Episode 13: VE Day 80

To mark 80 years since the end of the Second World War in Europe, this special episode brings together powerful memories from blind veterans who lived through it.

From frontline service to street party celebrations - and the grief that came after - their stories reflect both the cost of war and the strength that endures.

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In their own words

Four blind veterans edited alongside one another in a dark background.

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VE | VJ Day 80: After the Darkness

Read and listen to our Second World War veterans share their remarkable stories of VE and VJ Day.

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Episode 9: D-Day 80, in their own words

Four Normandy veterans share their extraordinary accounts of D-Day in our special 80th anniversary podcast.

A black and white portrait of D-Day veteran Bob, overlaid on a scene from D-Day

Episode 10: The battle of Monte Cassino

As WWII veteran Matt Mackinnon-Pattison turns 100, he looks back on his fascinating wartime experiences in Italy.

Photo of blind veteran Matt pictured at Remembrance Sunday, seated in wheelchair

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