Podcast appearances and mentions of dame vera lynn

Seb White, James Bird and Tommy Stewart talk Goldie's Instagram, Super Hans, Wolverhampton, Björk, Beverley Knight, the NHS, West Ham United, black cabs, Dame Vera Lynn, the World Cup, Dolly the sheep, metal dragons, DIY fireworks, Hotel MUNDIAL, Steve Bunce, Independence Day, Guy Fawkes, Paul Merton, The Beatles, John Lennon presenting GB News again, Oleksandr Usyk, Robbie Keane, Santos, Steve Bull, Don Goodman, accessible acrobatics, BBC West Midlands, Tim Spiers, The Pink, Wayne Rooney, the Republic of Ireland, Inter Milan, Coventry, Mark Atkins, Jim White, service station toilets, Jackie Bird, the NEXT sale, the Oklahoma Kiss, Matt Jansen, Hampton & Richmond, Original Source Mint Shower Gel, shoes with shorts, Clarks Wallabees, Seb's pythons, pimping up drinks at home, traps for cats, train guys, dead leg, Jack Grealish, pre-season friendlies, Real Betis, Manuel Pellegrini and Michael Carrick in Chesterfield, Sporting Omicida, Village Books, hamstring twinge, Kevin De Bruyne, missing sitters, and somehow so much more.Get the latest issue of MUNDIAL Mag hereFollow MUNDIAL on Twitter - @mundialmagFollow MUNDIAL on Instagram - @mundialmag Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Send us a Text Message.This episode takes us to Yorkshire at the invitation of the Ryedale Society of Model Engineers  to visit their mainline in miniature on a steam day in November 2023. The extensive dual gauge 7 1/4  and 5" gauge ground level layout has been built  by members, many of whom are rail professionals in their day job and  qualified drivers and fireman on a number of heritage lines . We  bumped into Ian Foot, the owner of a little 'Dame Vera Lynn' a 5" gauge model of the prototype WD 2-10-0 who is also involved in fundraising to bring the original Dame Vera back into service on the NYMR. We discuss fuel, with the US expert Davidson Ward of FMW Solutions, who is working with NYMR to convert the 'Dame Vera Lynn' to use oil fuel, and get an glimpse of the UK coal industry from Paul Paddock from Hargreaves at the recent HRA conference.Links to the Railways and Groups mentioned in this episode:No. 3672 Dame Vera Lynn  Appeal North Yorkshire Moors Railway Ryedale Society of Model EngineersFMW SolutionsHargreaves Services PlcThis podcast is produced by Laura Raymond and presented by Alasdair Stewart Our 'Making Tracks' music is with kind permission of composer and musician Richard Durrant. It is a unique piece inspired by the rhythm of the historic rolling stock on the Ffestiniog Railway on the scenic journey from Harbour Station to Tan y Blwch. You can listen and download the full 'Tan y Bwlch' Ukulele Quartet here: Ukulele Quartet No. 1 "Tan y Bwlch" Ukulele Quartet No. 1 "Tan y Bwlch" Richard Durrant · Single · 2019 · 3 songs.

The D-Day Darlings are a UK-based singing group that specializes in performing wartime-inspired music. The group was formed in 2008 by lead singer Katie Ashby and has since become one of the most beloved acts in the country. They have received the support of many prominent figures, including Dame Vera Lynn and The Royal British Legion.In 2018, The D-Day Darlings reached the final of Britain's Got Talent, and their debut album 'I'll Remember You' was released on Sony Music later that year. The album charted at No.5 on the Official Album Charts and went on to sell over 60,000 copies, earning them a BRIT Certified Award for the Breakthrough Award.On April 23rd, 2023, The D-Day Darlings will release their new single ‘I Vow to Thee My Country' in celebration of the King's Coronation. The song features the group's signature harmonies and is sure to delight fans both old and new.To coincide with the release of their new single, The D-Day Darlings will be embarking on a 24-date UK tour throughout April, May, and June 2023. The tour will feature guest appearances from Britain's Got Talent winner (2019) war veteran Sergeant Major Colin Thackery, the young trailblazers The D-Day Juniors, and the newly formed The Brand New Voices Choir.Lead singer Katie Ashby is also the Ambassador of The Dame Vera Lynne Children's Charity, which supports children under five with cerebral palsy and other motor learning difficulties. In 2022, Ashby was invited by Dame Vera Lynne's family to be the voice to raise funds to erect a memorial statue of the forces sweetheart.With their stunning vocal harmonies and dedication to preserving wartime music, The D-Day Darlings are a true national treasure and a must-see act for music fans of all ages. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For VIdeo Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/je9gZ3ROeG8 Becky O'Brien, BGT Singing Sensation, is arguably best remembered for bringing TV's harshest talent judge, Simon Cowell, to tears with her rendition of “Over The Rainbow”. “Wow! I was not expecting that! You're voice is so amazing, so authentic, it was just so emotional…..This is the reason we make this show, is to find people like you!” (Simon Cowell, of Becky's Performance) Becky was raised in a Show Business Family, making her stage debut at the age of 2 years old. She worked hard throughout her younger years to learn the vocal, dance and acting skills she would need to make her dream of being on stage, a reality. In 2005 she starred alongside Judi Dench, Bob Hoskins, Christopher Guest and Will Young in the Pathe feature film “Mrs Henderson Presents”. She and two of her sisters performed the title song for the film, “Babies of The Blitz” and went on to perform in Trafalgar Square with Will Young for the BBC VE Day Celebrations in a Star-studded line up, featuring Sir Paul McCartney, Sir Cliff Richard, Dame Vera Lynn and Katherine Jenkins. Becky has toured extensively across the globe with various shows including, The Songbook of Judy, Puttin on the Ritz, The Rat Pack and The Spirit of Broadway, to name but a few. She has also had the honour of performing at some wonderful venues including the Edinburgh Fringe, Disneyland Paris, Various Theatres from America to China….but possibly her favourite to date, The London Palladium. Becky is also the Survivor Ambassador for the domestic abuse charity, Women's Aid UK. She has been involved in various campaigns, spoken in Parliament to help change the law for safe child.  

This is the second episode, in a two part interview with Peter Boita, a UK drummer who has played with numerous musical legends which include Sir Elton John, Madonna, Glen Campbell, Dame Vera Lynn, The Jacksons, Dame Shirley Bassey, Whitney Houston, Sir Tom Jones, Sir Rod Steward, Sir Cliff Richard, Sir George Martin, Sir Andrew Lloyd Weber, The Supremes, Charles Asnavour and many, many more. And, he was also resident drummer for the first 25 years of Les Miserable..Special thanks to Peter Boita for agreeing to be interviewed for Talk to the Band. If you'd like to find out more about Peter and his incredible career, please check out the below links:Follow Peter on FacebookPromo video for Peter's lectures onboard the the Cunard liner Queen Mary 2Talk to the Band Social LinksFollow Talk to the Band on FacebookFollow Talk to the Band on TwitterFollow Talk to the Band on InstagramDisclaimer: There are affiliate links within this post through which we may receive a commission at no extra cost to you and this is how we keep our site and podcasts free for you. So we really do appreciate it when you purchase via our links.#TalktotheBand #PeterBoita #SirGeorgeMartin #GlenCampbell #TheSupremes #Jeff Wayne #Charles #AsnavourSupport the Show.

A Kent hospital trust has been fined following the death of a baby. Harry Richford was just seven days old when he passed away following a traumatic birth at the QEQM in Margate in 2017. East Kent Hospitals admitted providing unsafe care and treatment to both Harry and his mum Sarah. Also in today's podcast, buses that don't produce harmful emissions are being tested in part of Kent. A fundraising campaign for a statue of Dame Vera Lynn on the White Cliffs of Dover has been launched. Hear from the forces' sweetheart's daughter. And, Gillingham manager and proud Scotsman Steve Evans chats ahead of England's game against Scotland at Euro2020 tonight.

This is the first episode, in a two part interview with Peter Boita, a UK drummer who has played with numerous musical legends which include Sir Elton John, Madonna, Glen Campbell, Dame Vera Lynn, The Jacksons, Dame Shirley Bassey, Whitney Houston, Sir Tom Jones, Sir Rod Steward, Sir Cliff Richard, Sir George Martin, Sir Andrew Lloyd Weber, The Supremes, Charles Asnavour and many, many more. And, he was also resident drummer for the first 25 years of Les Miserable..Special thanks to Peter Boita for agreeing to be interviewed for Talk to the Band. If you'd like to find out more about Peter and his incredible career, please check out the below links:Follow Peter on FacebookPromo video for Peter's lectures onboard the the Cunard liner Queen Mary 2Talk to the Band Social LinksFollow Talk to the Band on FacebookFollow Talk to the Band on TwitterFollow Talk to the Band on InstagramDisclaimer: There are affiliate links within this post through which we may receive a commission at no extra cost to you and this is how we keep our site and podcasts free for you. So we really do appreciate it when you purchase via our links.#TalktotheBand #PeterBoita #SirGeorgeMartin #GlenCampbell #TheSupremes #Jeff Wayne #Charles #AsnavourSupport the Show.

