D-Day: Minute by Minute

D-Day: Minute by Minute

Documentary 2021

Available on My5

The first 24 crucial hours D-Day is told - minute by minute - by the last surviving men who witnessed the horrors and victory unfold. Diaries and stories, told by those left behind, recount the personal experience of the men who were there.

Documentary 2021

Starring Tim McInnerny

EPISODE 1

Invasion

The events of June 6, 1944, when more than 150,000 troops took part in the largest amphibious invasion in history to liberate Europe from Germany. Featuring the family of soldiers involved, who describe their experiences.

1 hr · 27 Sept 2021 18
EPISODE 2

Victory

The events of June 6, 1944 from 7.30 am onward, when British and Canadian forces landed with the Americans pinned down on Omaha Beach. Historians Max Hastings and Onyeka Nubia give context to the veterans' stories.

1 hr · 28 Sept 2021 18

Tim McInnerny

Narrator
Graham Cooper

Director
Oliver Wright

Producer
Graham Cooper

Producer

About

D-Day: Minute by Minute

DOCUMENTARY

The first 24 crucial hours D-Day is told - minute by minute - by the last surviving men who witnessed the horrors and victory unfold. Diaries and stories, told by those left behind, recount the personal experience of the men who were there.

Information

Studio: Channel 5
Released: 2021

Languages

Subtitles: English (United Kingdom)