Wavell Room Podcast

Army Future Operating Concept

Fri, 01 Sep 2023 05:00:39 GMT

In this episode, the Wavell Room speaks to Lt Col Gordon Muir about the Army’s future Operating Concept. It’s been over a decade since the British Army had a new operating concept. In that time, there has been a significant change to the character of war. Lt Col Gordon Muir...

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Interview with the Military Secretary and Head Programme CASTLE

Mon, 15 May 2023 05:00:31 GMT

In this Podcast, the Wavell Room team interviews Major General Bill Wright, the Military Secretary for the Army and Brigadier James Cooke, Head of Programme Castle. Major General Bill Wright and Brigadier James Cooke talk all things career and talent management. You can download this podcast through iTunes and Spotify....

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Interview with Minister for Armed Forces, James Heappey MP

Fri, 14 Apr 2023 05:00:08 GMT

In this Podcast, the Wavell Room team interviews Minister for Armed Forces, James Heappey MP. MinAF talks about; the upcoming Defence Command Paper, the war in Ukraine including what future operations could look like for Defence, equipment and capability procurement and finally his reflections on Defence from when he served...

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A Soldier, A Sailor and A Scientist – Space

Fri, 23 Dec 2022 06:00:21 GMT

This week on A Soldier, A Sailor and a Scientist, Pete and Frosty talk to DSTL’s Mike O’Callaghan about space. Space is a military domain which is becoming increasingly important. Whether its communications or ISR, Space debris or Geostationary orbit – Space is something that you need to understand.

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A Soldier, a Sailor and a Scientist – Futures

Fri, 16 Dec 2022 06:00:26 GMT

Futures: A Solider, A sailor and Scientist. Sadly this week its just a Soldier and a Scientist. An interview with Dr Vic Martin. Vic is the deputy director of the DSTL futures programme. Futures is unique. It’s scope is almost unbounded. Vic explains how futures works, the talented people who...

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A Soldier, A Sailor, A Scientist – Future Urban.

Fri, 09 Dec 2022 06:00:41 GMT

Welcome to a Soldier, a Sailor and a scientist. In his episode, Pete and Frosty talk to DSTL’s Stu Lyle about Future Urban Combat. They discuss everything from Slums, to lethality. A great place to start if your interested in Future Urban fighting. You can find the last episode, on...

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A Soldier, a Sailor and a Scientist – Artificial Intelligence

Fri, 02 Dec 2022 06:00:40 GMT

In this episode, Frosty and Peter Roberts talk to Dr Steven Meers from DSTL about Artificial Intelligence (AI). Pete and Frosty discuss what AI research means in a military context. Steven talks through all the different ways AI can be used to benefit the military. He also dispels many of...

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A Soldier, A Sailor and a Scientist – Human Performance

Fri, 25 Nov 2022 06:00:32 GMT

In this episode, Frosty and Peter Roberts talk to Dr Martin Jones from DSTL about Human Performance. Pete and Frosty discuss what Human Performance research means in a military context. How is it different to other walks of life and why is it important for DSTL to study it. Dr...

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A Soldier, a Sailor and a Scientist

Tue, 22 Nov 2022 06:00:07 GMT

Hello and welcome to ‘A soldier, A sailor and a Scientist’. In this podcast series, James Athow-Frost and Peter Roberts meet Scientists from the Defence Science and Technology Labs (DSTL). Over 6 Episodes Pete and Frosty talk to a variety of experts. They discuss the Science and Technology thats being...

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This Means War: Ep 6 – Natia Seskuria

Thu, 04 Aug 2022 10:30:44 GMT

Peter Roberts talks to Natia Seskuria, Founder and Executive Director of the Regional Institute for Security Studies (RISS), a Tbilisi-based think tank, about the Russian Invasion and occupation of Georgia. There are few better ways of understanding the Russian Military mindset, then talking to those who have faced the Russian...

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This Means War: Ep 5 – Trent Telenko on Russian Logistics

Thu, 28 Jul 2022 20:32:12 GMT

This Means War. Trent Telenko and Peter Roberts talk about logistics. Even though Western militaries systemically underinvest in their own logistics and engineering capabilities, it is incredible that the Russian army is still operating on processes and with equipment from almost a century ago. Their reliance on people as the key...

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This Means War: Ep 4 – Yemen, with Micheal Knights

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 12:47:59 GMT

Peter Roberts and Micheal Knights talk about the war in Yemen. A complex conflict, with multiple, splintered groups all competing for control of the country. Amazingly, there is currently a ceasefire. Dr Knights and Peter talk about; the groups who are involved in the war, how the war has developed,...

