D-Day: The Unheard Tapes

RTE One +1

12:30 AM to 1:40 AM

Thursday 27 June

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Hundreds of thousands of Allied troops land on five beaches along the Normandy coast - as told by those who were there in interviews lip-synced by actors. Powerful interviews with those who were there lead us through their story of the invasion as it unfolds. American soldiers on Omaha face a bloodbath, while Royal Marine commandos encounter chaos at Sword Beach. As night draws in, troops finally make it off the sand - but the threats ahead prove even greater