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18/10/2024

How hangovers are made … aka - . introducing who enthralled all talking on ’s . A great night, a 4 Dipirin morning.

12/10/2024

As nears, it is my great privilege to be making , Army Benevolent Fund tribute to the millions of brave men & women from The Commonwealth who fought, and continue to fight for our freedom today, and to whom we owe a huge debt of gratitude.

30/09/2024

Everybody is talking about Ben Macintyre’s new book when stormed the Iranian Embassy in 1980. Hear Gen Sir Michael Rose, who commanded the operation reflect on the event, the Falklands, Bosnia & today in this edition of , the monthly podcast I host for which was recorded in August 2021.

To listen:

https://armybenevolentfund.org/podcasts/general-talk-episode-13-general-sir-michael-rose/

23/08/2024

GENERAL TALK, from ceremonial to operational.

In the second programme of Army Benevolent Fund monthly podcast, following British Army Apprentices, I visit the The King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery in Woolwich to learn first hand, from the ever patient Whitley Neill, Gunners Millie Cooke, Ciara Sullivan and instructor Charlie Kingston, what it takes to be a groom. After, I travel to Castle Martin in Wales, to meet Lt Cassian Ferrari of The Royal Dragoon Guards, beating up for deployment to Estonia, where I jump back into a Warrior AFV to be reminded by apprentice mechanical engineers L/Cpl Jonathan Crowther and Trooper Charlie Bradfield and Maj Brett Taylor, The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, of the joys of soldiering with 25 tons of s*x on tracks. Our Army may be a shadow of its former self but the indomitable spirit and zest for life of the young men and women serving today remains unchanged; a joy to make, I hope you enjoy the programme ...

https://armybenevolentfund.org/podcasts/general-talk-podcast-episode-37-army-apprentices-part-2/

06/06/2024

DDAY PODCAST

To mark the 80th anniversary of Operation Overlord, Army Benevolent Fund have produced a special , featuring among others, Max Hastings, 100 year old Normandy Veteran Rear Admiral John CB, Gen the Lord Richards and Gen SIr Michael Jackson.

I hope you enjoy the programme ...

https://armybenevolentfund.org/sir-max-hastings-joins-forces-with-veterans-and-military-leaders-in-a-new-podcast-marking-the-80th-anniversary-of-d-day/

04/06/2024

To mark 80 years since , it was my great privilege to interview 100 yr old Rear Admiral John Roberts for Royal Navy and Royal Marines Charity

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnMSf234J9g

29/05/2024

The largest employer of in # Britain today is the .

Over 2 editions of , Army Benevolent Fund , it has been my privilege to interview some of the brilliant young men and women serving our country today, incl at .

I hope you enjoy the programme.

https://armybenevolentfund.org/podcasts/general-talk-podcast-episode-36-army-apprentices/

26/05/2024

As talk about reintroducing here is the programme I made for marking 60 years since the end of the scheme …

To commemorate the end of National Service 60 years ago, our podcast, hosted by Harry Bucknall, featuring the voices of...

19/04/2024

This splendid picture of who died 200 years ago today, can be found in Athens at . In , Byron is renowned to this day as a great and good man ... here is a podcast I made about the poet adventurer late last year ...

https://soundcloud.com/harrowassociation/a-history-of-harrow-in-ten-object-5-byrons-fob-seal/s-AWWJiLjwr6x?si=1719338f2f1142f6a158e8295455cfc0&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

27/03/2024

Adventurer, war hero and writer, Patrick Leigh Fermor’s life is the stuff of legends.

In this edition of The Oldie Podcast, marking the 80th anniversary of one of the most daring SOE operations of the Second World War, the kidnap of Major General Heinrich Kreipe by the Greek Andartes led by Sir Patrick Leigh Fermor, then a Major serving with SOE, I talk to General Sir Michael Jackson, Chief of the General Staff 2003 - 2006, about the challenges, achievements and legacy of one of the most notable episodes of World War Two - an escapade of Elizabethan proportion, immortalised by W Stanley “Billy” Moss, Leigh Fermor’s second in command, in his 1950 book, "Ill Met by Moonlight" which, later, was made into a popular film starring Dirk Bogarde.

To listen:

https://www.theoldie.co.uk/podcasts/listen-to-harry-bucknell-on-patrick-leigh-femors-capture-of-general-kreipe-one-of-the-most-daring-and-dashing-expeditions-of-the-second-world-war-in-1944

15/01/2024

UKRAINE, GAZA & BRITISH MILITARY INTERVENTION

As Armed Forces recruitment continues to decline and this morning, in an interview reminiscent of the great comedy sketches by Bird and Fortune when Grant Shapps was forced to admit that you do actually need a crew to man a , I am reminded of ’s speech to the House of Commons shortly after the had been invaded by Argentina, as she imposed an immediate Maritime Exclusion Zone round the islands and despatched a Task Force …

“Mr Speaker, Sir, … diplomatic efforts are more likely to succeed if they are backed by military strength …”

My guest for the January edition of is journalist and noted war correspondent , whose writing, despite his protestations to the contrary, ranks readily with the likes of Martha Gellhorn, Norman Lewis or Richard Dimbleby.

Featuring Tim Bentinck reading one of Anthony’s despatches, our conversation, which begins by discussing the changing nature of modern warfare includes discussion on , and some chilling home truths about the 's capability.

To listen:

In this edition of our General Talk podcast, host Harry Bucknall talks to Anthony Loyd, The Times’ senior foreign correspondent,...

14/01/2024

Making Programme Two in was not easy - not only did and I stumble into a minefield of heraldic terms and definitions but, recording outside, we became the focus of public attention. As a result I can now tell people where the 11 Plus Exam Centre is, the toilets are located and the nearest parking can be found. Handy, given this episode is about the Lion which sits at the heart of the Harrow crest. I hope you enjoy the programme.

https://soundcloud.com/harrowassociation/a-history-of-harrow-in-ten-objects-object-2-the-lion