The Tim Heale Podcasts: Recent Episodes
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Series 1 is all about the life and times of one Tim Heale from birth to retirement, from his school days through to his years in the Army and into his retirement years.
Series 2 is more detail of some of the more memorable adventures I had.
Series 3 is all about other people and their life stories told my them.
In this episode I chat with Nathaniel Turner who had a lots of knocks in his early years but his life journey is a real inspiration to everyone, the choices me made during his life has paid off and now he has proved people wrong,
In this episode I chat with Terry Thiele who only spent one year at West Point but ended up working for the CIA and NSA and attended the National War Course as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Reserves along side all the other Senior Officers on the court as a civilian until the last day of the course when he was promoted to Captain in the Reserves which was a fun day.
Terry Thiele has been a Cold Warrior and a corporate lawyer. He now consults and teaches strategic planning. This book is the culmination of forty years helping government officials, corporate officers, and graduate students think about the future. Terry received his B.A. magna cum laude in history from Princeton and his J.D. from NYU; he is a graduate of the National War College. Carol and he live near Wilmington, N.C.
He has also written a book titled 'Our Fourth Age: A village elder's story for young Homines sapients about surviving their future history' available on Amazon in hardback, paperback and kindle.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Our-Fourth-Age-sapientes-surviving-ebook/dp/B09HP94T1X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=34DU31BUOX9TQ&keywords=Our+fourth+age&qid=1643676133&sprefix=our+fourth+age%2Caps%2C148&sr=8-1
In this episode I have a round up of the last year and which you all a Merry Christmas and a Very Happy Lockdown Free New Year
This episode came about because my guest for the new series 5 couldn't make it so there has been so much going on I thought I would just say something because I can, you can also see this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/NAd0aFs7OrE
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Here we go again, so much nonsense to cover from spies to visas and all with covid, I can only apologise for the coughing but this had to be done.
This is a Thursday Thirsty Rant where I comment on current affairs and the State of what has happened this week, some of it you can't make up.
In this episode I Chat with Cetvies who lives in France and went from high school, to work, to university as a mature student? from life in shrinking countryside to polluted big cities and the fight to go on writing and researching in between. She is a blogger and a writer, the fight in her life, the one she chose at least, was this one.
Here is the link to her book.
www.inthenameofhumanrights.com
In this episode I Chat with Mira about her life and how she got into Holistic medicine and her journey from being born in Africa before living in India and getting married after university and moving to Dubai for several year then emigrating to Canada where she lives.
In this episode I have a chat with Henry who is a retired US Air Force Officer who now lives and works in Paris, he was originally from New York before he joined the Air Force at 17 and has had an amazing career ever since.
In this episode I continue my chat with Jill and we talk about her circumnavigation of the UK in a 25 foot sailing boat as she reviles some of the fun and games on her mostly solo trip, again we had such a good laugh.
In this episode I have a chat with Jill as she tell me about her life and we have an hilarious laugh along the way, she has had a pretty good life with some wonderful experiences and our lives crossed professionally at Army Headquarters.
In this episode I have a chat with Henry who is a retired US Air Force Officer who now lives and works in Paris, he was originally from New York before he joined the Air Force at 17 and has had an amazing career ever since.
In this episode I chat with Amanda from Canada and she tells of her life growing up in a rough area with mostly indigenous people and how she was bullied and how she overcame this to be successful.
Introducing Series 5 of The Tim Heale Podcasts that will all about talking about stuff, current affairs, travel, motorbikes, military stuff and a lot of fun things with guests from all over the place recorded in the studio and over Riverside.fm, so if you would like to join in the fun contact me at timheale@hotmail.com
This is a quick review of 2021 and a look forward to 2022 with all my best wishes for the New lockdown free Year
This is part two of my chat with 99 year old Maurice Owens who has talked about his life and the fascinating things he has done from his early days in the Sea Scouts to working for the HMSO (His Majesties Stationary Office) then moving onto the Hydrographic Office producing charts for the Admiralty, in part two he talks about his social and sailing life.
