Last updated: 14 March 2012
Hear celebrity speakers explore the social, economic and historical aspects and influences of the British Army.
12 June 2012
7.00pm
Award-winning author Antony Beevor’s gripping talk extends from the North Atlantic to the South Pacific, to explore the greater dilemmas of leaders, soldiers and ordinary people during the Second...
21 June 2012
7.00pm
The Battle that turned the tide of World War Two! Before El Alamein Hitler’s forces appeared unstoppable. Afterwards it was a slow slide to eventual defeat. Drawing on a remarkable array of first-...
4 July 2012
7.00pm
From Hitler’s madness to the failure of the German intelligence services, Paul Winter draws on previously unpublished, top-secret Whitehall documents, to examine the reasons for the eventual...
1 August 2012
7.00pm
Jules Stewart examines Britain’s past wars in Afghanistan, the losses sustained and their impact on the current conflict. Stewart looks at the potential danger of replaying Britain’s military...
9 October 2012
7.00pm
Dan Snow, author and TV presenter, brings the Middle Ages back to life as he embarks on a history of castle warfare.
27 November 2012
7.00pm
46 years after his death, Sir Winston Churchill continues to command attention across the world. David Dilks reflects upon Churchill’s relations with friends and rivals from Roosevelt to Stalin...