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D-Day: 80 years on

Adam hears about the "Their Finest Hour" archive with stories and artefacts from WWII.

Adam hears about "Their Finest Hour" - an online archive which has over 25,000 never-before-seen stories and artefacts from the Second World War - including the very last letter a son posted his mother.

Plus, 92-year-old Michael from Thame tells us what he did as a 12-year-old student so he could watch all the planes taking off and heading over to France.

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Thu 6 Jun 202410:00
BBC Radio Oxford

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Music Played

  • Billy Joel

    My Life

    • Billy Joel's Greatest Hits.
    • Columbia/Legacy.
    • 01.

  • Benson Boone

    Beautiful Things

    • Warners.

  • Ultra Naté

    Free

    • Huge Hits 1997 (Various Artists).
    • GLOBAL TELEVISION.
    • 01.

  • Lisa Stansfield

    All Around The World

    • Monster Hits.
    • HITS ALBUM.
    • 05.

  • Michael Bublé

    It's A Beautiful Day

    • It's A Beautiful Day.
    • REPRISE.
    • 01.

  • a-ha

    Take On Me

    • Time & Again: The Ultimate A-ha (2016 Remaster).
    • Rhino/Warner Records.
    • 01.

  • Clean Bandit

    Symphony (feat. Zara Larsson)

    • EPIC.

  • Taylor Swift & Post Malone

    Fortnight

    • Republic.

  • Barry White

    You See The Trouble With Me

    • Barry White - The Collection.
    • Island Def Jam.
    • 01.

  • T’Pau

    China In Your Hand

    • Is This Love.
    • EMI.
    • 04.

  • Ed Sheeran

    Eyes Closed

    • Atlantic.

  • The Foundations

    Build Me Up Buttercup

    • Hit Love Songs Of The 60s.
    • PICKWICK.
    • 16.

  • Lionel Richie

    All Night Long (All Night)

    • Back To Front.
    • UNI/Motown.
    • 07.

  • Elton John & Kiki Dee

    Don't Go Breaking My Heart

    • Diamonds (Remastered).
    • UMC (Universal Music Catalogue).
    • 01.

  • Hozier

    Too Sweet

    • Island.

  • Adamski

    Killer (feat. Seal)

    • NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC! DECADES.
    • EMI/VIRGIN/POLYGRAM.
    • 01.

  • Dua Lipa

    Illusion

    • Warner Music.

  • Kaiser Chiefs

    Ruby

    • Kaiser Chiefs - Ruby (single).
    • POLYDOR.
    • 01.

  • Roy Orbison

    You Got It

    • Now 14.
    • NOW.
    • 13.

  • Prefab Sprout

    The King of Rock 'N' Roll

    • A LIFE OF SURPRISES: THE BEST OF PREFAB SPROUT.
    • COLUMBIA.
    • 01.

  • Liberty X

    Just A Little

    • Now That's What I Call Decades.
    • NOW.
    • 01.

  • Shakira

    Whenever, Wherever

    • Shakira - Laundry Service.
    • EPIC.
    • 01.

  • Whitney Houston

    Love Will Save The Day

    • The Hits Album 8.
    • Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd.

  • Wet Wet Wet

    With a Little Help From My Friends

    • The Album Of The Decade (80s).
    • EMI.
    • 19.

  • Voice of the Beehive

    Don't Call Me Baby

    • WARNER BROS.

  • Aswad

    Give A Little Love

    • Don't Turn Around: The Best Of Aswad.
    • UMC (Universal Music Catalogue).
    • 01.

  • Desireless

    Voyage Voyage

    • The Hits Album 8.
    • WARNER BROS.
    • 01.

  • Will Young

    Light My Fire

    • The Hits.
    • SONY.
    • 01.

  • Enrique Iglesias

    Escape

    • Now 52.
    • POLYDOR.
    • 01.

  • Ronan Keating

    If Tomorrow Never Comes

    • 10 Years Of Hits.
    • Polydor Records.
    • 01.

  • Kylie Minogue

    Love At First Sight

    • Fever.
    • PARLOPHONE.
    • 01.

Broadcast

  • Thu 6 Jun 202410:00
    BBC Radio Oxford