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D-Day: Secret South England Stories

Explore surprising D-Day stories with curious comrades from the South of England.

Radio Solent,5 episodes

Episodes

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A secret school of dark crafts
The men and women who trained to kill and disappear in the Hampshire countryside.
13 Jun 2024,34 mins
"Overpaid, Oversexed and Over Here"
What is the legacy left behind by American troops from WWII in Hampshire and Dorset?
13 Jun 2024,28 mins
A hush-hush pipeline and the Isle of Wight
How a secret piece of engineering, hidden on the Isle of Wight, fuelled Allied success.
05 Jun 2024,25 mins
How D-Day was launched from an old Dorset farm
Before the beaches came a daring night mission that launched from an old Dorset farm.
05 Jun 2024,25 mins
A secret rendezvous in a Hampshire village
Why did allied leaders secretly meet in Droxford in the Meon Valley just before D-Day?
05 Jun 2024,25 mins