The Story

Best of 2022: The Falklands, 40 years on: A father and son’s story

12.31.2022 - By The TimesPlay

Download our free app to listen on your phone

Download on the App StoreGet it on Google Play

In the week between Christmas and New Year, we’re listening back to some of our favourite episodes of 2022. In April 1982, Captain Christopher Craig set sail with his crew on the frigate HMS Alacrity to the Falkland Islands after Argentina had invaded the British overseas territory. Four decades on, Chris and his son Duncan - then a six-year-old schoolboy in Bournemouth - reflect on that war. This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today and get one month free at: thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes. Guests:  - Captain Christopher Craig, CB, DSC, Royal Navy. - Duncan Craig, Travel Editor, The Times and The Sunday Times. Host: Manveen Rana. Call for Fire: Sea Combat in the Falklands and the Gulf War - A book by Christopher Craig. Clips: ABC News, The Telegraph, BBC. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

More episodes from The Story