Tower, Windsor, Buck and Jimmys
Hennessey is commissioned into the Grenadier Guards and is straining at the leash to get to the Middle East. But the British army has other plans for him.
Patrick Hennessey reads his soldier's tale for the 21st century; an account of his experiences at Sandhurst and then on deployment in the Balkans, Iraq and Afghanistan's Helmand Province.
Hennessey is commissioned into the Grenadier Guards and is straining at the leash to get to the Middle East. But the British army has other plans for him - parading and primary school teaching.
A Sweet Talk production for 成人快手 Radio 4.
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- Wed 24 Jun 2009 09:45成人快手 Radio 4 FM
- Thu 25 Jun 2009 00:30成人快手 Radio 4
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