The D-Day Tapes

The D-Day Tapes

2024•58m•6.0/10

Documentary

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.0/10(2)

The story of the biggest seaborne invasion in history, told using a treasure trove of rare and previously unheard recordings of those who lived through it, lip-synched by actors.

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Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

June 2, 2024

Last Aired

June 4, 2024

Networks

BBC Two

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

US

No providers available for this region.

Seasons & Episodes

Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.

Season

Episode 1

E1

Episode 1

Air date: 2024-06-02

The Allies launch a high-stakes invasion of Nazi-occupied France, but the German defenders await them. Glider troops land first, tasked with taking a key bridge under cover of darkness.

Episode 2

E2

Episode 2

Air date: 2024-06-03

D-Day has begun, but the invasion still hangs in the balance as soldiers fight for their lives on the Normandy beaches. The German defenders hold fast, but then the tide starts to turn.

Episode 3

E3

Episode 3

Air date: 2024-06-04

D-Day+1 dawns, and Allied soldiers regroup in unfamiliar enemy territory, while the fate of the invasion remains uncertain. The Nazi tanks mobilise, and the Battle of Normandy begins.

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