11 Sep 07 General Mike Jackson
Tuesday 11 September 2007 21:45-22:30 (Radio 3)
Philip Dodd talks to General Mike Jackson about his career as a soldier in places from the Arctic to Afghanistan, and about the role of the British Army in a rapidly changing world.
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Mike Jackson
Philip Dodd speaks to the man who took over the British Army just seven weeks before the invasion of Iraq. General Sir Mike Jackson served in Kosovo, Afghanistan, Northern Ireland and countless other conflicts in a successful military career spanning nearly half a century. Yet one his chief legacies was the radical reshaping of the Army - involving the loss of much-loved regiments. He also retired leaving the British armed forces very much still present in Iraq. Mike Jackson joins Philip to discuss his autobiography, and to explain why he believes the American `war on terror' makes little sense.
The Soldier by Mike Jackson is published by Transworld.
Terracotta Army
As the Terracotta Army warriors go on display at the British Museum, Rob Gifford, author of China Road, argues that the warriors hold the key to understanding China's contemporary political landscape.
The First Emperor: China's Terracota Army is at the British Museum from 13 September 2007 to 6 April 2008.
A Disappearing Number
There'll also be the verdict on A Disappearing Number, the latest offering from the experimental theatre company, Complicite.
A Disappearing Number is on at the Barbican Theatre until 6 October.
British Antiquaries
Historian David Starkey on why he's curated an exhibition celebrating the British love of antiquaries.
Making History: Antiquaries in Britain 1707-2007 is at the Royal Academy from 15 September to 2 December.
The Merchant of Venice
We hear from Ruth Posner, responsible for a new revised version of The Merchant of Venice, set in the Warsaw Ghetto.
The Merchant of Venice opens at the Arcola Theatre tonight and continues until 13 October.
