VE Day 80: a playlist of music to mark the anniversary

Jack Pepper
Thursday, May 8, 2025

From composer-soldiers to contemporary writers reflecting on the anniversary, Jack Pepper curates a playlist marking 80 years since the end of the Second World War in Europe

The memorial to the Battle Of Britain, one of the early stages of the war that ended 80 years ago today (photo: Jack Pepper)

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