Britain at Sea Podcast
Admiral Lord West tells the story of the Royal Navy during the 20th century.
Episodes to download
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21st Century
Fri 20 Jun 2014
Lord West tells the story of the Royal Navy since the end of the Cold War.
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Falklands
Thu 19 Jun 2014
Lord West on the Royal Navy in the Falklands War, in which his own ship was sunk.
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North Atlantic
Wed 18 Jun 2014
How Britain and Navy came to focus on the North Atlantic in the late Cold War.
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Sky, Surf and Undersea
Tue 17 Jun 2014
Lord West tells the story of the Royal Navy's nuclear submarines, and their wider impact.
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Decolonisation
Mon 16 Jun 2014
Lord West tells the story of the Royal Navy's role in Britain's withdrawal from empire.
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Early Cold War
Fri 13 Jun 2014
Lord West describes how the Royal Navy fought a series of conflicts in the early Cold War.
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Whitehall Warriors
Thu 12 Jun 2014
Lord West explains how the Royal Navy adjusted after the Second World War.
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Pacific Horrors
Wed 11 Jun 2014
Lord West tells the story of the Royal Navy in the Pacific during the Second World War.
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Mediterranean Challenges
Tue 10 Jun 2014
Lord West travels to Malta to tell the story of the Second World War in the Mediterranean.
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Battles for Britain
Mon 9 Jun 2014
Lord West tells the story of the Battle of the Atlantic in the Second World War.
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Inter-War Trouble
Fri 6 Jun 2014
Lord West explores the Royal Navy's three very different battles between the wars.
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War Begins
Wed 4 Jun 2014
Lord West looks at the Royal Navy's role at the start of the First World War.
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New Technology
Tue 3 Jun 2014
Lord West looks at how a revolution in naval technology transformed ideas of warfare.
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New Century
Mon 2 Jun 2014
Admiral Lord West begins his history of the Royal Navy during the tumultuous 20th century.
