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24/07/2025

First details of a “peace force” for Ukraine

Britain and France say they’re ready to lead a multinational Ukraine Support Force, in the event of a ceasefire, with a British led two-star HQ in Kyiv and Command and Control from London or Paris. They promise air and sea policing, and logistic support on the ground. Senior RUSI researcher and former infantry officer Ed Arnold explains the thinking, and the big gaps that need to be filled. Sitrep examines the evidence that suggests American nuclear bombs have just been moved to the UK for the first time in nearly two decades, and asks whether it might just be a bluff. And one of NATO’s top research scientists tells us how quantum computing could revolutionise military capability, while it threatens to make some current tech useless.

24/07/2025

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41 min
04/05/2021

1. A Poor Decision

It’s August 1990. The Berlin Wall has fallen and the Cold War has come to an end. British troops stationed in Germany aren’t expecting to go into battle, but in five months’ time they will be involved in the biggest build-up of military hardware since the Second World War. Listen as the decision makers, military commanders and ordinary soldiers, sailors and airmen all reflect on their roles in the 1991 Gulf War, 30 years on. This is an original podcast series from BFBS. Presented by Jade Callaway. Produced by Jade Callaway and Jess Bracey Sound design by Joe Carden Edited by Josella Waldron Sir John Major spoke to Laura Makin-Isherwood, Forces News Major General Patrick Cordingley and Lord King spoke to Claire Sadler, Forces News Archive: Berlin 30: The Fall of the Wall (BFBS Radio 2019) The Gulf War: How did the British Army Prepare (BFBS TV 1990)

04/05/2021

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19 min
19/02/2024 · Bonus

More Tea: Near Death

Darren and Jess have news about our latest BFBS podcast series “Near Death” and how it’s related to “Tea & Medals”. If you enjoyed the Michelle Goodman DFC episode you’ll want to hear this! Listen to the full series of Near Death here: https://open.spotify.com/show/6Z8fTmj6gJ7BRe93qHMGlA https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/near-death/id1712834196 Or watch here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeQQkbf45pQOEkIBc-2LfEcRVL6QsISos You’ve been asking us for more episodes…Jess puts Darren on the spot! Have you got medals stories or Near Death stories? Email us: podcasts@bfbs.com Or tell us what you think of this episode by using the Spotify link. With thanks to Stephen Vause, Michelle Goodman DFC, Chris Parker and George Williams. Please hit the follow button, it really helps more people find our podcasts and means we can keep making them.

19/02/2024 · Bonus

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8 min
8 Jan

WTAF? Would Trump actually fight (for Greenland)?

Denmark says US threats to take Greenland by force would ‘end’ NATO. Does NATO have any plan to deal with an ally-on-ally attack? Which side would the UK take if it happened? Or is it all just about Trump’s “art of the deal”? Former UK ambassador to NATO Lord Ricketts shares his insights. The US was said to have finally offered a security backstop for Ukraine when the UK and France formally signed-off their intent to put boots on the ground for any peace deal. But when you look at the detail, is there anything actually new there? And why did a fleet of US special-operations aircraft fly into the UK this week? Was it just for the seizure of an oil-tanker, might it have something to do with Iran, or is it all an attempt to distract from something else?

8 Jan

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44 min
20/05/2021

Tea & Medals - Trailer

A brand new podcast following former soldier and BFBS video producer, Darren Coventry as he talks to men and women who have received the UK’s highest military honours has been released.

20/05/2021

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2 min
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MavGeeks Returns for Series 5!

Got an obsession with aircraft that’s impossible to contain? Worried you might be as maniacal about big metal birds as that bloke that sat on a car park by Heathrow Airport filming everything during that storm? Power down your radar, you’ve arrived! MavGeeks: A Military Aircraft Obsession is back and bigger then ever for series 5! Join Gini Carlin, Jamie Gordon and another load of their aviation mates for the lowdown on history’s most iconic flying machines with the real-life superheroes who fly them. Follow now so you never miss an episode! We want to hear your aviation tale! Reach out at mavgeeks@bfbs.com.

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2 min
01/12/2020

12. A sense of belonging: from forces daughter to forces wife

Louise from Little Troopers talks to Ceri about growing up as a child in the forces to becoming a military wife. Chris Leahy, a senior social work practitioner from British Forces Cyprus, talks about how to prepare your children for an overseas posting. We celebrate a Little Victory with Delilah who copes brilliantly while her dad is deployed on his submarine. And there’s more from WO1 Glenn Haughton OBE, who talks about negative social media and how it’s affected his mental health. Team Talk is presented by Charlie Fife and Jill Misson and is a TBI Media production for BFBS.

01/12/2020

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30 min
01/12/2020

16. The soldier who delivered a baby, breast cancer to Invictus and lockdown with Katherine Jenkins

Amy Casey has some amazing stories from the Coronavirus front line. Thousands of British troops deployed as part of Op Rescript in support of the NHS. Many of them found themselves doing extraordinary things. Amy talks to some of them including the soldier who delivered a baby.

01/12/2020

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30 min
01/12/2020

14. Job worries, rainbow babies and Cassidy Little’s lockdown

Employment anxiety. Many people have lost their jobs during the Coronavirus pandemic but if you’re a former member of the armed forces and have job worries, can you re-join the services? Nicky Smith speaks to Squadron Leader Gordon Ferguson who has re-joined the RAF after going on furlough from his civilian job at Heathrow Airport. Flight Lieutenant Chris Thornton from RAF Cranwell explains how it’s done. Chris Keen talks to military spouse Emma Henderson who founded Project Wingman, a way of supporting NHS workers during the crisis. In Family Time Louise from Little Troopers talks to army wife Emma about her experience giving birth during the pandemic and Jill talks to Katy McGarry from Mum Born Every Minute. Former Royal Marine and actor Cassidy Little talks about his lockdown experience. Team Talk is presented by Charlie Fife and Jill Misson and is a TBI Media production for BFBS with support from The Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust.

01/12/2020

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30 min
01/12/2020

17. Pandemic support from military spouses, extended deployment and lockdown baking

Jill Misson explores the many ways in which military spouses have been getting through the pandemic, together. Amy Casey talks to army veteran Douglas Morgan about how he lifted morale in his local community by volunteering as a gardener at a care home. Louise Fetigan from Little Troopers talks to Jayne who shares the heartache of getting through her husband’s extended deployment during lockdown. Alison Baverstock from Reading Force tells Jill about the extra work the charity has been doing for forces families. And Jess Bracey talks to the Queen of military cooking Beca Lyne-Perkis about her lockdown bakes. Team Talk is presented by Charlie Fife and Jill Misson and is a TBI Media production for BFBS with support from the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust.

01/12/2020

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30 min

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