Newsbeat Documentaries

Royal Marines: Fighting in the Freezer

BBC Radio 1

Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 7^th Mar 2016, 19:45 on BBC News ChannelLatest broadcast: Mon 7^th Mar 2016, 19:45 on BBC News Channel HD

Amid tension between Russia and the west, Royal Marines train their US counterparts in the Arctic for the first time. We follow their training in sub-zero conditions. Show more

Newsbeat Documentaries

Civilians to Soldiers

BBC Radio 1

Duration: 32 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 7^th Dec 2015, 20:30 on BBC News ChannelLatest broadcast: Sun 13^th Dec 2015, 10:30 on BBC News Channel HD

Newsbeat follows new recruits to the British Army from the day they join up to the day they pass out. It's a tough fourteen weeks, and not everyone will make it. Show more