BFBS Radio Sitrep

SITREP TRAIL THURS, 5th May

PRESENTER THIS WEEK: Kate Gerbeau

Iraq  - why is Britain planning to send more troops?

If Europe had its own army what would happen to Nato?

Burundi in crisis, could this be another Rwanda?

Find out why North Korea’s leader is having a party.

And coming up Trump: everyone said he couldn't...but he has.

PRESENTER THIS WEEK: Kate Gerbeau

Studio guest: BFBS Defence Analyst Christopher Lee

OTHER INTERVIEWS:

IRAQ TROOPS

BFBS Defence Analyst Christopher Lee

EU DEFENCE/NATO

Dr James Corum, defence academic and military historian from the University of Salford

BURUNDI

BFBS Defence Analyst Christopher Lee

NORTH KOREA

David Slinn who was the first British Ambassador to North Korea

DONALD TRUMP

Simon Marks from Feature Story News in Washington.

ASHMORE

BFBS Defence Analyst Christopher Lee

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 & DAB in the UK and on FM in Scotland, Colchester, Salisbury Plain, Aldershot, Catterick & Blandford Forum)

Sky Channel 0211

Alternatively listen again on the website, or download the Sitrep Podcast.

PRESENTER THIS WEEK: Kate Gerbeau

SITREP TRAIL THURS, 28th April

Is it right to keep quiet about foreign policy?

Is the "Special Relationship" between the USA and Britain still going strong?

When 14 became one - the amalgamation of the Scottish Regiments, ten years on.

Why a long military career could be good for your state of mind…

And Flipper joins the Russian Navy – find out why in today’s Sitrep.

Are the MoD cooking the books?

The Government has no plans to send British combat troops to Libya...but is that the whole truth?

A NATO Security chief warns of IS bombers putting explosives inside their own bodies.

Why Russia has ambitions towards the Arctic region…..

And Obama's in town to wish the Queen a Happy 90th Birthday, but what does he really think of Britain?

The Chilcot Report - why's it taking so long?

Obama says Libya was his worst mistake - but should The West intervene again?

The UN's looking for a new Secretary General - who's up for the job?

Could fast living and fast thinking means snap decisions on security and more wars?

And Ex-Detect - the new anti-terrror device that could have prevented the Brussels attacks

PRESENTER THIS WEEK: Kate Gerbeau

SITREP TRAIL THURS, 7th April

Why Nato needs America to stay strong.

Can Afghan forces retake Sangin from the Taliban?

Libya?  Democracy or blood revenge?

Why are British troops hitting the desert in Jordan

And the British spy who never came in from the cold.

PRESENTER THIS WEEK: Tim Cooper

SITREP TRAIL THURS, 24th March

In today’s Sitrep – Which British intelligence agency is chasing jihadist bombers?

Will a new government help to stabilize Libya and counter the IS threat in the region?

Does Russia have the upper hand over the West in key military and communications areas?

And Continental Shelves - explained.  Why Argentina reckons its on to a winner with the Falklands.

In today's programme - a warning from a top security official that Europe is dealing with the migration crisis in a “messy way”.

It’s been five years since the unrest in Syria began, but will the renewed peace talks work and why the sudden Russian withdrawal?

Street fighters - why the Army thinks urban warfare training is vital.

And why RFA Lyme Bay is "Ship of the Year".

SITREP TRAIL THURS, 10th March

Thousands of secret ISIS membership details are leaked...how big a coup is it for the security services?

Why violence is on the increase in Northern Ireland and Libya is struggling against threats from Islamic extremists.

Predicting the future in world events...are the so called experts losing their touch?

Plus: women in the British Army could be seen in combat roles within months.

SITREP TRAIL THURS, 3rd March

The man who says the President got it wrong on IS.

The Brecon Beacons deaths - why is the MOD off the hook?

Find out what 3 Rifles are up to in Louisana

And Super Tuesday, could Donald Trump be the next Commander in Chief of American Armed Forces?

PRESENTER THIS WEEK: Kate Gerbeau

Studio guest: BFBS Defence Analyst Christopher Lee

OTHER INTERVIEWS:

IRAQ/IS FAILURES

David Kilcullen, former senior counter-insurgency advisor to General David Petraeus in 2007 and 2008, where he helped design and monitor the Iraq War troop surge.

NATO/PUTIN

BFBS Defence Analyst Christopher Lee

NORTH KOREA

BFBS Defence Analyst Christopher Lee

BRECON BEACON DEATHS

Legal commentator Joshua Rosenberg

EXERCISE RATTLESNAKE

BFBS Reporter Ali Gibson

Super Tuesday

Simon Marks from Feature Story News

Brexit - who’s in and who’s out in the world of defence

Will the Syrian ceasefire work?