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This Means War: Ep 3 – John Spencer and Urban Warfare

Thu, 14 Jul 2022 11:00:37 GMT

Peter Roberts interviews MWI’s Professor John Spencer about Urban Warfare in Ukraine. John has 25 years of military experience and has spent decades studying Urban Warfare at the practitioner’s level. John has travelled the world studying urban warfare. He talks about the decisive nature of the battle for Kyiv. All...

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This Means War: Episode 2 – Jack Watling

Wed, 06 Jul 2022 05:00:02 GMT

Dr Jack Watling talks to Peter as he returns from his most recent trip to Ukraine. As both Ukrainian and Russian forces reorganise for the next phase, the conflict is poised at a critical moment: one dependent on stockpiles, logistics, resupply, people, leadership and styles of fighting. Whilst Jack brings...

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Episode 1; Context with Ewan Lawson

Fri, 01 Jul 2022 05:00:30 GMT

This Means War is a new series from intellectual heavyweight Peter Roberts. If you’re intellectually curious, if you’re not satisfied by mainstream media coverage of war and you want to dig a bit deeper – TMW is for you. Episode 1 Peter speaks to Ewan Lawson about context. They discuss...

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Trailer / Pilot Episode

Thu, 30 Jun 2022 05:00:59 GMT

This Means War is a new series from intellectual heavyweight Peter Roberts. If you’re intellectually curious, if you’re not satisfied by mainstream media coverage of war and you want to dig a bit deeper – TMW is for you. This series brings defence and security experts to you and aims...

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Interview with Chief of the Defence Staff

Fri, 03 Jun 2022 05:00:21 GMT

In this Podcast the Wavell Room team interviews Admiral Sir Tony Radakin KCB ADC – The Chief of the Defence Staff – CDS. CDS talks about; His vision for Defence, the war in Ukraine, what life is like at the head of UK defence, why he wants Defence to move...

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Podcast with Brigadier Clare Phillips, Deputy Military Secretary – Defence’s Language of Change, Ep 6

Fri, 27 May 2022 06:30:04 GMT

The Army Innovation team is leading on the Army BattleLab project which sits within the wider Defence BattleLab infrastructure. On the run up to the opening of this facility later this year, there will be a series of events which seek to engage with industry, academia and wider stake holders. ...

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Podcast with Clare Cameron, MoD Director of Innovation – Defence’s Language of Change, Ep 5

Mon, 17 May 2021 20:00:02 GMT

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Podcast with Brigadier James Cook OBE – Innovation and Defence’s Language of Change

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 21:40:21 GMT

The series is sponsored by The Army Innovation Team. The Army Innovation team is leading on the Army BattleLab project which sits within the wider Defence BattleLab infrastructure. On the run up to the opening of this facility later this year, there will be a series of events which seek...

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Podcast with Royal Marine Colt Callaghan – Innovation and Defence’s Language of Change Ep 3

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 08:00:23 GMT

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Podcast with Dr Lucy Mason – Innovation and Defence’s Language of Change Ep 2

Thu, 01 Apr 2021 05:30:34 GMT

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Podcast with Prof Peter Roberts RUSI – Innovation and Defence’s Language of Change Ep 1

Fri, 19 Mar 2021 06:30:44 GMT

[00:00:00] [00:00:00] This podcast series is sponsored by the British Army Innovation Team. This team is set up to encourage and facilitate innovation across the Army and supports wider Defence initiatives too. One of their, projects, The Army BattleLab, is due to open this year in the South West of...

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IWD21 Podcast with Sam des Forges, Director of Diversity and Inclusion, MoD

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 06:30:19 GMT

Sam des Forges the newly appointed Director D&I for the MoD spoke to the Wavell Room about what the role entails, her thoughts on leadership, leading inclusively and also answered a "choose to challenge" question.

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Night Fighting – Tea, Toast and Tactics with Ash

Sat, 21 Nov 2020 06:00:12 GMT

Grab a cup of tea, pop some toast on and get ready to get talk tactics with us. We know you love reading about strategy, But Professional Military Education is about more than the big picture. Leave Clausewitz behind and join members of the Wavell Room team as they get...

