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34 results found for '"Operation Overlord (1944)"' in Keywords.
D-Day landings archive recordings (1974)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
A selection of archival BBC radio clips on the D-Day landings. The first is the announcement of the D-Day landings, including a report from a bomber plane on a mission as they fly over the invasion. The next...
The London interview (1980)
- Genre
- Interview
The London Interview, with Bob Holness. World War II fighter pilot John Cunningham tells how he ended up fighting at night. Cunningham describes being one of the first pilots to use radar and discusses the...
50 years of royal broadcasts (1980)
- Genre
- Feature; Special
50 Years of Royal Broadcasts. Looks at the history and image of the Royal family and the way they have used the media. This section contains many archive broadcasts from 1924-1945 including: first ever...
The voice of Winston Churchill (1982)
- Genre
- Special; Speech
First part of 2 part special The Voice of Winston Churchill, with recordings taken from the Decca 12 record album Winston Churchill: His Memoirs and His Speeches 1918 to 1965. Includes Churchill on Corporal...
D-Day 40 years on (1984)
- Genre
- Speech
Speech by the Queen in Aramanche, Normandy about the D-Day landings 40 years ago.
Operation Overlord: D-Day remembered (1984)
- Genre
- Documentary; Interview; News report; Special; Speech
Operation Overlord: D-Day remembered - an examination of the Normandy invasion 40 years ago. Interviews with Bob Holness; British servicemen from the 6th Airborne Division, the Army Film and Photo Unit and...
Margaret Thatcher on peace in Europe (1984)
- Genre
- Speech
Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher addresses a European election rally. She talks about the loss of lives during the First and Second World Wars and says the greatest political challenge in Europe is the...
D-Day 40 years on (1984)
- Genre
- News report
Report on the anniversary ceremonies held in northern France for 40 years since D-Day. On the number of veterans that travelled, as well as youngsters, also the tributes from locals and world leaders. Male...
D-Day 40 years on (1984)
- Genre
- Speech
Speeches by Robert Runcie, Archbishop of Canterbury and the Queen Mother on the 40th anniversary of the D-Day landings. From the ceremonies in Portsmouth.
D-Day 40 years on (1984)
- Genre
- Speech
US President Ronald Reagan speech in Normandy about the D-Day landings 40 years ago and the current Soviet problems. Male presenter introducing speech not identified.