In Monty's Footsteps

Ken Hay MBE, Normandy Veteran and British Normandy Memorial Ambassador, tells his extraordinary story, from joining up and serving alongside his brother to landing in Normandy and becoming a Prisoner of War. His powerful, honest testimony encapsulates the reality of what him and many others experienced during the Second World War. In the name of remembrance, this is a must-listen for us all. This...

How are the men who fell on D-Day and during the Normandy Campaign remembered now? Henry travels to Normandy to delve into the subject of remembrance. Against the backdrop of the British Normandy Memorial in the village of Ver-sur-Mer, overlooking Gold Beach, his guests include Normandy Veteran Ken Hay MBE, who remembers his 'mentor', Private Circus of the Dorsetshire Regiment. He also learns abou...

In the final days and weeks before D-Day, Monty's HQ moved to Southwick, near Portsmouth, and he writes about this in his diary. So Henry travels there, where he visits Fort Southwick, under which a secret network of tunnels was created during the Second World War. With exclusive access to this private site, he meets We Have Ways of Making You Talk presenter and historian James Holland to discuss...

From the Orkney Islands to the coastline of North Wales, Henry uncovers connections and contributions to the Normandy Campaign and wider war effort. He discovers how communities were shaped and changed for good by the events of the Second World War with both positive and negative consequences for local people. He meets historians and museum curators with real-life insights into what day-to-day exp...

Henry Montgomery delves into the role of women during the war. He meets 102-year-old Ruth Barnwell at her home in South-West London. Ruth served as a Wren on land base HMS Quebec and, although she didn't know it at the time, many of the men stationed there were being trained for the D-Day Landings. He travels South West where Historian and Author Joanna Foat shares the stories she's collected over...

Inspired by his grandfather's diary entry of 22nd April 1944 - when he attended Scotland vs England at Hampden Park - Henry visits the Glasgow stadium to meet with the Curator of the Scottish Football Museum, Richard McBrearty. He learns about what football meant to players and supporters during the war years. He continues his journey uncovering unique and fascinating stories connected to football...

Henry Montgomery begins his 4,000 mile journey in Hammersmith, West London, at the site of St Paul’s School, the famous location of the D-Day planning meetings. He reflects on the events that took place 82 years ago to the day, his grandfather’s role in them, and why they are still relevant today. There, he meets his first guest Historian Tim Bouverie who recounts the complex series of events that...

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