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Terry Charman to appear on BBC coverage of the 70th anniversary of Victory over Japan Day
posted on 13/08/15
MRT lecturer and senior historian at the Imperial War Museum, Terry Charman, will be appearing on BBC One on Saturday 15th August. ‘VJ Day 70: The Nation Remembers’ will be presented by Kirsty Young and Terry will be joining James Naughtie to offer commentary on a selection of commemorative events.
The programme begins with a service at St Martin-In-The-Fields Church, followed by a wreath-laying ceremony and a parade past the Cenotaph to Westminster Abbey.
Terry has worked on many exhibitions at the Imperial War Museum, including The Churchill Museum, Holocaust exhibition, and D-Day to Victory, and is considered an authority on the Battle of Britain and the Blitz.
Find out more about ‘VJ Day 70: The Nation Remembers’.