Dame Vera Lynn at the BBC TrailerThe Unforgettable Norman Wisdom TrailerEntertaining the Troops Trailer
Dame Vera Lynn was an English singer-songwriter born Vera Margaret Welch on 20 March 1917. During World War II she toured India, Burma and Egypt, giving concerts for troops stationed there and gaining the nickname 'The Forces' Sweetheart'. Her 2009 album 'We'll Meet Again: The Very Best of Vera Lynn' topped the UK album chart. At 92 she became the oldest artist to do so.
Total trailers found: 10
11 October 1943
Patriotic musical romance. After her school is closed, teacher Ann tries to join up. However, she is persuaded to organise a nursery for a munitions factory.
01 May 1994
Wartime sweetheart Vera Lynn presents this documentary which sets archive footage and newsreel film from World War Two to the popular sounds of the day.
04 December 1944
A young singer meets a man who is the victim of a kidnap plot, and is assumed by the gang to be his girlfriend.
08 November 2020
The BBC celebrates the Forces' Sweetheart with a look back through the archives at some of her favourite performances and biggest hits.
20 April 2011
In this documentary, experts dissect the Battle of Britain, which took place on Sept. 15, 1940 — a day that determined the fate of the nation.
18 January 1943
A young dancer trying to make it in London during World War II discovers that people like her singing voice, too.
21 December 1962
Vestø island's isolated community's prize cow is in danger of being abducted by German WWII occupation forces.
20 September 2011
Documentary telling the story of the ENSA performers who kept up the troops' morale during World War II, with contributions from Dame Vera Lynn, Eric Sykes and Tony Benn.
08 November 2011
Family and friends pay tribute to the funnyman, who was one of Britain's best-loved stars of stage, TV and film for more than 50 years - and also became a cult figure in Albania, where his films were ruled to be acceptable entertainment during the country's long years of isolation during the Cold War.
