Get set for TV channels covering special events

Friday May 8 marks 75th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day, the long-awaited moment when fighting stopped on the European battlefields of the Second World War.

Television programmes aplenty are lined up to keep viewers entertained while in lockdown.

Thursday May 7

Dame Vera Lynn: We’ll Meet Again, BBC One, 7:30pm

To kick off their extensive VE Day programming, the BBC presents a refreshed version of this special documentary about the nation’s WW2 sweetheart. Initially broadcast in 2017 to mark Dame Vera’s 100th birthday, the show celebrates her career.

Friday May 8VE Day: The Nation Remembers, BBC One, 11am

While VE Day offers lots of reasons to celebrate, it’s important to remember the heroes who fought for our freedom but didn’t live to see peacetime. At 11am, BBC One will mark a two-minute silence, a moment of remembrance in which we can all pay tribute to those who made the ultimate sacrifice.

VE Day 75: The Announcement of Victory, BBC One, 2:45pm

This is a chance to hear Winston Churchill’s stirring victory speech once again, when he addressed the British people from Downing Street and announced that war was over in Europe. The famous moment in history will be broadcast again alongside a specially created film.

VE Day: Countdown to Peace, Yesterday, 5pm