the
:03:40. > :03:47.City of London, you can look at it on the Red Cross website. Willie be
:03:48. > :04:00.able to see the reindeer? -- will we be able to. I'm not sure! This is
:04:01. > :04:03.Cracker and Sparkle. I hope you have a sparkling Christmas and I shall
:04:04. > :04:08.come down to the Christmas there. Thank you.
:04:09. > :04:18.We have a float here with a wonderful 17th-century scene, Samuel
:04:19. > :04:25.Pepys with either his wife or mistress! It is The Company of
:04:26. > :04:35.Watermen Lightermen. You have child second with his long hair --
:04:36. > :04:51.Charles II. Some more rowers from that race. Samuel Pepys was hugely
:04:52. > :04:54.important in the development of the Royal Navy, helped turn it into the
:04:55. > :05:00.world beating force it became but was known more for his diary. This
:05:01. > :05:05.year, the National Maritime Museum is supporting the Maritime theme and
:05:06. > :05:10.there is an exhibition about Senor Pepys down the river in Greenwich
:05:11. > :05:28.next year -- about Samuel Pepys. This is Variety, the children's
:05:29. > :05:36.charity. The variety as four coaches and they carry children and carers
:05:37. > :05:41.on their areas activities, organising days out for people so
:05:42. > :05:45.they don't have too worry about the cost. Mostly children with special
:05:46. > :06:07.needs, they transport thousands of youngsters every day.
:06:08. > :06:19.They have brought with them some clowns and other supporting cast
:06:20. > :06:29.members, bringing a real energy to this fantastic charity's display.
:06:30. > :06:38.It should be said, the word float comes from the fact that the Lord
:06:39. > :06:43.Mayor used to process down the river, that is how people got
:06:44. > :06:49.around, along the Thames rather than through the streets. And we still
:06:50. > :06:54.call these vehicle drawn displays floats as a result. We now have the
:06:55. > :06:59.Worshipful Company of Farmers John Deere. Worshipful Company of
:07:00. > :07:17.John Deere has thrown in a few tractors. The national farming union
:07:18. > :07:25.on board. They have the old four track tractor. Sorry, this is the
:07:26. > :07:33.brand-new one. It is described as the transformer because it is game
:07:34. > :07:41.changing. Infant of it is that lovely 1950s tractor. But this one
:07:42. > :07:44.is the future of farming. Not much farming in the City of London but
:07:45. > :07:59.the links are always there. Nowadays, new technologies include
:08:00. > :08:06.drones that allow farmers to get a eye view of their crops and identify
:08:07. > :08:15.any areas that need any help -- Birds Eye view. These are the
:08:16. > :08:30.Pimlico Plumbers. 100 dancers from the local group, Streets Ahead. Five
:08:31. > :08:35.fans around the float. They all have funny numberplates which customers
:08:36. > :09:18.can write in and suggest. That van is literally floating. You
:09:19. > :09:27.can see that we have moved from boats to floats to things that float
:09:28. > :09:33.through the air. What is next? That is a material handling machine, part
:09:34. > :09:42.of Blue Group. It is normally used to pick up scrap metal. It supplies
:09:43. > :09:46.equipment to the recycling industry, the Blue Group. It has been
:09:47. > :09:58.transformed into a sea monster with the maritime theme. The whole crane
:09:59. > :10:04.arm has been wrapped in vinyl to make it look like scales.
:10:05. > :10:14.We can go and see what Sonali is doing. I am marching with royalty,
:10:15. > :10:18.five giant representations of the Queen to celebrate her maddest eat
:10:19. > :10:25.becoming Britain's longest serving monarch. And the dresses have all
:10:26. > :10:36.been made by Mitic designer Matthew O'Brien. -- British. About a year
:10:37. > :10:44.ago I was approached to produce 64 Queens! I am not a giant builder but
:10:45. > :10:50.it just came naturally to a upscale my designs. I touched upon different
:10:51. > :10:58.inspiration points which were the Commonwealth countries. And I write
:10:59. > :11:02.in thinking that the Queen approves of these creations and think they
:11:03. > :11:09.are quite flattering? I believe so! I understand she is happy with what
:11:10. > :11:27.we are doing. Well if Her Majesty approves, so do we.
:11:28. > :11:38.The Els Mayport Giants -- the Ellesmere Port Giants have worked
:11:39. > :11:46.hard to be here. They left home yesterday.
:11:47. > :11:55.When the school moved into the centre of Rochdale there was no
:11:56. > :12:00.playground so the headteacher set up a band and it has flourished ever
:12:01. > :12:08.since. Former band members have gone on to join the Coldstream Guards and
:12:09. > :12:09.they also have a former member playing in the band on Strictly Come
:12:10. > :12:27.Dancing. The Port of London authority. That
:12:28. > :12:37.is a traditional Thames cutter. It used to taxi people along the river
:12:38. > :12:43.for hundreds of years. It is here today to talk about the work they
:12:44. > :12:49.are doing on cleaning up the Thames and taking it from being almost a
:12:50. > :12:55.dead river 40 or 50 years ago to one of the cleaner rivers in the
:12:56. > :13:00.industrialised world. For centuries, London was one of the busiest ports
:13:01. > :13:05.in the world, in fact it was the busiest. It still is busy but now
:13:06. > :13:09.that activity has moved up the Thames to places like London
:13:10. > :13:29.Gateway, newly built container ports.
:13:30. > :13:38.As we hear from the band of Her Majesty 's Royal Marines I'm sad to
:13:39. > :13:44.say that we are going to say goodbye now because there is a special news
:13:45. > :13:49.bulletin coming up in a few seconds. That will bring you up to date with
:13:50. > :13:56.events in Paris. We wish the Lord Mayor of London all the best for his
:13:57. > :14:00.year in office. Thank you to Gyles and Sonali who I have enjoyed
:14:01. > :14:01.watching from the comfort of my commentary box! From all of us here,
:14:02. > :14:04.goodbye.