Markos Papadatos is Digital Journal's Editor-at-Large for Music News. Papadatos is a Greek-American journalist and educator that has authored over 15,000 original articles over the past 15 years. He has interviewed some of the biggest names in music including Aerosmith, Billy Joel, Stevie Nicks, George Jones, Merle Haggard, Nana Mouskouri, Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, Sheryl Crow, Dame Vera Lynn, Olivia Newton-John, Academy Award winners Jeff Bridges, Regina King, and Rita Moreno, Dan Reynolds of Imagine Dragons, actor Dean Cain, Donny Osmond, Marie Osmond, Lee Ann Womack, Idina Menzel, Mike Posner, Hank Williams Jr., Connie Smith, Lynn Anderson, Martina McBride, Cheap Trick, Rascal Flatts, Backstreet Boys, N Sync, New Kids on the Block, Kiefer Sutherland, Cyndi Lauper, Carol Burnett, Fran Drescher, Ray Price, Charley Pride, Armin van Buuren, Afrojack, Hardwell, The Marshall Tucker Band, Sarah Brightman, Andrea Bocelli, Josh Groban, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Megadeth, Barenaked Ladies, Andy Summers of The Police, Charlie Daniels, Ann and Nancy Wilson from Heart, Kristen Chenoweth, Susanna Hoffs and Vicki Peterson from The Bangles, Matchbox 20, Hot Chelle Rae, Martin Garrix, Jewel, Amy Grant, Kris Allen, David Cook and Phillip Phillips from American Idol, Cody Simpson and Austin Mahone, Daniel Powter, Matt Nathanson, Little Big Town, Easton Corbin, Chris Young, Sandi Patty, Matthew West, Paul van Dyk and Sander van Doorn, Johnny Rzeznik and Robby Takac from the Goo Goo Dolls, Dan Tyminski, Ron Block and Jerry Douglas from Alison Krauss and Union Station, Rhonda Vincent, Del McCoury, Gene Watson, among countless others. He has also interviewed Olympic gold medalist in wrestling Mark Schultz (whose life was made into the film "Foxcatcher"), as well as Olympic gold medalist in diving David Boudia, Olympic gold medalist Michelle Carter in shot put, Olympic bronze medalist pole vaulter Sam Kendricks, and the world's greatest magician Criss Angel; moreover, he has interviewed the following Olympic swimmers: Nathan Adrian, Caeleb Dressel, Cody Miller, Ryan Murphy, Natalie Coughlin, Tyler Clary, Jacob Pebley, Michael Andrew, Tom Shields, Kaitlin Sandeno and Ricky Berens. In daytime television, he has interviewed Emmy winners Scott Clifton ("The Bold and The Beautiful"), Gina Tognoni ("The Young and the Restless"), Patrika Darbo, among many other soap actors. In 2017, he won "Best Twitter from Long Island" for @Powerjournalist in the Arts & Entertainment category in the "Best of Long Island." In 2018 and 2019, he won additional "Best of Long Island" honors in Arts & Entertainment for his journalism and blogging. In 2020, Markos Papadatos was named "Best Long Island Personality" and "Best Blogger on Long Island." Read more: http://www.digitaljournal.com/user/274377#ixzz6plCM7Ltk --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/steven-cuoco0/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/steven-cuoco0/support

Here we are again (still some might say) checking in on our hobby checklists progress, we discuss the latest FAQ from Warlord. We also take a look at army popularity and speculate why, we then talk a little about the German army's pros and cons and review a Bulgaria army list written by Peter West. Break music - Here Comes the Navy - The Andrews Sisters 1942; out music - Dame Vera Lynn, That Lovely Weekend,1942. Thanks for listening, as always hope you enjoy the music

Markos Papadatos is Digital Journal's Editor-at-Large for Music News.Papadatos is a Greek-American journalist and educator that has authored over 14,000 original articles over the past 14.5 years. He has interviewed some of the biggest names in music including Aerosmith, Billy Joel, Stevie Nicks, George Jones, Merle Haggard, Nana Mouskouri, Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, Sheryl Crow, Dame Vera Lynn, Olivia Newton-John, Academy Award winnes Jeff Bridges, Regina King, and Rita Moreno, Dan Reynolds of Imagine Dragons, actor Dean Cain, Donny Osmond, Marie Osmond, Lee Ann Womack, Idina Menzel, Mike Posner, Hank Williams Jr., Connie Smith, Lynn Anderson, Martina McBride, Cheap Trick, Rascal Flatts, Backstreet Boys, N Sync, New Kids on the Block, Kiefer Sutherland, Cyndi Lauper, Carol Burnett, Fran Drescher, Ray Price, Charley Pride, Armin van Buuren, Afrojack, Hardwell, The Marshall Tucker Band, Sarah Brightman, Andrea Bocelli, Josh Groban, Judas Priest, Megadeth, Barenaked Ladies, Andy Summers of The Police, Charlie Daniels, Ann and Nancy Wilson from Heart, Kristen Chenoweth, Susanna Hoffs and Vicki Peterson from The Bangles, Matchbox 20, Hot Chelle Rae, Martin Garrix, Jewel, Amy Grant, Kris Allen, David Cook and Phillip Phillips from American Idol, Cody Simpson and Austin Mahone, Daniel Powter, Matt Nathanson, Little Big Town, Easton Corbin, Chris Young, Sandi Patty, Matthew West, Paul van Dyk and Sander van Doorn, Johnny Rzeznik and Robby Takac from the Goo Goo Dolls, Dan Tyminski, Ron Block and Jerry Douglas from Alison Krauss and Union Station, Rhonda Vincent, Del McCoury, Gene Watson, among countless others.He has also interviewed Olympic gold medalist in wrestling Mark Schultz (whose life was made into the film "Foxcatcher"), as well as Olympic gold medalist in diving David Boudia, Olympic gold medalist Michelle Carter in shot put, Olympic bronze medalist pole vaulter Sam Kendricks, and the world's greatest magician Criss Angel; moreover, he has interviewed the following Olympic swimmers: Nathan Adrian, Caeleb Dressel, Cody Miller, Ryan Murphy, Natalie Coughlin, Tyler Clary, Jacob Pebley, Michael Andrew, Tom Shields, Kaitlin Sandeno and Ricky Berens.In daytime television, he has interviewed Emmy winners Scott Clifton ("The Bold and The Beautiful"), Gina Tognoni ("The Young and the Restless"), Patrika Darbo, among many other soap actors.In 2017, he won "Best Twitter from Long Island" for @Powerjournalist in the Arts & Entertainment category in the "Best of Long Island." In 2018 and 2019, he won additional "Best of Long Island" honors in Arts & Entertainment for his journalism and blogging. In 2020, Markos Papadatos was named "Best Long Island Personality."

Adger Brown is one of my oldest mates. We met in my first Showbusiness season in Barry Island in 1993 decades before Gavin & Stacey did, as a matter of fact we are probably the "original" Gavin & Stacey but without the heavy petting and arguing. I realised how down to earth, genuine and loyal Adger is and that had resulted in us becoming Brothers in The Grand order. Adger is very well respected in the Sporting Dinners and Golf Events World and has literally helped raise millions of pounds over the years. Being a Stand Up has its skills and Adger delivers that with ease on stage which is clearly evident but he also has those rare skills to Auction serious bids off to happy audience members whether they are the CEO of a Top Company or a Star in the World of Entertainment, we trust Adger, he has that honest persuasive delivery that encourages maybe a 90 year old lady to pay £800 for an abseiling day out or a Vegetarian to enjoy a weekend in an abattoir. OK, that has never happened but you get what I'm saying, Mr Brown is THAT good!Now listen in to see how he deals with his audiences. Welcome Adger Brown  

Emma is joined by Welsh superstar Katherine Jenkins OBE for this week's episode of the Life & Soul Podcast. Katherine is officially the world's most famous classical singer, having 13 number one albums in 12 years since signing to Universal Classics at the age of 23. While live audiences have been put on pause during recent months, Katherine has kept us entertained with live concerts from home and she even teamed up with the late Dame Vera Lynn to release a historic duet of “We'll Meet Again” to mark VE Day. In this episode, we talk about the juggling act that is lockdown, her first major acting role in her husband's film and I find out all about her magical Christmas Spectacular at the Royal Albert Hall. It was such a delight talking to Katherine and this episode will definitely help to get you in the festive spirit...if you aren't already! Find out more about Katherine's Christmas Spectacular here: https://www.katherinejenkins.film/home/   ***   Life and Soul is hosted by Emma Forbes, produced by Georgie Rutherford and Georgie Futong and edited by Steve Campen. If you're looking for more content by Emma, please take a look at her new website which is a curation of everything she loves in life - from fashion and food to health & wellbeing: byemma.co Follow us: @byemma.forbes @emmaforbeslifestyle Follow Katherine: @katherinejenkinsobe

Welcome to our new-sounding Galloway's Eye. It is bigger and better than ever We have unearthed an exclusive interview with the late Dame Vera Lynn from a few years ago and we even have a short meditation clip. We hear from some members of the blind and partially sighted community about how they feel about social distancing and attending eye appointments during lockdown.

Look, you probably can't handle the truthing I'm doing in this episode. We'll chew through the movie memorabilia and Dora Dale talking to Martin Kelner about Dame Vera Lynn, but there is a WAR GOING ON, and it's happening ON TV RIGHT NOW and up til now, we just COULDN'T SEE IT with our BLINKERED LITTLE EYES See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

July’s Out and About includes a conversation with the daughter of the late Dame Vera Lynn. Ian Wilson is talking about electric cars, and we will also hear about two local organisations who have been helping the community during the lockdown.