This is part one of a two part chat with 99 year old Maurice Owens who has talked about his life and the fascinating things he has done from his early days in the Sea Scouts to working for the HMSO (His Majesties Stationary Office) then moving onto the Hydrographic Office producing charts for the Admiralty, in part two he talks about his social and sailing life.
In this episode I have a chat with Alan McKee who is visually impaired and is involved in a blind sailing charity and has taken part in the Round the Island Race. If you would like to support the sailing charity the details are below:
The website address for the sailing charity is: www.visa-gb.org.uk
The membership secretary is Sue Hogge and her e-mail address is: membership@visa-gb.org.uk or Susiehogge@icloud.com
Sue Hogge contact number is: 07767 717 440
This was recorded over zoom.
Here is my take on the latest nonsense coming out of Parliament and the draconian measures the Government have set upon us.
In this episode I have a look at the Government taking its eye off the ball of more to the point making us taking our eyes off the ball
This is just a quick update on Series 3 and 3 new episodes coming over the next 3 weeks, also a bit of a rant, I couldn't help myself.
In this episode I just have a quick look at the Labour Party Cabinet Reshuffle and some of the new appointments are unbelievable.
Here are my thoughts on the latest variant and the new measures the Government are forcing on the population
In this episode I look at more current events that have make the news this week from knife crime and the murder of a 12 year old girl to 31 illegal migrants drowning on the French side of the English Channel to the French Fishermen taking liberties at the channel ports and the exhausted RNLI Volunteers leaving because they cannot take any more time off work to the latest variant of the virus coming from South Africa and how ineffective masks are in reality.
In this episode I give food for Thought about The Queen, the bomb attack inLiverpool, COP-26, Government sleaze, hate crime, illegal migration, reform the NHS, Vax passports and what you are not hearing from Afghanistan.
In this episode I look at the Government and the opposition and the alternative and what message needs to be sent at the ballot box come any by-elections before the next General Election, I would urge everyone to do their homework.
Here's my latest Trusty Thursday Rant, I have a pop at all sorts of things from John Lewis woke Christmas advert to the Climate Emergency and the blizzard in the Alps to the antics of the Insult Britain idiots outside Parliament and Westminster Bridge whilst waiting for the verdict of the Webb sentence.
In this episode I have a serious look at COP-26 and what man can actually do to change the climate and the just how ridicules the French claim to British Waters is.
This is a Trusty Thursday Rant, I have a pop at COP 26, The Budget, Insult Britain antics and a bit more.
In the episode I express my anger over the treatment of Dennis Hutchings and detail what happens to every soldier that fires his weapon in Norther Ireland and what they have to go through.
In the episode I start with the Government preparing us for another lockdown, the lack of beds in the NHS and driver shortages.
In the episode I have a go at Stinking Rebellion and Insult Britain idiots and all the chaos they are causing on our roads. Then the amount of illegal migrants crossing the channel and a solution to fix the problem.
This episode is my report on The ReformUK Party Conference held in Manchester on 3 October 2021, I have kept it brief but hope I covered the main point of the day.
In this episode I give a solution to a problem that need addressing post haste because we cannot keep relying on the Military when ever there is a crisis we need another way and I have the solution, also I talk about the infrastructure problem we have in this country.
In this episode I tell the truth about the haulage industry in the country and the decline in it and just why drivers are leaving it and not coming back, if you think I'm right then please put others right, funny thing it has nothing to do with Brexit and everything to do with the EU, also a heads up on the British Army.
In this episode I comment on PMQs (Prime Ministers Questions) without the PM or Leader of the Opposition but the Deputy Prime Minister and the Shadow Leader of the Opposition, the fiasco of the mass email sent out by the MOD (Ministry of Defence) and the effects of mass immigration over the last 30 years.
