VE Day 80 Concert BBC 1

[Aquarius1234]

I have nothing else to do/ watch tonight..
Anyone wanna moan about the acts feel free.
8pm BBC one.

Why are all the singers oversinging and all being weird

I thought this would be a bit more joyful/celebratory? I don't usually watch this sort of thing though.

It’s a bit mixed isn’t it. Not sure it really hangs together as a coherent theme, given it’s for VE Day commemoration. They could drop the second rate pop acts for sure. I wonder who curated it?

You are not the only one.
Could listen to Shaku all night. Being outside makes his music even more wonderful and almost mystical
Victor Ray was excellent
John Newman was dreadful

Well I am really enjoying the concert . Music is fab with the military playing,the personal stories make it so real.

If Cardinal John Newman were still with us, I'd have expected him to want to be in Rome right now; not London - but as he died 135 years ago, I'd call that very decisively retired!

I didn't find him very easy to listen to, mind - he sounded very heavily 'refreshed' to me.

The orchestra are just wonderful

I thought they'd at least show some of the beacons being lit but it's just been really bad singers. And I like John Newman but he was awful.

Imagine being really old wrapped in a blanket having gone through the war then having to listen to a whiney man twat in a beanie strangling a song

Some things are best left alone and Dad's Army is one of them.

17 😢

God. What now. Just. Sing. Normally.

I usually don’t watch this type of thing but it’s a great concern. Been in tears at the people’s stories.

This has been the best bit

The letters. 😢😢😢😢😢

Saint John Henry Newman.

Apologies!

Who's singing now?

Freya riding

Same here 😞

I think this is lovely

Yes it’s beautiful

Her dad is Daddy Pig!

We have letters kept from great grandparents. It was only way to keep contact

Could have done with just hearing the letters without the warbling.