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Directed by Sally Norris Original language(s) English No. of episodes 3 First episode date 6 February 2012 Presented by Andrew Marr Genre Documentary film | 7.1/10 IMDb Country of origin United Kingdom No. of seasons 1 Executive producer(s) Nick Vaughan-Barratt Final episode date 20 February 2012 Director Sally Norris | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bbc the diamond queen episode 1
The Diamond Queen is a landmark BBC documentary series, presented by Andrew Marr, which looks at the life of Queen Elizabeth II. The series focuses on her accession, her daily routine, how she is seen as a role model and how she is coping in her 60th year as monarch. The programme features archive footage of the Queen, as well as in-depth footage of her major engagements since the beginning of 2010 to late 2011.
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Critical reception
The Diamond Queen series reached an audience of 7.2 million UK viewers for the first episode and 6.5 and 6.8 million for the next episodes. It achieved an Audience Appreciation Index of 90 out of 100 for each episode; a higher than average rating. The series has since been broadcast around the world.
The documentary was criticised by the campaign group Republic. Graham Smith, the organisation's chief executive, argued in a letter to the chairman of the BBC Trust, the Lord Patten of Barnes, that the programme breached BBC guidelines on impartiality. Smith wrote in his letter that the series was subject to "distortions, half-truths and fabrications" and commented "What was presented as a piece of biographical journalism was in fact pro-monarchy polemic". A BBC spokeswoman responded that "The BBC abides by its requirement to be duly impartial across its output."