Latest Royal marines Podcast Episodes
Battle of the Atlantic: Sailing in Convoys through 'No Man's Land'
Land, Sea & Air - Stories from the Armed Forces - November 12, 2023 07:00 - 1 hourKen Benbow Served in the 7th Escort Group in the Atlantic convoys. With no torpedoes, just guns and depth charges to protect Allied merchant ships from U-Boats, they sailed back and forth through ‘No Man’s Land’, 1,500 miles of ocean with no air cover, being “attacked every hour by the Germans”....
The Battle of the Atlantic: Hurricanes Launched by Catapults and Rockets
Land, Sea & Air - Stories from the Armed Forces - November 11, 2023 07:00 - 51 minutesCatapult-Armed Merchant “CAM” ship pilots flew highly secretive one-way missions. David Wright was one of only a handful and their stories are little known. Using rockets and catapults mounted on merchant ships, Hurricane fighter planes were launched to shoot down German planes. With no flight ...
Battle of the Atlantic: The Worst Journey in the World
Land, Sea & Air - Stories from the Armed Forces - November 10, 2023 07:00 - 1 hourAtlantic and Arctic Convoy Veteran, Ron Syson, gives us a gritty account of life as a Merchant Seaman. Very early on, he sailed to Iceland, Greenland and New York, and was alongside when the Normandy caught fire and capsized. He was only 15. As well as transporting vital supplies across the At...
The Battle of the Atlantic: The U-Boat Peril
Land, Sea & Air - Stories from the Armed Forces - November 09, 2023 07:00 - 1 hourWinston Churchill once wrote, “... the only thing that ever really frightened me during the war was the U-Boat peril”. If The Allies had lost, Britain would have been starved into surrender. 99-year-old John Roberts gives us a fantastic insight into The Battle of the Atlantic, the longest runn...
Op Telic: And Then The Nightmare Began
Land, Sea & Air - Stories from the Armed Forces - March 27, 2023 03:00 - 1 hourPaula’s story is about the loss of her husband, Paul Harding, who Served in the 2nd Battalion of the Royal Green Jackets. He joined-up at 18 and was killed in action aged 47, in Basra 2007. We hear about being under attack, fatality and bereavement. If you feel that you might be sensitive to th...
Op Telic: The First Casualties
Land, Sea & Air - Stories from the Armed Forces - March 26, 2023 04:00 - 47 minutesTip Cullen, former Royal Marines Commando tells us about losing 8 of his friends in the very first operation of Op Telic 1. He’s telling this story “...to keep their memory alive” and “...for the families that had to deal with the consequences…” also for “...people to empathise with their sacri...
Op Telic: The Real Sinister Element Reared its Head
Land, Sea & Air - Stories from the Armed Forces - March 25, 2023 04:00 - 1 hourKirk Bowett Served in The Cheshire Regiment and his deployment to the Middle East began during Op Telic 4, 2004. We hear about his personal experiences of the realities of war, which includes details of injury and loss of limb. If you feel that you might find this challenging, you may prefer no...
Op Telic: From 'Ops Junky' to 'Combat Intelligence'
Land, Sea & Air - Stories from the Armed Forces - March 24, 2023 04:00 - 1 hourPiers Stacey, aged 17, joined The Corps, “…six days after the Twin Towers were hit…” Joining 42 Commando late 2002, “...we all went into pre-deployment training for the build-up..it was pretty intense, pretty rapid for a fresh faced 18 year old…” In Kuwait, “...we landed in the desert…nothing ...
Op Telic: The Heat Smacked You In The Face
Land, Sea & Air - Stories from the Armed Forces - March 23, 2023 04:00 - 1 hourNeville Johnson left South Africa and joined the British Army in 2003. After basic training, he joined the 2nd Battalion, Royal Regiment of Fusiliers on a cease-fire tour in Belfast, “Those first couple of weeks were a big eye opener for me, definitely paved the way for future operations…” Nev...
Op Telic: You Don't Know How Good Your Unit Is Until You Go To War
Land, Sea & Air - Stories from the Armed Forces - March 22, 2023 07:00 - 1 hourWe meet Sarah Davis, Army Air Corps Ground Crew, one of the pioneering women deployed to the frontline during Op Telic 1. Having joined-up in 1999, a time when the Armed Forces was going through changes - evolving in terms of equality and a time that would mark the start of several years of mil...