In this podcast, we'll be talking to pianist, singer, musical arranger, director and producer Dominic Ferris. Dominic's credits include producing for well-known singers such as Michael Ball, Alfie Boe and, currently, the final studio album of Dame Shirley Bassey. His collaborations with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra have sold over 3 million albums worldwide. He joined the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra as assistant musical director and pianist for the Elvis Presley: If I Can Dream UK arena tour, and the Memphis Symphony Orchestra for the USA anniversary tour, ending at Graceland with Priscilla Presley for the Elvis 40th Anniversary Celebrations. Dominic also tours around the world with his piano duo The Piano Brothers. He is one half of musical theatre double act Ferris & Milnes, who have become known for their medleys of Stephen Sondheim, George Gershwin and Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber. Dominic is a classically-trained musician, having studied piano performance, singing and conducting at the Royal College of Music in London. In this podcast, we'll be hearing about his varied background in the classical, pop and musical theatre genres. We also discuss the crossover market and the process that goes into producing and creating a crossover album. In particular, he talks about working with Michael Ball and Alfie Boe. Interestingly, Dominic says that crossover albums are among the last that people listen to in full. This leads to a really fascinating discussion about the creation of music releases in an age of streaming and the current pop music market. Having exposure to many different genres of music, it seems, can contribute to one's musicianship and musicality and this is certainly the case in Dominic's work. Finally, we talk about a poignant video project he helped to produce: a performance of "We'll Meet Again," the iconic wartime song made famous by Dame Vera Lynn. It was given by some of the top names in the West End and entertainment to boost morale for the UK theatre industry. Many thanks to Dominic for taking the time to talk especially for this podcast! Podcast released 16 July 2020; interview recorded 29 June 2020. https://dominicferris.com Dame Vera Lynn with West End Stars perform We'll Meet Again 2020: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTWy9jim7Mw Updated 14 August 2020 - Since this podcast was recorded, it has been announced that the current West End production of The Phantom of the Opera has closed until further notice due to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic.

About three weeks ago an artist who so many, old and young hold dear died. She was one of the finest veterans of the Second World War, the one who inspired them all. Thank you Dame Vera Lynn.

Mark Lynas tells us about 'Our Final Warning - Six Degrees of Climate Emergency' (Starts at 0.45) Joanna Toye has a new shop girls book, this time the WW2 saga 'Heartache for the Shopgirls' (19.10) After her passing, we explore some books written by Dame Vera Lynn available from RNIB (35.14) And we return to Mark Lynas for the books of his life (47.00)

On this weeks show John Leeming has a mix of bits and bobs with archive, requests and a tribute to Dame Vera Lynn. Visit organistencores.co.uk to listen to the show & find out more.

It's Episode One Hundred and Nine of the podcast all about life in football's National League, brought to you by two Torquay United fans - comedian Charlie Baker and talkSPORT's John Cadigan. So much has happened over the last few weeks we've broken the glass on an emergency podcast! Featuring a call to Madeira Trike Tours after Barrow's promotion, a very respectful tribute to Dame Vera Lynn, a call to Norfolk and a check-in with Trowell Services on behalf of Jamie Reid...

