Military
Four Thought. Series 4, Emile Simpson. Audio, 15 minutes
Former soldier Emile Simpson argues we need to rethink the way we fight wars.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
1913: The Year Before. The Tides of War. Audio, 15 minutes
Michael tackles the abiding image of Britain's lack of preparedness for the Great War.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
The Kill Factor. Audio, 40 minutes
Stephen Evans examines how soldiers are taught to kill and asks what it does to them.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Costing the Earth. The Real Eco Warriors? Audio, 30 minutes
Could the military lead us into a green future? Tom Heap investigates.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Analysis. Defence: no stomach for the fight? Audio, 28 minutes
With future defence under scrutiny Kenneth Payne asks: are we losing the will to wage war?
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
The Long View. Military Leaks on Afghanistan. Audio, 28 minutes
Jonathan Freedland looks at the history of leaks from the military establishment.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Analysis. Obama's Pentagon. Audio, 30 minutes
Mark Urban asks if the Obama presidency will see substantial reform at the Pentagon.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
In Living Memory. Series 8, Legionnaire's Disease. Audio, 30 minutes
Chris Ledgard meets survivors of the mystery illness that struck in July 1976.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Analysis. What Are We Fighting For? Audio, 28 minutes
Edward Stourton reports on Britain's stretched armed forces and use of military power.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Assignment. Inside Turkey's military. Audio, 22 minutes
A report on life in Turkey's military
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
Letter from America by Alistair Cooke. The Unsung Heroes. Audio, 15 minutes
Alistair Cooke praises unseen fighter pilots protecting New York.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
The Radio History of The World. India and the Coming of the British. Audio, 13 minutes
How the Mughal age of conflict-avoidance came to an end
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
The Radio History of The World. The Romans, Torn Apart by Success. Audio, 13 minutes
From insignificant city state to the ancient world's most formidable military power
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
The Radio History of The World. The City States That Became Greece. Audio, 13 minutes
How military discipline underpinned the social fabric
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
Essential Guide. My Fellow Countrymen - Bolivia. Audio, 29 minutes
Bolivia has had more coups than any other country
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
Essential Guide. My Fellow Countrymen - Pakistan. Audio, 28 minutes
How do army men behave in political office and can they make good politicians?
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
Letter from America by Alistair Cooke. Allied troops leave Berlin in 1994. Audio, 15 minutes
The final withdrawal of Allied troops from Berlin in September 1994.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
African Perspective. Demobilisation in Uganda. Audio, 30 minutes
What happened to veterans when Uganda reduced the size of its army by 50,000 soldiers?
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
