While looking for data and answers to the question that lead us to start this project, we realized that the first thing you can see by comparing any official speech to any on The Crown, you'll see that they had to be cropped. Because of a time factor, and because the official speeches had to be long enough to get people's attention, the show only selected a little part. But the question is "which part?" because we all know that words matter, especially in such a context. Deciding whether to keep or delete a specific sentence can change the meaning of a full discourse, for this reason we believe that nothing is left to chance.
What are the main and most recurring themes in the official speeches? And what, instead, is highlighted in The Crown's ones?
21st Birthday Official Speech, 1947
fig.1 The most frequently used words are Commonwealth, World, Great and Shall
21st Birthday Speech by The Crown, 1947
fig. 2 The most frequently used words are Shall, World, Commonwealth, Make and Family
Christmas Broadcast - Official, 1957
fig. 3 The most frequently used words are Can, New, noe, people and Christmas
Christmas Broadcast - The Crown, 1957
fig. 4 The most frequently used words are Christmas, Now, May, Television and Personal
Annus Horribilis Official Speech, 1992
fig. 5 The most frequently used words are City, Mayor, Lord and Life
Annus Horribilis - The Crown, 1992
fig. 6 The most frequently used words are Reflect and Last, we can also read Errors and Mayor