BFBS Sitrep

The latest attitudes survey is out but why do a third of military personnel say morale is low?   Are our soldiers being discriminated against?   What’s behind the latest prison breakouts in Pakistan and Iraq?   And why changes to military music could mean fewer marches and more Muse.   PRESENTER: Kate Gerbeau STUDIO GUEST: BFBS’s Defence Analyst Christopher Lee    OTHER INTERVIEWS:   Louise Simpson, Evidence Director from the Army Families Federation   Professor Michael Clarke, Director of the Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies,   Professor Sir Simon Wessely of  the King's Centre for Military Research   BFBS Reporter Geoff Meade Camp Bastion   Nigel Ellis is the Chairman of The International Military Music Society     …………………………………………………………………………………   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)   Alternatively listen again on the website

Is Iraq heading towards another civil war?    60 years on from the end of the Korean War, what did the conflict actually achieve?   Should politicians have the final say on deploying our Armed Forces overseas?   And… what’s in a name? Could a Janet or a John lead an Army into battle?   PRESENTER: Kate Gerbeau   STUDIO GUEST: BFBS’s Defence Analyst Christopher Lee    OTHER INTERVIEWS:   The Daily Telegraph’s Defence Editor and author Con Coughlin discussing Iraq.   BFBS Reporter Tim Cooper reporting gon the 60th anniversary of the end of the Korean war.   John Sweeney from BBC Panorama programme discussing modern day Korea – north and south.   Baroness Jay,Chair of the House of Lords Constitution Committee, on whether Parliament should have more involvement in deploying British troops …………………………………………………………………………………   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)   Alternatively listen again on the website  

The outgoing CDS General Sir David Richards issues a final warning over Syria   Are the alternatives put forward for replacing Trident viable?   The morality of arms sales is questioned in a new report   And find out why the Kremlin might be turning its back on modern technology in a bid to prevent cyber attacks……….     PRESENTER: Tim Cooper   STUDIO GUEST: BFBS’s Defence Analyst Christopher Lee & former Royal Marine commander Major General Julian Thompson     OTHER INTERVIEWS:     Professor Eric Grove, the Director of the Centre for International Security and War Studies at Salford University, discussing Trident.     Arms Sales, BFBS Reporter Rosie Laydon …………………………………………………………………………………   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)   Alternatively listen again on the website.

What impact are events in Egypt and Syria having on the Middle East? A study says the Taliban’s planning to re-take Helmand. – but how are they going to do it? And how many troops will the US leave in Afghanistan  post 2014  Plus: will Trident be homeless? And the new Chief of the Defence Staff – find out what happens in his first few days. PRESENTER: Kate GerbeauSTUDIO GUEST: BFBS’s Defence Analyst Christopher Lee  OTHER INTERVIEWS:   Professor Michael Clarke, director of the RUSI, the Royal United Services Institute Professor Theo Farrell is Head of the Department of War Studies at King's College London ………………………………………………………………………………… 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)  Alternatively listen again on the website

A new interim President for Egypt after military intervention - but is it a coup? What does the future hold for Trident? The government wants thirty thousand Army reservists by 2018 but can it be done And…..why the the PM David Cameron believes Kazakhstan (pro: Kaz-ak-stan)  is strategically important PRESENTER: Kate GerbeauSTUDIO GUEST: BFBS’s Defence Analyst Christopher Lee  OTHER INTERVIEWS:   BBC Correspondent Quentin Sommerville in  Cairo Lieutenant General Sir Graeme Lamb  & Personnel, Welfare and Veterans Minister Mark Francois on the Reserves. Rear Admiral Chris Parry, a strategic forecaster discussing the various options were for Trident… BFBS reporter James Hirst reports on his travels with the Prime Minister David Cameron ……………………………………………………………………………………… 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)  Alternatively listen again on the website

The Treasury’s told the MOD how much cash it’s got to spend…….but did the Defence secretary get the deal he wanted?   The Chief of the General Staff, General Sir Peter Wall , explains the future of land-warfare   Find out how senior Afghan officers are getting trained at Shrivenham.   There’s an update from the Army Families Federation conference in Germany   And “Our Wives and Sweethearts” – how a Royal Navy toast has been modernised.   PRESENTER: Tim Cooper STUDIO GUEST: BFBS’s Defence Analyst Christopher Lee     OTHER INTERVIEWS:   BFBS reporter James Hirst on defence spending BFBS reporter  Claire Sadler reporting on the CGS’s speech BFBS reporter Charlotte Cross visits the UK’s Defence Academy at Shrivenham Sitrep’s Kate Gerbeau reports from the AFF conference   ………………………………………………………………………………………   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)   Alternatively listen again on the website

