Life or Death with Chris Ryan

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Paul 'Tug' Hartley: Minefield Medic Part 1 Apr 25, 2021

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Following on from our Kajaki specials with Stuart Pearson, Chris Ryan is joined by the medic on that fateful day in Afghanistan, Paul 'Tug' Hartley, who's played by Game of Thrones actor, Mark Stanley in the film based on those events.
In a brutally honest account, he tells Chris about how he kept his friends alive that day, losing close friend Mark Wright, and the intensity of leapfrogging across the minefield to save others.
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The Real Kajaki: Stuart Pearson Part 2 Apr 18, 2021

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"I was straight into the operation theatre and my leg was taken off"
In 2006, Corporal Stuart Pearson lost his left leg when the Parachute Regiment of the 3rd Battalion travelled to break up a Taliban checkpoint in Kajaki, Afghanistan.
His best friend, Corporal Mark Wright was killed, and in 2014 one of the most realistic war films of all time (with 100% on Rotten Tomatoes!) was made... 'Kajaki'.
Listen to him tell Chris Ryan about having his leg amputated, having to call his Dad to tell him, and what it's like having one of the all-time great war movies made about him and his mates.
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The Real Kajaki: Stuart Pearson Part 1 Apr 11, 2021

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In 2006, Corporal Stuart Pearson lost his left leg when the Parachute Regiment of the 3rd Battalion travelled to break up a Taliban checkpoint in Kajaki, Afghanistan.
His best friend, Corporal Mark Wright was killed, and in 2014 one of the most realistic war films of all time was made... Kajaki.
Listen to him tell Chris Ryan about those experiences, what it's like to be a hero, and the dark humour of the military.
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Medic on the frontline: Chantelle Taylor - Part 2 Apr 04, 2021

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In part 2 of this interview with British Army combat medical technician, Chantelle Taylor, she explains some of the most dramatic and epic war stories you will have heard, including gunfire, helicopters and helping heavily injured soldiers on the frontline.
She also tells Chris Ryan about brother and sisterhoods within the army, and how it helped her through the toughest times.
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Medic on the frontline: Chantelle Taylor - Part 1 Mar 28, 2021

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Chantelle Taylor was a combat medical technician in the British Army who became the first female soldier to kill a Taliban fighter in close-quarter combat while on patrol in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
The author of 2014's Battleworn talks to Chris Ryan about working in the jungle, graphic battle injuries and how her brother's death shaped her career.
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A Female Bodyguard with Jacquie Davis Mar 22, 2021

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Jacquie Davis, who was the first woman to become a bodyguard in the UK, has protected JK Rowling and has been approached by celebrities like Ice Cube!
She tells Chris Ryan about how she started off in the police force before starting her own security company, and how losing two husbands and battling cancer along the way shaped her career.
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Nose for Crime: Peter Bleksley, Undercover Detective - Part 2 Mar 15, 2021

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In part 2 of this epic interview, co-founding member of Scotland Yard's undercover unit in the 1980s, Peter Bleksley, tells Chris Ryan about his campaign to hunt down Kevin Parle, and his experiences with drugs as an undercover detective over the years.
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Nose for Crime: Peter Bleksley, Undercover Detective - Part 1 Mar 08, 2021

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Co-founding member of Scotland Yard's undercover unit in the 1980s, Peter Bleksley, tells Chris Ryan about how his father's alcoholism impacted his early life before going on to have an incredible and terrifying career as an undercover police officer in the first part of this epic interview.
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