9. The Battle of Goose Green
As the British forces pushed into the island from their landing point at San Carlos Water, they encountered a well-defended Argentinian position in the settlement of Goose Green, leading to the most f...
30 Maj 20221h 5min
8. The sinking of HMS Coventry and Atlantic Conveyor
After British successes in landing troops on the Falkland Islands, the Argentinian air force strike back, sinking two British ships with their bombs and French-built Exocet missiles. Saul posits a new...
23 Maj 202251min
7. The Battle of San Carlos Water
The Argentinian Air Force mobilise and attack the landing British Task Force at San Carlos Water. Hear thrilling eye witness accounts from Mark Hankin, a 17-year-old Royal Marine tasked with machine g...
16 Maj 202250min
6. The landing
After journeying for weeks through the Atlantic Ocean, the Task Force reaches the Falkland Islands and begins the difficult process of a successful amphibious landing. Having picked San Carlos Water o...
9 Maj 202240min
5. The point of no return
As the Task Force leave Ascencion Island in the mid-Atlantic, making a shooting war inevitable, the British special forces turn their attention to a suspiciously positioned fishing trawler called Narw...
2 Maj 202232min
4. The Sinking of the Belgrano & HMS Sheffield
It's May 1982. British Special Forces land on East Falkland and both the Argentinian cruiser Belgrano and the Royal Navy destroyer HMS Sheffield are sunk. Join Saul and Patrick for episode 4 of Battle...
25 Apr 202240min
3. Diplomacy fails, and retaking South Georgia
With the Task Force sailing towards the South Atlantic, how close did diplomatic efforts come to ending the war before a shot had been fired? Journalist Simon Jenkins, who was well-connected in the co...
18 Apr 202250min
2. The Task Force sails
Once Mrs Thatcher had resolved to send a military Task Force to the Falklands following the Argentine invasion, how easy was it for the navy to mobilise in such a short period of time? Two of the key ...
11 Apr 202249min
