The enchanting chalk Downland where the rabbits of WATERSHIP DOWN dwell is revisited, and we hear thrilling tales of Hazel, Fiver, Bigwig and their companions. Stories include 'The Sense of Smell', 'The Rabbit's Ghost Story', 'Speedwell's Story', 'The Story of the Great Marsh', 'The Story of the Terrible Hay-Making', 'Stonecrop' and 'Campion'.
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.