Alan watches the main daily service of Evensong and reflects on his boyhood religion.
Allied soldiers take off under cover of darkness as the biggest amphibious invasion in history begins. Gliders and paratroopers drop by nightfall as bombs strike the coast. When dawn breaks, German defenders witness an...
The concluding part of historian Dan Snow's documentary series tells the powerful and heroic stories of those who risked their lives on the beaches of Normandy to save the world from Nazi Germany.
One night and one image encapsulate the London Blitz — December 29th 1940, the night of the second great fire of London when St Paul's rose in its glory above the smoke and flames. Richard Holmes traces the night's...
In June 1944, one of the greatest amphibious assaults in history was launched from the south coast of England. Within a matter of hours, 7,000 vessels had landed 156,000 troops on the beaches of Normandy. It was a...
Soldiers on both sides and French witnesses narrate the story of the bloody battle for Normandy that followed D-Day. Despite the hard-won foothold made on the coast, the Allies still face their greatest challenge. As the...
Sam Willis looks at the history of the castle from its first appearance with the Normans in 1066 to the longest siege on English soil at Kenilworth Castle 200 years later. The castle arrived as an instrument of invasion...
Eighty years on, the BBC has been gathering first-hand accounts from the UK's D-Day veterans — some now more than 100 years of age. Rachel Burden traces their stories in Normandy and hears memories of the massive beach...
D-Day was the most decisive battle of the Second World War, yet things went badly wrong on Omaha Beach, and over 2,000 men lost their lives. It could have been very different if a secret weapon designed especially for...
A look at the teams who care for the some of the most important legacies left to the National Trust, from an aristocrat's hoard of priceless treasures to the modest family home filled with everyday objects from 1920s...
Hundreds of thousands of Allied troops land on five beaches along the Normandy coast. Powerful interviews with those who were there tell their story of the invasion as it unfolds. American soldiers on Omaha face a blood...
