Bob Geldof , Ian McKellen , Antony Sher , Trevor McDonald and Fergal Keanejoin religious and political leaders in Britain's first national commemoration of the Holocaust, live from Methodist Central Hall in Westminster.
On the 56th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz concentration camp, John Simpson describes the scene as survivors of the Holocaust and more recent atrocities join in tonight's evening of readings and music, culminating in a mass lighting of candles for peace. See Choice.
Producer Daniel Brittain-Catlin (S) (W) Images of Betsen is tonight at 8pm on Radio 4 and Songs of Praise also marks the occasion tomorrow at 5.30pm on BBC1 Polly Toynbee: page 16