The S.A.S. - A Panel Discussion with Damien Lewis, Chris Ryan and Des Powell
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- The S.A.S. - A Panel Discussion with Damien Lewis, Chris Ryan and Des Powell
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This was a very cool show. WW2TV regular Damien Lewis was joined by two friends - both veterans of the SAS and together they chatted about the Regiment's history and personalities. We put various questions to the panel about the history of the Regiment, the training and selection process. We talked about the spirit and legacy of the SAS, what makes the Regiment so special and Chris and Des shares stories - some moving and some funny from their service. We also discussed the changing role of the SAS and how PTSD impacts former members. Finally, the panel talked about the BBC series SAS Rogue Heroes and shared theirs pet-hates regarding misconceptions about the SAS.
Damien Lewis is a number one bestselling author whose books have been translated into over forty languages worldwide. For decades he worked as a war and conflict reporter for the world’s major broadcasters, reporting from across Africa, South America, the Middle and Far East, winning numerous awards. damienlewis.com/
Former SAS corporal and team member of the famous Bravo Two Zero operation in the 1991 Gulf War, Chris Ryan turned to writing thrillers to tell the stories the Official Secrets Act stops him putting in his non-fiction. Born near Newcastle in 1961, Chris Ryan joined the SAS in 1984. During his ten years there he was involved in overt and covert operations and was also sniper team commander of the anti-terrorist team. During the Gulf War, Chris Ryan was the only member of an eight-man unit to escape from Iraq, where three colleagues were killed and four captured. It was the longest escape and evasion in the history of the SAS. For this he was awarded the Military Medal. He wrote about his experiences in the bestseller The One That Got Away, which was adapted for screen.
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After serving in the Parachute Regiment, Sergeant Major Des Powell spent twenty years in the SAS at the heart of the Counter Terrorism and Special Projects teams. A former PT instructor in 1 PARA, he became the Unarmed Combat and Fitness instructor for B Squadron, and pioneered HALO, HAHO and other covert airborne entry techniques. He was the second-in command of the Bravo Three Zero patrol in 1991.
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I’m an American, but I’ve always said, “God bless the SAS.” If it wasn’t for these guys, other units like Delta, or Australian SAS, etc. really wouldn’t exist. Not only did they set the standard for such units, in many cases they trained these people. While there is the tradition of the British Commandos training the U.S. Army Rangers, the concept of anti-terrorist units, and small-unit unconventional warfare is something the SAS itself conceived. I can never forget to thank any of these men for their service and sacrifice-above and beyond anything I or any of my contemporaries who served in the military ever gave-to keep us safe and secure against evil. The bad guys know that when SAS comes knocking they’re in for it!
I can't speak for the SAS TommyPouch but knowing that our forces are appreciated by our American cousin's is heartening. Thankyou and thanks to your military also.Cheers mate!😁👍👍👍
@@micmor1950 not exactly. The LRDG role was covert reconnaissance patrols and intelligence missions, not attacking airfields, etc. The conception of the 2 different units was quite different.
Well, mentioning vile mythology characters is a stain on reality.
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@tommypouch Its refreshing to here you say that, it sounds like you served, I didn't but know many who did. One of the things about these type of podcasts is that the comments below more than often resort to my dick is bigger than your dick by people who have never fired a gun in anger. The lads I know when I've asked about the yanks have always said good lads when it mattered. Took the piss out of each other but had each others backs when it came on top. Can't say more than that.
My father in law was in first SAS in WW2 , his name William A Maguire ( Paddy ) He was dropped behind enemy lines pre D day
I’m autistic and obsess on subjects, the SAS is one such obsession. Love this podcast thanks for making this happen.
You're very welcome
@@WW2TV enjoyed it very much
I have ADHD and I obsess/hyper-focus on the SAS. I think the bit that fascinates me is the mindset that these machines have. I would love to be as mentally tough as these men. The fact that Phil Campion has ADHD also helps me feel closer to the subject.
An excellent panel discussion. It was great to have two former SAS members to not only share their stories but also how the history of the service inspires and informs current SAS forces.
As was mentioned there is a lot more to Special Forces than violence and destruction. 'Hearts and Minds' is extremely important since these guys are often in contact with allied forces and civvies before anyone else. Lots of recon work etc. The flash-bang of combat is of course more 'appealing' to a wider audience as opposed to the logistics and 'mundane' side of SpecOps work.
