Listen "Sitrep January 26th 2012"
Episode Synopsis
The MoD comes under more criticism for its handling of redundancies
Egyptians mark a year since their revolution - but are they getting the type of leadership they fought for?
HMS Argyll is sent to the Middle East in a show of strength from the EU against Iran’s nuclear ambitions
And we find out the complex coordination involved in the security of London for the 2012 Olympics
PRESENTER: Kate Gerbau
STUDIO GUESTS: BFBS’s defence analyst, Christopher Lee
Interviews with:
James Arbuthnot, Chair of the Commons Defence Select Committee
BFBS Reporter James Hirst on Olympic Security
Richard Ottoway, Chair of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee on Syria and Iran
Jon Leyne, BBC Reporter, the anniversary of the uprising in Egypt
Egyptians mark a year since their revolution - but are they getting the type of leadership they fought for?
HMS Argyll is sent to the Middle East in a show of strength from the EU against Iran’s nuclear ambitions
And we find out the complex coordination involved in the security of London for the 2012 Olympics
PRESENTER: Kate Gerbau
STUDIO GUESTS: BFBS’s defence analyst, Christopher Lee
Interviews with:
James Arbuthnot, Chair of the Commons Defence Select Committee
BFBS Reporter James Hirst on Olympic Security
Richard Ottoway, Chair of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee on Syria and Iran
Jon Leyne, BBC Reporter, the anniversary of the uprising in Egypt
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