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Win Inter Service rugby tickets

The 2026 Inter Service men's and women's rugby union championships are BACK for 2026 and YOU could be going to see the action LIVE!

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Vote for your favourite track

Each week on BFBS Radio, we highlight four Fresh New Music tracks and ask you, rather nicely, to vote for the best one.

SO the question is, which is your favourite?

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Who is our Star Player?

This is our competition where, across the week (Monday - Saturday), we'll give you six clues to the identity of one sporting person or sporting team and all you need to do is correctly guess their identity.

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The BFBS Radio Chart

Join Elliot Darby for the BFBS Chart every Sunday as he plays you the week's biggest songs, compiled from the ones we're playing across the forces world and the tunes you're downloading - plus he'll cover the latest albums, movies and more!

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BFBS Specials

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An interview with Richie Campbell

George Wedlake chats to actor Richie Campbell about Grace as series six is back on our screens.

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Harry Clark Goes to Rome

Former soldier, and now TV star, Harry Clark visited BFBS to chat to Tim Humphries about his latest BBC One TV show, ‘Harry Clark Goes to Rome’.

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The Charlatans Music Special

George Wedlake chats with frontman of the Charlatans Tim Burgess about everything from the early days, recording and touring in the 90’s, to what happens next.

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Talking about How to Make a Killing

George Wedlake chats with writer and director John Patton Ford and actress Jessica Henwick about new movie 'How to Make a Killing'.

BFBS Podcasts

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The latest stories affecting the Forces

Award winning Sitrep brings you discussion and analysis on defence, foreign policy and the stories affecting the British Forces.

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Keep looking to the skies

Calling all AvGeeks! Join Gini and Jamie as they get completely obsessed with military aircraft.

They talk to the pilots, air crew and ground crew who flew them, fixed them, loved them and sometimes even hated them.

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Great British Battle Commanders

How much does leadership shape the outcome of a battle? What makes for successful command? These questions lie at the heart of this new podcast series hosted by Professor Michael Clarke, from the creators of the award-winning Sitrep.

This thought-provoking series for BFBS Forces News is based on Mike’s book ‘Great British Commanders.’

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The Culture Colonel

BFBS Creative presents ‘The Culture Colonel,’ a series dedicated to exploring leadership within the Armed Forces and Defence sector.