Excellent work Paul.
The SAS soldier who single handed rescue all those Kenyans back in 2019 deserves a Knight Hood for his heroic actions
Christian craighead unbelievable man your right
@@2779rs He got more recognition in the US then in the UK. Christian Craighead met President Trump and even had his own action figure made especially for him. And he attended to a special presidential lunch held in his honour. Heck not even the Queen held a special lunch in his honour and he wasn't invited to meet the prime minister
Sadly, they are more likely to knight some artist for a massive virtue signal.
@@420darthbong true
@@2779rs your right
Absolutely fantastic chat with these great legends
What a brilliant show! Many thanks Gents!
Awesome chat!!! God bless these awesome guys!!!!
Very interesting and fun to listen to these guys!! Thanks!
what a legend of a panel Paul ,absolutely first class .
Thanks Mark
Thanks for all your efforts with WW2TV.
Incredible panel, outstanding discussion. Thank you gentlemen.
Great show and insight. Huge respect to the SAS and those who serve in the regiment.
This is the best video I have seen on UA-cam. Damien, Des and Chris where excellent guests, all have so much knowledge. I will watch this many more times. I could listen to all four of you all day. Thank you Des and Chris for your service. Merry Christmas to all of you and your families.
Fantastic show. Great to see how the originals inspire the soldiers who follow in their footsteps. Also great to see the spirited defence of Col. Mayne. Thanks Damien, Chris and Des. Look forward to the team's next visit
A brilliant show again Woody. Fascinating guests and subject.
Awesome gentlemen. Thank you so much to all of you for this compelling & insightful conversation. Well done - gratitude & respect to all.
Our pleasure!
Trained with the SAS for 3 days 15 years ago. To say it was eye opening would be an understatement.
Did you get bummed?
@@Stanly-Stud 😁
@@johnklockyer
It's part of the interrogation techniques
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@@Stanly-StudYeah, that's the fun part! 😮
@@caiotefu9856 raw no lube ..no pullin' out
Thanks for this my father in law was in the SAS. He went in as a paratrooper and eventually became an instructor but he wouldn’t talk very much about what he had done except that at one time he had been in Burma.
Superb stuff Paul, an excellent discussion with great guests 👏👏
Yes absolutely
Absolutely brilliant..!
Great set of guests Paul.
I served with 21 and 22. Some of our finest. Lofty W and Geordie S were my nieghbors, Best days of my life but tough
Very good discussion and well explained! Thanks
That was a great discussion; with Chris & Des we have 2 folks on the panel who've been there, done that & got the T-shirt, and with Damien we have a historian who seriously knows his subject.
Agreed
Brilliant show interview by two SAS legends & A brilliant author 👏 SAS WHO DARES WINS 🇬🇧👍.
Respect lads. did selection twice. fkng hardcore. Dez with a stomach problem too
By far the best pod cast that Ive ever seen concerning the early yearsof the SAS.The opinion of the modern day former SAS soldiers is invaluable! Superb throughout i watched from start to finish.Thanks to all of you guys.Excellent!!
Thanks for the nice comments Shaun
@@WW2TV Most welcome.
great show and what a cast! Grüße
That was an amazing watch, well done guys and thank you Paul woodrage for putting it together
This has been an amazing pod cast, thanks for making it
You're welcome
Well done guys respect to you all
Excellent show!! This show is always great for discussions about topics off the beaten path and sparking new interests. Absolutely great. And Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, Paul, I wish you continued and even more success with this endeavor.
Thank you very much Lewis. I'm working on two weeks of Eastern Front shows for the New Year at the moment
@@WW2TV That sounds great and I look forward to listening to those. If you ever come over and visit the states, let me know, I'll offer you a guided tour of Gettysburg, on me of course (as the guide, I can offer freebies when I want!). It would be my pleasure.
Great show 👌
Excellent listen!
Thank you kindly!
Wow ! Paul am I glad I have just found you. What a great show ( 0ops ! best say presentation ) three great interviewee's and Des & Chris are such modest fella's as well. Every year I watch the ADParade and sit amazed at how tough some of those now little old men were. I think it must of been the fifty anniversary of D Day and my wife and I were up in London and I took the opportunity to shake as many of the veterans hands of those going to Buckingham Palace I could. I remember one man telling me that if you weren't scared you weren't there. Born in 1951 they certainly made my future rosier than it could of been.
