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Channel 4 – VE-Day in Colour Britain’s Biggest Party (2020)

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Channel 4 – VE-Day in Colour: Britain’s Biggest Party (2020)
English | Size: 899 MB
Category: Documentary

Using newly recorded accounts and previously unseen archive, this is the story of the day in May 1945 when the fighting finally stopped across Europe and the celebrations began as Britain rejoiced in unity. The stories of ordinary folk are heard, but alongside the happy tales of street parties, fancy dress, and jelly and ice cream are the reflections of those thinking of loved ones who wouldn’t return to enjoy a peace that was hard won. [Read more…]

Channel 5 – VE Day The Lost Films (2020)

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Channel 5 – VE Day: The Lost Films (2020)
English | Size: 1.09 GB
Category: Documentary

The story of VE Day in 1945, told through the eyewitness accounts and cine films of ordinary people. Amateur film-makers recorded remarkable scenes, with some of it in glorious colour. Now, rarely seen footage, captured by amateurs and stored away for decades, charts the extraordinary events of May 8 when the entire nation took to the streets. Shots include events in the heart of the madness in central London, village life in Chapeltown on the outskirts of Sheffield and reaction in Tyne and Wear. [Read more…]

Channel 4 – VE-Day in Colour Britain’s Biggest Party (2020)

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Channel 4 – VE-Day in Colour: Britain’s Biggest Party (2020)
English | Size: 899 MB
Category: Documentary

Using newly recorded accounts and previously unseen archive, this is the story of the day in May 1945 when the fighting finally stopped across Europe and the celebrations began as Britain rejoiced in unity. The stories of ordinary folk are heard, but alongside the happy tales of street parties, fancy dress, and jelly and ice cream are the reflections of those thinking of loved ones who wouldn’t return to enjoy a peace that was hard won. [Read more…]