BFBS Sitrep

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 YearJoin 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).

After 10 hours of debate Prime Minister David Cameron got the green light to extend the air campaign to Syria – but what’s the end game?   America tops up its special forces in the Middle East,   And Nato gets a new member - Montenegro has joined the alliance but how will Russia react?         PRESENTER THIS WEEK: Kate Gerbeau Studio guest: BFBS Defence Analyst Christopher Lee   OTHER INTERVIEWS:   SYRIA Kate Gerbeau interviews Prime Minister, David Cameron   SYRIA James Hirst interviews the Defence Secretary Michael Fallon   COMMONS DEBATE Former Foreign Secretary, Dame Margaret Beckett.   US SPECIAL FORCES BFBS Defence Analyst Christopher Lee   MONTENEGRO JOINS NATO Jonathan Eyal, International Director at the Royal United Services Institute       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 KATE GERBEAU   SITREP TRAIL THURS, 19th November       The PM tell us why Britain should bomb Syria but can he secure the vote?   Plus: Reflections on this week’s Defence review   The diplomatic fall out between Russia and Turkey,   Are Al Qaeda a bigger long term threat than ISIS?   And is Climate Change the world’s biggest enemy?  

PRESENTER TIM COLLINS     SITREP TRAIL THURS, 19th November     After the Paris terror attacks - how can we beat ISIS and if we do, how will we manage the peace?   Find out what’s likely to be in next week’s Defence and Security Review .   Could cyber-attacks bring Britain to a standstill inside three days?   and why the biggest long term threat is climate change.

PRESENTER KATE GERBEAU   SITREP TRAIL THURS, 5th   November   After four years of war in Syria can this weekend’s Vienna talks bring hope? The Defence Review – are we about to find out who gets what and how much it'll cost. Is the Chancellor trying to hi-jack Trident from the MoD? Why the Cyber geeks in Southampton could be potential recruits for GCHQ. And, Inside the Glasshouse - what's life really like inside Colchester's military prison?

PRESENTER KATE GERBEAU   SITREP TRAIL THURS, 5th   November   Terror in Sinai, was it a bomb that bought the plane down?   Will the Commons ever hold a vote to go into Syria?   What’s in the Snooper’ Charter and how will affect British Forces?   And, why a former Army Chief says the NHS should be spending more money on mental health.  

Sitrep speaks to NATO's Secretary General about Russia, Syria and Ukraine. How anti-extremists are hoping to stop radicalisation through the arts. What HMS Ocean is doing on Exercise Trident Juncture in the Mediterranean Sea. The Commando Doctor who is making Battlefield Medicine work in peacetime. And MI5 tells us why our emails have to be bugged.     PRESENTER THIS WEEK: Paula Middlehurst Studio guest: Christopher Lee & Russia Analyst Martin McCauley   OTHER INTERVIEWS:   NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg BFBS reporter James Hirst   Nato, Russia & Syria Russia Analyst Martin McCauley as well as our own defence analyst Christopher Lee   NATO Exercise Trident Juncture Commander of the helicopter carrier, assault ship and Royal Navy Flagship, HMS Ocean.     Countering radicalisation through the arts Nazish Khan i- Quilliam's Arts Practitioner/Researcher   World Extreme Medicine Conference Surgeon Commander Dr Jamie Philips   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.