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Dunkirk

War WalksSeries 2
Episode 5 of 6

Professor Richard Holmes walks the French beaches and breakwaters from which thousands of British troops escaped capture in May 1940. German tanks had overwhelmed British and French troops and were poised to seize the British Expeditionary Force.

27 minutes

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Fri 27 Jun 202502:20
BBC Four

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Credits

ProducerRachel Bell
Series ProducerMark Fielder
Executive ProducerGrant Mansfield
PresenterRichard Holmes

Broadcasts

  • Fri 12 Dec 199720:00
    BBC Two England
  • Sun 30 May 201020:00
    BBC Four
  • Wed 20 Oct 201019:30
    BBC Four
  • Thu 20 Mar 201413:10
    BBC Two HD, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales & England only
  • Thu 28 May 202019:30
    BBC Two England, Northern Ireland HD, Wales, Northern Ireland, Wales HD & 1 more only
  • Fri 11 Nov 202215:00
    BBC Two England, HD, Northern Ireland HD, Wales, Northern Ireland & 1 more only
  • Mon 3 Jun 202419:30
    BBC Four
  • Tue 4 Jun 202401:30
    BBC Four
  • Thu 26 Jun 202519:30
    BBC Four
  • Fri 27 Jun 202502:20
    BBC Four

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