D-Day 75: A Tribute to Heroes

Jun 5, 2019

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The greatest tragedy of D-Day would be to forget it.

Overview

Live from Southsea Common in Portsmouth, Huw Edwards introduces coverage of the National Commemorative Event taking place to mark the 75th anniversary of D-Day.

Genres

TV Movie

Documentary

Production Companies

BBC

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Theresa May

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Celia Imrie

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Sheridan Smith

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Emmanuel Macron

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Willard White

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Callum Woodhouse

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Max Befort

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Emma Mackey

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Angela Merkel

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