BFBS Sitrep

British troops are on their way to Sierra Leone to help in the fight against Ebola but is the world’s reaction too little, too late?   The Former Chief of the Defence Staff Lord Richards talks tough on spending.   The Army prepares for Exercise Black Eagle in Poland.                                                                                       And, the North Korean leader is back in action in North Korea…or is he?   . PRESENTER: Kate Gerbeau   STUDIO GUEST: BFBS defence analyst Christopher Lee OTHER INTERVIEWS:    BBC’s Mark Doyle from the Ghanaian capital Accra, discussing the Ebola crisis.     BFBS reporter Tim Cooper reporting from RFA Argus before it departs for Africa.   Exercise Black Eagle with BFBS reporter Rob Olver   Former Chief of the Defence Staff, General Lord Richards speaking about Ebola, IS and defence spending.   Korean expert Andrea Berger from RUSI     ……………………………………………………………………………………………… THURSDAYS at 4:30 UK TIME on BFBS RADIO 2and at 6:30 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 webb, 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

(First broadcast on Thursday 9th October 2014 at 4.30pm)   PLEASE NOTE PRESENTER THIS WEEK: Paula Middlehurst   British troops take the fight against Ebola into Sierra Leone, but is it too little too late?   Why Turkey is reluctant to get involved in the fight against IS.   Why the US Vice President had to say sorry to the leaders of Turkey and the UAE.   And the Party conference season’s over – so what did the main UK parties say about Defence?   PRESENTER: Paula Middlehurst   STUDIO GUEST: BFBS defence analyst Christopher Lee OTHER INTERVIEWS:  BFBS reporter James Hirst speaking to the Defence Secretary Michael Fallon.   Sky News Correspondent Alex Crawford discussing the Ebola crisis.Political reporter,  Aaron Blake, from the Washington Post speaking about the US Vice President Joe Biden’s recent comments on IS.   BFBS reporter James Hirst with a round up of defence issued discussed during the Party conference season.   ………………………………………………………………………………………………THURSDAYS at 4:30 UK TIME on BFBS RADIO 2and at 6:30 UK TIME on BFBS & UK BasesYou 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)  Sky Channel 0211Alternatively listen again on the website  

The Prime Minister says Britain is ready to play its part in the fight against Islamic State, but will Parliament agree with him?What will airstrikes achieve, and what do the British public think?Also this week: Climate change, is it a bigger global threat to world security than terrorism?   PRESENTER: Kate Gerbeau   STUDIO GUEST: BFBS defence analyst Christopher Lee & Professor Paul Rogers from the department of peace studies at the University of Bradford.   OTHER INTERVIEWS:    BFBS reporter James Hirst, covering events in Westminster. Tanya Abbraham from YouGov's political and social research team, on UK public opinion on airstrikes in Iraq & Syria.   ……………………………………………………………………………………………… THURSDAYS at 4:30 UK TIME on BFBS RADIO 2and at 6:30 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 webb, 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

In today's Sitrep.....   Obama says no boots on the ground in Iraq but his military chief says otherwise – who’s right?   How the military is trying to contain the Ebola threat.   And find out why Hitler’s desk is on display at a military museum in Dorset.   PRESENTER: Kate Gerbeau   STUDIO GUEST: BFBS defence analyst Christopher Lee   OTHER INTERVIEWS:    Michael Stathis,Professor of Political Science and International Relations at the University of Southern Utah, on US strategy in Iraq.   Fawaz Gerges, Professor of International Relations at the London School of Economics, discussing the brutality of Islamic State.   Hamish De Bretton Gordon, a former British army chemical weapons officer, talking about the Ebola threat and military involvement.   BFBS reporter Tim Cooper reporting from the Keep Military Museum in Dorchester on  one very unusual object:   ……………………………………………………………………………………………… THURSDAYS at 4:30 UK TIME on BFBS RADIO 2and at 6:30 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 webb, 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

