FACTUAL
Sleeping with the Fish
Friday 3 March 2006 11:00-11:30 (Radio 4 FM)
Writer Andrew Smith goes deep into the lives and adventures of submariners across the generations as he encounters the People of the Abyss.
Smith finds his bunk is a palette in the 'bomb shack' just inches from the deadly 'fish' - or torpedoes. For five days he struggles to adapt to the cramped physical and emotional world with its strange routines and constant drills.
But this is not a just a journey through the present day HMS Torbay. Veterans from her illustrious Second World War predecessor offer a glimpse into the very different conditions and pressures of previous generations of submariners.
