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VE Day

On the 75th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day, Jeremy looks at how the end of the Second World War in Europe was marked at the time and how people are celebrating it now.

On the 75th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day, Jeremy Vine will look back at the momentous occasion when the allies accepted the unconditional surrender of Nazi Germany in World War II. He’ll examine how the end of the conflict in Europe was marked at the time and how people are celebrating it now.

Jeremy talks to a woman who remembers the exhilaration of VE Day when she was a young girl in the East End of London. He speaks to renowned military historian Sir Antony Beevor and hears listeners’ stories.

1 hour, 57 minutes

Last on

Fri 8 May 2020 12:00

Music Played

  • David Bowie

    Golden Years

    • David Bowie - Best Of Bowie.
    • EMI.
  • James Blunt

    The Greatest

    • Once Upon A Mind.
    • Atlantic.
  • Depeche Mode

    Everything Counts

    • Depeche Mode - The Singles 1981-1985.
    • Mute Records.
  • Daryl Hall & John Oates

    Method Of Modern Love

    • Single Mixes.
    • RCA.
  • Duran Duran

    Hungry Like The Wolf

    • Fantastic 80's - 3 (Various Artists).
    • Sony Tv/Columbia.
  • Jason Mraz

    Look For The Good

    • Look For The Good.
    • BMG Rights Management (US).
  • Glenn Miller

    Chattanooga Choo Choo

    • The Very Best Of.
    • Sony Music.
  • The Andrews Sisters & The Vic Schoen Orchestra

    Oh, Johnny! Oh, Johnny! Oh!

    • The Andrews Sisters.
    • Starlite.
  • Carol Gibbons & Savoy Orpheans

    I'm Going To Get Lit Up (When The Lights Go On In London)

    • The Warring 40's (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.
  • Bud Flanagan & The Band of the Coldstream Guards

    Who Do You Think You Are Kidding Mr Hitler?

  • Tommy Trinder, The Three Ginx & Male Chorus

    All Over The Place

    • Vintage Hits: The Noel Gay Catalogues.
    • Omnibus Records & Tapes.
  • Frank Sinatra

    (There'll Be A) Hot Time In The Town Of Berlin (When The Yanks Go ...)

    • Frank Sinatra Remembers The Movies.

Broadcast

  • Fri 8 May 2020 12:00