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As Britain prepares to mark the 70th anniversary of VJ Day, Bill Turnbull meets the son of a World War II sailor who sacrificed his life to save his shipmates from a kamikaze pilot's attack.

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Music Played

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  • Samuel Webbe the elder

    For The Healing Of The Nations

    Choir: Congregation of the United Reformed Church. Featured Artist: Jaguar Landrover Brass Band. Featured Artist: Tim Campain. Featured Artist: St. Michael鈥檚 Singers. Music Arranger: Paul Leddington Wright. Lyricist: Fred Kaan.

    Tune: Alleluia Dulce Carmen Composer: Samuel Webbe the elder

  • J.B. Dykes

    Eternal Father, Strong To Save

    Choir: Congregation and cathedral choir at St.Thomas Cathedral, Portsmouth. Conductor: Noel Tredinnick. Featured Artist: Members of the Royal Marines Band. Featured Artist: Members of the Portsmouth Band. Featured Artist: Christopher Eastwood. Music Arranger: Major Phil Watson. Lyricist: William Whiting.

    Tune: Melita Composer: J.B.Dykes

  • Margaret Dryburgh

    Captives Hymn

    Choir: Chichester Women's Vocal Orchestra. Conductor: Chris Larley. Lyricist: Margaret Dryburgh.

    Composer: Margaret Dryburgh

  • Edward Mote

    Cornerstone

    Choir: Congregation of New Community Church. Featured Artist: Russell Boniface. Featured Artist: CJ Edwards. Featured Artist: Ben Reid. Featured Artist: Steven Evans. Featured Artist: Andrew Worsfold. Featured Artist: Mike Oldfield. Featured Artist: Sarah-Louise Amer. Featured Artist: Amy Ward. Composer: Eric Liljero. Composer: Jonas Myrin. Composer: Reuben Morgan. Music Arranger: Michael Powell.

    Composer: Edward Mote, Eric Liljero, Jonas Myrin, Reuben Morgan, William Batcheldler Bradbury

  • Congregation and choir of St Martin-in-the-Fields

    In Christ There Is No East or West (feat. Andrew Earis & David Hopkin)

    Conductor: Noel Tredinnick. Music Arranger: Jeff Howard. Lyricist: John Oxenham.

    Tune: St Stephen

  • Congregation of Manchester Cathedral

    Lord Of All Hopefulness (feat. Manchester Camerata & Christopher Stokes)

    Conductor: Gordon Stewart. Music Arranger: Robert Ramskill. Lyricist: Jan Struther.

    Tune: Slane

  • Congregation of Ruach City Church

    My Jesus, My Saviour (feat. Mark Crawford, Jerry Logan, Clive McKinley, Michael Osbourne, Olrick Coker, Marcia Walder Thomas & Danielle Mahailet)

    Music Arranger: Nicky Brown.

Music

  • For聽The Healing Of The Nations聽was performed by the congregation of the United Reformed Church, Coventry.
  • Eternal Father, Strong To Save was performed by the congregation and cathedral choir at St.Thomas Cathedral, Portsmouth.
  • Captives Hymn was聽performed by the Chicester Women's Vocal Orchestra at St Paul's Church, Chichester.
  • 颁辞谤苍别谤蝉迟辞苍别听was performed by the congregation of New Community Church, Southampton.
  • In Christ There Is No East or West was performed by the choir and congregation of St Martin-in-the-Fields, London.
  • Lord Of All Hopefulness聽was performed by the congregation of Manchester Cathedral.
  • My Jesus, My Saviour was performed by the聽congregation of Ruach City Church, Brixton.

Stories

A Sailors Sacrifice

British sailor George Hinkins died a war hero putting his life on the line to save the lives of his shipmates in the face of a terrifying suicide mission by a Japanese kamikaze pilot who was attacking his ship in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.

Now, 70 years on, Bill Turnbull meets his son David to learn about how his Christian faith has led him to his mission to seek reconciliation with Japan and to pay tribute to his father鈥檚 sacrifice and bravery.聽 After a lifelong quest for information about the identity of the kamikaze pilot, David finally receives some unexpected and remarkable news.

Captives Hymn

聽Pam Rhodes meets Jane Elgey who was interned in prisoner of war camps in the Far East at the age of 12. Pam also meets Margie Caldicott whose mother and grandmother were also interned with Jane. We hear the story of the Captives鈥� Hymn written by fellow prisoner Margaret Dryburgh and there鈥檚 a special performance of the hymn by Chichester Women鈥檚 Vocal Orchestra.

A Family Remembers

The Jones 鈥� a family of British and Japanese heritage 鈥� embark on a journey of discovery to learn about VJ Day and the role their loved ones played in the war in the Pacific.聽 Along with their two children, Kevin and Kana Jones visit the Anglo Japanese Peace Grove at the , Staffordshire to remember those who lost their lives in the Second World War and to remember Kana鈥檚 grandfather who was captured by US forces and interrogated in an internment camp in California. 聽As a tribute to their great grandfather and other victims of war, their children Talitha and Sammy place origami cranes, a symbol of peace in Japanese culture, at the Arboretum鈥檚 Hiroshima stone.

Credits

Presenter Bill Turnbull
Presenter Pam Rhodes
Series Producer Matthew Napier
Executive Producer Dave Stanford

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