Last Call to Normandy

Ted and team check out warbirds in Florida before flying to England, France and Germany to discover why the invasion of Normandy was such a necessity for the Allies.

Britain undergoes her own "friendly invasion" as American and Commonwealth troops and machines pour into the island; Ted and team look at the personal influence these "friendly invaders" had on the local British population.

Ted re-discovers their old camps and embarkation ports along the south coast of the island; marvelling at the sheer scale of the operation as Ted re-traces the exact routes, taking us in the footsteps of heroes.

In Early spring 1944, everything looks good for the Allied invasion until a simple radio mistake results in a grizzly shambles and hundreds of Allied troops are killed before they even set foot on the enemy shore.

Ted's team joins up with Normandy Veterans of all services as they sail across the channel to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of D-Day.

The commemoration events in Normandy are a mix of celebration and solemn remembrance as it's a catch up with veteran paratroopers, and tour the bunkers and beaches of Normandy.