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They are almost all gone now, the veterans who once upon a time liberated Western Europe. Soon, with no more living witnesses, documentaries like D-Day: The Unheard Tapes (BBC Two) may become the norm.
This commemoration of the Normandy landings uses actors lip-syncing over period interviews to stunning effect. It poignantly keeps these soldiers’ memories alive