This week - how to choose and book your hotel.

More banter for a Friday Afternoon....

Something special this week - the first Vidcast on the show.  Go to www.bfbs.com/mansell to download.

A US report has found one in four American Gulf War I veterans have been taken ill.  Former CDS Lord Craig of Radley talks to Glen...

How to use Google Maps to plan a route

A particularly lively edition of Friday Football with Spurs rising from the ashes!

This week's edition comes live from Ex. Arcadefusion where civvy technology meets the military...

Prime Minister Gordon Brown has refused to rule out sending more troops to Afghanistan.  Sitrep's Christopher Lee talks to Glen...

Friday mayhem as usual with Paul, Will and Glen

A new website has been set up to offer support to forces wives, mums girlfriends and sisters of servicemen.  Glen spoke to Lisa Phillips...

Another session with the tech expert, Dave Raven

There's new advice to service personnel about playing the UK National Lottery overseas.  Don't.  Rob Dwight from Camelot explains why to Glen...

A collection of forces wives have bared all for charity and made a calendar.  Miss January spoke to Glen...

No Will this week, so its Paul and Glen and the Premiership Top 6?

The MOD has announced troops in Afghanistan are to get 700 new vehicles to protect them from roadside bombs.  Defence analyst spoke to Glen...

Another bag of goodies with Techy Guru, Dave Raven

TroopAid is a charity that supplies toiletries and fresh clothes to injured service personnel in hospital.  They need to raise money as founder Al Sutton explained to Glen...

Defence Secretary John Hutton is meeting industry leaders in Whitehall and with a reported £2 billion hole in the budget, there's speculation he could be deciding what to cut.  Defence analyst Francis Tusa talks to Glen...

The MOD has released details of a series of scarey UFO sightings.  The most worrying come from RAF and civilian pilots.  Nick Pope who ran the MOD's UFO prograame when many of the incidents took place spoke to Glen...

The gloves come off again for another Friday bout with Paul, Will and Glen

It's be nice to Spurs Day... No Honestly!

Dave is back with the very latest from the tech world...

Brand new Secretary of State for Defence John Hutton talks to Glen about his new job...

Friday's battle royal takes place as usual with Glen, Will and Paul...

British Forces Cyprus based 9 year old Daniel Fairgrieve is hoping to collect shoeboxes full of goodies for other less well-off children.  He told Glen why...

More of the latest technology from Dave Raven

Help for Heroes has now raised over 12 million pounds.  Founder Bryn Parry told Glen the good news...

The Government has announced plans to get more state school pupils into the CCF.  Schools Minister Lord Adonis explained to Glen...

The British Armed Forces Federation is asking for official recognition.  Executive Chairman Douglas Young told Glen why...

The Lib Dems are calling for a major Defence Review.  Sir Ming Campbell talks to Glen...

The Friday kick-around with Glen Will and Paul...

It has emerged The Pentagon is investing in a new generation of cluster bombs.  Thomas Nash from the London based Cluster Munition Coalition spoke to Glen...

Dave Raven and his bag of gadgets and technology is back for his weekly visit...

Telecoms Commissioner Vivianne Reding is putting forward new laws that could see prices for texts and data capped.  Matt Bath from Which talks to Glen....

Friday Football again on BFBS Radio 2 with Glen and Paul.  Will is away racing at Silverstone but Cyprus joined in for a report of their midweek match.

BBC TV's The Undercover Soldier has apparently discovered bullying at Catterick Garrison.  BBC Defence Correspondent Peter Grant joined Glen...

Another session of gadgets and techy stuff with Dave Raven

The Conservative party are calling for a full blown defence review.  Shadow Defence Secretary, Dr Liam Fox tells Glen why...

Veteran BBC correspondent David Loyn has published a compelling account of Afghanistan's history.  He spoke to Glen...

 Paul Chapman joins Glen and Will for a bit of Spurs bashing...  Oh, and some football

The MOD is considering alternative ownership of HMS Victory.  Commander John Muxworthy RN (Retd) gave Glen his thoughts

Catherine Spencer is the new director for The Army Families Federation, Germany.  She told Glen about her hopes for the coming year...

BFG is being asked how good life is in a Quality of Life survey. UKSC(G) DCos Col John Grinstead spoke to Glen...

Tech expert Dave Raven joins Glen to talk, this week mostly, about Apple's recent announcements....

With just hours before the Large Hadron Collider fires up, Glen talks to Dr Christopher Hill, one of the scientists involved...

RAF and Russian authorities joined forces to rescue an injured British explorer. Michael Mulford joined Glen from RAF Kinloss....

Seconds away again as Glen, Will and Paul fight their way through the beautiful game!

Tech expert Dave Raven joins The Glen Mansell Show for his weekly feature...

An appeal has been launched to secure the future of Balhousie Castle.  General Sir Alistaire Irwin spoke to Glen ...

