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Military Wives
movie
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‘Straight-to-
DVD’ used to
be the label
for a box
office flop.
But British
feel-good
movie ‘Military Wives’ has been
given an early digital release
following the widespread
closure of cinemas in the wake
of the COVID outbreak.
Military Wives had spent just
two weekends on theatrical
release before cinemas across
the country were closed.
BFBS Radio
Podcasts
British Forces Broadcasting
Service
radio.bfbs.com
The British Forces
broadcaster, BFBS, has been
communicating to the U.K.
armed forces for over 75
years, and now they’ve made
many of their award-winning
radio programmes available
as podcasts.
BFBS operates an entire
network of radio stations,
broadcasting Forces content
around the world – from the
Falkland Islands to Gibraltar
and Cyprus.
All Fair in War:
A History of
Military
Deception
BBC Sounds
bit.ly/OmniBBC4
This BBC podcast should
do the trick.
Historian Ben Macintyre
presents his guide to
military deception, from the
Old Testament to modern
times, in a one-hour
@HQARRC
It includes the BFBS Gurkha
Network that broadcasts in
Nepalese, 24 hours a day on
the ‘AM’ radio signal across
Imjin Barracks in Gloucester.
All of these stations are
available to listen to live
online via radio.bfbs.com
BFBS’s flagship military
news programme ‘Sitrep’ is
essential listening. First aired
at 6.30pm every Thursday,
the weekly current affairs
show is available to listen
again as a podcast.
Many other individual
programmes are worth
exploring too. To access the
British Forces radio archive
content visit radio.bfbs.com/
podcasts
COURSES
The comedy-drama, starring
Kristin Scott Thomas, is
inspired by the true story of
the Military Wives Choirs, a
network of 75 choirs in British
military bases across the U.K.
and overseas.
The movie even features
our very own military wives’
choir. The Gloucester-based
choristers helped to record the
soundtrack, and make a brief
appearance during the credits.
And if the choir cannot
meet currently due to social
distancing restrictions, at least
it’s possible to get the girls
together one more time – at
home on the small screen.
The film is available on all
premium video on demand
(VOD) platforms for a
limited time.
Musicians at Home Social Media Spouses
Corps of Army Music
army.mod.uk/music BFBS Academy
sms.bfbs.com (45/0)
Talented
military
musicians
from the
Corps of
Army Music
are offering
valuable
hints and
tips with a series of on-line music
lessons. Military
spouses
and partners
looking to
build up
their
professional
skills can
benefit from
free social media training.
The initiative includes live Q&A
sessions on the Army Music
Instagram account.
For more details follow
#MusiciansAtHome or visit
army.mod.uk/music
This 12-week on-line course
covers how to grow and engage
audiences, plus advice on
creating professional videos on
your smartphone.
Visit sms.bfbs.com or follow
#SMSpouses on Twitter
programme that first aired
on BBC Radio 4.
Macintyre explores this
most cunning element of
the art of war, from the use
of camouflage to the oldest
trick in the book, sneaking
behind enemy lines in a
Trojan Horse.
It is one of many military-
themed podcasts available
on the BBC Sounds website.
Also worth exploring is ‘Art
and War’ with BBC Arts
Editor Will Gompertz
bit.ly/BBCArtWar
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