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D-Day: A Warning From History?

Season 1 Episode 779

Will we lose a tangible connection to WW2 once the final veteran dies? Is Europe sleepwalking into another monumental war?

Continuing our on-the-groun…

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The Sherwood Rangers in Normandy: The Noireau (Episode 2)

Season 1 Episode 778

Stan Perry is given an almost impossible task; in the dead of night - find a suitable crossing of the Noireau. His success is legendary, but the days…

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The Sherwood Rangers in Normandy: BLUECOAT (Episode 1)

Season 1 Episode 757

Through the tiny villages and fortress-like roads of Normandy, James Holland retraces the steps of Stanley Christopherson’s tank crew as they edge to…

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The Greatest War Fiction

Season 1 Episode 756

We spend a lot of time speaking about non-fiction, but what are the greatest works of historical fiction?

Al Murray interviews James Holland about his…

1 year, 9 months ago

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The REAL Band Of Brothers

Season 1 Episode 775

We're on the ground in Normandy as part of the D-Day 80 celebrations and our first stop is a parachute drop by the Band Of Brothers cast.

James Hollan…

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D-Day: Victory In Normandy? (Episode 10)
D-Day: Victory In Normandy? (Episode 10)

Season 1 Episode 774

After over a month on the ground fighting through fields and villages, the Allies have forced a retreat by Nazi High Command. The fightback has begun…

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D-Day: COBRA and GOODWOOD (Episode 9)
D-Day: COBRA and GOODWOOD (Episode 9)

Season 1 Episode 773

Allied Air superiority has left German forces in a mire, and the death of Rommel only makes the situation worse. After four long years of fighting, t…

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D-Day: Bocage Busting (Episode 8)
D-Day: Bocage Busting (Episode 8)

Season 1 Episode 772

In an expertly researched episode, Al Murray and James Holland investigate the myths surrounding Operation OVERLORD penned by historians in the last …

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D-Day: The Normandy Bridgehead (Episode 7)
D-Day: The Normandy Bridgehead (Episode 7)

Season 1 Episode 771

The beaches have been successfully invaded, but the race is on. In the hours and days after D-Day, the Allies faced some of the toughest fighting gro…

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BONUS: Spitfire vs Messerschmitt

Season 1 Episode 770

**THE D-DAY SERIES WILL RETURN ON TUESDAY**

Al Murray and James Holland are back again with warbird legend Richard Grace at his Northampton hangar ful…

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