Op Telic: Flying at 100 Feet, 120 Miles an Hour Across the Desert
Land, Sea & Air - Stories from the Armed Forces - March 21, 2023 09:00 - 1 hourThis is Pat Patterson’s story. A Royal Marine Aircrewman with 845 Naval Air Squadron flying Sea King helicopters aka ‘Junglies’, and his wife also served during the war. Having looked back through his helicopter logbook, he shares with us his experiences of Op Telic 1, as well as his subsequent...
Op Telic: The Closer We Got To The Gulf, The More Real It All Got
Land, Sea & Air - Stories from the Armed Forces - March 20, 2023 09:00 - 1 hourWe hear from Andy Merry, 40 Commando, who Served during Op Telic and whose mum marched in the anti-war protests. Andy was first in to the Al-Faw Peninsula with the US Navy SEALs to capture strategic targets. This is his personal account of his experiences and he talks about the realities of w...
Falklands War: My House was Searched at Gun Point
Land, Sea & Air - Stories from the Armed Forces - June 13, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour“They…took my husband through our house at gunpoint searching for 'the enemy', as they called them.” Falkland Islander, Carol Phillips, had 3 small children in 1982, “My first thought was…'Are they going to…machine gun us all down?’” The task force had 8,000 miles to sail, “Perhaps we would all ...
My House was Searched at Gun Point
Land, Sea & Air - Stories from the Armed Forces - June 13, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour“They…took my husband through our house at gunpoint searching for 'the enemy', as they called them.” Falkland Islander, Carol Phillips, had 3 small children in 1982, “My first thought was…'Are they going to…machine gun us all down?’” The task force had 8,000 miles to sail, “Perhaps we would all ...
Falklands War: A Dull Thud, Extreme Heat, a Flash, a Fireball
Land, Sea & Air - Stories from the Armed Forces - June 12, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour“'I'm not going to lose my life…here'…I could just see a picture of my wife and my two boys in my mind thinking, 'No, I'm gonna get out.' That was my motivation.” Chris Howe was deep down inside HMS Coventry, D118, “…a dull thud…followed by extreme heat…a flash and a fireball whipping around t...
A Dull Thud, Extreme Heat, a Flash, a Fireball
Land, Sea & Air - Stories from the Armed Forces - June 12, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour“'I'm not going to lose my life…here'…I could just see a picture of my wife and my two boys in my mind thinking, 'No, I'm gonna get out.' That was my motivation.” Chris Howe was deep down inside HMS Coventry, D118, “…a dull thud…followed by extreme heat…a flash and a fireball whipping around t...
Falklands War: None of Us Believed it Would Really Happen
Land, Sea & Air - Stories from the Armed Forces - June 11, 2022 07:00 - 59 minutes“I would happily go to sea with them all over again, cracking bunch of guys, led by a cracking man.” We hear from Mick Dilucia, of HMS Coventry Flight, Coventry’s helicopter team. “The mood was fairly relaxed heading south… none of us believed it was ever going to happen…then Sandy Woodward brie...
None of Us Believed it Would Really Happen
Land, Sea & Air - Stories from the Armed Forces - June 11, 2022 07:00 - 59 minutes“I would happily go to sea with them all over again, cracking bunch of guys, led by a cracking man.” We hear from Mick Dilucia, of HMS Coventry Flight, Coventry’s helicopter team. “The mood was fairly relaxed heading south… none of us believed it was ever going to happen…then Sandy Woodward brie...
Falklands War: The Silent Service
Land, Sea & Air - Stories from the Armed Forces - June 10, 2022 11:00 - 1 hourWhat was a submarine doing in a war to retake The Falkland Islands? “...the ability to land and recover Special Forces…SAS and SBS, was key.” We hear the fascinating and poignant story of HMS Onyx, the only diesel-electric boat that Served during the war. Submariner, Steve Hussey, was there and ...
