700 boats, 338,000 lives saved, all told by the actual wooden heroes that did it.
To mark the 70th anniversary of the Dunkirk evacuation, Dan Snow tells the story of the 'little ships' which made the perilous cross-channel voyage, as 50 of them return to France.
Direction
Linda Sands lets the boats speak louder than any narrator could.
Cinematography
Gorgeous Channel crossings that'll ruin your landlocked life.
Writing
Dan Snow's script respects silence—rare for a presenter doc.
Director
Linda Sands
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Many 'little ships' were Thames pleasure cruisers whose owners received £25 fuel reimbursement—most never cashed the checks.
This 2010 filming directly inspired Christopher Nolan's 2017 Dunkirk; he studied Sands' boat positioning for authentic Channel crossing visuals.
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