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The 80th Anniversary of VE Day

Pam Rhodes marks a magnificent milestone, the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day, by speaking to those who remember the elation of that glorious day.\n\nAt the iconic St Paul’s Cathedral, Pam meets the Very Rev Dean Andrew Tremlett to explore why the cathedral was such a focus of hope during the war and on VE Day itself. Pam also meets pageant master Bruno Peek, who is planning the 80th-anniversary celebrations, encouraging the country to light lanterns of peace and sing a special hymn on the day.\n\nPam gets her glad rags on to join a VE Day party at a living history museum. Those gathered share first-hand accounts of the war and of VE Day, and Pam hears how prayer played a crucial part.\n\nWe also meet 104-year-old female war veteran Christian Lamb, whose maps helped achieve victory on D-Day, a turning point towards the Allies winning the war.\n\nWith music to honour VE Day, including a special performance from Aled Jones on the Normandy beaches.\n\n1. Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven - St John the Baptist, Tideswell\n2. I Vow to Thee, My Country - Christ Church, Oxton, Birkenhead\n3. Abide with Me - Aled Jones\n4. Lord for the Years - St Paul's Cathedral Choir\n5. Freedom - Church of Christ the Cornerstone, Milton Keynes\n6. Now Thank We All Our God - Guildhall, Londonderry

Source: BBC 1