The Silent Service
Land, Sea & Air - Stories from the Armed Forces - June 10, 2022 11:00 - 1 hourWhat was a submarine doing in a war to retake The Falkland Islands? “...the ability to land and recover Special Forces…SAS and SBS, was key.” We hear the fascinating and poignant story of HMS Onyx, the only diesel-electric boat that Served during the war. Submariner, Steve Hussey, was there and ...
You Really Wanted to Do Your Bit
Land, Sea & Air - Stories from the Armed Forces - June 09, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour“I was in a pub in Aldershot…a couple of the guys came in with the paper…and the general feeling was that we needed to get over there…and start kicking some arse.” This is the story of 2 Para, told through the eyes of Gary Steele, who Served in the battalion during The Falklands War. “We need...
Falklands War: You Really Wanted to Do Your Bit
Land, Sea & Air - Stories from the Armed Forces - June 09, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour“I was in a pub in Aldershot…a couple of the guys came in with the paper…and the general feeling was that we needed to get over there…and start kicking some arse.” This is the story of 2 Para, told through the eyes of Gary Steele, who Served in the battalion during The Falklands War. “We need...
It's a Strange Thing is War
Land, Sea & Air - Stories from the Armed Forces - June 08, 2022 17:00 - 1 hour“You’ve got the battles, then you’ve got the humanitarian side…It’s a strange thing is war…” This is the astonishing story of how a North Sea passenger ferry and her civilian crew, became a troop carrier, rescue ship and prisoner of war ship; in the thick of the firing, bombs and air attacks of ...
Falklands War: It's a Strange Thing is War
Land, Sea & Air - Stories from the Armed Forces - June 08, 2022 17:00 - 1 hour“You’ve got the battles, then you’ve got the humanitarian side…It’s a strange thing is war…” This is the astonishing story of how a North Sea passenger ferry and her civilian crew, became a troop carrier, rescue ship and prisoner of war ship; in the thick of the firing, bombs and air attacks of ...
Falklands War: The Dockyard is a Worker of Miracles
Land, Sea & Air - Stories from the Armed Forces - June 07, 2022 18:00 - 41 minutes“The First Sea Lord… decreed that HMS Hermes was under just 72 hours’ notice to sail…” It’s the day after the Argentinians invaded The Falklands and Margaret Thatcher announces that Britain would send a task force. Just a few days later, the task force was ready for war. This is the story of the...
The Dockyard is a Worker of Miracles
Land, Sea & Air - Stories from the Armed Forces - June 07, 2022 18:00 - 41 minutes“The First Sea Lord… decreed that HMS Hermes was under just 72 hours’ notice to sail…” It’s the day after the Argentinians invaded The Falklands and Margaret Thatcher announces that Britain would send a task force. Just a few days later, the task force was ready for war. This is the story of the...
British Sovereign Territory Has Been Invaded by a Foreign Power
Land, Sea & Air - Stories from the Armed Forces - June 06, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour“For the last 40 years, (we’ve been) trying to get the truth told about what happened on the day that it all kicked off, 2nd April 1982.” This is that true story. “…We didn’t just surrender as the popular story goes.” Ray Bloye was part of Naval Party 8901, the small detachment of Royal Marin...
Falklands War: British Sovereign Territory Has Been Invaded by a Foreign Power
Land, Sea & Air - Stories from the Armed Forces - June 06, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour“For the last 40 years, (we’ve been) trying to get the truth told about what happened on the day that it all kicked off, 2nd April 1982.” This is that true story. “…We didn’t just surrender as the popular story goes.” Ray Bloye was part of Naval Party 8901, the small detachment of Royal Marin...
Toby Harnden, Author of First Casualty
Land, Sea & Air - Stories from the Armed Forces - March 10, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour“…what has become my specialism, I think is… gritty, granular detail of the reality of war set in the broader context of important national events…” Having joined the Royal Navy in 1985, Toby managed to pack-in trips round the West Indies, Australia, Hong Kong and Europe during his 10 years of ...
Toby Harnden, Author of First Casualty
Land, Sea & Air - Stories from the Armed Forces - March 10, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour“…what has become my specialism, I think is… gritty, granular detail of the reality of war set in the broader context of important national events…” Having joined the Royal Navy in 1985, Toby managed to pack-in trips round the West Indies, Australia, Hong Kong and Europe during his 10 years of ...
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