Guarding Britain's nuclear weapons and RAF Akrotiri during the Cold War (256)
Following his RAF Regiment officer training Trevor Howie was posted to 34 Sqn at Raf Akrotiri in Cyprus, commanding C Flight. The RAF regiment was effectively the Royal Air Force’s infantry, providing...
7 Okt 202259min
The 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis with Sir Max Hastings (255)
The 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis is reckoned to be one of the most perilous events in history, when the World faced a looming nuclear collision between the United States and Soviet Union. During those we...
30 Sep 20221h 1min
“Houston, we’ve had a problem” interview with Fred Haise, Apollo 13 astronaut (254)
Fred Haise was one of the three astronauts on the ill-fated Moon mission when a design fault caused an oxygen tank to explode mid-mission putting the Apollo 13 crew in mortal danger on April 13th, 197...
23 Sep 20221h 29min
An 18 year old US Military Policeman in Cold War West Berlin (253)
Richard Blevins enlisted aged 18 in the US Army in March of 1987. He completed Basic Training & Military Police School training in July of 1987 and was posted to West Berlin as a United States Militar...
16 Sep 20221h 15min
A trip across Central Europe on a East German MZ motorbike (252)
MZ was an East German motorcycle manufacturer located in Zschopau, Saxony. The acronym MZ stands for Motorenwerke Zschopau GmbH (German for Zschopau engine factory). In the 1980s MZ was regarded by ...
9 Sep 202243min
Imprisoned in a Soviet Military gaol - a BRIXMIS officer's diary Pt 2 (251)
This is the 2nd part of my interview with Lt Col. Stephen Harrison, MBE who served for two years as a full-time Touring Officer with BRIXMIS. The tours were hazardous three-man, vehicle-borne patrols ...
2 Sep 20221h 1min
Arrested 11 times, plus 3 shooting incidents - a BRIXMIS officer's diary Pt 1 (250)
Lt Col. Stephen Harrison, MBE served for two years as a full-time Touring Officer with BRIXMIS. These Tours were hazardous three man, vehicle-borne patrols collecting intelligence on the Warsaw Pact f...
26 Aug 202252min
Life in the forbidden zone at the East/West German border (249)
A young Claudia Bierschenk lived at the edge of a world called the GDR, in a village surrounded by hills, valleys and thick forests. Her great uncle lives in the Forbidden Zone, the area where the Ea...
19 Aug 202251min