Sun defence editor, Tom Newton-Dunn tells Glen about the newspaper's Military Awards... The Millies

Glen talks to Craig Giseke in New Orleans as Gustav approaches....

Christopher and the Sitrep team are back for their third summer special. Part 2 of Back to Basics.

That time every week on The Glen Mansell Show where football pundit Paul Chapman and producer Will Inglis lock horns...  and Glen tries to hang on to the controls...

This week's NATO meeting on what to do about Georgia & Russia was no sabre rattling affair. Many of the 26 countries at that meeting are also members of the European Union. And we all work directly or indirectly for NATO. This week Sitrep looks at the origins of NATO and what it¹s worth in reality.

Reporter Margot Dunne tells Glen of her harrowing experience in Gori...

Ray Jolly and Andy Card are riding Route 66 on Hogs!  Glen caught up with Ray in Amarillo...

The body of an Australian soldier has been found 90 years after he fell...

An exhibition called Out of the Dark charting the 230 year history of the Royal Artillery has opened in London.  Glen spoke to curator, Mark Smith...

Thursday’s back to basics day on Sitrep. It’s the first of two weeks on Sitrep explaining everything you need to know about the Middle East. You’ll hear why British service men and women were sent to the Middle East. Not just in 2003 but for the past 100 years.  This Thursday Sitrep starts by telling you Who lives there, and where, and how it all started. How the British created modern day Iraq in the 1920s. How Saudi Arabia didn’t exist until the 1930s. How Saddam Hussein was once on our side. This Thursday its pepper, the crusades, Lawrence of Arabia and oil. Join us for Thursday’s sitrep on bfbs radio 2, 1630 UK time. Tune to Sitrep and make up your own mind.

Today is International Lefthanders Day...

Thieves have stolen dozens of turtle eggs from a beach in Cyprus.  Glen talks to Episkopi Turtle Watch...

Picking Up The Brass is the story of Eddy Nugent, who joins the Army!  Glen talks to authors Charlie Bell and Ian Deacon

GTO bus services are changing in BFG. DCOS explains to Glen....

It’s belt tightening time at the MOD; can we still do combat ops & stability ops?

45 Royal Marines are off to Afghanistan but what about the families left behind? Plus who needs democracy when they’ve got oil?

Why the special interest in Zimbabwe? Recent world history is littered with Mugabe's from eastern Europe down to Africa and to Burma. We did nothing then.

Who controls Kandahar?

Is it time for a new defence review? A special programme looks at all the arguments.

Getting back to basics. An east to west, north to south discussion on the state of the globe.

President Bush in Israel - why it matters to British Forces

Where's the optimism in Iraq and is the pessimism justified?

Could food become the new oil - the catalyst to war for those without it and those determined to have it.

Chris Lee and guests

Is Britain & America heading for strategic defeat in Iraq and the rest of the Middle East?

Chris and his guests discuss the news

How long will British Forces stay in Germany?

Around the British Forces world in Seven Days on BFBS Radio Two with John Adderley. This week ? violence flares in Basra and Baghdad between Iraqi government forces and militias ? military bosses are told they?ll have to abandon new equipment plans to keep costs under control ? teachers oppose school visits by the armed forces ? a deal to replace ageing tanker and trooper aircraft .. and recognition at last for the wartime Bevin Boys.

The Iraq war enquiry - is the Government running scared and is it a political fix?

Around the British Forces World in Seven Days on BFBS Radio Two with John Adderley. This week - marking the fifth anniversary of the Iraq invasion ... hundreds of Gurkha veterans demonstrate at Westminster for the right to live in the UK ... a review's launched into the Reserve forces ... the Princess Royal joins the Irish Guards on St Patrick's Day ... and the Royal Air Force launches its 90th anniversary celebrations

A special edition of Sitrep looking at mental health in the services and among those who are no longer serving & their families

Around the British forces world in Seven Days on BFBS Radio Two with
John Adderley. This week – the cost of military operations in Iraq and
Afghanistan almost doubles … praise for military nurses in theatre …
criticism over the loss of thousands of military ID cards … one of the
biggest bases in Northern Ireland shuts its gates … the latest state of
the art battlefield kit on display … and a fresh push to ban soldiers
from wearing bearskins.

How do we stop a Westminster fanatic sending us to war?

Your weekly roundup of Service news

Cyprus the past & the future

Around the British Forces world in Seven Days on BFBS Radio Two with John Adderley. This week - it's revealed Prince Harry has spent the past ten weeks on the front line in Afghanistan .... concern as more than a third of infantry recruits drop out of basic training ... the Government's ordered to release details of discussions leading to the Iraq invasion ... and soldiers from the Royal Gibraltar Regiment train Gambian soldiers who are off to Darfur.

