V for Various

Tim Prevett

Tim Prevett takes a voyage through voices....

Season 1

  1. The Aden Emergency and UK Withdrawal 50th Anniversary - Part 1

    EPISODE 2

    The Aden Emergency and UK Withdrawal 50th Anniversary - Part 1

    The first 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.   00:16 Introduction to the Podcast Series 01:47 Introduction to the episode 02:59 What’s your experience with Aden? 04:31 What’s the reason for your ongoing interest in Aden?   05:25 What’s the historic background for UK interest in Aden? 08:42 Explain the historic parts to Aden  09:56 Have other countries besides the UK had an interest in Aden? 11:37 Crater, Khormaksar, Little Aden, Tara, Dhala Road, Radfan, Steamer Point 18:01 Did everyone get on with the British? 19:26 What were the problems “Up Country”? 20:03 What happened in 1963 to begin destabilising the British presence? 22:06 Were the events of 63 the reason for increase of British forces? 23:16 Were FLOSY and the NLF the only groups destabilising Aden? 25:25 What British Forces were there in Aden at the time? 27:57 Who was “Mad Mitch”? 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

    34 min
  2. The Aden Emergency and UK Withdrawal 50th Anniversary - Part 2

    EPISODE 3

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

    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

    36 min
  3. Epitaphs and Graveyards with Rina Tillinger

    EPISODE 4

    Epitaphs and Graveyards with Rina Tillinger

    Guest Rina Tillinger talking about her love of Graveyards and Inscriptions and book "Tiptoe Through the Tombstones" with Tim Prevett, originally broadcast in 2013, the interview is edited for RedShift Online's podcasts in March 2020. "Tiptoe Through the Tombstones explores the churchyards of Cheshire in search of unusual and unforgettable inscriptions and epitaphs carved on gravestones. Two enthusiasts, Rina Tillinger and Di Hanning-Lee meet the dead who are as interesting as the living. The Thelma and Louise of gravestoning search each Cheshire churchyard for quirky and poignant inscriptions and epitaphs with curiosity, grit (literally!) and humour. The book is a mesmerizing blend of history, mystery, poetry, tragedy and comedy. With humour, curiosity and enthusiasm, two amateur sleuths a tall brunette Yank and a small blonde Brit search the churchyards and cemeteries of Cheshire for dead interesting gravestone inscriptions and epitaphs. Each chapter describes a graveyard where they stumble literally upon local, general and military history and characters including a medieval martyr, a mother of 33 children and an actress s cuckolded husband. Tiptoe Through the Tombstones records inscriptions, epitaphs and poems that are highly imaginative, heart-warming and even inspiring. Carved in stone for posterity, the descriptions of death by scarlet fever, consumption, shipwreck, rail accident, lightning strike, drowning, falling, and gunshot (but rarely old age!) are touching, amusing and always compelling. The book combines travel writing with history, mystery, poetry and comedy." 00:16 Introduction to the Podcast Series 01:47 Introduction to the episode 03:15 Introducing Rina Tillinger 05:37 Why Graveyards? Why Epitaphs? 11:37 Some Epitaphs from Cheshire 17:35 What would be your epitaph - comments from Facebook 20:57 More Epitaphs from Cheshire and beyond 24:26 About Rina's book 25:05 Where can we get Rina's book? 26:00 More epitaphs 28:00 Epitaphs from murdered people 29:50 Graves which have been reoriented 36:18 A bride's grave and epitaph and others 39:30 Some comments from Twitter 39:56 Some epitaphs from Wales 41:00 Some epitaphs from New Zealand and around the World 49:50 Concluding comments

    54 min

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