Finally, a way to read comics in class without your teacher complaining! Real life scientists are producing educational comics to teach cool science stuff. And they're FREE! Check them out, they have some pretty good explanations for a bunch of different topics.The FDA has recognised the ability of video games to help with therapy and greenlit a game for treating ADHD suffers. I can't wait for a game to help you deal with idiots, but we'll get there one day.Where did Matt Mercer's Vox Machina come from? Now you can read both of the first two seasons of the Critical Role prequels in a hardback omnibus. Wait, didn't we already do comics this week? Oops. Anyway, watch Critical Role. It's really good.This week, Professor took to the skies in Sky Rogue and DJ set us up the bomb in Valorant.Real Life Scientists making comics- https://www.sciencenews.org/article/real-life-scientists-inspire-comic-book-superheroes-science-literacy- https://www.jkxcomics.com/- https://static1.squarespace.com/static/59ab7c15e4fcb5c602a09465/t/5a08e052e2c483d6cb8cf769/1510531187492/JKXComics_EBV+and+the+Replication+Dance.pdfA video game for kids with ADHD is greenlit by the FDA- https://www.statnews.com/2020/06/15/fda-akili-adhd-endeavorrx/Dark Horse to Release 'Critical Role' Hardcover Omnibus- https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/dark-horse-release-critical-role-hardcover-omnibus-1296484Games PlayedProfessor– Sky Rogue - https://store.steampowered.com/app/381020/Sky_Rogue/Rating: 3.5/5DJ– Valorant – https://playvalorant.com/en-us/Rating: 3/5Other topics discussedThe Last of Us Part 2 game review : Not as Good as It Thinks It Is- https://www.thewrap.com/the-last-of-us-part-2-review-not-as-good-as-it-thinks-it-is-ellie-naughty-dog/Naughty Dog's Neil Druckmann calls out journalist Jason Schreier for Anne Frank joke- https://www.ginx.tv/en/video-games/naughty-dog-s-neil-druckmann-calls-out-journalist-jason-schrier-for-anne-frank-jokeG.I. Joe - Give Him The Stick : Parody of G.I. Joe's Public Service Announcements created by Fensler films- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXFdPTaCtkcVictoria's sudden spike in coronavirus cases could result in localised lockdowns- https://7news.com.au/lifestyle/health-wellbeing/victorias-sudden-spike-in-coronavirus-cases-could-result-in-localised-lockdowns-c-1113679Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) (formally called Human gammaherpesvirus 4, is one of the nine known human herpesvirus types in the herpes family, and is one of the most common viruses in humans.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epstein%E2%80%93Barr_virusOnce Upon a Time….Life (French animated series which tells the story of the human body for children.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Once_Upon_a_Time..._LifeCells at Work! (Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akane Shimizu. It features the anthropomorphized cells of a human body, with the two main protagonists being a red blood cell and a white blood cell she frequently encounters.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cells_at_Work!Cells at Work! CODE BLACK (spin-off written by Shigemitsu Harada, illustrated by Ikuta Hatsuya, and supervised by the author of the original, Akane Shimizu. Similar to the original, the series is set in a world of anthropomorphic cells working in a body. It follows a the life of a rookie Erythrocyte, AA2153, and a Neutrophil, U-1196, as they work in a poorly maintained, middle-aged body burdened by issues such as stress, smoking, drinking and the like, causing complications in the cells' work and living environment.)- https://cellsatwork.fandom.com/wiki/Cells_at_Work!_CODE_BLACKInside Ralphie (Magic School Bus episode) (Third episode of Season 1 of the animated children's series The Magic School Bus. While Ralphie hosts a TV broadcast from his sickbed, his classmates seek to discover the cause of his illness.)- https://magicschoolbus.fandom.com/wiki/Inside_RalphieFor Lunch (Magic School Bus episode) (Second episode of season one of the animated children's series The Magic School Bus. Ms. Frizzle's students explore Arnold's digestive system after he accidentally swallows his miniaturized classmates.)- https://magicschoolbus.fandom.com/wiki/For_LunchFood and Drug Administration ((FDA or USFDA) is a federal agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, one of the United States federal executive departments. The FDA is responsible for protecting and promoting public health through the control and supervision of food safety, tobacco products, dietary supplements, prescription and over-the-counterpharmaceutical drugs (medications), vaccines,biopharmaceuticals,blood transfusions, medical devices, electromagnetic radiation emitting devices (ERED), cosmetics, animal foods & feed and veterinary products.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_and_Drug_AdministrationRitalin (Methylphenidate, sold under the trade name Ritalin among others, is a stimulant medication used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and narcolepsy. It is a first line medication for ADHD. It may be taken by mouth or applied to the skin.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MethylphenidateTali Health (Tali Health creates game based programs to improve attention in children. TALi TRAIN is a clinically validated digital training and treatment program that addresses the world’s leading reported early childhood issue-attention difficulties, a key feature in conditions including ADHD and ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder).)- https://talihealth.com.au/Michele Assarasakorn (comic artist | colorist on ISOLA / Gotham Academy/ Critical Role)Twitter : https://twitter.com/msassykInstagram : https://www.instagram.com/msassyk/Critical Role Wiki (A Place Documenting the Current History of Exandria)- https://criticalrole.fandom.com/wiki/Critical_Role_WikiThe World of RWBY: The Official Companion (RWBY lore book)- https://www.amazon.com/World-RWBY-Official-Companion/dp/1974704386Critical Role: Vox Machina Origins Library Edition: Series I & II Collection at Amazon-https://www.amazon.com/Critical-Role-Machina-Origins-Collection/dp/1506721737Ace Combat (Ace Combat is a hybrid arcade-style flight action video game franchise mainly developed by Bandai Namco Studios and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ace_CombatLUFTRAUSERS (shoot 'em up video game developed by Netherlands-based indie developer studio Vlambeer and published by Devolver Digital for Microsoft Windows, OS X,Linux, PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita.)- https://store.steampowered.com/app/233150/LUFTRAUSERS/Guns of Icarus (Guns of Icarus Online is the original PvP steampunk airship combat game that laid the groundwork for the expanded Guns of Icarus experience, Guns of Icarus Alliance.)- https://store.steampowered.com/app/209080/Guns_of_Icarus_Online/PS5 Reveal Event & Every Next Gen Game announced- https://www.gamespot.com/articles/ps5-reveal-event-every-nextgen-game-announced-by-s/1100-6478266/Space Shuttle Challenger disaster (The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster was a fatal incident in the United States space program that occurred on Tuesday, January 28, 1986, when the Space Shuttle Challenger (OV-099) broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, killing all seven crew members aboard. The failure was caused by the failure of O-ring seals used in the joint that were not designed to handle the unusually cold conditions that existed at this launch.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Challenger_disasterSpace Shuttle Columbia disaster (The Space Shuttle Columbia disaster was a fatal incident in the United States space program that occurred on February 1, 2003, when the Space Shuttle Columbia (OV-102) disintegrated as it reentered the atmosphere, killing all seven crew members. During the launch of STS-107,Columbia's 28th mission, a piece of foam insulation broke off from the Space Shuttle external tank and struck the left wing of the orbiter.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Columbia_disasterThe Slo Mo Guys - How a TV Works in Slow Motion- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BJU2drrtCMWinnie the Pooh could be banned from Shanghai Disneyland as a result of an ongoing meme used to criticize China's leader-https://www.businessinsider.com/winnie-the-pooh-shanghai-disneyland-meme-2018-11?r=AU&IR=TObama & Xi Jinping as Tigger & Winnie The Pooh- https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DsXrZ-6UwAUHGRx?format=jpg&name=900x900Shout Outs11 June 2020 – Playstation 5 reveal - https://deadline.com/2020/06/sony-playstation-5-revealed-videogames-1202957140/Sony lifted the veil to reveal the PlayStation 5, the video game console it hopes will be a significant lure for consumers this holiday season. In a live-streamed video presentation lasting more than an hour, Sony Interactive Entertainment revealed new details for the PS5, including its design and lineup of new games. Rockstar Games’ Grand Theft Auto will be included for free, and there are two dozen other games heading to the platform. The unit’s two-tone design is a shift from previous versions and gives off distinct imperial stormtrooper vibes. PS5 will be available in both a standard model with an Ultra HD Blu-ray disc drive, and a digital model without a disc drive. One of the biggest series of all time, Grand Theft Auto, will be coming to PS5, with enhanced and expanded versions of Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online to launch on PS5 in the second half of 2021.15 June 2020 – Rare stone ginger beer bottle from 1930s-era sells for record price - https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-15/ginger-beer-bottle-sells-for-huge-price/12353574A rare ginger beer bottle from the 1930s, made for a Warwick soft drink company, has sold for a record price in Toowoomba. It has collectors encouraging people to check their sheds and old farm dumps for possible 'buried treasure'. The hammer fell at $17,500 for the stoneware Doneley and Butler bottle. The little green lip at the top is what set it apart from bottles worth a fraction of that price."These bottles are extremely rare, there have only been two or three found in perfect condition," said auctioneer Graham Lancaster."That colour combination of glazes makes it unique worldwide."He said the Warwick bottle set a record price locally, and quite possible a world-record, for an antique crown-seal soft drink bottle of its type.16 June 2020 – Christopher Nolan’s Batman Begins turns 15 - https://comicbook.com/movies/news/batman-begins-anniversary-the-dark-knight-christopher-nolan-christian-bale/As the '90s progressed, the image of Batman on the big screen began to descend into the realm of campiness previously seen in Adam West's take on the character back in the '60s TV series and movie, which started to sour audiences on the character entirely. After a variety of reports emerged about a new take on the character in the early '00s, fans were given Christopher Nolan's gritty and grounded origin story for the character in 2005, debuting Christian Bale as the Dark Knight. This new take on the character harkened back to some of the more grounded interpretations of the character, while adding just enough whimsy to remind audiences that this was still a comic book movie. Batman Begins went on to take in $371 million worldwide, a fraction of the figures that subsequent superhero movies would go on to earn, That film's success might not have been groundbreaking, but it set the stage for The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises, with some audiences considering those films to be the best comic book films of all time, both of which earned major box office hauls and the former earning Heath Ledger a posthumous Oscar for his performance as the Joker.18 June 2020 – Dame Vera Lynn passes away at 103 - https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-53091856The singer was best known for performing hits such as We'll Meet Again to troops on the front line in countries including India and Egypt. Six weeks ago, ahead of the 75th anniversary of VE Day and during the height of the coronavirus pandemic, Dame Vera said simple acts of bravery and sacrifice still define our nation. A week later, she became the oldest artist to get a top 40 album in the UK, beating her own record when her greatest hits album re-entered the charts at number 30. Born in London's East Ham in 1917, Dame Vera's singing talent was discovered at a young age and by age 11 she had left school to pursue a full-time career as a dancer and singer. Lynn devoted much time and energy to charity work connected with ex-servicemen, disabled children and breast cancer. She was held in great affection by Second World War veterans and in 2000 was named the Briton who best exemplified the spirit of the 20th century. Paying tribute, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the singer's "charm and magical voice entranced and uplifted our country in some of our darkest hours". "Her voice will live on to lift the hearts of generations to come," he said. She died at the age of 103 in Ditchling,East Sussex.19 June 2020 – Sir Ian Holm passes away at 88 - https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/jun/19/ian-holm-dies-alien-chariots-of-fire-bilbo-bagginsSir Ian Holm, an acclaimed British actor whose long career included roles in Chariots of Fire and The Lord of the Rings has died. A star of stage and screen, Sir Ian won a Tony Award for best featured actor as Lenny in Harold Pinter's play The Homecoming in 1967. He won a British Academy Film Award and gained a supporting-actor Oscar nomination for portraying pioneering athletics coach Sam Mussabini in the hit 1982 film Chariots of Fire. His other well-known film roles include Ash in Alien, Father Vito Cornelius in The Fifth Element, Chef Skinner in Ratatouille, and Bilbo Baggins in The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit film series. Sir Ian was knighted in 1998 for his services to drama. He died from Parkinson’s disease in London.Remembrances16 June 1804 – Johann Adam Hiller - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Adam_HillerGerman composer,conductor and writer on music, regarded as the creator of the Singspiel, an early form of German opera. It is a form of German-language music drama, now regarded as a genre of opera. It is characterized by spoken dialogue, which is alternated with ensembles,songs, ballads, and arias which were often strophic, or folk-like. Singspiel plots are generally comic or romantic in nature, and frequently include elements of magic, fantastical creatures, and comically exaggerated characterizations of good and evil. In many of these operas he collaborated with the poet Christian Felix Weiße. Furthermore, Hiller was a teacher who encouraged musical education for women, his pupils including Elisabeth Mara and Corona Schröter. He was Kapellmeister of Abel Seyler's theatrical company, and became the first Kapellmeister of Leipzig Gewandhaus. To Hiller has been given the credit of being the originator of the Singspiel, the beginning of German comedy opera as distinct from the French and Italian developments. The most important of his operas were: Lottchen am Hofe (Lottie at court, 1760),Der Teufel ist los (The devil is loose, 1768), and Poltis, oder Das gerettete Troja (Poltis, or Troy rescued, 1782). The lyrics of all his Singspiele were of considerable musical value, and were long popular. Among his sacred compositions are: A Passion Cantata, Funeral Music in Honor of Hasse, a setting of the one hundredth Psalm; and a few symphonies. He died at the age of 76 in Leipzig.16 June 1858 – John Snow - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_SnowEnglish physician and a leader in the development of anaesthesia and medical hygiene. He is considered one of the founders of modern epidemiology, in part because of his work in tracing the source of a cholera outbreak in Soho, London, in 1854, which he curtailed by removing the handle of a water pump. Snow's findings inspired the adoption of anaesthesia as well as fundamental changes in the water and waste systems of London, which led to similar changes in other cities, and a significant improvement in general public health around the world. John Snow was one of the first physicians to study and calculate dosages for the use of ether and chloroform as surgical anaesthetics, allowing patients to undergo surgical and obstetric procedures without the distress and pain they would otherwise experience. He designed the apparatus to safely administer ether to the patients and also designed a mask to administer chloroform. He personally administered chloroform to Queen Victoria when she gave birth to the last two of her nine children, Leopold in 1853 and Beatrice in 1857 and was still not yet knighted, leading to wider public acceptance of obstetric anaesthesia. John Snow studied chloroform as much as he studied ether, which was introduced in 1847 by James Young Simpson, a Scottish obstetrician. He realised that chloroform was much more potent and required more attention and precision when administering it. Snow first realised this with Hannah Greener, a 15-year-old patient who died on 28 January 1848 after a surgical procedure that required the cutting of her toenail. She was administered chloroform by covering her face with a cloth dipped in the substance. However, she quickly lost pulse and died. After investigating her death and a couple of deaths that followed, he realized that chloroform had to be administered carefully and published his findings in a letter to The Lancet. Snow was a skeptic of the then-dominant miasma theory that stated that diseases such as cholera and bubonic plague were caused by pollution or a noxious form of "bad air". The germ theory of disease had not yet been developed, so Snow did not understand the mechanism by which the disease was transmitted. His observation of the evidence led him to discount the theory of foul air. He first published his theory in an 1849 essay, On the Mode of Communication of Cholera, followed by a more detailed treatise in 1855 incorporating the results of his investigation of the role of the water supply in the Soho epidemic of 1854. By talking to local residents (with the help of Reverend Henry Whitehead), he identified the source of the outbreak as the public water pump