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Coverage of the commemorations of the 70th anniversary of D-Day.

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D-Day 70: The Heroes Remember

Sophie Raworth

Dan Snow

James Holland

Chris Parkin

Anja Scharfenorth

D-Day 70: The Heroes Remember: Episode 2

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BBC One - D-Day 70, The Heroes Remember, Episode 2

Veteran Richard Llewellyn shares the details of the diary he kept on D-Day.

Series marking the 70th anniversary of D-Day. Sophie Raworth visits the operation's communications headquarters, where a group of Wrens share their D-Day memories.

Sophie Raworth visits Fort Southwick in Hampshire, the operation's communications headquarters, where she is joined by a group of Wrens to hear their D-Day memories. 

James Holland is given a tour of the miles of secret tunnels under Fort Southwick, Dan Snow explores the Navy's role in D-Day, and two former schoolgirls reveal what life was like as the troops began to arrive in their village. 

Veteran Richard Llewellyn shares the details of the diary he kept on D-Day, and Robert Coupe explains how he honours the memory of his fallen comrades by making a very personal modern-day pilgrimage.

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