Short story our daughter is a Librarian and when she closed for Christmas she gave me a couple of books that were being replaced. Both to do with the war but given neither were written by Max Hastings or Chris I didn't know whether I would read them. But I definitely will now as both were written by Damien and I never knew of him before now. Definitely going to buy his book on Paddy Mayne now. Happy New Year to you and your family. Ted
Thanks, I hope you will stick around and perhaps consider becoming a channel member and supporting us
Discussion panels on WWTV that is the best parte since sliced bread and invention of Internet.
Superb show very informative.
Salute gents, thank you.
Greetings , Thank you for that , No other words needed . 🙏🙇♂
Brilliant podcast Paul. Bursting with pride listening to the guys talk of past and present. Paddy Mayne and the pilots story is 1st class. Big G. Glasgow 🇬🇧🏴🇬🇧🏴🇬🇧 ❤️🤍💙
Wish I could have seen this live.
Awesome show👍
Yep, I loved hosting
Best SAS podcast iv seen please get them back on iv subed.
Thank you. I will invite them back in 2023
Great discussion. My uncle was in the regiment ww2 yet his records only show from rejoining in 47. Started from malta I believe from laa unit that was also building hospitals and rowed round an island for excercise. Possibly all records from then destroyed or still sealed?? He never swore had a big tash and always wore white socks and said it like it meant something.
My girlfriends grandad was in the SAS. Joined at 17 a year after it formed. Its crazy to watch Rouge heroes and imagine he was one of the 60. He was still in it at the end of the war and represented the SAS at VE day. I've got his medals. Also won Norways highest award for bravery as a bomb disposal on their ships removing the limpet mines. Lived to a ripe old age. On some missions he was the only surviour. Obviously he never got caught. Norman Watson the fox. You can Google him.
Joined the SAS at 17!!! Stone me! At 17 I still didn't have any serious hair on my balls at!
@@maratonlegendelenemirei3352 wartime innit. youngest soldier in the falklands was a 17 year old royal marine, had only just passed commando course.
@@maratonlegendelenemirei3352 he was probably a bit older. He was in the paras first. I just found out.
What was his name?
@@joelhall5124 I think he said Norman Watson?....
Cracking interview
I stayed awake watching the whole thing ❤💯
bloody good this
I have just read Damiens book its excellent
Interesting watch, along with the Originals...Mayne, Lewis, Bill Stirling David Stirling and Mike Calvert we must not forget how important John Woodhouse was in establishing the modern day 22 SAS.
SAS-A Force To Be Reckoned With.This is the first show that I have seen of yours Paul.May I commend you and you’re distinguished guests on such an extraordinarily interesting show.What a way to begin Christmas that was,the best show on UA-cam that I have ever watched.I like others very much look forward to more in the new year.Merry Christmas Paul.
Thanks Graham, I hope you stick with us and watch more of the content
@@WW2TV I certainly will.
Superb.
Thanks a lot
A fantastic show. It paints what it takes to be part of the regiment. Thank god for the non coms who are the true leaders of the teams. Special thanks for debunking falsehoods about colonel Mayne
Brilliant presentation Paul, you are an excellent chairperson of a panel. Keep it up.
You took a really tough subject and rendered it comprehensible and coherent by guiding the chat in an interesting direction and you knew when to keep schtumm when they had something to say from the heart.
Well done brother. Excellent journalism.
I hope to hear from you again, you have a talent for balance and dealing with legends like those you talked about here without sounding like a fan. Your contribution was probably the most important in this discussion despite the fact that they were the stars. Brilliant show.
I do my best, but was a bit intimidated by the talent of these guys
Excellent show. Need to get these guys back on again soon. To be pedantic Roger Courtney's No. 8 (Army) Commando folboat troop - that later became the SBS - predated the SAS. :D
Fantastic! Nothing else to say.
Brilliant!
Great set of guys tbf
Whenever, I watch the SAS guys on podcasts, it’s makes me feel harder! To me they are the most fascinating product/subject ever!
I have just watched this and its a brilliant insight into the early sas.
I have also just finished reading the Blair paddy mayne book by Hamish Ross.
The man really is a hero and inspiration.
The tv show doesn't truly show his true character. A real shame.
Love the chat. Mind you, Im pretty sure the Brandenbergers were up to their necks in special ops long before the SAS were at it.
