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VE Day 50th anniversary - Success of celebrations (1995)
- Genre
- Interview
Robert Allen interviews Lord Cranborne (Robert Gascoyne-Cecil) on the success of VE Day 50th anniversary celebrations in London. Lord Cranborne was responsible for the planning of them.
VE day 50th anniversary - veterans’ thoughts (1995)
- Genre
- Interview
Rachel Salaman interviews two World War 2 veterans, Jim Manning and Tony Harman, on their recollections of the war and their memories of VE day at its 50th anniversary celebrations in their village of...
VE day 50th anniversary -montage from celebrations (1995)
- Genre
- Music; Vox pop
Montage with Dame Vera Lynn performing wartime songs and veterans talking about the celebrations and their Second World War memories at the Hyde Park celebrations of the 50th anniversary of VE day.
VE Day 50th anniversary - Tony Savage recollects (1995)
- Genre
- Interview
Londoner, Tony Savage, who was 8 years old at the original VE Day celebrations at Buckingham Palace, talks us through what he remembers on the occasion of the 50th anniversary. Interviewer not heard.
VE Day 50th anniversary - Robert Hardy’s Churchill speech (1995)
- Genre
- Speech
Actor Robert Hardy addresses the crowd at VE Day 50th anniversary celebrations at Hyde Park with wartime prime minister Winston Churchill’s speech that marked the end of the war.
VE day 50th anniversary - Cliff Richard on performing (1995)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with singer Cliff Richard on looking forward to performing at the VE day 50th anniversary celebrations despite only being a baby at the end of the Second World War. Interviewer not heard.
VE day 50th anniversary - Elaine Paige on performing (1995)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with singer Elaine Paige on performing at the Hyde Park celebrations that marked the 50th anniversary of VE day. Interviewer not heard.
VE Day 50th anniversary celebrations (1995)
- Genre
- Interview; Music; News report; Speech
Brian Ging reports for London News Radio on the celebrations in Hyde Park that marked the 50th anniversary of VE Day. Speakers: Prime Minister John Major; reunited veterans James Barber and Ian Aitcheson;...
Speeding advertising campaign (1995)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Advertisement
Paul Chapman reports on the new Government advertising campaign to reduce speeding launched in London today. Includes clips from the adverts and interview with Road Safety Minister Steven Norris.
WW1 chemical weapons in Hampshire (1995)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Chief correspondent Paul Maurice reports back on the discovery and attempt to remove phosgene and mustard gas weapons from WW1 buried in an old military base near Sherfield on Loddon, Hampshire destined to...