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Over the years I’ve contributed to some interesting television programmes and delivered a number of webinars and podcasts on various military history subjects.
D-Day & Sword Beach:
A one-off ITV documentary with actor Vicky McClure tracing the journey made by her grandfather when he landed on Sword Beach on D-Day. I spoke with Vicky to explain his role in detail. NB: This link may only work in the UK
Following 4 Commando in their attack on the coastal battery in Ouistreham on D-Day
The journey made by 6 Commando as they advanced from Sword Beach to Pegasus Bridge
A comprehensive look at the clearance of beach obstacles on the Commonwealth beaches on D-Day, and exposing the myth of midnight landings
A short dissection of one of the more amusing D-Day myths
A podcast with Dan Snow and History Hit, following the first 90 minutes of the D-Day landings as they happened
D-Day Heritage in the UK:
A documentary made with Dan Snow and History Hit, travelling along the south coast to explore D-Day heritage in the UK
A Covid webinar on the archaeology of the D-Day embarkation with Museum of London Archaeology
With Royal Lymington Yacht Club (similar to the above talk but with more focus on Lymington)
With the Thames Discovery Programme
Part of the New Forest National Park Authority’s annual conference
LCT 7074:
A detailed look at the archaeological work carried out during the restoration of LCT 7074
Podcast: Restoration of a D-Day Landing Craft Part 1 on WW2 Nation
Podcast: Restoration of a D-Day Landing Craft Part 2 on WW2 Nation
Walcheren 1944:
The often overlooked destruction of the landing craft support squadron at Westkapelle on 1 November 1944
A look at the wider invasion of Walcheren
Other Work:
A Channel 4 documentary looking at the failed evacuation of the 51st Highland Division from France in 1940. NB: For copyright reasons some of the historic footage has been blurred
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