At the parade's end, marchers would hand out pieces of gum to the children running behind them.
The Tartan Day Parade's allure rests not only on its buoyant Scottish spirit but also its safety.
"Parade's End" landed at HBO three years ago after Mr. Stoppard approached the network with the scripts.
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But gay people do march in the parade and are welcome, said Hilary Beirne, the parade's executive secretary.
Organizers say signs or buttons celebrating being gay would detract from the parade's focus on honoring Irish heritage.
The parade's backers say gay people are welcome to march as long as they abide by the rules.
The parade's theme this year was "Oh, the Places You'll Go, " a tip of the hat to children's author Dr. Seuss.
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Mr. Stoppard, 75, first read "Parade's End" in 2008, when the British production company Mammoth Screen asked him to write the adaptation.
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Another BBC One period drama, Parade's End, which received a total of five nominations walked away with one award for best costume design.
The Britannia lodge will also be the only lodge permitted to return to the Fountain through the Cityside area on the parade's return.
Graham Greene called the last novel "a disaster, " and edited a 1963 edition of "Parade's End" that left out the fourth novel entirely.
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The duo, composed of Wolf Parade's Dan Boeckner and his fiancee Alexei Perry, specializes in sparse, repetitive pop melodies coupled with baffling, poetic words.
The pair are up for best actor and actress for their roles in BBC Two drama Parade's End, which leads the field with five nominations.
" "To get the most of 'Parade's End, ' you have to concentrate while you watch it, and think about it and maybe watch it again.
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At one point during the parade broadcast, Storm added a personal note as a float honoring the parade's president -- a nurse -- passed by.
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In the capital on Friday a St David's Day parade from Cardiff's City Hall to outside St David's Hall, where people gathered sang the national anthem.
Sir Tom, whose recent credits include Anna Karenina and Parade's End, will receive the Laurel Award for Screen at its 17 February awards in Los Angeles.
Other British nominees include Benedict Cumberbatch for Parade's End and Dominic West for The Hour - both in the running for best actor in a TV movie or mini-series.
They are World War One drama Parade's End, starring Benedict Cumberbatch, police corruption drama, Line of Duty and The Hollow Crown, a series of adaptations of Shakespeare's history plays.
Oscar-winning actress Vanessa Redgrave is to lead the children's parade which will open this year's Brighton Festival.
The Queen's official birthday is marked with the Trooping the Colour parade, also known as The Queen's Birthday Parade, which is due to take place on 15 June this year.
For the first time, up to 8, 000 visitors from around the world were due to march in a "People's Parade" on Sunday, when Ireland's capital city also intends hold its usual procession of bands and pageantry.
Organisers are now looking forward to Monday's parade which should see thousands of people lining London's streets to pay tribute to their Olympic heroes.
However, Saturday's ceremonies, including a parade to Swansea's Guildhall, have still taken place - despite the Queen's absence.
Earlier the princess was received by the Lord Lieutenant, John Bush, before touring an exhibition in the town's library and watching a parade through the town's High Street.
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Later today, he'll head to Disneyland, where he'll be grand marshal of tomorrow's parade.
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