BFBS Sitrep

Transition continues in Afghanistan but the fighting goes on.
 
Why there’s a call to postpone more cuts to the army.
 
A preview of the NATO defence ministers meeting, 
 
And retirement plans for HMS Illustrious:, how will she end up: museum, hotel or razor blades?
 
 
PRESENTER: Kate Gerbeau
STUDIO GUEST:  BFBS’s defence analyst Christopher Lee
 
OTHER INTERVIEWS: 
 
 
Colonel Stuart Tootal who commanded 3 Para discussing Afghanistan.
 
Hugh Milroy,Chief Executive of the charity Veterans Aid, talking about the cuts to the Army and recruitment issues.
 
Bill Ferris, Chief Executive of Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust, who preserve the destroyer ‘Cavalier’ as a tourist attraction.
 
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You can listen on BFBS Radio 2 at 1630 (UK time) and at 1830 (UK time) on BFBS (via webb, App & DAB in the UK and on FM in Scotland, Colchester, Salisbury Plain, Aldershot, Catterick & Blandford Forum)
 
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What’s behind the kidnapping of Libya’s prime minister?

How the growing terror threat is challenging the UK’s intelligence services

President Karzai’s criticises NATO’s performance in Afghanistan and there’s a warning from The Taliban in Pakistan.

Who are the new faces in defence in the Government and opposition party?

And the campaign to keep British soldiers clean, fit and healthy.

PRESENTER: Kate Gerbeau

STUDIO GUEST:  BFBS’s defence analyst Christopher Lee

OTHER INTERVIEWS:  

Former Ambassador to Libya, Oliver Miles.

BFBS reporter Tim Cooper from Camp Bastion.

BFBS reporter James Hirst reporting on MI5’s Andrew Parker’s speech 

The BBC’s Rob Watson looking at the new faces in Defence

 BFBS reporter Will Inglis reporting from Germany on keeping soldiers fit.

What’s behind the kidnapping of Libya’s prime minister?

How the growing terror threat is challenging the UK’s intelligence services

President Karzai’s criticises NATO’s performance in Afghanistan and there’s a warning from The Taliban in Pakistan.

Who are the new faces in defence in the Government and opposition party?

And the campaign to keep British soldiers clean, fit and healthy.

PRESENTER: Kate Gerbeau

STUDIO GUEST:  BFBS’s defence analyst Christopher Lee

OTHER INTERVIEWS:  

Former Ambassador to Libya, Oliver Miles.

BFBS reporter Tim Cooper from Camp Bastion.

BFBS reporter James Hirst reporting on MI5’s Andrew Parker’s speech 

The BBC’s Rob Watson looking at the new faces in Defence

 BFBS reporter Will Inglis reporting from Germany on keeping soldiers fit.

How Britain’s footprint in Afghanistan is getting smaller.

Are reservists at greater risk of PTSD than regular troops?

How high on the agenda was defence at the Tory Party Conference/

And we hear from Jeremy Paxman about his new book “Great Britain’s Great War”

PRESENTER: Kate Gerbeau

STUDIO GUEST:  BFBS’s defence analyst Christopher Lee

OTHER INTERVIEWS:  

BFBS reporter Tim Cooper speaking to Lieutenant Colonel Jon Swift, CO first Battalion the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers in Afghanistan.

The Defence Secretary Philip Hammond speaking to BFBS reporter James Hirst

BBC Newsnight's Jeremy Paxman discussing his new  book "Great Britain's Great War".

How Britain’s footprint in Afghanistan is getting smaller.

Are reservists at greater risk of PTSD than regular troops?

How high on the agenda was defence at the Tory Party Conference/

And we hear from Jeremy Paxman about his new book “Great Britain’s Great War”

PRESENTER: Kate Gerbeau

STUDIO GUEST:  BFBS’s defence analyst Christopher Lee

OTHER INTERVIEWS:  

BFBS reporter Tim Cooper speaking to Lieutenant Colonel Jon Swift, CO first Battalion the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers in Afghanistan.

The Defence Secretary Philip Hammond speaking to BFBS reporter James Hirst

BBC Newsnight's Jeremy Paxman discussing his new  book "Great Britain's Great War".

In Sitrep this week, terror in Nairobi.  Who’s behind it and could it happen in Britain?

Is Iran coming in from the cold?

Why Labour insists it wants to be the political party of the armed forces.

And a warning to soldiers to beware of taking gym supplements which could lead to the end of their army career…

PRESENTER: Kate Gerbeau

STUDIO GUEST:  BFBS’s defence analyst Christopher Lee

OTHER INTERVIEWS:  

The BBC’s Mark Doyle, from Kismayo inside Al Shabab territory

BFBS’s Defence Analyst Christopher Lee on what Al Quaida might have planned for America.

Patrick Smith, Editor in Chief of Africa Confidential discussing Kenya

BFBS Reporter  James Hirst reporting from the Labour Party conference & talking to Shadow Defence Secretary Jim Murphy

BFBS Reporter  Will Inglis special report on banned substances that soldiers may have unknowingly taken

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

Alternatively listen again on the website

In Sitrep this week, terror in Nairobi.  Who’s behind it and could it happen in Britain?