on Broad Street (now Broadwick Street). Although Snow's chemical and microscope examination of a water sample from the Broad Street pump did not conclusively prove its danger, his studies of the pattern of the disease were convincing enough to persuade the local council to disable the well pump by removing its handle (force rod). Snow later used a dot map to illustrate the cluster of cholera cases around the pump. He also used statistics to illustrate the connection between the quality of the water source and cholera cases. He showed that homes supplied by the Southwark and Vauxhall Waterworks Company, which was taking water from sewage-polluted sections of the Thames, had a cholera rate fourteen times that of those supplied by Lambeth Waterworks Company, which obtained water from the upriver, cleaner Seething Wells. Snow's study was a major event in the history of public health and geography. It is regarded as the founding event of the science of epidemiology. He died from stroke at the age of 45 in London.16 June 1869 – Charles Sturt - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_SturtCharles Napier Sturt, British officer and explorer of Australia, and part of the European exploration of Australia. He led several expeditions into the interior of the continent, starting from Sydney and later from Adelaide. His expeditions traced several of the westward-flowing rivers, establishing that they all merged into the Murray River, which flows into the Southern Ocean. He was searching to prove his own passionately held belief that an "inland sea" was located at the centre of the continent. Sturt found the conditions and climate in New South Wales much better than he expected, and he developed a great interest in the country. Sturt received approval from Governor Darling on 4 November 1828 to explore the area of the Macquarie River in western New South Wales. The party faced the ordeal of rowing back upriver on the Murray and Murrumbidgee, against the current, in the heat of an Australian summer. Their supplies ran out and, when they reached the site of Narrandera in April, they were unable to go any further. Sturt sent two men overland in search of supplies and they returned in time to save the party from starvation. But Sturt went blind for some months and never fully recovered his health. By the time they reached Sydney again, they had rowed and sailed nearly 2,900 kilometres of the river system. Sturt believed that it was his destiny to discover a great salt water lake, known as 'the inland sea', in the middle of Australia. At very least, he wanted to be the first explorer to plant his foot in 'the centre' of Australia. In August 1844, he set out with a party of 15 men, 200 sheep, six drays, and a boat to explore north-western New South Wales and to advance into central Australia. They travelled along the Murray and Darling rivers before passing the future site of Broken Hill. They were stranded for months by the extreme summer conditions near the present site of Milparinka. When the rains eventually came, Sturt moved north and established a depot at Fort Grey (today this site is within Sturt National Park). With a small group of men, including explorer John McDouall Stuart as his draughtsman, Sturt pressed on across what is now known as Sturt's Stony Desert and into the Simpson Desert. Unable to go further, he turned back to the depot. Sturt made a second attempt to reach the centre of Australia, but he developed scurvy in the extreme conditions. His health broke down and he was forced to abandon the attempt. John Harris Browne, surgeon on the expedition, assisted Sturt, took over leadership of the party and, after travelling a total of 3,000 miles (4,800 km), brought it back to safety. He died from heart failure at the age of 74 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire.16 June 1977 – Wernher von Braun - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wernher_von_BraunGerman and later American aerospace engineer and space architect. He was the leading figure in the development of rocket technology in Nazi Germany and a pioneer of rocket and space technology in the United States. While in his twenties and early thirties, von Braun worked in Nazi Germany's rocket development program. He helped design and develop the V-2 rocket at Peenemünde during World War II. Though a member of the SS, following the war he was secretly moved to the United States, along with about 1,600 other German scientists, engineers, and technicians, as part of Operation Paperclip. He worked for the United States Army on an intermediate-range ballistic missile program, and he developed the rockets that launched the United States' first space satellite Explorer 1. In 1960, his group was assimilated into NASA, where he served as director of the newly formed Marshall Space Flight Center and as the chief architect of the Saturn V super heavy-lift launch vehicle that propelled the Apollo spacecraft to the Moon. In 1967, von Braun was inducted into the National Academy of Engineering, and in 1975, he received the National Medal of Science. He advocated a human mission to Mars. Von Braun also developed the idea of a Space Camp that would train children in fields of science and space technologies, as well as help their mental development much the same way sports camps aim at improving physical development. Von Braun took a very conservative approach to engineering, designing with ample safety factors and redundant structure. This became a point of contention with other engineers, who struggled to keep vehicle weight down so that payload could be maximized. As noted above, his excessive caution likely led to the U.S. losing the race to put a man into space with the Soviets. He died from pancreatic cancer at the age of 65 in Alexandria, Virginia.Famous Birthdays16 June 1801 – Julius Plücker - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_Pl%C3%BCckerGerman mathematician and physicist. He made fundamental contributions to the field of analytical geometry and was a pioneer in the investigations of cathode rays that led eventually to the discovery of the electron. He also vastly extended the study of Lamé curves. In 1836, Plücker was made professor of physics at University of Bonn. In 1858, after a year of working with vacuum tubes of his Bonn colleague Heinrich Geißler, he published his first classical researches on the action of the magnet on the electric discharge in rarefied gases. He found that the discharge caused a fluorescent glow to form on the glass walls of the vacuum tube, and that the glow could be made to shift by applying an electromagnet to the tube, thus creating a magnetic field. It was later shown that the glow was produced by cathode rays. Plücker, first by himself and afterwards in conjunction with Johann Hittorf, made many important discoveries in the spectroscopy of gases. He was the first to use the vacuum tube with the capillary part now called a Geissler tube, by means of which the luminous intensity of feeble electric discharges was raised sufficiently to allow of spectroscopic investigation. He anticipated Robert Wilhelm Bunsen and Gustav Kirchhoff in announcing that the lines of the spectrum were characteristic of the chemical substance which emitted them, and in indicating the value of this discovery in chemical analysis. According to Hittorf, he was the first who saw the three lines of the hydrogen spectrum, which a few months after his death, were recognized in the spectrum of the solar protuberances. In 1865, Plücker returned to the field of geometry and invented what was known as line geometry in the nineteenth century. In projective geometry, Plücker coordinates refer to a set of homogeneous co-ordinates introduced initially to embed the set of lines in three dimensions as a quadric in five dimensions. The construction uses 2×2 minor determinants, or equivalently the second exterior power of the underlying vector space of dimension 4. It is now part of the theory of Grassmannians, to which these co-ordinates apply in generality (k-dimensional subspaces of n-dimensional space). He was born in Elberfeld,Duchy of Berg,Holy Roman Empire.16 June 1915 – John Tukey - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_TukeyJohn Wilder Tukey, American mathematician best known for development of the Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) algorithm and box plot. The Tukey range test, the Tukey lambda distribution, the Tukey test of additivity, and the Teichmüller–Tukey lemma all bear his name. He is also credited with coining the term 'bit'. Early in his career Tukey worked on developing statistical methods for computers at Bell Labs where he invented the term "bit" in 1947. n 1970, he contributed significantly to what is today known as the jackknife estimation—also termed Quenouille–Tukey jackknife. He introduced the box plot in his 1977 book, "Exploratory Data Analysis". He is also the creator of several little-known methods such as the trimean and median-median line, an easier alternative to linear regression. He also contributed to statistical practice and articulated the important distinction between exploratory data analysis and confirmatory data analysis, believing that much statistical methodology placed too great an emphasis on the latter. Though he believed in the utility of separating the two types of analysis, he pointed out that sometimes, especially in natural science, this was problematic and termed such situations uncomfortable science. Tukey coined many statistical terms that have become part of common usage, but the two most famous coinages attributed to him were related to computer science. While working with John von Neumann on early computer designs, Tukey introduced the word "bit" as a contraction of "binary digit" The term "bit" was first used in an article by Claude Shannon in 1948. In 2000, Fred Shapiro, a librarian at the Yale Law School, published a letter revealing that Tukey's 1958 paper "The Teaching of Concrete Mathematics" contained the earliest known usage of the term "software" found in a search of JSTOR's electronic archives, predating the OED's citation by two years. This led many to credit Tukey with coining the term, particularly in obituaries published that same year, although Tukey never claimed credit for any such coinage. In 1995, Paul Niquette claimed he had originally coined the term in October 1953, although he could not find any documents supporting his claim.The earliest known publication of the term "software" in an engineering context was in August 1953 by Richard R. Carhart, in a RAND Corporation research memorandum. He was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts.16 June 1909 – Archie Carr - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archie_CarrArchie Fairly Carr, Jr., American herpetologist,ecologist and a pioneering conservationist. He was a Professor of Zoology at the University of Florida. In 1987 he was awarded the Eminent Ecologist Award by the Ecological Society of America. He made extraordinary contribution to sea turtle conservation by way of bringing attention to the world's declining turtle populations due to over-exploitation and loss of safe habitat. He started out as a high school science teacher before becoming a college professor. He published numerous books and articles, including Ulendo: Travels of a Naturalist in and out of Africa, High Jungles and Low, So Excellent a Fishe (about his green turtles), The Windward Road and several Time-Life books such as The Everglades and The Reptiles. He was also the author of the Handbook of Turtles, and with Coleman J. Goin, Guide to the Reptiles, Amphibians and Freshwater Fishes of Florida. While a serious scientific and nature writer, he also had a remarkable sense of humor, which led him to publish the parody of scientific taxonomic keys - his A Subjective Key to the Fishes of Alachua County, Florida, affectionately known as the "Carr Key". Carr was also known for his efforts in conservation, especially for sea turtles, helping convince Costa Rica to establish Tortuguero National Park in 1975. He was a co-founder of the Caribbean Conservation Corporation, which helps to save and monitor sea turtles in Tortuguero,Costa Rica. He was often joined in his conservation work by his wife Marjorie Carr, who was a major advocate for conservation in her own right. In 1952 Carr was awarded the Daniel Giraud Elliot Medal from the National Academy of Sciences. He was born in Mobile, Alabama.Events of Interest16 June 1884 – The first purpose-built roller coaster, LaMarcus Adna Thompson's "Switchback Railway", opens in New York's Coney Island amusement park. - https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-roller-coaster-in-america-opensKnown as a switchback railway, it was the brainchild of LaMarcus Thompson, traveled approximately six miles per hour and cost a nickel to ride. The new entertainment was an instant success and by the turn of the century there were hundreds of roller coasters around the country. For five cents, riders would climb a tower to board the large bench-like car and were pushed off to coast 600 ft (183 m) down the track to another tower. The car went just over 6 mph (9.7 km/h). At the top of the other tower the vehicle was switched to a return track or "switched back" (hence the name). The new entertainment was an instant success and by the turn of the century there were hundreds of roller coasters around the country.16 June 1911 – IBM founded as the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company in Endicott, New York. - http://www.techgetz.com/history-of-ibm/In 1911 the company that leased Unit record equipment, especially Hollerith punched cards and card readers to government bureaus and insurance agencies, became the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company (CTR). Thomas J. Watson (1874-1956) took over in 1924, using the name “International Business Machines.” IBM expanded into electric typewriters and other office machines. Watson was a salesman and concentrated on building a highly motivated, very well paid sales force that could craft solutions for clients unfamiliar with the latest technology. His motto was “THINK”; customers were advised to not “fold, spindle or mutilate” the delicate cardboard cards.16 June 2012 – The United States Air Force's robotic Boeing X-37B spaceplane returns to Earth after a classified 469-day orbital mission. - https://www.space.com/16110-secret-x37b-space-plane-landing.htmlThe unmanned X-37B spacecraft, also known as Orbital Test Vehicle-2 (OTV-2), glided back to Earth on autopilot, touching down at California's Vandenberg Air Force Base at 5:48 a.m. PDT (8:48 a.m. EDT, 1248 GMT). The landing brought to an end the X-37B program's second-ever spaceflight, a mission that lasted more than 15 months with objectives that remain shrouded in secrecy. The X-37B stayed in orbit for 469 days this time, more than doubling the 225 days its sister ship, OTV-1, spent in space last year on the program's maiden flight. Officials at Vandenberg said the spacecraft conducted "on-orbit experiments" during its mission. Exactly what the spacecraft, which is built by Boeing, was doing up there for so long is a secret. The details of the X-37B's mission, which is overseen by the Air Force's Rapid Capabilities Office, are classified, as is its payload. This secrecy has led to some speculation, especially online and abroad, that the X-37B could be a space weapon of some sort — perhaps a sophisticated satellite-killer. Some experts also suspect that the vehicle may be an orbital spy platform. "This is a test vehicle to prove the materials and capabilities, to put experiments in space and bring them back and check out the technologies," Richard McKinney, the Air Force's deputy undersecretary for space programs.16 June 2016 – Shanghai Disneyland Park, the first Disney Park in Mainland China, opens to the public - https://www.dw.com/en/distinctly-chinese-disneyland-opens-in-shanghai/a-19332984Shanghai Disney Resort, the first Disney resort in Mainland China and the sixth worldwide, celebrated its historic Grand Opening today, culminating one of Disney's most ambitious projects ever. The wonder and imagination of Disney greeted the people of China in magical new ways as the gates opened to Shanghai Disneyland, a theme park like no other with the biggest, tallest castle in any Disney park, the first pirate-themed land and Disney's most technologically advanced park to date. Walt Disney Co. CEO Bob Iger and Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang cut a red ribbon together, signaling the Communist Party's endorsement of the $5.5 billion (4.87 billion euro) resort - one of the largest foreign investments in China. The lavish ceremony featured a children's choir singing "When You Wish Upon a Star," as well as actors dressed as Sleeping Beauty, Donald Duck, and other Disney characters dancing on stage. The entrance of the park is called "Mickey Avenue" instead of "Main Street USA." Stores feature Minnie Mouse in traditional quipau dresses and the Wandering Moon Teahouse is modeled after a building in eastern China. Shanghai Disney Resort is filled with immersive Disney storytelling, thrilling attractions, spectacular live entertainment and memory-making experiences designed to inspire and delight Chinese guests. The world-class vacation destination includes a magical theme park with six themed lands, two imaginatively designed hotels, a Disneytown shopping and dining district, and Wishing Star Park recreational area.IntroArtist – Goblins from MarsSong Title – Super Mario - Overworld Theme (GFM Trap Remix)Song Link -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GNMe6kF0j0&index=4&list=PLHmTsVREU3Ar1AJWkimkl6Pux3R5PB-QJFollow us onFacebook- Page - https://www.facebook.com/NerdsAmalgamated/- Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/440485136816406/Twitter - https://twitter.com/NAmalgamatedSpotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/6Nux69rftdBeeEXwD8GXrSiTunes -https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/top-shelf-nerds/id1347661094RSS -http://www.thatsnotcanonproductions.com/topshelfnerdspodcast?format=rssInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/nerds_amalgamated/Email - Nerds.Amalgamated@gmail.comSupport via Podhero- https://podhero.com/podcast/449127/nerds-amalgamatedRate & Review us on Podchaser - https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/nerds-amalgamated-623195