Here is another Tim's rant, after Boris Johnson's reshuffle and the appointment of Liz Truss to the Foreign Office lets hope she can shack the place up and also get some dialog going with the Taliban to get our Embassy back in Kabul very soon.
In this episode I have a rant about the chaos that has unfolded in the last month and the reality of the issues we face in this country.
In this episode Ed tells of his life of sailing and examining for the RYA (Royal Yacht Association) sailing in the Whitbread round the world race and his experience as a skipper in the 1979 Fastnet race.
In this episode I chat with Ed about his Navy career from public school to Defence Attaché as a Marine Engineer Officer.
In this episode I chat with my 12 year old Granddaughter Lily-Marie about the effect the the last eighteen months has had on her transition from junior to secondary schools and the impact it has had and all the measures that were put in place.
In this episode I chat with Councillor Lynn Hook from Gosport Council and about her time as Mayor of Gosport and how she got into politics. Would Gosport benefit from a Bandstand in Stokes Bay.
This is a three part episode in which I chat with Mike Shrives who has had a brilliant career in the Royal Navy going from a Midshipman sea goer to submarines then as a pilot before serving in NATO Headquarters in Norway and ending up as the General Secretary to RNSA and President of TS Hornet.
This is a three part episode in which I chat with Mike Shrives who has had a brilliant career in the Royal Navy going from a Midshipman sea goer to submarines then as a pilot before serving in NATO Headquarters in Norway and ending up as the General Secretary to RNSA and President of TS Hornet.
This is a three part episode in which I chat with Mike Shrives who has had a brilliant career in the Royal Navy going from a Midshipman sea goer to submarines then as a pilot before serving in NATO Headquarters in Norway and ending up as the General Secretary to RNSA and President of TS Hornet.
In this episode Mike follows on from part 1 and tells of his time in Malta and what he did during the Falklands War and where he finished his career in the RAF.
In this episode I talk with Mike about his time in the RAF as air crew on Shackleton's and Nimrod's during the Cold War years.
In this episode I chat with Richard who tells be all about his time in the RAF serving in Singapore and Aden.
In this episode I chat with John about his time at HMS Hornet in the mid 1950's when it was Coastal Forces running MTB (Motor torpedo boats) and MGB (Motor gun boats).
Back by popular demand Harry Meekcoms and I continue our chat about the time we spent in the British Army, looking back we had such a great time, this time we talk about Machine Guns, trucks and motorbikes.
In this second episode of Tim Thorley he covers what he did after the first Gulf War and how he organised the first Trans Globe Exercise for the Joint Services and all the work that went into getting three Nicholson 55s around the world in thirteen legs after the RORC pulled out. He also tells of how he learnt to fly.
This is episode is in two parts this is a fascinate story about the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm through the 60's, 70's, 80's and into the 90's and what was involved in keeping the Royal Navy flying during the Falklands and Gulf conflicts.
In this episode Harry and I continue our chat about our days in the Army and the antics we and he got up to.
In this episode I talk with Paul who served in the Royal Navy then had a cleaning business before retiring.
In this episode I reminisce with my old mate Stephen Meekcoms AKA Harry we talk about old time when we served together in the 2nd Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment The Poachers. We had suck a laugh recording this episode, we hope you enjoy it as much as we had making it.
In this episode I interview Stephen Philpott who is a local councillor for Gosport and has served on the council for over 35 years, this is a great insight into how the local council has operated over the years.
In this episode Peter tell of the first Whitbread Round the World Race and his journey to get there and take part.
In this episode I talk with Geoff Goodwin who spent 35 years in the Royal Navy and 11 years in command of The Joint Services Adventurous Sail Training Centre and tell of his sailing career.
