The coronation of King Charles III, a symbolic event that combines a religious service and spectacle, is being celebrated by millions of people throughout the UK and beyond. The King, who will be crowned on May 6 alongside Camilla, the Queen Consort, will be the 40th reigning monarch to be crowned at Westminster Abbey since 1066. There will be traditions from more than a thousand years ago on the day of splendour and formality.

Guest: Professor Saul Dubow, Smuts Professor of Commonwealth History Cambridge University

We will talk about the Commonwealth and its broader global ramifications while also reflecting on this momentous date and the oppression and colonial history it commemorates.