We’re about to mark 80 years since one of the largest military operations of all time: D-Day.

ITV News Meridian have recorded more than 80 new interviews with men and women who lived through the Normandy landings.

So how do they feel about their part in this extraordinary moment of history? What can we learn from them and what they went through? Why is it more crucial than ever to hear their stories? And how do we best remember D-Day once the living link is gone?

ITV News Meridian reporter Derek Johnson tells Matt Teale what you need to know…