Bluebirds over the White Cliffs of Dover

Ian Hislop discovers the chequered history of this musical mainstay of the British nation.

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Ian Hislop meets Dame Vera Lynn, veterans, musicologists and even an ornithologist in his quest to find the hidden meaning of this classic wartime song.

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