Children’s Bedtime Stories: ‘Tracey the Triceratops’ written & narrated by Alice Goulding ‘Carlos & Horace go Ballooning’ – written by Graham Emmett & narrated by Uncle Roger ‘Trisky & Freddie have a Close Shave’ – written & narrated by Crazy Grandma ‘Little Blue Duck and the Rainy Day’ – written & narrated by Lyn Perryment   Wednesday’s Short Story:    ‘The Last sail of the Sunset’ written by Graham Emmett & narrated by Kevin Dalley Poetry Corner:                        ‘Tribute to Dame Vera Lynn’ written by Isabel Cooke and narrated by Sue Rodwell Smith Children’s Poetry Corner:      ‘Saying Goodbye’ written & narrated by Julie Stevens (Jumping Jules) Story at Midnight:                   ‘We’ll Meet Again’ written by Rosemary Emmett & narrated by Kevin Dalley ]

The CBC's Jill Power investigates whether live streaming will replace live performances for N.L. musicians, and speaking of live performances, musician Sandy Morris remembers that time he played in Dame Vera Lynn's backup band.

Grab a brew and enjoy today's chat about Dame Vera Lynn and the £1bn to be spent on children's education as a result of lockdown. Plus home schooling, breakfast banquets and a positive message to carry into the day.

Pictured: Dame Vera Lynn Matthew Bannister on: Professor Geoffrey Burnstock, the eminent neurobiologist who identified the function of a neurotransmitter called ATP with important implications for the treatment of many conditions including strokes, cancer and cystic fibrosis. Larry Kramer, the outspoken gay rights campaigner who organised direct action to force the US government to confront the AIDS crisis. Pierre Nkurunziza, the President of Burundi who used violence to hold on to power after his constitutional term ended. Dame Vera Lynn, the singer known as “the forces’ sweetheart” for her songs of hope during the second world war. Interviewed guest: Professor Mike Spyer Interviewed guest: Professor Timothy Arnett Interviewed guest: Peter Tatchell Interviewed guest: Vava Tampa Producer: Neil George Archive clips from: Interview with Geoffrey Burnstock, Queen Mary, University of London 10/03/2008; Meridian, Radio 4 20/06/1995; Arena, BBC Two 05/02/1993; The Late Show, BBC Two 10/10/1989; Pierre Nkurunziza Interview, Woodrow Wilson Center 16/04/2013; Burundi’s Football President, Journeyman Pictures 17/11/2015; Nkurunziza Wins Disputed Election, Al Jazeera 25/07/2015; Burundi Coup Attempt, BBC News 13/05/2015; Desert Island Discs: Dame Vera Lynn, Radio 4 03/09/1989; The Emma Freud Show, Radio 1 01/01/2000.

Tributes paid to Dame Vera Lynn, the forces sweetheart. President Trump has confirmed that 9,500 US troops are to leave Germany, so how will that affect NATO's strategy in Europe? The Chair of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee tells Sitrep of his deep concern over the fatal clashes at the border between China and India Plus -  why a new research project has been launched to see how veterans are coping during the Covid 19 pandemic.  Follow us @bfbssitrep

The EU's highest court strikes down a Hungarian law restricting foreign funding of NGOs. The European Court of Justice said the restrictions violated fundamental rights and the free movement of capital. Also, what is the true death toll of the coronavirus pandemic? and Dame Vera Lynn, who entertained British troops during the Second World War, has died aged 103.

