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On today's programme See Hear commemorates the 65^th Anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Europe, so Radha is at the Imperial War Museum in London, to introduce the programme and visits an interesting exhibition they have there.

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However, before Victory in Europe Day was declared on May 8^th 1945, the people of the UK endured years of hardship. To give us a real feel for what life during the war years was like for Britain's deaf community See Hear accompanies a group of retirees from Nottinghamshire Deaf Society on a day trip down memory lane at the EdenCampMuseum in North Yorkshire. Eden CampModernHistoryThemeMuseum uses sights, sounds and smells to tell the story of World War II through scenes and displays covering military and civilian life.Ìý It certainly evokes some stirring memories of war time life for the visitors. By the end of the war, there were about 600 prisoner of war camps across Britain - the Eden Camp museum is housed on a POW camp site, with the exhibits in the different huts.

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While Radha is at the ImperialWarMuseum she visits a temporary exhibition about war time rationing. In 1940, rationing was introduced to Britain and the exhibition illustrates how coupons had to be exchanged for food, which was in very short supply and so could only be bought in small amounts. The museum also shows that growing your own food, recycling and healthy nutrition were as important in 1940s Britain as they are today. The Ministry of Food exhibition, commemorating 50 years of rationing, will be at the ImperialWarMuseum until 3^rd January 2011.

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We also re visit some anecdotes about food rationing from some members of the Deaf community from a See Hear programme from 2004.

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Finally, although Victory in Europe day was the 8^th May for mainland Britain, over on Guernsey, in the Channel Islands, the anniversary is marked a day later, on May 9^th, as this is the date recognised as the formal liberation of the island from German occupancy. Guernsey people have celebrated every year since, but many of us know very little about its wartime experiences. We join the people of Guernsey as they tell us how even the best fortifications couldn't keep the Germans out and how in 1940, Hitler's forces seized Guernsey and the other Islands, starting nearly 5 years of occupation. We also meet the signing choir who are taking part in the Guernsey Sings festival, to mark Liberation Day.

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