BFBS Sitrep

Trident - the Government gets its Vanguards in a row.

Who killed the Russian spy Litvinenko? Find out what the official inquiry says…

The new Service Complaints Ombudsman explains how she plans to deal with bullying and harassment.

And 25 years on Flight Lieutenant John Peters remembers his capture by Saddam's forces 25 years on.

PRESENTER THIS WEEK: Kate Gerbeau

SITREP TRAIL THURS, 14th January

Aid finally gets through to Syria’s starving but should the RAF be doing more?

Is Helmand a lost cause? Sitrep hears from Britain’s Ambassador in Kabul who says it’s not.

It’s five years since the Arab Spring uprisings began – but has it done more harm than good?

And, why there’s a growing need for health care for our military veterans

PRESENTER THIS WEEK: Kate Gerbeau

Studio guest: BFBS Defence Analyst Christopher Lee

OTHER INTERVIEWS:

AFGHANISTAN

The British Ambassador to Kabul, Karen Pierce

SYRIA – HOMS TRUCE

Hamish de Bretton Gordon is a chemical weapons expert who advises NGOs working in Iraq and Syria.

STATE OF THE UNION SPEECH

BFBS Defence Analyst Christopher Lee

ARAB SPRING 5 YEARS

Broadcaster Robin Lustig

VETERANS HEALTH  

BFBS Reporter Kaija Larke

THURSDAYS at 4:30pm UK TIME on BFBS RADIO 2 and at 6:30pm UK TIME on BFBS & UK Bases

You can listen on BFBS Radio 2 at 1630 (UK time) and at 1830 (UK time) on BFBS (via web, App & DAB in the UK and on FM in Scotland, Colchester, Salisbury Plain, Aldershot, Catterick & Blandford Forum)

Sky Channel 0211

Alternatively listen again on the website, or download the Sitrep Podcast.

SITREP TRAIL THURS, 14th January

Aid finally gets through to Syria’s starving but should the RAF be doing more?

Is Helmand a lost cause? Sitrep hears from Britain’s Ambassador in Kabul who says it’s not.

It’s five years since the Arab Spring uprisings began – but has it done more harm than good?

And, why there’s a growing need for health care for our military veterans

PRESENTER THIS WEEK: Kate Gerbeau

Studio guest: BFBS Defence Analyst Christopher Lee

OTHER INTERVIEWS:

AFGHANISTAN

The British Ambassador to Kabul, Karen Pierce

SYRIA – HOMS TRUCE

Hamish de Bretton Gordon is a chemical weapons expert who advises NGOs working in Iraq and Syria.

STATE OF THE UNION SPEECH

BFBS Defence Analyst Christopher Lee

ARAB SPRING 5 YEARS

Broadcaster Robin Lustig

VETERANS HEALTH  

BFBS Reporter Kaija Larke

THURSDAYS at 4:30pm UK TIME on BFBS RADIO 2 and at 6:30pm UK TIME on BFBS & UK Bases

You can listen on BFBS Radio 2 at 1630 (UK time) and at 1830 (UK time) on BFBS (via web, App & DAB in the UK and on FM in Scotland, Colchester, Salisbury Plain, Aldershot, Catterick & Blandford Forum)

Sky Channel 0211

Alternatively listen again on the website, or download the Sitrep Podcast.

How can MI5 keep track of returning IS terrorists?

Did North Korea really test a Hydrogen bomb?

What does the Government’s announcement on Armed Forces pay mean for you?

Plus: Sitrep meets Labour’s new shadow defence minister Emily Thornberry

And, after 70 years, it’s goodbye Hohne………….

How can MI5 keep track of returning IS terrorists?

Did North Korea really test a Hydrogen bomb?

What does the Government’s announcement on Armed Forces pay mean for you?

Plus: Sitrep meets Labour’s new shadow defence minister Emily Thornberry

And, after 70 years, it’s goodbye Hohne………….

Sitrep’s Review of the Year
Join Kate Gerbeau, BFBSDefence Analyst, Christopher Lee & special guests for Sitrep's review ofthe year. They'll be discussing themilitary issues that dominated the headlines this year, and consider what’s onthe horizon for our armed forces in 2016.
Sitrep’s Review of the Year will be broadcast on Thursday 17th December on BFBS Radio and across UK Bases at 6.30pm (UK),and on BFBS Radio 2 at 6.30pm (UK).

Sitrep’s Review of the Year
Join Kate Gerbeau, BFBSDefence Analyst, Christopher Lee & special guests for Sitrep's review ofthe year. They'll be discussing themilitary issues that dominated the headlines this year, and consider what’s onthe horizon for our armed forces in 2016.
Sitrep’s Review of the Year will be broadcast on Thursday 17th December on BFBS Radio and across UK Bases at 6.30pm (UK),and on BFBS Radio 2 at 6.30pm (UK).

After 10 hours of debate Prime Minister David Cameron got the green light to extend the air campaign to Syria – but what’s the end game?

America tops up its special forces in the Middle East,

And Nato gets a new member - Montenegro has joined the alliance but how will Russia react?

PRESENTER THIS WEEK: Kate Gerbeau

Studio guest: BFBS Defence Analyst Christopher Lee

OTHER INTERVIEWS:

SYRIA

Kate Gerbeau interviews Prime Minister, David Cameron

SYRIA

James Hirst interviews the Defence Secretary Michael Fallon

COMMONS DEBATE

Former Foreign Secretary, Dame Margaret Beckett.

US SPECIAL FORCES

BFBS Defence Analyst Christopher Lee

MONTENEGRO JOINS NATO

Jonathan Eyal, International Director at the Royal United Services Institute

THURSDAYS at 4:30pm UK TIME on BFBS RADIO 2 and at 6:30pm UK TIME on BFBS & UK Bases

You can listen on BFBS Radio 2 at 1630 (UK time) and at 1830 (UK time) on BFBS (via web, App & DAB in the UK and on FM in Scotland, Colchester, Salisbury Plain, Aldershot, Catterick & Blandford Forum)

Sky Channel 0211

Alternatively listen again on the website, or download the Sitrep Podcast.