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Anti Tanks – Tea, Toast and Tactics with Sergeant Spence and Corporal Munce

Fri, 13 Nov 2020 06:00:35 GMT

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Platoon Command – Tea, Toast and Tactics with Fred

Fri, 06 Nov 2020 06:00:41 GMT

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Company Command – Tea, Toast and Tactics with Ash

Fri, 30 Oct 2020 06:00:55 GMT

Grab a cup of tea, pop some toast on and get ready to get talk tactics with us. We know you love reading about strategy, but Professional Military Education is about more than the big picture. Leave Clausewitz behind and join members of the Wavell Room team as they get...

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Podcast with Brigadier Sara Sharkey (Head Application Services and DevOps at Defence Digital)

Wed, 14 Oct 2020 05:00:58 GMT

On 25 September 2020, the Wavell Room interviewed Brigadier Sara Sharkey (Head Application Services and DevOps at Defence Digital) who talked to us about her role heading up the Accelerated Development Cell during Op RESCRIPT, innovation, leadership and being an advocate for women in STEM. Introduction: Brigadier Sara Sharkey Commissioned...

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Hacking Brains – The means and ethics of enhancing cognitive performance. By Lieutenant Colonel Gareth Whysall.

Wed, 30 Sep 2020 05:00:00 GMT

This Wavell Room podcast was recorded in partnership with the British Army’s Education Branch. It is part of the Education Branch’s ‘Learning Lunch’ series of talks and features a Chief of the General Staff Fellow, Lieutenant Colonel Gareth Whysall. Gareth is an Army Education Officer who is currently studying at...

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Podcast ‘War in Space’ with Dr Bleddyn Bowen

Wed, 23 Sep 2020 05:00:00 GMT

On 20 July 20, the Wavell Room interviewed Dr Bleddyn Bowen on his recently published book 'War in Space'. Dr Bowen is a lecturer in International Relations at the University of Leicester and leading thinker on space power.

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Podcast with Air Vice-Marshal Ian Gale MBE MBA MA, Assistant Chief of the Air Staff

Tue, 14 Jul 2020 05:00:00 GMT

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Podcast Series with First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral Tony Radakin CB ADC – Part 3 of 3, Your Twitter questions answered.

Wed, 03 Jun 2020 05:00:00 GMT

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Podcast Series with First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral Tony Radakin CB ADC – Part 2 of 3, Naval Transformation.

Fri, 29 May 2020 05:00:00 GMT

On 9 March 2020, we interviewed Admiral Tony Radakin CB ADC, First Sea Lord, Chief of the Naval Staff and the professional head of the Royal Navy. The podcast is edited into 3 distinct parts. In this second part, wehave the opportunity to hear his vision for the future of the Royal Navy via the Navaltransformation program.

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Podcast Series with First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral Tony Radakin CB ADC – Part 1 of 3, Leadership.

Mon, 25 May 2020 05:00:00 GMT

On 9 March 2020, we interviewed Admiral Tony Radakin CB ADC, First Sea Lord, Chief of the Naval Staff and the professional head of the Royal Navy. The podcast is edited into three distinct parts. In part 1, we talk to Admiral Radakin about his tenure thus far as First Sea Lord and get some of his ideas, thoughts, and opinions on leadership. Part two tackles Naval transformation. In part three, Admiral Radakin answers your Twitter questions.

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Lessons for the British Army of today from the First World War

Fri, 20 Mar 2020 06:00:00 GMT

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Fighting in the Grey Zone, Future War or Fallacy – Paul Barnes

Wed, 11 Mar 2020 10:30:43 GMT

This Wavell Room podcast is recorded in partnership with the British Army’s Education Branch. This podcast features Paul Barnes, an Army Warrant Officer and a Fellow of the Royal United Services Institute. Paul’s talk is titled: Fighting in the Grey Zone, Future War or Fallacy? This talk was organised by...

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Forget About Hybrid Warfare; Listening to Russia Helps us Predict Their Actions

Wed, 05 Feb 2020 05:30:31 GMT

This Wavell Room podcast was recorded in partnership with the British Army’s Education Branch. This podcast features Emily Ferris and is titled: Forget about hybrid warfare. Why listening to Russia helps us predict their actions. Emily is a Research Fellow at the Royal United Services Institute specialising in Russian and...

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Drones and Artificial Intelligence by Pippa Malmgren

Fri, 31 Jan 2020 05:30:00 GMT

This Wavell Room podcast was recorded in partnership with @WarTalks. This podcast features Dr Pippa Malmgrem in a talk titled Drones and Artificial Intelligence. Pippa is a former Presidential Advisor to George W. Bush and the British Government. She is the founder of the DPRM Group and co-founder of H-Robotics....