Reports and comments from Afghanistan, Turkey, Iraq, Gaza, Moscow and believe it or not, from Winston Churchill

Around the British forces world in Seven Days on BFBS Radio Two with John Adderley. This week - a coroner calls for better protection for troops .... MPs say not enough's done for service families and veterans ... Royal Engineers come to the rescue of a remote island in the south Atlantic .. medal records from the first world war go online ... a new honour for women spitfire pilots .. and opera singer Catherine Jenkins on entertaining the troops.

Christopher Lee and guests

Around the British forces world in Seven Days on BFBS Radio Two with John Adderley. This week - new figures reveal shortages in key defence trades including Harrier pilots and medical specialists ... accommodation for relatives of injured
servicemen recuperating at Headley Court is opened ... a change of command for HMS Clyde in the Falklands ...an invitation for the public to Meet Your Navy in Portsmouth this Summer ... And Falklands veteran Simon Weston's invitation for the forces to take part in the New York marathon.

Will the Navy really get its new carriers? And, Is Africa in danger of imploding?

Around the British Forces world in Seven Days on BFBS Radio Two with John Adderley. This week - more NATO countries are urged to join the combat mission in Afghanistan ... hopes this year's pay rise for the forces will help with recruitment and retention ... concerns over the levels of sickness and injury in the Army .... two Tornado squadrons merge to make way for the Typhoon ... nine British soldiers charged after a bar brawl in Cyprus ... re-opening inquiries into fatal Army shootings during the Northern Ireland troubles ... and abseiling Royal Marines are brought in for a shipnaming ceremony.

How long can British troops keep up the pace without snapping?

Around the British Forces world in Seven Days on BFBS Radio Two with John Adderley. This week ? a warning strains on the forces are driving out experienced personnel and undermining morale ? Blackpool is to play host for National Veterans Day ? the first tri-service homecoming parade is held in Winchester ? plans to clear thousands of landmines planted during the Falklands War .. tributes to forces entertainer Jeremy Beadle ... and honouring the World War Land Girls and Lumber Jills.

What equipment and manpower will British forces need for future conflicts, and will we get them?

JohnAdderley with a roundup of Forces news

Does anyone know who we'll be fighting in five, ten years from now?

Stress and brain damage - who'd be a soldier?

The weekly roundup of Forces news from across the world

Could France be returning to the military wing of NATO & if so, at what price.

Could British troops have to go into Kenya? And what New Year resolutions would you want our leaders to keep?

It's the 2nd part of the best of the year on BFBS Radio Two with John Adderley. We hear more about the outstanding work carried out on a daily basis by the British forces ... talk to Ewan McGregor in Iraq ... find out which regiments are "out-trumped" in a controversial new card game ... and celebrate pancake day onboard a new Astute class submarine.

The Sitrep panel review the events of 2007

Around the British forces world in Seven Days on BFBS Radio Two with
John Adderley. It's a special Christmas Day edition as we take a look back at 2007 in the first of two best of the year programmes. The theme’s mainly one of remembrance - commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Falklands conflict. There are also reflections, 90 years on, of the Battle of Passendaele …  and we mark the end of the British presence in Bosnia.

Around the British forces world in Seven Days on BFBS Radio Two with John Adderley. This week - an exclusive BFBS Christmas interview with the Prime Minister ... a report from Basra on the handover of the last Iraqi province under British control .... A medals ceremony in Cyprus for soldiers' brave efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan ... a contract's signed for more Chinook helicopters ... and tracking Santa's progress with his presents thanks to RAF Fylingdales.

Sitrep's end of term reports

Around the British forces world in Seven Days on BFBS Radio Two with John Adderley. This week Gordon Brown speaks to BFBS in Basra ... critical reaction to the Prime Minister's vision for Afghanistan ... a homecoming to remember for the Royal Welsh in Cardiff ... a medals parade in Cyprus ... the 1st SSAFA young achiever awards in Brunei ... and the thrills and spills of the wives winter driving course in Canada.

Long term in Afghanistan says Brown, but it's even longer for the Royal Navy in the Gulf.

Around the British forces world in Seven Days on BFBS Radio Two with John Adderley. This week - the outcome of the inquiry into last year's Nimrod crash in Afghanistan ... concern over the role of British troops in Iraq after the handover of Basra Province to local security forces ... an award for a 19 year old soldier's bravery while off duty in Canada ... a tonic for wounded servicemen on the Colorado ski slopes ... a new aftercare service for former soldiers in Northern Ireland ... the Cyprus four day athletics challenge ... and the Army take up the Indian contact sport - kabaddi

As the western world tips south to recession, are our foreign & defence policies also bankrupt?

Around the British forces world on BFBS Radio Two with John Adderley. This week - pressure's piled on the Government to tackle dilapidated forces housing ... the Princess Royal hands out Afghanistan campaign medals ...fears that Iran has a new long-range missile .. a row over soldiers who've lost limbs using a public swimming pool ... saving more money thanks to the Forces Discount Scheme ... and an underwater demolition job for Army divers in Cyprus.