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Radio Berkshire,8 mins

Chris Tarrant: 'My hero dad never talked about D-Day'

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Eighty years ago, 24-year-old Basil Tarrant from Reading led soldiers from the Royal Berkshire Regiment in a successful D-Day assault. Basil lived until 2005, but his son, the broadcaster Chris Tarrant, tells us his father never spoke about the experience. Chris speaks to ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Berkshire's Katie Tyler. For more on this story, check the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ News app.

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