01-05-2025
VE Day 80: We Were There review — it's vital we hear these memories
There were plenty of wise words from the elderly, gentle-voiced heroes in VE Day 80: We Were There (BBC2). People who have experienced the sharp end of war tend to have their priorities right.
'Our peace was hard fought for and should be cherished,' said former Wren Marie Scott. 'Nothing can be taken for granted. There's always some lunatic around who wants power or … a piece of territory and is prepared to stop at nothing to get it.' Well, ain't that the truth.
Having listened to an hour of these modest veterans talking, I wondered, as always, what they make of some of today's generation, those who reportedly find it 'too challenging' to make a phone call or find the use of full stops
