Five minutes of civilised calm, recorded in East London, as the capital starts to wake up. Sign up at https://marcsalmanac.substack.com

With a poem by Laurence Binyon, For The Fallen.

"At the going down of the sun and in the morning

We will remember them..."

From the show:

Opening/closing music courtesy of Chillhop: Philanthrope, Leavv - What Was Before https://chll.to/d6b0ec27

On this day: 7th May 1945, General Jodl signs Germany's unconditional surrender, ending the Second World War in Europe

On this day: 7th May 1952, Geoffrey Dummer gives the first public talk laying out the idea of the integrated circuit, better known today as the microchip, and the basis for all modern computers

Music to wake you up – We'll Meet Again by Vera Lynn

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