In this episode I talk with Anita Babs who is a law student in Nigeria. Follow her on Instagram: @conversationswithanitababs or email her at: anitababs2002@gmail.com
In this episode I talk with Lawrence Shuruma who is a Professional Football player in Australia and also runs an academy for young football players. You can contact Lawrence on Instagram: lawrencesharuma and Soccer Academy @footballmethodit.
In this episode I talk with Mahyar Tousi who was born in Iran and can to England when he was 13 year old and now has a YouTube channel and has a daily show that gives the alternative news to the MSM.
Mahyar's YouTube Channel
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjJec0wv1EUomjrBNt1xCTA
In this episode I interviewed Steve Little and get his story from a coal mining town to the Royal Navy and medical discharge and the effect if had on him.
In this episode I chat with my mate Jim who served with the Blues and Royals so went from tanks to horses and ended up teaching Mental Health First Aid and Trauma Incident Risk Management and now does this for a living now he has retired .
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Tim Heale and his involvement in rugby union over the years, from school boy rugby to Regimental rugby to club rugby to Premiership rugby to International rugby.
This is the second part of Bill's amazing story of his years in the Met Police in London as a Firearms Officer and some of the issues he had.
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This is a two part episode with this being part one. In this episode I talk with my mate Bill who was a Firearms Officer with the Met Police his is a fascinate insight to the working of the area of policing in London over the last 20 years.
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In this episode we learn about how British Car Auctions transformed from a paper based system to being fully computer operated by the man who designed the programme. Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TimHeale)
This episode is all about Artie The Ship's Cat and his adventures on the high seas. Artie is a British Shorthair he is lilac in colour slightly lighter than the normal darker blue, he is his own cat and as tough as they come but can be a lot of fun, most of the time.
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In this episode I talk with Becky who worked for The Joint Services Adventure Sail Training Center and The Queens Harbourmaster in Portsmouth, she has an incredible story to tell sailing around the world with UK Armed Forces personal. Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TimHeale)
In this episode I talk with my step son James about his acting career and what got him into acting and his favourite roles. (Contains the odd naughty word). Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TimHeale)
In this episode I go into more detail about some sailing expeditions I organised and lead from France to The Baltic and Croatia taking soldiers and what's involved in achieving this. Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TimHeale)
The last big thank you for your loyal listenership as I have now moved across to Buzzsprout where you can find all my episodes and series. All episodes are available on most of the popular podcast apps such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Play and many more just search for 'The Tim Heale Podcasts'
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In this episode I interview Rear Admiral Richard Stokes RN CBE (Retd) about his early career in the Royal Navy Submarine Service from his training to deploying out on a Polaris Nuclear submarine intelligence gathering missions on a conventional nuclear powered submarine to heading up the engineering branch of the service, it is a truly fascination story.
In this episode I interview Andy who is in charge of the 5 Sea Cadet vessels here in Gosport in the UK, Andy spent 35 years in the Royal Navy before taking this job where he looks after TS Royalist a square rigged sailing ship, 2 Pocket Battleships and 2 Rustler 42 foot sailing yachts where they take 60 young people each week out to sea, it is a fascinating story.
In this episode I'm in conversation with Steve Holliman we discuss his time as a professional photographer with Rolls Royce during the 1980's and early 1990's it is a fascinating story he also talks about when satellite changed from analog to digital and the part he played in it.
In this series I interview other people and get their stories, this time I interview my mum and get her account of her early day living during World War 2 in London and how she moved around once my Grandfather returned after.
In this episode I go back to 1998 when I did a mate a favour and drove to Morocco 6 times while he went on holiday to India, I had a very interesting time, my best mate Dave came on one of the third trip and Sandra my late wife came on the last trip which didn't go to plan...
Welcome to Series Two of the Tim Heale Podcasts in this series I am going to tell in greater detail some of the adventures I've had, in episode one I recount a journey I took to Colditz Castle, Auschwitz and Birkenau with my best mate Dave in 1994 and then again I visited Colditz Castle with another mate Brad in 2019.
