BFBS Sitrep

Why Britain’s Intelligence Chiefs have gone public. What’s the future for  British ship building? Nato gets Jazzy in Eastern Europe. And remembering the fallen - the Royal British Legion’s Head of Remembrance shares her thoughts. PRESENTER: Kate GerbeauSTUDIO GUEST: BFBS’s Defence Analyst Christopher Lee   OTHER INTERVIEWS:  Will Inglis speaks to  First Sea Lord Admiral Sir Jonathon Band in Portsmouth about the Bae job losses. Dr Phillips O'Brien, history lecturer at Glasgow University on the future of British ship building Rob Olver  with Nato’s Exercise Steadfast Jazz in Poland. The RBL’s 'Head of Remembrance' - Helen Hill . …………………………………………………………………………………You can listen on BFBS Radio 2 at 1630 (UK time) and at 1830 (UK time) on BFBS (via webb, App & DAB in the UK and on FM in Scotland, Colchester, Salisbury Plain, Aldershot, Catterick & Blandford Forum)  Alternatively listen again on the website

A new warning over PTSD…are young and disadvantaged soldiers at greater risk?   As violence escalates in Iraq, could the  problems have been avoided.   A special report from Bahrain on Exercise Omar.   And…how remembrance is being marked by people of all faiths…and none.   PRESENTER: Clare Sadler STUDIO GUEST: BFBS’s Defence Analyst Christopher Lee    OTHER INTERVIEWS:     A report on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, by  BFBS reporter Rosie Laydon   Jake Wood ,former TA soldier who diagnosed with chronic PTSD. His book “Among You” is about to be published in paperback   Colonel Richard Kemp ,former Commander of British Forces in Afghanistan , discussed the situation in Iraq   BFBS Reporter Laura Hawkins reporting  form Exercise OMAR   BFBS Reporter Kaija Larke reporting on how people of all different faiths, or none at all, will be marking this year’s remembrance day.   ………………………………………………………………………………… You can listen on BFBS Radio 2 at 1630 (UK time) and at 1830 (UK time) on BFBS (via webb, App & DAB in the UK and on FM in Scotland, Colchester, Salisbury Plain, Aldershot, Catterick & Blandford Forum)   Alternatively listen again on the website

NATO defence ministers have met in Brussels as a new phase begins in Afghanistan.. As the so-called Sandhurst in the Sand opens for business Sitrep looks in detail at what makes British military training so special…. Why the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst is the envy of the world and how African Union troops in Somalia have benefited from British military training. Plus:With piracy being  given the Hollywood treatment in the latest Tom Hanks’ blockbuster– hear how the EU Naval Force are winning the real fight off the African coast   PRESENTER: Kate GerbeauSTUDIO GUEST: BFBS’s Defence Analyst Christopher Lee   OTHER INTERVIEWS:   BFBS reporter Rosie Laydon interviews the Defence Secretary Philip Hammond at a meeting of defence ministers in Brussels. BFBS reporter Ali Gibson at the official opening of the Afghan National Army Officer Academy Colonel Roy Parkinson from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst  Former commander of IMATT, Colonel Jamie Martin.by Rear Admiral Bob Tarrant, Operation Commander of the European Union Naval Force Somalia and Commander UK Maritime Forces. …………………………………………………………………………………You can listen on BFBS Radio 2 at 1630 (UK time) and at 1830 (UK time) on BFBS (via webb, App & DAB in the UK and on FM in Scotland, Colchester, Salisbury Plain, Aldershot, Catterick & Blandford Forum)  Alternatively listen again on the website 

Transition continues in Afghanistan but the fighting goes on.  Why there’s a call to postpone more cuts to the army. A preview of the NATO defence ministers meeting,   And retirement plans for HMS Illustrious:, how will she end up: museum, hotel or razor blades?  PRESENTER: Kate GerbeauSTUDIO GUEST:  BFBS’s defence analyst Christopher Lee OTHER INTERVIEWS:    Colonel Stuart Tootal who commanded 3 Para discussing Afghanistan. Hugh Milroy,Chief Executive of the charity Veterans Aid, talking about the cuts to the Army and recruitment issues. Bill Ferris, Chief Executive of Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust, who preserve the destroyer ‘Cavalier’ as a tourist attraction. …………………………………………………………………………………You can listen on BFBS Radio 2 at 1630 (UK time) and at 1830 (UK time) on BFBS (via webb, App & DAB in the UK and on FM in Scotland, Colchester, Salisbury Plain, Aldershot, Catterick & Blandford Forum)  Alternatively listen again on the website

What’s behind the kidnapping of Libya’s prime minister?   How the growing terror threat is challenging the UK’s intelligence services   President Karzai’s criticises NATO’s performance in Afghanistan and there’s a warning from The Taliban in Pakistan.   Who are the new faces in defence in the Government and opposition party?   And the campaign to keep British soldiers clean, fit and healthy.     PRESENTER: Kate Gerbeau STUDIO GUEST:  BFBS’s defence analyst Christopher Lee   OTHER INTERVIEWS:     Former Ambassador to Libya, Oliver Miles.   BFBS reporter Tim Cooper from Camp Bastion.   BFBS reporter James Hirst reporting on MI5’s Andrew Parker’s speech    The BBC’s Rob Watson looking at the new faces in Defence  BFBS reporter Will Inglis reporting from Germany on keeping soldiers fit.