As Afghan forces take control of security in Afghanistan Britain’s most senior commander there tells Sitrep that the future of the country is in the hands of it’s people… The Supreme Court has ruled human rights do apply on the battlefield but what does that mean for future conflicts There’s been more army job losses – but what’s life really like for those who’ve taken redundancy? And the importance of  Exercise Askari Thunder in Kenya PRESENTER: Kate Gerbeau STUDIO GUEST: BFBS’s Defence Analyst Christopher Lee OTHER INTERVIEWS:  Deputy Commander of the international forces in Afghanistan, Lieutenant General Nick Carter BFBS reporter in Camp Bastion Geoff Meade  BFBS reporter Tim Cooper interviews legal commentator Joshua Rosenberg  Journalist Paul Osbourne discusses the impact of redundancies on those affected BFBS’s Ali Gibson reports from Kenya on  Exercise Askari Thunder ……………………………………………………………………………………… 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)  Alternatively listen again on the website    Mary WiltonBFBS RadioOffice: +44 (0)1494 878712Mobile: +44 (0)7966 387318Email:    maryw@bfbs.com  DAB Digital Radio in the UKSky Guide Number 0211Freesat Channel 786 On-air around the Forces' worldor at www.bfbs.com/radio   >>> Mary Wilton 13/06/2013 14:57 >>>There’s more calls for international support in Afghanistan post 2014, and criticism from a former military intelligence officer who says Britain should never have gone.. What’s behind the protests in Turkey? As the humanitarian crisis in Syria deepens what more can the international community do? Plus: who’s been snooping on your emails?  Find out in Sitrep (later) today PRESENTER: Kate Gerbeau STUDIO GUEST: BFBS’s Defence Analyst Christopher Lee  OTHER INTERVIEWS:   Frank Ledwidge author of  ‘Investment In Blood’ - The True cost of Britain's Afghan War  Middle East expert Hazhir Temourian, talking about the trouble in Turkey and forthcoming elections in Iran Richard Norton Taylor who writes on defence and security affairs for The Guardian.……………………………………………………………………………………… 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)  Alternatively listen again on the website

As the international community continues to agonise over Syria, find out about one man’s personal experience of the conflict. Is national security being but at risk by a Chinese telecoms company working in Britain? And Sitrep explores the relationship between defence and space & talks to European Space Agency Astronaut and former Army Pilot, Major Tim Peake  PRESENTER:  Kate Gerbeau STUDIO GUEST: BFBS’s Defence Analyst Christopher Lee OTHER INTERVIEWS:   Photo-journalist & former soldierPaul Conroy, talks about his new book on Syria. James Blitz, Defence and Security Editor at the Financial Times discusses Cyber warfare European Space Agency Astronaut Major Tim Peake ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 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)  Alternatively listen again on the website

There’s more calls for international support in Afghanistan post 2014, and criticism from a former military intelligence officer who says Britain should never have gone.. What’s behind the protests in Turkey? As the humanitarian crisis in Syria deepens what more can the international community do? Plus: who’s been snooping on your emails?  Find out in Sitrep (later) today PRESENTER: Kate Gerbeau STUDIO GUEST: BFBS’s Defence Analyst Christopher Lee  OTHER INTERVIEWS:   Frank Ledwidge author of  ‘Investment In Blood’ - The True cost of Britain's Afghan War  Middle East expert Hazhir Temourian, talking about the trouble in Turkey and forthcoming elections in Iran Richard Norton Taylor who writes on defence and security affairs for The Guardian.……………………………………………………………………………………… 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)  Alternatively listen again on the website

Is the detention centre in Camp Bastion Britain’s Guantanamo Bay? How will the lifting of the EU arms embargo affect the Syrian conflict? Will the MoD meet the Treasury’s demands for cuts to the defence budget? Plus,  Henry VIII's flagship, the Mary Rose, comes to life in  a new museum in Portsmouth And …discover which toys were influenced by war over the last 200 years  PRESENTER: CLAIRE SADLER standing in for Kate Gerbeau STUDIO GUEST: BFBS’s Defence Analyst Christopher Lee OTHER INTERVIEWS:   BFBS Reporter Will Inglis reporting from Camp Bastion on the suspected Afghan insurgents. International Affairs analyst Martin McCauley from university College London discusses the Camp Bastion detainees and the Syrian conflict. BFBS Reporter Liz Mullen on defence cuts to the MoD police BFBS reporter Tim Cooper visits the new Mary Rose Museum V&A’s Museum of Childhood, curator Sarah Wood discusses the museum’s “War Games” exhibition…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 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)  Alternatively listen again on the website