Real life, pageantry and pomp of splendid VE Day 80 coverage

Today is VE Day 80 - marking 80 years since the then Prime Minister Winston Churchill told the nation the Nazis had surrendered, declaring Victory in Europe.

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All this week, commemorations, services, street parties and concerts have been held across the country to mark the anniversary.

Leading the way in broadcast coverage has been the BBC - with special editions of its most popular programmes including The Repair Shop and The One Show.

The channel set out its stall with VE Day 80: The Nation Pays Tribute - three-and-a-half hours of live coverage of commemorations in London.

The programme included a military procession from the Cenotaph in Whitehall to Buckingham Palace. Presenter Sophie Raworth did a marvellous job - supplying enough information and not spoiling the programme's flow.