Find out how America’s going to deal with Islamic State and is Britain likely to join in? It’s one week until Scotland votes Yes or No, Sitrep answers YOUR questions about the big day. Plus: the latest phase in the British Army’s First World War commemorations And it’s Game On for Invictus  .PRESENTER: Kate Gerbeau STUDIO GUEST: BFBS defence analyst Christopher Lee  OTHER INTERVIEWS:   Director General of the Royal United Services Institute, Professor Michael Clarke discussing IS and Scotland. Dr Colin Fleming, who’s a Research Fellow at the Scottish Centre on Constitutional Change at the University of Edinburgh BFBS reporter Steve Britton with the British Army in France as they continue to commemorate the First World War. Royal Marine Cassidy Little at the Invictus Games. ………………………………………………………………………………………………THURSDAYS at 4:30 UK TIME on BFBS RADIO 2and at 6:30 UK TIME on BFBS & UK BasesYou 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)

(First broadcast on Thursday 4th September 2014 at 4.30pm on BFBS Radio 2)**PAULA MIDDLEHURST IN FOR KATE GERBEAU THIS WEEK**  As NATO gathers in Wales for its most important summit in decades Sitrep looks at the main issues on the agenda; what can  Nato do to help solve the Ukraine-Russia crisis and how will the Alliance react to the global threat posed by Islamic State? And, are our leaders up to the challenge?Find out in this week’s/today’s Sitrep; with analysis & reports throughout the programme. PRESENTER: Paula Middlehurst, STUDIO GUEST: BFBS defence analyst Christopher Lee  OTHER INTERVIEWS:   BFBS reporter James Hirst at the Nato summit in Wales, and Bridget Kendall, the BBC’s Diplomatic Correspondent also at the Nato summit, discussing Russia-Ukraine. BFBS reporter Tim Cooper speaking to Sir Christopher Meyer, former British Ambassador to Washington Sir Tony Brenton, former ambassador to Moscow talking to James Hirst. Former Ambassador to Syria Sir Andrew Green discussing the Middle East and IS.……………………………………………………………………………………………………THURSDAYS at 4:30 UK TIME on BFBS RADIO 2and at 6:30 UK TIME on BFBS & UK BasesYou 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)  Sky Channel 0211Alternatively listen again on the website

(First broadcast on Thursday 28th August 2014 at 4.30pm)   Has Russia stepped up the chances of war in Europe?   The Islamic State continues its onslaught in Iraq, but how should the international community react?   Why is HMS Bulwark off to the Med?   And it’s the end of the line for HMS Illustrious, as supporters bid a fond farewell….     PRESENTER: Kate Gerbeau   STUDIO GUEST: BFBS defence analyst Christopher Lee and Professor Michael Clarke, Director General of the Royal United Services Institute   OTHER INTERVIEWS:    Former Chief of the Defence Staff General Lord Richards talking to BFBS reporter Rob Olver about IS, Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan   BFBS reporter Rebecca Ricks interview with HMS Bulwark’s Commanding Officer, Captain Dean Bassett…   BFBS reporter Geoff Meade on board HMS Illustrious with  Lieutenant Richard Turrell, the Ship’s aircraft control room officer.   …………………………………………………………………………………………………… THURSDAYS at 4:30 UK TIME on BFBS RADIO 2and at 6:30 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 webb, 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

Is the Islamic State about to kill another hostage and is there anything the United State and the UK can do about it? What’s the current role of the RAF’s Tornado Squadron in Iraq? And are Nigeria’s Islamist terrorists potential targets for the RAF? Plus, NATO leaders are preparing for their summit next month – but is modern terrorism tearing up their plans in front of them? PRESENTER: Kate Gerbeau STUDIO GUEST: BFBS defence analyst Christopher Lee and Major General Julian Thompson who commanded 3 Commando Brigade during the Falklands War.    OTHER INTERVIEWS:   Simon Marks from feature Story News in Washington discussing US public opinion and President Obama’s position. Professor Paul Rogers, from the Department for Peace Studies at Bradford University, discussing the crisis in Middle East and previewing Nato conference in Wales, in Septembe. BFBS reporter Geoff Meade speaking to Group Captain Harvey Smith, The Commanding Officer at RAF Marham, about the role of the GR4 Tornado Squadron in Iraq.   ……………………………………………………………………………………………………THURSDAYS at 4:30 UK TIME on BFBS RADIO 2and at 6:30 UK TIME on BFBS & UK BasesYou 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)  Sky Channel 0211Alternatively listen again on the website