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Dame Vera Lynn: Still Our Sweetheart

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2/3. Veteran broadcaster David Jacobs pays tribute to legendary wartime singer Vera Lynn, who yesterday celebrated her 90th birthday. Crowned the Forces'
Sweetheart for symbolising Britain's fighting spirit at a time of great strife and despair, Lynn remains best known for two signature recordings - We'll Meet Again
(1939) and the 1942 hit (There'll Be Bluebirds over) the White Cliffs of Dover. The series features a new and exclusive interview with the down-to-earth star.

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Presenter:
David Jacobs
Interviewee:
Vera Lynn
Source: Radio Times

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