Deadliest Day 5: Nobody can measure
“They gave everything. And they deserved so much more.” Kevin Holt died nine years after his Afghan tour. He was fighting his demons right to the end. But was it the war that killed him? And Kevin w...
8 Jul 201935min
Deadliest Day 4: Remedial banter
“I don’t think I could honestly say I’ve spoken to anyone about all the stuff that’s happened.” Claire is invited to the pub with three of the guys who were there on 10 July, 2009. They say talking ...
8 Jul 201923min
Deadliest Day 3: Dead eyes
“He went out a boy and he came back a broken man” After that day, the platoon pick themselves up and carry on fighting the Taliban in Helmand. But when they get home a new battle begins for them and...
8 Jul 201924min
Deadliest Day 2: That day
“I remember hearing that bang, and thinking: this is it.” On 10 July, 2009, the soldiers of 9 platoon were out on a dawn patrol when an IED blast ripped through their ranks. Talking about it now, th...
8 Jul 201927min
Deadliest Day 1: Thrill of war
“It’s the best part of your life and the worst part of your life all rolled into one.” It’s ten years since the British Army’s deadliest month in Afghanistan. The platoon that was worst hit has lost...
8 Jul 201924min
Vampire Weekend at Glastonbury
Vampire Weekend have won a Grammy, topped the charts and become one of the most important bands of their generation. Their singer, songwriter and creative force Ezra Koenig sat down with Beyond Today...
5 Jul 201922min
Pride: when is a rainbow not enough?
It feels like Pride is more visible than ever before, with rainbows everywhere and even LGBT sandwiches on the shelves. But while it’s a measure of progress that communities are able to publicly cele...
4 Jul 201920min
Could hashtags save Sudan?
Last December, the people of Sudan took to the streets to protest against high food prices and decades of hardship under the rule of Omar al-Bashir. Four months later momentum of the protests spread a...
3 Jul 201917min
