Land, Sea & Air - Stories from the Armed Forces

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Recent Episodes
  • Afghanistan: James Glancy, Royal Marines - Very few people got to actually understand the Afghan people, the real structure of how the tribes work and who they were.
    Nov 21, 2024 – 01:11:27
  • Afghanistan: Sir Laurie Bristow, UK Ambassador to Afghanistan - There were moments where we didn’t know if we would get out alive.
    Nov 20, 2024 – 01:02:04
  • Afghanistan: Oliver Lee, Royal Marines - Moral Courage, above all, it’s about doing the right thing
    Nov 19, 2024 – 01:30:18
  • Afghanistan: Bronwyn Royce, Mother - If We Can Reach One Person Who Needed to Hear this Story, That’s What it’s All About, To Give Somebody Hope.
    Nov 18, 2024 – 01:14:09
  • Afghanistan: Frank Ledwidge, Civilian Advisor - In Order to Put Things Right, You Have to Understand Where You Went Wrong.
    Nov 14, 2024 – 01:17:32
  • Afghanistan: James Malone, Royal Marines - The Only Thing You Have For Company Is Those Experiences and They’re All Horrific.
    Nov 13, 2024 – 01:10:22
  • Afghanistan: Tom Corrigan, Army Air Corps - Have You Got Your Big Boy Pants On? It’s All Kicking Off!
    Nov 13, 2024 – 01:07:08
  • Afghanistan: Nick Denning, Royal Anglian Regiment - You want to feel worn-in and seasoned and up-to-speed as quickly as you can
    Nov 11, 2024 – 01:24:20
  • Afghanistan: Liz McConaghy, Royal Air Force - There at the Beginning of Op Herrick and There Until the Very End
    Nov 10, 2024 – 01:12:52
  • Battle of the Atlantic: Sailing in Convoys through 'No Man's Land'
    Nov 12, 2023 – 01:03:01
  • Battle of the Atlantic: Hurricanes Launched by Catapults and Rockets
    Nov 11, 2023 – 51:21
  • Battle of the Atlantic: The Worst Journey in the World
    Nov 10, 2023 – 01:28:02
  • Battle of the Atlantic: The U-Boat Peril
    Nov 9, 2023 – 01:06:46
  • Op Telic: And Then The Nightmare Began
    Mar 27, 2023 – 01:21:28
  • Op Telic: The First Casualties
    Mar 26, 2023 – 47:13
  • Op Telic: The Real Sinister Element Reared its Head
    Mar 25, 2023 – 01:29:17
  • Op Telic: From 'Ops Junky' to 'Combat Intelligence'
    Mar 24, 2023 – 01:15:20
  • Op Telic: The Heat Smacked You In The Face
    Mar 23, 2023 – 01:02:38
  • Op Telic: You Don't Know How Good Your Unit Is Until You Go To War
    Mar 22, 2023 – 01:18:52
  • Op Telic: Flying at 100 Feet, 120 Miles an Hour Across the Desert
    Mar 21, 2023 – 01:24:32
  • Op Telic: The Closer We Got To The Gulf, The More Real It All Got
    Mar 20, 2023 – 01:38:54
  • Falklands War: My House was Searched at Gun Point
    Jun 13, 2022 – 01:02:45
  • Falklands War: A Dull Thud, Extreme Heat, a Flash, a Fireball
    Jun 12, 2022 – 01:18:37
  • Falklands War: None of Us Believed it Would Really Happen
    Jun 11, 2022 – 59:35
  • Falklands War: The Silent Service
    Jun 10, 2022 – 01:00:19
  • Falklands War: You Really Wanted to Do Your Bit
    Jun 9, 2022 – 01:15:57
  • Falklands War: It's a Strange Thing is War
    Jun 8, 2022 – 01:06:12
  • Falklands War: The Dockyard is a Worker of Miracles
    Jun 7, 2022 – 41:00
  • Falklands War: British Sovereign Territory Has Been Invaded by a Foreign Power
    Jun 6, 2022 – 01:17:36
  • Toby Harnden, Author of First Casualty
    Mar 10, 2022 – 01:10:01
  • Ian Cumming MBE, RAF Veteran & CEO Erskine
    Feb 24, 2022 – 01:04:07
  • Peter Kelly, Royal Marine & CEO at imployable
    Feb 10, 2022 – 01:07:14
  • Lieutenant Commander Oli Brown
    Jan 27, 2022 – 51:41
  • Pam Healy, CEO British Liver Trust
    Jan 13, 2022 – 01:03:47
  • Happy New Year!
    Dec 31, 2021 – 23:45
  • Craig Jones MBE, Joint CEO at Fighting With Pride
    Oct 21, 2021 – 01:01:52
  • Alistair Halliday, CEO RFEA - The Forces Employment Charity
    Oct 7, 2021 – 01:04:05
  • Commander Pascal Patterson, Stars and Spokes
    Sep 22, 2021 – 54:22
  • Tip Cullen, Royal Marine and Actor
    Jul 15, 2021 – 01:02:11
  • Monty Halls, Royal Marine, Filmmaker & Marine Biologist
    Jul 1, 2021 – 59:06
  • Chief Petty Officer John Lewis, Founder Males Tales
    Jun 17, 2021 – 41:40
  • Kay Hallsworth, Operations Manager, Association of Royal Navy Officers
    Jun 3, 2021 – 47:56
  • Chief Petty Officer Janine Potts, Deputy Race and Ethnicity Inclusion Advocate Royal Navy
    May 20, 2021 – 32:33
  • Mark Ormrod MBE, Royal Marine and Motivational Speaker
    May 6, 2021 – 01:03:59
  • Mandy Hickson, RAF Tornado Pilot and Motivational Speaker
    Apr 22, 2021 – 49:15
  • David Noyes RN Retd, Chief Operating Officer, Solent NHS Trust
    Apr 8, 2021 – 49:14
  • Leading Writer Rebecca 'Bex' Fyans MBE, Advocate for Down Syndrome & Naval Servicewoman of the Year.
    Mar 25, 2021 – 44:01
  • Sam Seeley – Royal Marine and Filmmaker
    Mar 11, 2021 – 54:20
  • Hugo Mitchell-Heggs, Submariner and Atlantic Rower
    Feb 25, 2021 – 41:22
  • Pete Reed OBE – Lieutenant Commander in the Royal Navy and three times Olympic Champion
    Feb 11, 2021 – 51:12
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