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Gareth Jones chronicles the experiences of 2nd Battalion the Royal Welsh and their families. Preparations are underway for the upcoming Afghanistan tour of duty.

In this series of three programmes, broadcaster and film maker Gareth Jones chronicles the experiences of the families of the 2nd Battalion The Royal Welsh while the soldiers go off on a six month tour in Afghanistan.

In the first programme Gareth Jones - the man behind the critically acclaimed films 'Frontline Iraq' and 'Frontline Afghanistan' - meets the soldiers and their families as preparations are underway for the forthcoming tour of duty.

Producer: Martin Kurzik.

27 minutes

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Fri 5 Aug 201105:30
BBC Radio Wales FM

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  • Wed 16 Mar 201111:00
    BBC Radio 4
  • Mon 25 Apr 201118:03
    BBC Radio Wales
  • Fri 29 Apr 201105:30
    BBC Radio Wales
  • Thu 4 Aug 201119:00
    BBC Radio Wales FM
  • Fri 5 Aug 201105:30
    BBC Radio Wales FM