Radio Times

Review by:

Jane Rackham

Listening to war veterans, now in their 80s, reliving their horrendous experiences or sadly describing the moment when their best friend died right next to them is so gripping, there really is no need to illustrate their recollections with staged explosions. But when there’s no archive footage available, that is what this series does.

In this episode, survivors of the operation to open up Allied supply routes via the port of Antwerp (many of them from the 101st Airborne Division, which featured in the series Band of Brothers) relate how they were cut off from reinforcements. “They told us ,‘They’ll be here tomorrow’, but tomorrow never came,” says one.

About this programme

4/6. First-hand testimonies are used to re-create scenes from the Allies' arrival in Antwerp, where efforts to retake the city's port prompted the Germans to make use of their secret weapon - the V2 rocket. Two British veterans also recall their time in Arnhem, where they helped to secure bridges along the Rhine, but were heavily outnumbered by the enemy.

Cast and crew

Crew

Executive Producer

Paul Wooding

Series Producer

Jeremy Llewllyn-Jones

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