Currently - Britain’s Shrinking Army

Ash Bhardwaj finds out why the British Army is shrinking at a crucial juncture for the future of UK defence.

He speaks to new recruits to understand what drove them to a career in the army – and visits secondary schools across the country to ask whether it’s really true that young people don't want to fight for their country.

We hear from insiders who’ve been at coalface of recruitment over the last ten years, who tell us where we’ve been going wrong, and how we might start to get it right.

Presented by Ash Bhardwaj
Produced by Artemis Irvine
A Whistledown production for BBC Radio 4

Published on Friday, 21st March 2025.

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