How Britain’s footprint in Afghanistan is getting smaller.   Are reservists at greater risk of PTSD than regular troops?   How high on the agenda was defence at the Tory Party Conference/   And we hear from Jeremy Paxman about his new book “Great Britain’s Great War”     PRESENTER: Kate Gerbeau STUDIO GUEST:  BFBS’s defence analyst Christopher Lee   OTHER INTERVIEWS:     BFBS reporter Tim Cooper speaking to Lieutenant Colonel Jon Swift, CO first Battalion the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers in Afghanistan. The Defence Secretary Philip Hammond speaking to BFBS reporter James Hirst BFBS reporter Kaija Larke reporting on Combat Stress   BBC Newsnight's Jeremy Paxman discussing his new  book "Great Britain's Great War".

In Sitrep this week, terror in Nairobi.  Who’s behind it and could it happen in Britain?   Is Iran coming in from the cold?   Why Labour insists it wants to be the political party of the armed forces.   And a warning to soldiers to beware of taking gym supplements which could lead to the end of their army career…   PRESENTER: Kate Gerbeau STUDIO GUEST:  BFBS’s defence analyst Christopher Lee   OTHER INTERVIEWS:     The BBC’s Mark Doyle, from Kismayo inside Al Shabab territory   BFBS’s Defence Analyst Christopher Lee on what Al Quaida might have planned for America.   Patrick Smith, Editor in Chief of Africa Confidential discussing Kenya   BFBS Reporter  James Hirst reporting from the Labour Party conference & talking to Shadow Defence Secretary Jim Murphy   BFBS Reporter  Will Inglis special report on banned substances that soldiers may have unknowingly taken ………………………………………………………………………………… You can listen on BFBS Radio 2 at 1630 (UK time) and at 1830 (UK time) on BFBS (via webb, App & DAB in the UK and on FM in Scotland, Colchester, Salisbury Plain, Aldershot, Catterick & Blandford Forum)   Alternatively listen again on the website  

President Assad of Syria says he will destroy his chemical weapons – but will the Americans have to pay for it? What can America expect from Al Qaida And what does the future hold for Afghan women? Find out what the Liberal Democrats have been saying about defence  Will Germany drawdown lead to a shortage of school places for Forces’ children? And  find out why Tunnocks Teacakes were banned by the RAF in the 1960s. PRESENTER: Kate GerbeauSTUDIO GUEST:  Professor Michael Clarke, Director General of the Royal United Services Institute for defence and security studies.  OTHER INTERVIEWS:   Clare Lockhart director of the Institute for State Effectiveness, discussing the plight of Afghan woman. BFBS’s Defence Analyst Christopher Lee on what Al Quaida might have planned for America. BFBS Reporter James Hirst on the Liberal Democrat party conference that took place in Glasgow this week BFBS Reporter  Ali Gibson speaking to Lieutenant General Andrew Gregory, Chief of Defence Personnel on the New Employment Model, Catherine Spencer, Chief Executive of the Army Families Federation, commenting on fears that Forces families will face a lack of school places in Wiltshire, when they return to the UK from Germany. …………………………………………………………………………………You can listen on BFBS Radio 2 at 1630 (UK time) and at 1830 (UK time) on BFBS (via webb, App & DAB in the UK and on FM in Scotland, Colchester, Salisbury Plain, Aldershot, Catterick & Blandford Forum)  Alternatively listen again on the website 

The reaction to President Putin’s direct appeal to the American people about Syria. What are the practicalities of removing Syria’s chemical weapons stockpile? Why are the Afghan National Army suffering such big losses in Sangin? What’s the future for defence procurement? And,what was life like for the women working at Churchill’s School for Spies?  PRESENTER: Kate GerbeauSTUDIO GUEST: BFBS’s Defence Analyst Christopher Lee  & Professor Eric Grove, Professor of Naval History and Senior Fellow in Security Studies at Liverpool Hope University  OTHER INTERVIEWS:   Chris Abbott, a Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Specialist, discussing Syria's chemical weapons. BFBS reporter Geoff Meade reporting from Camp Bastion BFBS reporter Will Inglis  Defence Equipment Minister Philip Dunne about the defence industry BFBS reporter Claire Sadler interviews Noreen Riols author of “The Secret Ministry of A G and Fish” …………………………………………………………………………………You can listen on BFBS Radio 2 at 1630 (UK time) and at 1830 (UK time) on BFBS (via webb, App & DAB in the UK and on FM in Scotland, Colchester, Salisbury Plain, Aldershot, Catterick & Blandford Forum)  Alternatively listen again on the website 

Can the international community agree on a plan of action for Syria? What will be the long-term impact of the growing humanitarian crisis? There’s increased military activity in the Mediterranean, but what does it mean for Cyprus? Find out about the young Winston Churchill’s early battle experience in Afghanistan. And ….discover a place where computers can still take a backseat to old-fashioned maps PRESENTER: Claire SadlerSTUDIO GUEST: BFBS’s Defence Analyst Christopher Lee  & Daily Telegraph’s Defence Editor Con Coughlin  OTHER INTERVIEWS:   BFBS reporter Carla Prater from Akrotiri , Cyprus BFBS reporter Will Inglis investigating war games…………………………………………………………………………………You can listen on BFBS Radio 2 at 1630 (UK time) and at 1830 (UK time) on BFBS (via webb, App & DAB in the UK and on FM in Scotland, Colchester, Salisbury Plain, Aldershot, Catterick & Blandford Forum)  Alternatively listen again on the website