22:15 tonight, Panorama report from Afghanistan
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22:15 December 3rd, Panorama report from Afghanistan
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Panorama
10:15pm - 10:55pm
BBC1
3 Commando: Hunting the Taleban
Reporter Alastair Leithead and cameraman Fred Scott have gained unique, prolonged access to the soldiers of the Royal Marines' 3 Commando Brigade as they try to flush out a shifting and elusive Taleban threat in southern Afghanistan.
10:15pm - 10:55pm
BBC1
3 Commando: Hunting the Taleban
Reporter Alastair Leithead and cameraman Fred Scott have gained unique, prolonged access to the soldiers of the Royal Marines' 3 Commando Brigade as they try to flush out a shifting and elusive Taleban threat in southern Afghanistan.
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IMHO for a change a balanced and interesting programme talking to actual soldiers and marines that are doing the fighting, telling it like it is rather than some clueless spokesman.
Respect to all you serving there and every where, where Tony's "Follow our American cousins" tours take you.
Stay safe
MS
Respect to all you serving there and every where, where Tony's "Follow our American cousins" tours take you.
Stay safe
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An excellent piece. Balanced views, beautifully shot and worth every penny of the licence fee all on it's own (that and Planet Earth before it).
Well done the BBC.
Still a sorry state of affairs though...
Did anybody else think Bliars "rousing" chat to the troops sounded like all the other hollow platitudes we have come to expect from the man?
Well done the BBC.
Still a sorry state of affairs though...
Did anybody else think Bliars "rousing" chat to the troops sounded like all the other hollow platitudes we have come to expect from the man?
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An excellent piece. Balanced views, beautifully shot and worth every penny of the licence fee all on it's own (that and Planet Earth before it).
Well done the BBC.
Still a sorry state of affairs though...
Did anybody else think Bliars "rousing" chat to the troops sounded like all the other hollow platitudes we have come to expect from the man?
Well done the BBC.
Still a sorry state of affairs though...
Did anybody else think Bliars "rousing" chat to the troops sounded like all the other hollow platitudes we have come to expect from the man?
But yes, a very good piece - be nice to see more from the other units out there across the forces.
From a normally ardent critic of the Beeb and its PC agendas, an unreserved well done! Just saying it how it is for a change, and mostly directly from the guys themselves. As always the Chinooks come and go with little or no fanfare, but every landing potentially fraught with danger methinks. Much respect to all (including the film crew). Stay Safe!
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IMHO the camera work was inspired. In the old days, (put on slippers, light pipe), Panorama used to put on something of that class once every couple of months - but that a documentary of that quality, not to mention something from the font line in the sandpit, is now very rare. Let us hope it gets more of the public onside to see how Bliar has over-reached himself.
A humble suggestion ...... when posting something that is date specific, why not add the actual DATE to the title. That way we all know WHICH night you were referring to.
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CC - you could try
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programme...ma/6187660.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programme...ma/6187660.stm
" ..... why not add the actual DATE to the title?"
MightyGem, which part of TITLE don't you understand?
MightyGem, which part of TITLE don't you understand?
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