Fiftieth anniversary of VE Day

Title

Fiftieth anniversary of VE Day

Genre

News report; Interview; Speech

TX Date

17 Mar 1995

Year of production

1995

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Duration

00:03:37

Description

Alison Hodgkins reporting on the opening of the London at War exhibition at the Imperial War Museum, to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of VE Day. Includes archive speech by then Prime Minister, Winston Churchill announcing victory; interviews with John Snagge, who read the radio news bulletin announcing Victory in Europe; veteran politician Barbara Castle on working as an air raid warden; Evelyn Driscoll, who was injured in the last V2 attack.

Contributors

Barbara Castle; John Snagge; Alison Hodgkins; Evelyn Driscoll; Winston Churchill (1874-1965)

Keywords

Anniversary celebrations; Second World War (1939-1945); Aerial bombardment; VE day; Cultural exhibitions; Imperial War Museum; Anniversaries

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