Revisited: Our award-winning interview on the threats facing Britain
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The Times
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🗓️ 30 July 2022
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
Last weekend, Stories of our times won the award for interview of the year at the British Podcast Awards. The judges said: "This standout interview was a well-executed and compelling listen, which didn't shy away from challenging its subject."
So today we're listening back to that interview with the then Chief of the Defence Staff, General Sir Nick Carter, about the changing face of war and Britain's place in the world.
This episode was first published on 23 March 2021.
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Guest: General Sir Nick Carter, Chief of the Defence Staff, 2018-2021.
Host: Manveen Rana.
Clips: British Podcast Awards, BBC, AP, ITV, Times Radio.
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| 0:30.0 | Hello, David Aronovich here bringing you something extra for the weekend. |
| 0:39.4 | We had some good news last Saturday. |
| 0:44.6 | Welcome to the British Podcast Awards 2022. |
| 0:51.2 | Okay, next award. Best interview. |
| 0:55.1 | This podcast was a well-executed and compelling listen, |
| 0:58.7 | and the interview didn't shy away from challenging its subject. |
| 1:02.6 | So the winner is stories of our times. |
| 1:09.0 | This is such a shock, but thank you so much. |
| 1:11.8 | We are so grateful for the recognition. |
| 1:19.1 | In that award-winning interview, Manvin went to meet the head of the military at a time, |
| 1:24.8 | and given what happened afterwards, it's even more interesting now |
| 1:28.5 | than when we first ran it. |
| 1:34.1 | Just to set the scene, in March 2021, the government announced the most significant |
| 1:39.2 | shake-up of defence since the Cold War. |
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