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The D-Day Tapes
Overview
The story of the biggest seaborne invasion in history, told using a treasure trove of rare and previously unheard recordings of those who lived through it, lip-synched by actors.
Status
Ended
Network
BBC Two
Seasons & Episodes
Series 1
The story of the biggest seaborne invasion in history, told through rare recordings.
Episodes
Episode 1
The Allies launch a high-stakes invasion of Nazi-occupied France, but the German defenders await them. Glider troops land first, tasked with taking a key bridge under cover of darkness.
Episode 2
D-Day has begun, but the invasion still hangs in the balance as soldiers fight for their lives on the Normandy beaches. The German defenders hold fast, but then the tide starts to turn.
Episode 3
D-Day+1 dawns, and Allied soldiers regroup in unfamiliar enemy territory, while the fate of the invasion remains uncertain. The Nazi tanks mobilise, and the Battle of Normandy begins.
