A Very British Hero

[Cees Binkhorst]

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Wat is je overlevingskans als je, door gebrek aan collega's, maandenlang
elke dag 10-15 bommen onschadelijk moet maken?

Groet / Cees

Monday, 20:30  on BBC One (except Wales)
Synopsis
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In A Very British Hero, Christina Schmid - the widow of army bomb
disposal expert Oz Schmid - reveals how the Army is failing in its duty
of care to this tiny elite band of soldiers who are at the very
forefront of the war in Afghanistan.

In this specially-authored Panorama, she examines how Oz and his
colleagues have been expected to work for months on end without a proper
break defusing anything up to 10-15 Taliban devices a day in the
harshest of conditions, because there simply aren't enough of them.

And she uncovers the decisions taken early in the war that helped
contribute to this shortfall as the number and impact of Taliban IEDs
(explosive devices) has risen dramatically.

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