Tributes are paid to the 'Forces' Sweetheart' Dame Vera Lynn who's died at the age of 103. The Chair of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee tells Sitrep of his deep concern over the fatal clashes at the border between China and India. And why a new research project has been launched to see how veterans are managing during the Covid 19 pandemic.

NHSX App U-turn, Dame Vera Lynn and Mental Health Phone-In

The ‘force's sweetheart', Dame Vera Lynn, has died aged 103. She became a symbol of hope and inspiration for those on the front line of World War Two, and again this year, when the Queen evoked the lyrics in her beloved song ‘we will meet again' as she rallied the nation in the face of a global pandemic. The head of the Armed Forces charity SSAFA, Sir Andrew Gregory, tells us how Dame Vera's charm spanned generations.And, the Duchess of Cambridge has a message for the nation's children as they prepare to return to school: your feelings of frustrations will pass, be kind to one another. She's tapped in to a serious message from the Harris Federation, who have noticed children are withdrawn and even frightened of returning to the classroom. Director of secondary education Carolyn English tells us this only adds to the argument for schools to reopen quickly. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Marcus Rashford; I need a haircut; Dame Vera Lynn; The Foreign Secretary and GoT; Where's your evidence?; the Sound of Silence; Punch above your weight; An interview with Jeanne Robertson; Music from Ainsley Diaz Stevens

'Icon, legend, inspiration': Dame Vera Lynn dies, aged 103Telegraph obituary: Dame Vera Lynn, singer who embodied the brave spirit of wartime BritainCoronavirus liveblog: Matt Hancock defends tracing app failureFrench visit: Emmanuel Macron 'urges Boris Johnson to scrap quarantine'Black Lives Matter: Taking the knee is from Game of Thrones, says RaabGood investment?: As Chanel increases its prices, should you be buying a handbag?Read all these articles with a Telegraph subscription. We have a special offer that allows you to access all our newspaper and online articles without leaving home. Try a free one-month trial - then save 50pc on your first three months. Sign up here: http://bit.ly/2WRuvh9. If you're enjoying my audio briefings, please consider encouraging others to sign up for FREE here: http://bit.ly/2XxhVAI

The White House has launched a last-minute legal action to stop the release of a new book written by President Trump's former National Security adviser, John Bolton, about his experiences in the administration. Also on the programme: Our correspondent returns to Wuhan, China; and Dame Vera Lynn, WWII Forces' Sweetheart dies aged 103. Picture: Former National Security Adviser John Bolton stands alongside US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House in 2018. Credit: SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images.

World News in 7 minutes. Friday 19th June 2020. Transcript here: send7.org/transcripts Today: Bolton's book on Trump. Canada not on security council. Latin America headlines. India/China situation. South East Asia COVID infections. Australian dinosaurs. Cote d'Ivoire deadly landslides. Burundi's new president. Tunisia healthcare protests. Germany accuse Russia of killing Georgian. And music from Dame Vera Lynn...Today's world news in easy English. Complicated stories - spoken slowly and clearly. For people with English as a second language, and people who want to know the most important stories as quickly as possible. The most important stories from Asia, Africa, America, Europe and Oceania.Please leave a review on apple podcasts or itunes. Script by Mherunisa Hussain.

Dom shares a short dedication to Dame Vera Lynn, who died today - 18th June 2020.  

Entertainers, politicians and former soldiers have joined in tributes to Dame Vera Lynn, who has died at the age of 103.

A magnitude 7-point-4 earthquake strikes near the Kermadecs overnight, The shallow earthquake was widely felt across the country. Will the military whip the isolation facilites into shape? We ask the Defence Minister. The possibility of a Trans-Tasman bubble is under threat. We talk to Winston Peters. Britain's wartime sweetheart, Dame Vera Lynn, dies at the age of 103.

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On this edition of the Sky News Daily podcast, Jonathan Samuels examines whether the claims about US President Donald Trump made by former aide John Bolton will damage his bid for re-election. We are joined from Washington by Sky's US correspondent Amanda Walker and Kate Andrews, economics correspondent at The Spectator. Plus, we bring you the exclusive story of a British-Iranian man, Anoosheh Ashoori, who is one of up to 12 Britons being held in Iran's jails. We also pay tribute to Dame Vera Lynn, who has died aged 103. Credits:Producer – Kit BradshawAssistant producer – Sabah ChoudhryInterviews producer – Oli Foster

Tributes paid to Dame Vera Lynn, the forces sweetheart. President Trump has confirmed that 9,500 US troops are to leave Germany, so how will that affect NATO's strategy in Europe? The Chair of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee tells Sitrep of his deep concern over the fatal clashes at the border between China and India Plus -  why a new research project has been launched to see how veterans are coping during the Covid 19 pandemic.  Follow us @bfbssitrep

We mark the passing of Dame Vera Lynn, the Forces' Sweetheart, whose songs helped raise morale in World War Two. After Dame Vera's death, aged 103, was announced today, composer and author Neil Brand explores her unique musical gifts. Scottish guitarist Sean Shibe's critically acclaimed work brings a new approach to the classical guitar by experimenting with instruments and repertoire. His new album Bach: Pour La Luth Ò Cembal, featuring works written for the lute but played on guitar, is number one in the Official Specialist Classical Chart. PlacePrints is a series of audio plays by David Rudkin invoking the hidden stories imprinted on ten different locations around the UK, and spanning time from the Stone Age to the present day. Jack McNamara, director of theatre company New Perspectives, has been recording these vignettes over four years with actors including Josie Lawrence, Toby Jones, Stephen Rea, Juliet Stevenson and Michael Pennington. Theatre critic Susannah Clapp reviews this ambitious endeavour. Alison Brackenbury is Front Row’s poet-in-residence this week taking inspiration from her travels around the country. Wherever she goes Alison visits museums and galleries. Their current closure this has inspired her to write new poems about some of the museums she has visited, and so, imaginatively, open them up. Today she takes us back to the 16th century and to Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh. Here Mary, Queen of Scots, witnessed her husband murder her secretary, and confronted John Knox who objected to rule by ‘the monstrous regiment of women’. Presenter: John Wilson Studio Manager: Matilda Macari Producer: Simon Richardson Main image: Dame Vera Lynn

Peter Ford tells John the song “We’ll Meet Again” came out at the right time and Vera was by far the favorite of the armed forces in front of Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra.   For her 100th birthday they projected her image onto the white cliffs of dover and the Queen turned up to her surprise 100th birthday party.

SnackChat returns for another locked-down episode, this week commemorating VE Day with some crisps, booze and discussion of everything from airborne Chicken McNuggets to Dame Vera Lynn. Please snack at a safe distance and stay alert!

Jimbo confuses Dame Vera Lynn with Dane Edna Everage and brings Phillip Schofield along as his show and tell item. Fisher tests Jimbo on his knowledge of biscuits, and following Brian May's embarrassing gardening injury, Jimbo hosts a quiz about embarrassing celebrity injuries.

Dame Vera Lynn's story is well known She's regarded by many as one of Britain's national treasures. Dubbed 'the forces sweetheart' during the Second World War - her songs like 'We'll Meet Again' and 'There'll Always Be An England' became synonymous with hope and survival during dark times. It's rare for us to profile someone so iconic But courtesy of a mention by the Queen in her recent address to the nation, at 103 years old Vera Lynn is trending again. She even has a number one single on the UK iTunes chart Mark Coles talks to her family and close friends to find out what she makes of all the attention. And - perhaps more importantly, why - 80 years on - her best known song 'We'll Meet Again' is striking a chord during the coronavirus crisis. Producer Smita Patel Researcher Bethan Head

As the world remains in the grip of the coronavirus crisis, the Queen's message of hope and fortitude was broadcast to Britain and the Commonwealth.Echoing the wartime sentiment of Dame Vera Lynn and sharing her own experience and hopes, it was just the fifth time Her Majesty has addressed the nation outside her traditional Christmas messages.Pod Save The Queen host Ann Gripper is joined by Daily Mirror editor Russell Myers to reflect on a moving national moment, plus the engagements carried out virtually by Prince Charles, Camilla's phone calls to volunteers and William and Kate's virtual school visit.Mirror Online lifestyle editor Zoe Forsey has been taking a close look at the royals' home offices and shares the details we've spotted in their photos released during the lockdown.Join the conversation about the episode on Instagram and Twitter @podsave - and subscribe to the podcast to follow unfolding royal family news.Upcoming episodes: Interviews with the writers of The Windsors, and royal expert Robert Jobson answers your questions. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Jackie Travers is the epitome of showbiz... predominantly now a dancer and Dance Instructor but also an actress and presenter, Jackie started her career in the best possible way and was in the very famous dance troupe New Generation in the 70s which saw her tour the globe and regularly perform on shows such as Top of The Pops..In 2013, she was part of the very first and only Mum & Daughter pairing on Big Brother, alongside gorgeous daughter Charlie, and in this chat she tells us some interesting insights to the crazy world of Big Brother and what it is really like. She talks about her desire to go on other reality shows and her passion for the world of lights, camera, action as well as telling us what Madonna when she worked alongside her in the film Evita..We also end up down an unusual path in which Jackie, extremely openly, tells us of a fascinating and emotional story about her family and how she discovered her long lost Mother. .Now, 64, she is still so incredibly glamorous, so active still and teaches weekly dance classes - and she still performs to a high level: only 2 years ago she performed at the London Palladium for Dame Vera Lynn's tribute concert celebrating her 100th birthday anniversary..#bigbrother, #jackietravers, #charietravers, #madonna, #dance, #fitness, #dementia, #emmawalsh, #alexlegouix, #mindset, #mentalhealth, #mindsetunfiltered, #podcast

You host Alan Cox plays tracks from The Beatles and the Rolling Stones, Which group is the best? You decide. It is akll great pop music. Also a tribute the Dame Vera Lynn who was 103 om 20th March 2020.