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The Role of Minesweepers in WW2

Thu, 30 Jan 2020 05:30:40 GMT

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Interview with Commander Field Army Lieutenant General Ivan Jones CB

Fri, 10 Jan 2020 05:30:00 GMT

In December 2019 we interviewed the Commander of the Field Army, Lieutenant General Ivan Jones CB. Questions were formed from those submitted to Wavell Room via email and social media. Ivan was commissioned into the Royal Engineers in 1989. During his first 5 years he served as a Troop Commander...

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Technology and the Future of Land Warfare

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 05:00:00 GMT

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How to Not Manage Morale

Sat, 14 Sep 2019 00:06:45 GMT

This war talk is delivered by Professor Vanda Wilcox. Vanda is the Adjunct assistant professor of history at John Cabot University in Rome. Vanda Wilcox completed a D.Phil. at the University of Oxford in 2006 before moving to Rome, where she now teaches at John Cabot University. She has published...

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Weaponised Truth and Democratisation of Information; War Talks

Fri, 30 Aug 2019 05:30:44 GMT

This podcast is recorded in partnership with War Talks. Alicia is a counter-terrorism expert, and is currently directing CT, counter disinformation and hybrid warfare interventions in Lebanon, Morocco and the Western Balkans. During her career Alicia has worked for the UK’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office, where she led UK Government...

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Russia, Stealth and F35 with Guy Plopsky

Fri, 23 Aug 2019 07:38:34 GMT

We interviewed Guy Plopsky, a political and military analyst based in Israel who focuses on air power, Russia military affairs and the Asia Pacific. Guy wrote an article recently with Roger McDermott; ‘Moscow’s Perspectives on the Evolution of Stealth Technology’

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The Role of Disinformation on NATO’s Eastern Flank

Sat, 25 May 2019 10:17:51 GMT

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Urban Doctrine; British Army Developments

Thu, 16 May 2019 16:00:23 GMT

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Wavell Talks – Train Harder, Drop Loyalty and Hyper-elitism

Thu, 09 May 2019 12:00:15 GMT

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What Shall We Do With The Broken Sailor? – Mental Health and Me

Sun, 05 May 2019 09:03:35 GMT

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Plan to Fail

Thu, 17 Jan 2019 20:39:41 GMT

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Engagement – Fighting the Myths of Blackadder, Bad Lads and Bullies

Thu, 17 Jan 2019 15:00:05 GMT

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The Case for a Non-Warfare Officer First Sea Lord

Fri, 09 Nov 2018 10:44:35 GMT

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Mission Command: Fall of Strategic Corporal and the Rise of the Tactical Minister

Fri, 09 Nov 2018 10:18:39 GMT

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Leadership Lessons from Terrorists

Fri, 09 Nov 2018 09:46:40 GMT

An audio read of the original written article which can be found here Visit any officers mess and the shelves will likely be awash with leadership tomes of the great and good. We are encouraged to emulate the example of heroic leaders from Scott to McCrystal, but in sticking only...

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Dr Mike Martin – Why We Fight

Fri, 24 Aug 2018 05:00:12 GMT

Why we Fight with Dr Mike Martin Dr Mike Martin, author of “Why we Fight” discusses his experiences in combat, women in ground close combat and how his book can be applied to the UK’s counter terrorism strategy. This is the Wavell Room’s first podcast interview, so please be patient...

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Winning the Narrative – An Army Officers’ Perspective

Tue, 14 Aug 2018 22:02:00 GMT

I am pleased to report that since leaving the British Army’s Intermediate Command and Staff Course (Land) (ICSC(L) – the 8 month residential course taken by all newly promoted Majors) I have started to look at the world differently. Perhaps the lectures in the Churchill and Tedder theatres paid off!?! ...

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Space and Cyber; New Domains, Old Thinking

Fri, 06 Jul 2018 16:37:27 GMT

This year marks the 100th anniversary of the formation of the RAF and there have been numerous events to ‘commemorate, celebrate and inspire’. Lets not forget, the RAF had a difficult birth and was nearly strangled during its infancy. Are there any lessons we can learn from this early attempt to integrate a new domain into existing military structures? This is a timely question as the 21stCentury sees Defence grappling with not one but two new operating domains: Space and Cyber.

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Wavell Talks E01; First Live Event

Fri, 06 Jul 2018 14:00:25 GMT

Live audio from #WavellTalks at the RUSI Land Warfare Conference 2018 - An intro by Assistant Chief of the General Staff General Sir Rupert Jones and concepts on why we fight, drugs for performance enhancement, decision point tactics and the importance of diversity.

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