Thu, 31 January 2013
The Secretary of State for Defence Phillip Hammond speaks to Kate Gerbeau on Sitrep and discusses the British deployment to Mali and today's news about defence spending...... Also this week: how do you stop extremism – is education the answer rather than conflict? And find out why the Defence Select Committee want to hear your views on the provision of Service children’s education PRESENTER: Kate Gerbeau
STUDIO GUESTS: BFBS’s defence analyst, Christopher Lee OTHER INTERVIEWS: The Secretary of State for Defence Phil Hammond discussing Mali, defence cuts and Syria Lt Gen Jonathan Riley on the British Forces mission to Mali President of the Quilliam Foundation Noman Benotman on extremism The Chair of the Defence Select Committee James Arbuthnot on Service children’s education You can listen on BFBS Radio 2 at 1630 (UK time) and on BFBS Radio at 1830 (UK time) Alternatively listen again on the website. |
Thu, 24 January 2013
Should more troops should go to Mali and why North Africa is now a global concern?
What shape will the Army be in after the latest round of redundancies? And can the Reserves plug the hole?
Who are the new names at the top of the military command?
How should the centenary of the First World War be commemorated?
And how does the Prime Minister’s Europe speech affect the Armed Forces?
PRESENTER: Kate GerbeauSTUDIO GUESTS: BFBS’s defence analyst, Christopher Lee & Major General Julian Thompson
OTHER INTERVIEWS: Forces News reporter Charlotte Cross with a report from Mali The Shadow Secretary of State for Defence Jim Murphy discussing Mali, defence cuts and women on the front line WW1 Centenary commemorations with Professor Sir Hew Strachan (pro: STRAWN) and Major Sir Michael Parker – organiser of many Royal Tournaments and military events.
You can listen on BFBS Radio 2 at 1630 (UK time) and on BFBS Radio at 1830 (UK time) Alternatively listen again on the website. |
Thu, 17 January 2013
Is the Hostage crisis in Algeria retaliation against the French intervention in Mali or something else? STUDIO GUESTS: BFBS’s defence analyst, Christopher Lee |
Thu, 10 January 2013
Will America keep its commitment to Afghanistan post 2014 And what difference will the new faces in the US Administration make to the transition? What can we do to increase our cyber security awareness? Why there’s an increasing worry that Syria will use chemical weapons And how do you stop the violence and demonstrations in Northern Ireland….. PRESENTER: Kate Gerbeau
STUDIO GUESTS: BFBS’s defence analyst, Christopher Lee & Dr Martin Macauley from University College London
OTHER INTERVIEWS: Professor Michael Stathis, political scientist from Southern Utah University Forces Radio reporterTim Cooper on the National Audit Office Report, speaking to Phillip Hammond Forces Radio reporter Rosie Laydon on Cyber Security interviewing Major General Jonathan former head of cyber-security at the MoD. Northern Ireland analyst Chris Ryder on Belfast. You can listen on BFBS Radio 2 at 1630 (UK time) and on BFBS Radio at 1830 (UK time) Alternatively listen again on the website. |
Fri, 4 January 2013
This week there’s more pressure from Argentina over its claims to the Falklands Islands Why America thinks Europe should pay for its own defence and security including Afghanistan. There’s a warning over military intervention in Syria & the consequences of drone strikes in Yemen. And there’s concerns over the future capabilities of the Royal Navy. PRESENTER: Kate Gerbeau
STUDIO GUEST: BFBS’s defence analyst, Christopher Lee & Professor Paul Rogers, from the Dept of Peace Studies at Bradford University.
OTHER INTERVIEWS: Jonathan Foreman from Civitas Institute discussing moving the international aid budget to the armed forces. Professor Sir Paul Newton on Syria Iona Craig, the Times Yemen correspondent, on drone strikes in Yemen Steve Bush editor of British Warships And Auxiliaries 2013/14 You can listen on BFBS Radio 2 at 1630 (UK time) and on BFBS Radio at 1830 (UK time) Alternatively listen again on the website. |