My God! Have just listened to the 'debate' and found it pitiful.
We deserve much better than this from the BBC. This was barely tabloid press stuff. The BBC charter takes another battering.
The army and navy, especially the army, should hang their heads in shame if they even half belief the views expressed by the hacks on the radio broadcast. When I served, there was a strong mutual respect for each others capability and contribution to joint warfare. The BBC reduced a potentially useful debate to the level of jokes about marching and, sadly predictably, used John Nichol as an 'expert' on Air Power. I shall cancel my subscription to the BBC immediately! Oops, I can't.
I really hope we can be better informed by our media and have a grown-up debate on this important review of our armed forces rather than this low grade pap.