3000th Episode of Desert Island Discs to Feature WW2 Veteran
Captain Eric 'Winkle' Brown, a former Royal Navy test pilot, is to appear on the 3000th edition of Raidio 4's Desert Island Discs programme.
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Navy Lynx Returns to Yeovilton for TLC Before Guarding the Gate
The Portland Gate Guardian, a redundant Navy Lynx helicopter, has been brought to RNAS Yeovilton for some much needed TLC after 18 months on ...
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Army Successful Social Media Campaign for Welsh Guard
A social media campaign looking for mourners to attend the funeral of a Welsh soldier resulted in dozens of mourners pledging to go.
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Army Light and Audio Show Projected in Glasgow for Armistice Day
A light and audio show was projected onto Glasgow city chambers on Armistice Day night.
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Army Writing Letters to the Unknown Soldier
Neil Bartlett has lead a project to get people writing letters to the Statue of the Unknown Soldier about what remembrance means to them.
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Army Watch Disabled Veteran's Moving First Wedding Dance
A US veteran who served in Afghanistan pulled off a surprise his wife will never forget.
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Army Forces TV on the Red Carpet for the Kajaki Premiere
Charlotte Cross was on the red carpet in Leicester Square for the premiere of Kajaki.
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Army Digging Up the Past at RAF Akrotiri
Carla Prater reports from RAF Akrotiri where an archaeological dig is taking place to examine the ruins on a 7th century church.
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Army Ceramic Poppies Removed From the Tower of London
An army of volunteers has begun removing the field of Remembrance poppies at the Tower of London.The first shift, wrapped up against heavy ...
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Army Ministers Visit British Troops Combating Ebola in Sierra Leone
Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond and Armed Forces minister Mark Francois met British military personnel, diplomats and health and aid ...
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Army Secret Warriors Of The First World War
The Great War is often considered as a war fought in trenches, aided by brutal machinery that cost many lives.
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Army Rules Changed to Guarantee Survivor's Pension Even if You Remarry
The rules governing survivor's pensions will be changed from April 2015 so they are not taken away if their beneficiary remarries.
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Army Waterloo Medal Struck At Last
After a wait of nearly 200 years, the Allied powers who defeated Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo were presented with the original ...
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Army Barbarians Defeat Combined Services Rugby at Remembrance Match
Barbarian FC defeated the Combined Services Rugby team 31 - 15 at the Remembrance Day match in Bath.
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Army Commemorations at the National Memorial Arboretum
A service of remembrance was held at the National Memorial Arboretum on the 11th November. Simon Newton was there for this report.
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Army British Forces in Afghanistan 'Still Have an Important Mission to Do'
Fiona Weir speaks to Brigadier James Stopford, Commander British Forces Afghanistan.