Mark Saggers tells us why this Premier League season has to be null and void, there’s controversy on the Warm Up when Max Rushden suspends the Culverhouse game, believe or not there is live sport on the talkSPORT network in the form of Super League, Tony Cascarino thinks it’s inevitable that football clubs in England will go out of business due to the Coronavirus and Danny Kelly & Simon Jordan talk about their love of the beautiful game with a Stoke City fan on the Final Word. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Hers is the voice of hope, resistance, and resilience in the face of despair. Hers was the voice of comfort to those away fighting and to those on the homefront. In terms of Fantasy Bakes, Dame Vera Lynn is one of those national treasures who I hold so dear. Many of us will have known her voice passed down to ... Read More

In our annual event at Simpson's in the Strand, awards were presented by Gyles Brandreth, and given to Basil Brush, Geoffrey Palmer, Alan Ayckbourn, Henry Blofeld, April Ashley, Baroness Williams of Crosby and the great Dame Vera Lynn.

On this week's LadyWatch agenda: Ryan and Jason gloat about their Bernadette Peters "Hello Dolly" scoop (and hypothesize about what that means for Donna Murphy), tell Hillary Clinton critics to go back to their Ping Pong cougar traps (that's you, Sarandon), try to help Dame Vera Lynn save her iconic White Cliffs of Dover (and its 40 species of grass), congratulate Lisa Marie Presley on a reunion with her children after a successful rehab stint (and absolve Priscilla Presley of responsibility for passing down opioid addiction), dissect how much license Toni Basil has over the use of "Mickey" (and why she might be low-balling her damages), and much much more!

After being sacked from Hospital Radio, he has persuaded Clive to borrow a microphone from the local library and create a podcast. This episode, is filthy, puerile but contains celebrities and butterflies. @patcanplaythat and @clive_sutcliffe Thanks for listening, please subscribe and share.

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Back in 2002 John went to the Sussex home of DAME VERA LYNN, to interview her and look back on her life. To celebrate Dame Vera being 100, on Monday March 20, a Hannam Archive featuring the wartime highlights from that interview can be heard online from the same day. #DameVeraLynn #VeraLynn #ForcesSweetheart #WellMeetAgain #HappyBirthdayVeraLynn #Vera100

Chris Pearson delved into the archives to take a look back at Dame Vera Lynn's illustrious career. From her first professional performance in east London at the age of seven via a career break providing the singing voice for musical cover versions of the big Hollywood films to performing for British Troops in the steamy jungles of Burma. We trawled through archived BFBS interviews with Dame Vera down the years and caught up with her family as she approached her centenary.

Jimmy Osmond is only 53 - but has 50 years of showbiz under his belt. How does he do it? Maria MacLennan trained as jewellery designer but found her way, unexpectedly, into a very different (if related) field. She's now developed a career as a forensic jeweller, sent for to reunite owners with jewellery, but also, in the event of disasters like a plane crash, or a building collapse, to reunite owners with their identities when dental records or DNA may not be forthcoming. And to capture the stories that jewellery tells about owners, relationships, family histories. The choreographer was Dougie Squires, who in seven decades has worked with around ten thousand dancers, is best known for the Second Generation. Now Dougie's come out of retirement with seventy five of those dancers to celebrate Dame Vera Lynn's 100th Birthday. We sent JP Devlin, whose running man at Belfast's Sugar Sweet helped define the Northern Ireland of the early nineties, to meet Dougie during a break in the rehearsals. If you're like Aasmah and have finally acquired a garden, then you know that you should be planting stuff in it around now. But what if you're not sure where to start? Hollie Newton was a stressed-out agency worker who started planting things in a window box and making lots of mistakes. These days she knows what she's doing and has written a book for people like me who haven't a clue, containing useful jargon-free chapters like 'Things I Wouldn't Bloody Bother With' and 'Overplanting Compulsion Disorder'... Tony Prince the disc jockey began his working life as a real jockey, an apprentice with Willie Carson. But it was with spinning discs rather than racing nags that he made his name, on the pirate ship Caroline and then at Radio Luxembourg, before going to a glittering career in dance music. Back then he was already one of the most enterprising of DJs, touring Czechoslovakia in the Communist era, when deviating from the party line was dealt with ruthlessly. He met there a young railway worker called Jan Sestak, a secret pop fan and aspiring DJ, a risky business back. They have been friends for over forty years and they've written a book - "The Royal Ruler and The Railway DJ". The Inheritance Tracks Fearne Cotton - DJ, presenter, 20 years in showbiz - says it's time to slow down a bit and appreciate the simple things in life. This is someone who started in TV at the age of 15 after winning a competition to present The Disney Club. 20 years on, she has worked on Fame Academy, Top of the Pops, Children in Need, The BRIT Awards and of course Radio 1. But Fearne recently talked about her experience of depression and described how she used to put on a fake smile and go into "robot mode" to do her job. We asked her to chill out while she picked her inheritance tracks. Fearne's tracks were (Good Times Bad Times) Led Zeppelin & (Rocket Man) Elton John (Rocket Man) Editor: Eleanor Garland.

In a year in which the world will be looking in on Britain as we celebrate the Diamond Jubilee and host the London Olympics, Helen Mark goes in search of the people whose lives are inextricably linked with the White Cliffs of Dover.We find out about this iconic part of the British landscape which has played such an important part in our nation's history and discovers why it still holds a special place in the nation's heart.Brian Whittaker and Rob Sonnen of the National Trust tell us why it is so important that landscapes like the White Cliffs are preserved for the nation. Jon Iveson from the Dover Museum tells Helen about the vital part that Dover and the White Cliffs have played in Britain's past and geologist Melanie Wrigley of the White Cliffs Countryside Partnership, which was set up to conserve and enhance the coast and countryside of Dover and the White Cliffs as the gateway to England, takes Helen for a walk on Shakespeare Beach in search of fossils. Helen also meets Kaimes Beasley of HM Coastguard who tells her about the vital role that they play in ensuring the safety of the seas around the cliffs over which bluebirds have never really flown.....or have they? Finally, Helen meets Dame Vera Lynn, whose wartime anthem firmly placed this most iconic of British landscapes in the hearts and minds of the nation. Presenter: Helen Mark Producer: Helen Chetwynd.

Welcome to a special edition of the Dad’s Army Podcast. This week’s podcast comes to you from the Imperial War Museum in London. The 40th Anniversary of Dad’s Army was celebrated in style by a group of fans and stars alike on the 9th July 2008. This podcast features interviews with Clive Dunn, Frank Williams, Ian Lavender, Bill Pertwee, Jeffrey Holland and Dame Vera Lynn. Don’t forget to check out the photos of the event, and indeed details about the massive media coverage the event received on the podcast’s blog – www.dadsarmypodcast.blogspot.com Enjoy the podcast – I have really enjoyed putting this one together as the stars speeches are great. And yes, the ‘Explicit’ tag is deliberate – Clive Dunn’s speech contains some, shall we say, some colourful language – so please skip forward three minutes when you get to Clive’s speech if you’re offended by the use of such words. As always, we’d love to hear from you – please e-mail us about anything Dad’s Army – james@dadsarmypodcast.com but this week we are particularly interested in any thoughts you may have about All Is Safely Gathered In. This episode will be the featured episode in Podcast 26 due to be on-line in a few weeks time. With thank to the Dad’s Army Appreciation Society – www.dadsarmy.co.uk

As part of Radio 4's commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the outbreak of the Second World War, the castaway in this week's Desert Island Discs will be Dame Vera Lynn.She'll be talking to Sue Lawley about her own wartime experiences - as the now-legendary 'forces sweetheart' she performed in front of servicemen as far away as Burma, and as close to home as London's Regent's Park, and since then she has been constantly in demand all over the world for her singing and her songs, reviving as they do wartime memories both happy and sad.[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs] Favourite track: Room 504 by Vera Lynn Book: A book of edible fruits and vegetables Luxury: Watercolour paints, brushes and paper

As part of Radio 4's commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the outbreak of the Second World War, the castaway in this week's Desert Island Discs will be Dame Vera Lynn. She'll be talking to Sue Lawley about her own wartime experiences - as the now-legendary 'forces sweetheart' she performed in front of servicemen as far away as Burma, and as close to home as London's Regent's Park, and since then she has been constantly in demand all over the world for her singing and her songs, reviving as they do wartime memories both happy and sad. [Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs] Favourite track: Room 504 by Vera Lynn Book: A book of edible fruits and vegetables Luxury: Watercolour paints, brushes and paper