35 min

The Aden Emergency and UK Withdrawal 50th Anniversary - Part 2 V for Various

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The second part of the second episode of the first season of V for Various
This first season is made up of edited shows once broadcast on the former RedShift Radio platform, and edited for RedShift Online.
Interview with Royal Marines Veteran, Aden Veteran and author, Denis Sparrow, recorded September 2017 and originally broadcast October 2018. Edited for podcast format March 2020.  
00:35 How did the mutiny of June 1967 unfold?  
07:46 Tell us about the non- award of a medal for Service in Aden
12:43 Is there any change on the medal issue?  
14:05 Not only explosives that could kill you...
16:48 Thrown into the sea to save a life   
17:36 Checking out mines wasn’t always explosive 
19:50 Being shot at and close shaves  
21:19 Getting a medal for being there - life in the balance
22:42 What UK commemorations are there for the Aden Withdrawal? 
24:28 Any thoughts ahead of the BBC Aden drama “The Last Post”?  
28:31 Objections and critiques to the BBC Aden drama "The Last Post"?
30:45 What do we know of Aden in the news more recently?  
33:03 Tell us about the books you’ve written about Aden 
Read some of Denis' story on the British Legion's website:
https://www.britishlegion.org.uk/stories/there-were-bullet-holes-in-the-camp-cinema-screen   
For enquiries about his books on Aden, see bottom of this page on the Gloucestershire Aden Veterans' website:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-41498617
Links mentioned during the show:
National Aden Veterans' website
http://www.adenveterans.org.uk/
RAF Steamer Point Aden
https://www.facebook.com/groups/469179783253219
Aden Old Memories
https://www.facebook.com/groups/196121680399842/
Aden History in Photos
https://www.facebook.com/groups/286052964828942
BBC Drama - The Last Post
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b097tsyf

The second part of the second episode of the first season of V for Various
This first season is made up of edited shows once broadcast on the former RedShift Radio platform, and edited for RedShift Online.
Interview with Royal Marines Veteran, Aden Veteran and author, Denis Sparrow, recorded September 2017 and originally broadcast October 2018. Edited for podcast format March 2020.  
00:35 How did the mutiny of June 1967 unfold?  
07:46 Tell us about the non- award of a medal for Service in Aden
12:43 Is there any change on the medal issue?  
14:05 Not only explosives that could kill you...
16:48 Thrown into the sea to save a life   
17:36 Checking out mines wasn’t always explosive 
19:50 Being shot at and close shaves  
21:19 Getting a medal for being there - life in the balance
22:42 What UK commemorations are there for the Aden Withdrawal? 
24:28 Any thoughts ahead of the BBC Aden drama “The Last Post”?  
28:31 Objections and critiques to the BBC Aden drama "The Last Post"?
30:45 What do we know of Aden in the news more recently?  
33:03 Tell us about the books you’ve written about Aden 
Read some of Denis' story on the British Legion's website:
https://www.britishlegion.org.uk/stories/there-were-bullet-holes-in-the-camp-cinema-screen   
For enquiries about his books on Aden, see bottom of this page on the Gloucestershire Aden Veterans' website:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-41498617
Links mentioned during the show:
National Aden Veterans' website
http://www.adenveterans.org.uk/
RAF Steamer Point Aden
https://www.facebook.com/groups/469179783253219
Aden Old Memories
https://www.facebook.com/groups/196121680399842/
Aden History in Photos
https://www.facebook.com/groups/286052964828942
BBC Drama - The Last Post
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b097tsyf

35 min