Dwarves, elves, goblins, trolls, dragons and wizards.these are the ingredients of J.R.R. Tolkien's wonderful fantasy, the prelude to The Lord of The Rings. The hero of the tale is Bilbo Baggins, a home-loving unambitious hobbit.
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.