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RADIO 4 COMMEMORATES D-DAY MISSED A PROGRAMME? Go to the Listen Again page D-DAY HOMEPAGE Monday 31 May 2004 to 6 June 2004 Radio 4 gets to the heart of D-Day through a mixture of documentaries, epic dramas and lively discussions. RADIO 4'S D-DAY SEASON Read the programme schedule of Radio 4's D-Day season that commemorates the 60th anniversary of the Normandy landings. DON'T MISS - THE PEOPLE'S D-DAY Saturday 5 June 7.00-9.00pm. Libby Purves presents this two hour sequence, charting the build up to the invasion of Normandy as seen from the homes and harbours of Britain. Click here to listen again and for more information and images. LISTEN TO HISTORIC REPORTS FROM 1944 Go to the D-Day historic reports page and listen to history in the making, from General Montgomery to BBc war correspondents. READ A BBC RADIO BULLETIN An original Radio bulletin from 6 June 1944 including late corrections and amendments. Read the BBC Radio bulletin broacast at 9pm. LISTEN TO DAWN OF D-DAY In 1959 BBC Radio broadcast Dawn of D-Day in which British and American servicemen recalled their experiences. Audio Help D-DAY HOMEPAGE Go to D-Day Homepage. D-DAY SEASON ON RADIO 4 Go to programmes page. THE PEOPLE'S D-DAY The untold stories of thousands of people who contributed to D-Day LISTEN TO HISTORIC RADIO Listen to history in the making from the BBC sound archives. READ D-DAY BULLETIN Read the original 9pm BBC Radio bulletin from D-Day USEFUL LINKS Imperial War Museum WWII People's War D-Day (from BBC History) THIS SCEPTRED ISLE This Sceptred Isle tells the story of Britain, from the Roman invasion to the Millennium Dome. Find out more about 1944 including: reforms of education and the birth of the UN ... BBC News Online BBC News Online's special D-Day commemorative site. A chance to explore a wide variety of perceptions of the campaign. The site includes: an image gallery, historic video, personal testimonies, military analysis and even the effect of the defeat on Rommel by his son. Go to D-Day site. ON THIS DAY 1944: D-Day marks start of Europe invasion. Thousands of Allied troops have begun landing on the beaches of Normandy in northern France at the start of a major offensive against the Germans. Go to 6 June D-Day special feature.

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