TORONTO – With the 70th anniversary of D-Day just over a week away, the CBC is offering Canadians the chance to go back in time and relieve the historic events in real time.
Through a multiplatform project known as D-DAY LIVE, CBC News is re-creating the events of this pivotal World War II event in an interactive breaking news timeline, online and on CBC News Network, CBC Radio, and during CBC Television live special programming on June 5 and 6. CBC journalists have pieced together crucial moments from archives, as well as documented new stories, anecdotes and never-before-seen artifacts and images.
“D-DAY LIVE is a modern approach for a new generation who will be able to engage with this historic event in real time using new media,” said Michael Gruzuk, executive producer of CBC News Specials and Programs, in the news release. “D-DAY LIVE is a truly powerful experience that should let Canadians relive D-Day as if it were unfolding on the beaches of Normandy today. We’re very proud of the work we’ve done, and we think Canadians will connect with this re-production of D-Day as the events unfolded.”
Starting on June 5, CBC News will release bulletins about what unfolded at each given moment 70 years ago, using archival video, audio and images. Canadians may also follow @CBCDDayLive on Twitter for a moment-by-moment account of the battle, or visit CBCNews.ca to see the day’s events on the D-Day media wall.
On CBC News Network and CBC Radio, select events will be broadcast at the moment that they happened, which will be followed by a live anniversary special from Normandy on June 6 hosted by CBC News chief correspondent Peter Mansbridge.
