Pathfinders

I've just got back from stints in Baghdad for Dispatches C4 with Peter Oborne, and Zimbabwe for Sky. Hopefully a bit of down time now.
My Pathfinders film goes out on Xmas eve at 2100 on Sky news and then the HD version in Feb on Sky 1, so watch it! I'm really chuffed with it, just wish I had more than an hour!
I will try and get some video uploaded after xmas.

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Back to Afghanistan

Stuart Ramsay and myself are heading back to Afghanistan

Afghanistan

Afghanistan

Sky News Pathfinder Package 1

Afghanistan

I've been in Afghanistan for 6 weeks doing an ITV series on medics at war, but mainly with Pathfinders Platoon and doing the Sky News Afghan week.I was with Stuart Ramsay and we had a great time with the the Pathfinders, who were excellent and we had a fair bit of fighting. I'll upload the packages for anyone to view. This will make the final special programme a belter!
Anyway a bit of family time and fixing all my trashed gear in preparation to switching to the new Sony EX-3.
Also another good friend,Sean Langan, was released last week after having been held by the Taliban for 3 months!
I hope he has a good rest and some family time.

Check out the packages on YouTube, search Pathfinders Afghanistan and the 3 parts will come up!

Release!!

It's been a busy few months, filming a Dispatches in Somalia with Aiden Hartley which goes out on Channel 4 on May 19th.Check the programme out on YouTube, "Thev Warlords Next Door". I've been off to Africa lurking around Zim/Zam!
Finally one of my best friends,Richard Butler, was released from captivity in Basra and is now home plotting the next escapade.
I'm off to Afghanistan again until July doing a series for ITV on the medics and then carrying on with my Pathfinders Platoon project.
After the buffoonery of the Africa trip last year, a mate sent me a video,here is the link below,it sums it up!

http://www.brainsweb.co.uk/uploads/the-wrong-bike.wmv

Photo of the family

The Family, taken Nov 07..

Hostage

On a sadder note its been nearly six weeks since one of my best friends was taken hostage in Basra. He is working for CBS and although a lot of work is being done behind the scenes, I hope he is released soon.
Good luck mate.

March Onwards...

For a change I have been filming in the UK with the Pathfinders Platoon of 16 Airborne Bde. They are an exceptional bunch of guys and it's reminded me of when I was in Patrols Platoon in 1 Para in the early '80's, nothing changes much and it's still a great laugh although the guys are much better nowadays with loads more experience than in my day. As well as filming with them I'm also doing a series for ITV about the Medics in Afghanistan during these next few months, so I'll be back in the UK about July!
I have also been playing around with some new gear, like a POV 1, bullet camera which has been great,although it chews batteries! Also been using a lot of Kriega bags etc and they are ace. As for military gear, I've got gear from Serbia, which is the best,lightest armour and helmets I've seen. They are at www.armyequipment.com .
I think I should do a kit update as I have tried just about everything in the worst conditions, and still use www.militarymorons.com as a guide on military stuff..which seems to work better than the over-priced tat sold as pro-camera gear.