This is the final episode of the Tim Heale Podcasts taking you from Inverness to the present day and the dramas we have sailing down the East Coast of the UK.
In this episode we leave the Isles of Scilly and sail to Scotland and around the Western Isles and through the Caledonian Canal to Inverness
In this episode I cover the last few years and almost bring you up to date, looking back since I retired I don't know how I actually had time to go to work, it can't be said that I'm not making the most of being retired.
In this episode I have retired and have gone through a house move and total rebuild and sailed away for the summer.
In this episode I take you through my last few years of my working life as a Welfare Officer and the issues I had with my health and how I coped with it.
In this episode I develop my new role as a Unit Welfare Officer, go sailing a lot, get some skiing in and bag a very special job in Horse Guards.
In this episode I get married in the Guards Chapel, work my first Trooping the Colour, take guys to the British Telemark Championships, go sailing big time, work my first Remembrance Day Parade at the Cenotaph and and a lot of welfare work.
In this episode I return from my last tour of Afghanistan, brake up from Mary and look for a new job, take the Ducati 749s and the Lotus to Branshatch on track days and start life as a Welfare Officer with the Guards.
In this episode I complete the tour of Afghanistan and return to find I haven't got a job so the hunt for a new position is sort, Mary and I also part company. I have added a real time photo of me recording this episode and the last onboard Talavera. Can someone let me know if they can see the different photos I put on each episode?
In this episode I finish my second tour of Helmand Provance in Afghanistan, get into internet dating, do a lot of skiing and qualifying as a Nordic ski instructor before preparing to and returning back to Helmand Provance in Afghanistan on my third tour.
In this episode I take you through what happened after the loss of my best mate and then through Sandra’s next lot of treatment leading to her loss as well and how I dealt with my grief and a deployment to Helmand Provance in Afghanistan on Op Herrick 6 and the stuff I got up to there.....
In this episode I return from Iraq being repatriated by JCCC (the Joint Casualty and Compasionate Cell) to look after Sandra who had just been diagnosed with cancer and how we dealt with it. This is a very difficult episode for me so please forgive the raw emotion in this one and the next, 2005 and 2006 were not the best of years as you will hear. Thank for listening.
In this episode I return from Kabul in Afghanistan and go on a promotion course and get promoted and a new contract and post then deploy to Basra in Iraq before being repatriated home........
In this episode I will take you through my Operational tour of Kabul in Afghanistan in 2002 and the things I did and some of the people I me along the way and the legacy I left behind.
In this episode I go to Scotland on the Joint Maritime Course (JMC) and then prepare and deploy to Macedonia on Task Force Harvest, while there we experience the horror of the 9/11 attack on the Twin Towers in New York and the issues we have with new equipment prior to going to Kabul, Afghanistan in 2002
In this episode I train and deploy on an Operational Tour of Kosovo in 1999 to 2000, you may be amazed at what I got up to in the 8 months I was there, if you are enjoying the exploits of my life please share with your friends, this is living history.
In this episode we go through SAS training another injury and transitioning into civilian life and changing jobs a few times.
In this episode we arrive in Londonderry Northern Ireland on a two year posting and at the end I get posted to Wales
In this episode we go on exercise to Denmark I end up in hospital and get posted to Berlin
In this episode we return from live firing and go on exercise to Denmark shortly after I get injured and spend six months in hospital before going to Berlin for two years.
The life and times of Tim Heale in this episode we join the British Army going through basic training up until beholding to Northern Ireland.
The life and times of Tim Heale in this episode we go from Secondary school up until joining the British Army.
The life and times of Tim Heale from birth to retirement. Episode 1 is from birth up until the end of Junior school.
The life and times of Tim Heale from birth to retirement and all the stuff in between from school days to a life in the British Army.
An audio biography of the life and times of Tim Heale from birth to retirement throughout his school days and his life in the British Army from Warfare to Welfare and into retirement.........