All-time great performances and personalities from the world of cricket as recalled by some of the game's leading players, writers and commentators. 1. Donald Bradman: 270, Melbourne, 1936 2. Mike Atherton: My Duel with Donald, Trent Bridge, 1998 3. Jim Laker: 19 for 90, Old Trafford, 1953
This programme focuses on the largest sea-borne invasion in modern history and one of the world's most tightly kept secrets. It brings together despatches from the BBC War Correspondents who brought up-to-the-minute, graphic descriptions of the events to the listening public. This is a unique collection, a chance to hear history in the making: the day and the hour of D-Day June 1944.