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  1. Vera Lynn on her autobiography (1975)

    Genre
    Interview

    Vera Lynn discusses her upbringing, her entry into the showbusiness world, and her early career. She describes the industry, and the process of being recognised as an international star. In the context of...

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  2. Queen visits Pebble Mill studios (1981)

    Genre
    Interview; Music; News report

    Report on the visit of the Queen to Pebble Mill, the BBC’s Birmingham headquarters, on the tenth anniversary of the opening of the studios as a network centre. Includes interviews with Ken Barton, Royal...

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  3. Vera Lynn song for troops: I love this land (1982)

    Genre
    Music

    Vera Lynn sings I Love This Land, released to support British troops in the Falkland Islands.

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  4. Songs for the Falklands (1982)

    Genre
    Interview; Music; News report

    Rodney Bennett reports on three songs written about the Falklands crisis. Speakers include musicians Jean Bacon(?), Marco Van Heist and Dame Vera Lynn. Original catalogue record gives transmission date of...

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  5. Decision makers (1982)

    Genre
    Documentary; Speech; Interview; Music

    Decision Makers. Richard Bestic presents, After Victory, What Now? on the end of the Falklands War. Topics discussed include economics, oil, politics, export projects, the military presence on the islands,...

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  6. When the lights go on again (1985)

    Genre
    Interview; News report; Special; Speech

    When the Lights Go on Again: VE-Day 1945 Remembered, presented by Dickie Arbiter. Contemporary news reports from the Second World War; interviews/speeches/broadcasts by Neville Chamberlain; Prime Minister...

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  7. Dame Vera Lynn on Duke of Edinburgh’s Japanese visit (1989)

    Genre
    Interview

    Wartime singer Dame Vera Lynn has criticised Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh for his decision to attend the funeral of Emperor Hirohito in Japan. She says the Duke should not go to Japan as a representative...

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  8. Vera Lynn on Second World War (1989)

    Genre
    Interview

    Extracts from an interview with singer and entertainer Dame Vera Lynn about her memories of the Second World War and entertaining the troops. The interviewer is Pete Murray. In four parts.

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  9. ENSA musical launched (1990)

    Genre
    Interview; Music; News report

    Simon Bowden reports on the Imperial War Museum launch of the musical Gasmasks and Greasepaint, celebrating the work of the Second World War entertainment corps, ENSA, with many stars from the time and from...

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  10. D-Day 50 year celebrations launched (1994)

    Genre
    Interview; Music; News report; Speech

    Mark Phillips reports as Prime Minister John Major launches celebrations of the fiftieth anniversary of the D-Day landings in Grosvenor Square. There are events planned all over the country. Includes speech...

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