Celebrate The 75th Anniversary Of VE Day With This Definitive TV Guide

A definitive guide to how you can enjoy the celebrations on TV on Friday

FRIDAY, MAY 8

The Nation Remembers

BBC1, 11am

Nationwide two-minute silence to mark the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Europe, paying tribute to heroes past and present.

The Announcement Of Victory 

BBC1, 2.45pm

Tribute to the war generation including Churchill's radio address from Downing Street at 3pm on May 8, 1945, announcing the end of hostilities. Celebrities will read personal testimonies from the day's celebrations, there'll be music by military bands, and Prince Charles will read an extract from his grandfather George VI's diary for tour hà giang May 8.

The One Show

BBC1, 7pm

Hour-long special.






A definitive guide to how you can enjoy the celebrations on TV on Friday including an address from the Queen


The People's Celebration 

BBC1, 8pm

Hosted by Sophie Raworth, an evening's entertainment with some of Britain's top musical talent performing songs from the 1930s and 1940s, such as Bluebirds Over The White Cliffs Of Dover and When The Lights Go On Again. Artists include Katherine Jenkins, Adrian Lester, Anton Du Beke, Shane Richie and Helen George. Interviews with those who remember the day.

The Queen

BBC1, 9pm

At the exact time of day that her father, kynghidongduong.vn George VI, spoke to the nation in 1945, Her Majesty makes her own address. Followed by the whole country joining a singalong of We'll Meet Again, led by Dame Vera Lynn, 103, from a window at her home in Sussex.

REMEMBERING VICTORY

BBC1, 9.10pm

Sir David Attenborough, Patrick Stewart and June Whitfield, among others, share memories of the end of the conflict.