The day the Russians condemned Stalin – could Putin be next?

How the Australians have increased their defence budget thanks to China.

And tributes to Captain Eric "Winkle" Brown - the UK's greatest ever test pilot, who died earlier this week.

PRESENTER THIS WEEK: Kate Gerbeau

Studio guest: BFBS Defence Analyst Christopher Lee

OTHER INTERVIEWS:

EU DEFENCE LETTER

BFBS Reporter James Hirst & BFBS Defence Analyst Christopher Lee

SYRIA CEASEFIRE

Doris Carrion, a Research Associate from the Middle East and North Africa programme at Chatham House & BFBS Defence Analyst Christopher Lee

KRUSHCHEV

Dr Martin McCauley is a Soviet and Russian historian from University College London

WINKLE BROWN

Tributes to Captain Eric "Winkle" Brown - described as the UK's greatest ever test pilot who dies aged 97 last weekend.

PRESENTER THIS WEEK: Kate Gerbeau

Is Assad winning the Syrian War?

Does Putin’s bombing campaign make him a war criminal?

If the UK pulls out of the EU, what happens to NATO?

A special report from Exercise Ascari Storm 2016 - the largest ever deployment of reservists in an overseas exercise.

And what makes a defence secretary go to the Falklands?

SITREP TRAIL THURS, 11th February

PRESENTER THIS WEEK: Kate Gerbeau

Studio guest: BFBS Defence Analyst Christopher Lee

NATO’s sending ships to help with the European migrant crisis but could they get drawn into the fight against IS?

In North Korea another general is executed so what exactly is the Dear Leader up to? 

What’s wrong with the Navy’s Type 45s?

And, how the British Army can learn from the Greek tragedy....

PRESENTER THIS WEEK: Kate Gerbeau

Studio guest: BFBS Defence Analyst Christopher Lee

SITREP TRAIL THURS, 4th February

As the Syrian peace talks are suspended Sitrep looks at the spread of IS in Afghanistan and Libya.

Find out all you need to know about the new Chiefs of Staff at the MoD

Why the USA is proposing an increase in military spending for Europe.

And what do YOU think of the Army’s new TV ads?

Trident - the Government gets its Vanguards in a row.

Who killed the Russian spy Litvinenko? Find out what the official inquiry says…

The new Service Complaints Ombudsman explains how she plans to deal with bullying and harassment.

And 25 years on Flight Lieutenant John Peters remembers his capture by Saddam's forces 25 years on.

PRESENTER THIS WEEK: Kate Gerbeau

SITREP TRAIL THURS, 14th January

Aid finally gets through to Syria’s starving but should the RAF be doing more?

Is Helmand a lost cause? Sitrep hears from Britain’s Ambassador in Kabul who says it’s not.

It’s five years since the Arab Spring uprisings began – but has it done more harm than good?

And, why there’s a growing need for health care for our military veterans

PRESENTER THIS WEEK: Kate Gerbeau

Studio guest: BFBS Defence Analyst Christopher Lee

OTHER INTERVIEWS:

AFGHANISTAN

The British Ambassador to Kabul, Karen Pierce

SYRIA – HOMS TRUCE

Hamish de Bretton Gordon is a chemical weapons expert who advises NGOs working in Iraq and Syria.

STATE OF THE UNION SPEECH

BFBS Defence Analyst Christopher Lee

ARAB SPRING 5 YEARS

Broadcaster Robin Lustig

VETERANS HEALTH  

BFBS Reporter Kaija Larke

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 & DAB in the UK and on FM in Scotland, Colchester, Salisbury Plain, Aldershot, Catterick & Blandford Forum)

Sky Channel 0211

Alternatively listen again on the website, or download the Sitrep Podcast.

How can MI5 keep track of returning IS terrorists?

Did North Korea really test a Hydrogen bomb?

What does the Government’s announcement on Armed Forces pay mean for you?

Plus: Sitrep meets Labour’s new shadow defence minister Emily Thornberry

And, after 70 years, it’s goodbye Hohne………….

Sitrep’s Review of the Year
Join Kate Gerbeau, BFBSDefence Analyst, Christopher Lee & special guests for Sitrep's review ofthe year. They'll be discussing themilitary issues that dominated the headlines this year, and consider what’s onthe horizon for our armed forces in 2016.
Sitrep’s Review of the Year will be broadcast on Thursday 17th December on BFBS Radio and across UK Bases at 6.30pm (UK),and on BFBS Radio 2 at 6.30pm (UK).