Thu, 25 May 2017
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Thu, 18 May 2017
There’s election fever as the manifestos are published but is there anything for the Services to vote for? Trump, Russia and Putin – exactly what is going on? While NATO defence chiefs meet in Brussels, Sitrep goes behind the scenes at the Alliance's Joint Force Headquarters in Naples. Plus - how the RAF took out the IS executioners. Studio Guest: BFBS Defence Analyst Christopher Lee TOPICS DEFENCE & THE GENERAL ELECTION BFBS correspondent James Hirst & BFBS Defence Analyst Christopher Lee TRUMP/RUSSIA/PUTIN Professor Scott Lucas is from the department of political science and international studies at the University of Birmingham BFBS Defence Analyst Christopher Lee NATO & NAPLES BFBS reporter Tim Cooper in Italy speaking to Major General Ian Cave, Deputy Chief of Staff, Plans, at Joint Force Headquarters in Naples & BFBS Defence Analyst Christopher Lee MOSUL PROGRESS BFBS’s Simon Newton reporting from RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus 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 in the UK and on FM in Scotland, Colchester, Salisbury Plain, Aldershot, Catterick & Blandford Forum) On Sky Channel 0211. Alternatively listen again on the website, or download the Sitrep Podcast. |
Thu, 11 May 2017
SITREP TRAIL THURS, 11th May (KATE PRESENTS– NO CHRISTOPHER LEE TODAY; Professor Michael Clarke, former Director of the Royal United Services Institute is our special guest throughout the programme)
Could the UK send more troops to Afghanistan, and what will they be doing if they do deploy? In the States, the fallout continues over the sacking of the head of the FBI…. Find out what the main Defence issues are in the General Election campaigns. Plus, Sitrep explores the impact of Prince Harry’s campaign on Mental Health issues. TOPICS AFGHANISTAN Michael Evans from the Times & Professor Michael Clarke, former Director of the Royal United Services Institute
FBI DIRECTOR Simon Marks from Feature Story News in Washington & Professor Michael Clarke
DEFENCE & THE GENERAL ELECTION James Hirst, our correspondent in Westminster & Professor Michael Clarke
MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS WEEK Sir Simon Wessely, Director of the King's Centre for Military Health Research
BUNDESWEHR Professor Michael Clarke
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 in the UK and on FM in Scotland, Colchester, Salisbury Plain, Aldershot, Catterick & Blandford Forum) On Sky Channel 0211. Alternatively listen again on the website, or download the Sitrep Podcast. |
Thu, 4 May 2017
Could the French election result change the UK’s defence alliance with our European ally?
What’s the significance of Japan joining in Naval exercise with the US?
Find out what’s worrying the Head of Europol….
Plus, Doctors at War, what it’s really like to save lives in a war zone…..
And, as Prince Phillip steps down from Royal duties – who’s stepping up to fulfil his role? TOPICS DUKE OF EDINBURGH BFBS Defence analyst Christopher Lee
FRENCH ELECTION Dr Paul Smith an expert in French politics from the University of Nottingham..
HEAD OF EUROPOL Rob Wainwright who is head of the European Union's police
JAPAN NAVY EXERCISE Rear Admiral Chris Parry from Rusi
DOCTORS AT WAR Book review ‘Doctors at War’ by Mark de Rond. An account of life of a trauma surgical team at work in a field hospital in Helmand, Afghanistan. |