A major new dramatised documentary, showing over three nights, which tells the story of arguably history's greatest maritime evacuation. Narrated by Timothy Dalton.

1/3. May 1940: overwhelmed by the blitzkrieg, the Allies in northern France head for the coast, where the Navy has improvised a rescue effort - but only 45,000 men seem likely to be evacuated.
(Continues tomorrow at 9pm)
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BBCi: digital viewers can watch three short films about Dunkirk by pressing the red button on their handset. The Retreat, The Rescue and The Last Stand feature interviews with veterans and eyewitness accounts of key incidents
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