Is Iran coming in from the cold?

Why Labour insists it wants to be the political party of the armed forces.

And a warning to soldiers to beware of taking gym supplements which could lead to the end of their army career…

PRESENTER: Kate Gerbeau

STUDIO GUEST:  BFBS’s defence analyst Christopher Lee

OTHER INTERVIEWS:  

The BBC’s Mark Doyle, from Kismayo inside Al Shabab territory

BFBS’s Defence Analyst Christopher Lee on what Al Quaida might have planned for America.

Patrick Smith, Editor in Chief of Africa Confidential discussing Kenya

BFBS Reporter  James Hirst reporting from the Labour Party conference & talking to Shadow Defence Secretary Jim Murphy

BFBS Reporter  Will Inglis special report on banned substances that soldiers may have unknowingly taken

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

Alternatively listen again on the website

President Assad of Syria says he will destroy his chemical weapons – but will the Americans have to pay for it?
 
What can America expect from Al Qaida
 
And what does the future hold for Afghan women?
 
Find out what the Liberal Democrats have been saying about defence
 
Will Germany drawdown lead to a shortage of school places for Forces’ children?
 
And  find out why Tunnocks Teacakes were banned by the RAF in the 1960s.
 
PRESENTER: Kate Gerbeau
STUDIO GUEST:  Professor Michael Clarke, Director General of the Royal United Services Institute for defence and security studies.
 
 
OTHER INTERVIEWS: 
 
Clare Lockhart director of the Institute for State Effectiveness, discussing the plight of Afghan woman.
 
BFBS’s Defence Analyst Christopher Lee on what Al Quaida might have planned for America.
 
BFBS Reporter James Hirst on the Liberal Democrat party conference that took place in Glasgow this week
 
BFBS Reporter  Ali Gibson speaking to Lieutenant General Andrew Gregory, Chief of Defence Personnel on the New Employment Model,
 
Catherine Spencer, Chief Executive of the Army Families Federation, commenting on fears that Forces families will face a lack of school places in Wiltshire, when they return to the UK from Germany.
 
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You can listen on BFBS Radio 2 at 1630 (UK time) and at 1830 (UK time) on BFBS (via webb, App & DAB in the UK and on FM in Scotland, Colchester, Salisbury Plain, Aldershot, Catterick & Blandford Forum)
 
Alternatively listen again on the website
 

President Assad of Syria says he will destroy his chemical weapons – but will the Americans have to pay for it?
 
What can America expect from Al Qaida
 
And what does the future hold for Afghan women?
 
Find out what the Liberal Democrats have been saying about defence
 
Will Germany drawdown lead to a shortage of school places for Forces’ children?
 
And  find out why Tunnocks Teacakes were banned by the RAF in the 1960s.
 
PRESENTER: Kate Gerbeau
STUDIO GUEST:  Professor Michael Clarke, Director General of the Royal United Services Institute for defence and security studies.
 
 
OTHER INTERVIEWS: 
 
Clare Lockhart director of the Institute for State Effectiveness, discussing the plight of Afghan woman.
 
BFBS’s Defence Analyst Christopher Lee on what Al Quaida might have planned for America.
 
BFBS Reporter James Hirst on the Liberal Democrat party conference that took place in Glasgow this week
 
BFBS Reporter  Ali Gibson speaking to Lieutenant General Andrew Gregory, Chief of Defence Personnel on the New Employment Model,
 
Catherine Spencer, Chief Executive of the Army Families Federation, commenting on fears that Forces families will face a lack of school places in Wiltshire, when they return to the UK from Germany.
 
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You can listen on BFBS Radio 2 at 1630 (UK time) and at 1830 (UK time) on BFBS (via webb, App & DAB in the UK and on FM in Scotland, Colchester, Salisbury Plain, Aldershot, Catterick & Blandford Forum)
 
Alternatively listen again on the website
 

The reaction to President Putin’s direct appeal to the American people about Syria.
 
What are the practicalities of removing Syria’s chemical weapons stockpile?
 
Why are the Afghan National Army suffering such big losses in Sangin?
 
What’s the future for defence procurement?
 
And,what was life like for the women working at Churchill’s School for Spies?
 
 
PRESENTER: Kate Gerbeau
STUDIO GUEST: BFBS’s Defence Analyst Christopher Lee  & Professor Eric Grove, Professor of Naval History and Senior Fellow in Security Studies at Liverpool Hope University
 
OTHER INTERVIEWS: 
 
Chris Abbott, a Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Specialist, discussing Syria's chemical weapons.
 
BFBS reporter Geoff Meade reporting from Camp Bastion
 
BFBS reporter Will Inglis  Defence Equipment Minister Philip Dunne about the defence industry
 
BFBS reporter Claire Sadler interviews Noreen Riols author of “The Secret Ministry of A G and Fish”
 
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You can listen on BFBS Radio 2 at 1630 (UK time) and at 1830 (UK time) on BFBS (via webb, App & DAB in the UK and on FM in Scotland, Colchester, Salisbury Plain, Aldershot, Catterick & Blandford Forum)
 
Alternatively listen again on the website