with the Early Show
with John Florance.
with Rabbi Lionel Blue.
with a selection of wartime favourites and listeners' memories.
Dirk Bogarde, Denis and Edna Healey, Edward Heath and Claire Rayner join
Jimmy for a special VE Day programme.
In a VE Day special, Sarah meets Radio 2 listeners who served their country during the Second World War and introduces them to their equivalents in today's British Armed Forces.
From the BBC Archives,
John Snagge introduces the Prime Minister Winston Churchill.
VE Day Street Party
Ed hosts a celebratory VE Day street party live from Liverpool. With
Bobby Crush , the Searchers, the Vernons Girls,
Maurice Denham , Phil Kernot , John Martin , Stanley Unwin and Michael Williams.
Producer Sonia Beldom
On 9 May 1945, the Soviet Army liberated Prague from the Germans. So began a period of history which lasted until the fall of communism in 1989-90. John visits Prague to see for himself how the city is facing up to the challenges of the 21st century.
Concluding a unique history of the war years.
Big band music that swung the war played by the BBC Big Band conducted by Barry Forgie with guest singers Angela Christian , Danny Street and Quintessence. Presented by David Jacobs.
Producer Graham Pass
from Coventry
Cathedral,
Richard Baker introduces the finale to Radio 2's VE Day
Celebrations. With the BBC Concert Orchestra, Ex
Cathedra (chorus master
Jeffrey Skidmore) and David Poulter (organ), conducted by Barry Wordsworth. Including Dame Moura Lympany as soloist in Rachmaninov's 2nd Piano
Concerto, and music by Weber, Coates, Barber, Mozart, Faure, Verdi and Mahler. At 8.45 Lyndon Jenkins takes a look at music in the Midlands.
Producer John Langridge
with Jazz Notes
Including at 1.30
Pause for Thought with Steve Ann Henshall.
Including at 3.30
Pause for Thought with Steve Ann Henshall.
