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Duration: 1 hour, 29 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 4^th May 2015, 20:30 on BBC One Scotland HDLatest broadcast: Sat 15^th Aug 2015, 21:10 on BBC Two HD

Seventy years on, some of Britain's best-loved entertainers and broadcasters recall the jubilation of VE Day and the years that followed. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:: Julie Walters
Participant:: David Attenborough
Participant:: Johnny Ball
Participant:: Honor Blackman
Participant:: Jilly Cooper
Participant:: John Craven
Participant:: Bruce Forsyth
Participant:: Cleo Laine
Participant:: Kenny Lynch
Participant:: Miriam Margolyes
Participant:: Michael Parkinson
Participant:: Leslie Phillips
Participant:: Anne Reid
Participant:: Esther Rantzen
Participant:: Patrick Stewart
Participant:: Una Stubbs
Participant:: June Whitfield
Producer:: Mary Cranitch
Director:: Mary Cranitch
Executive Producer:: Chris Granlund
Production Manager:: Michelle Clinton
Production Coordinator:: Josef d'Bache-Kane

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VE Day 70

Episode 4: A Party to Remember

Duration: 1 hour, 55 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 9^th May 2015, 20:30 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Sun 31^st May 2015, 13:15 on BBC One London

Chris Evans hosts a spectacular celebration of the 70th anniversary of VE Day from Horse Guards Parade, featuring performances of wartime songs and testimonies from the era. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Chris Evans
Performer:: Alexander Armstrong
Performer:: Alfie Boe
Performer:: undefined Blue
Performer:: Chas Hodges
Performer:: Dave Peacock
Performer:: undefined Collabro
Performer:: Diversity
Performer:: Elaine Paige
Performer:: Gregory Porter
Performer:: Katherine Jenkins
Performer:: Laura Wright
Performer:: Pixie Lott
Performer:: Rebecca Ferguson
Performer:: Status Quo
Performer:: undefined Strictly Come Dancing Professionals
Actor:: Adrian Lester
Actor:: Bernard Cribbins
Actor:: Colin Salmon
Actor:: Honeysuckle Weeks
Actor:: Ian Lavender
Actor:: Jane Horrocks
Actor:: Julia Sawalha
Actor:: Laurence Fox
Actor:: Martin Shaw
Actor:: Richard E Grant
Actor:: Robert Lindsay
Director:: Simon Staffurth
Producer:: Cerrie Frost
Executive Producer:: Guy Freeman

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VE Day 70

Episode 2: The Cenotaph

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Fri 8^th May 2015, 14:30 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Fri 8^th May 2015, 14:30 on BBC One Wales

To mark the anniversary of Victory in Europe Day, a service of remembrance takes place at the Cenotaph in London. Dan Snow presents. Show more

Contributors

Commentator:: Eddie Butler
Producer:: Tim Fransham
Director:: John Smith
Executive Producer:: Tina Fletcher-Hill
Presenter:: Dan Snow

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VE Day 70

Episode 3: The Cenotaph - Highlights

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 8^th May 2015, 19:30 on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: Fri 8^th May 2015, 21:30 on BBC Two Wales

Highlights of the morning's service at the Cenotaph in London to mark the 70th anniversary of VE Day.

Contributors

Commentator:: Eddie Butler
Producer:: Tim Fransham
Director:: John Smith
Executive Producer:: Tina Fletcher-Hill

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VE Day 70

Episode 5: The Nation Remembers

Duration: 3 hours, 30 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 10^th May 2015, 10:00 on BBC One Scotland HDLatest broadcast: Sun 10^th May 2015, 10:00 on BBC One Wales

Kirsty Young introduces live coverage of the final day of VE Day commemorations, with a service of thanksgiving at Westminster Abbey followed by a parade of veterans and fly-past. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Kirsty Young
Commentator:: Sian Williams
Commentator:: Eddie Butler
Reporter:: Anita Rani
Reporter:: Dan Snow
Producer:: Catherine Stirk
Executive Producer:: Claire Popplewell

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Series

VE Day 70

Episode 6: The Nation Remembers - Highlights

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Sun 10^th May 2015, 18:00 on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: Sun 10^th May 2015, 18:00 on BBC Two HD

Kirsty Young introduces highlights of the final day of VE Day commemorations, with a service of thanksgiving at Westminster Abbey followed by a parade of veterans and fly-past. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Kirsty Young
Commentator:: Sian Williams
Commentator:: Eddie Butler
Presenter:: Chris Evans
Producer:: Neil Baldock
Executive Producer:: Claire Popplewell

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