I'll let you tell Chris and Des that lol
But the brandenbergers did a completely different job didn't they....and they didn't last very long
@@nickjohnson710 im not sure what you mean? They pretty much carried out tasks behind enemy lines that were the definition of special ops. Also they recruited similarly contrary and anti authoritarian types as the SAS did. Finally they got disbanded by end of 1943 but I only ever said they were the first.
Brilliant discussion some proper common sense. Well done guys.
Great insight
If you only watch one show on this channel then watch this one. It will give an idea of how great these programs are.
To think that, as far as I know, this was an improvised during covid lock downs thing makes it more wonderful. Plenty of great historians and discussions with people who have knowledge about history and in this case people who have been there done that and followed in the footsteps of amazing people.
Sure as hell beats those old History Channel documentaries and other similar content on youtube etc.
Thanks for that
hear, hear! agree!
What a show! Paul; you continue to outdo yourself with guests and content. I’m proud to be a supporter of your efforts from the beginning!! So thankful I stayed in touch since touring with you in ‘14.
Blimey, check out Damien Lewis dropping subtle jargon bombs all over the place. Great storyteller - wish my history teachers had been as good. Great episode. Thanks
Only just seen this. Excellent, as Paul stated ,the exploits of the SAS ,makes you proud to be British. Chris and Des, just look ,sound like ordinary guys, But they are not are they ! Fantastic.
What a great intelligent discussion with 4 articulate open minded guys
Yep, the guests were superb
Thanks
I'm a British Army veteran from the 80s, nothing special, just Royal Artillery. I totally agree with what the panel said about the hierarchical system within the armed forces,PTSD not fitting in with civvy Street, the way historic figures are portrayed in film and TV. It brings up so much that is different or wrong in society.
Thanks Stewart
You are a special mate. Anyone who signs up is. Much respect pal.
Royal Artillery... 20 miles behind the lines ! joke mate ... sapper here... we all have a part to play, all teeth in a cog, and need each other to work well.
@Gav Tatu I was actually front line anti aircraft but yeah all cogs in the best military machine in the world
Don't say that Stewart even having signed up makes you special. Our youngest grandson has been in the REME for a year now and just watching him on his passing out parade had us in tears because we know just how tough it is to get to that stage. Feel proud you did the same.
That was by far Your finest podcast yet Paul, 2 ex SAS chaps and Damien Lewis ,and of course your great self ,another reason why our SAS is the greatest in the world is because Chris and Des just look like 2 ordinary guys ,there's no pomp ,no hype and they at any point during your interview did not make out they were something they were not.
However if the switch went in there minds to go into kill mode ,I WOULD NOT WANT TO BE THERE..
Fantastic as always .
Hey fellas, excellent show. On the Col Mane subject. Who cares in the end. A good man and a good soul !!!!
Unreal interview. Should be breaking the internet. Was lucky enough to train at Hereford many years ago. Fair to say it changed my life.
Yep, it was a great chat
Read both books from Des and Chris and I must say they are both excellent reads. Being an ex soldier myself (Scots guards) I love the truthfully stuff but tend to shy away from the novels. These guys wouldn't stand out in a crowd and I think that's why they were successful in their army careers. Both sound guys as well.
Legends
Sugested read: 'Shooting Straight' by David Penman. Only on Kindle because Davie died before it could be published as a book and before his planned second book could be written, sadly.
As we know Paul McGann play Chris Ryan in "The One Who Got Away" and as we all know he play Doctor Who (the Eighth Doctor) and deserve more then two screen performances as the Doctor.
It doesn't matter what hemisphere you were born in, some of the best SAS soldiers come from the southern hemisphere. Cheers...
Agreed, but this show focussed on the British
That north hemisphere thing was quite interesting, some might say the north hemisphere has destroyed the earth. From a humble southern hemisphere guy lol
PTSD is terrible for anyone suffering from it...especially soldiers. The US army has been treating soldiers suffering from PTSD using acupuncture along with TCM. The treatment has had a positive feedback from soldiers and ex soldiers. Hopefully our soldiers and ex soldiers are getting or being offered the same treatment
Coming in late. Gonna have to catch up
Patton said: You do not die for your country. You let the enemy die for their country.
More on Colonel Bill Sterling would be good! He was outstanding.
Colonel Bill *Stirling
David. He was an officer in my old regiment the Scots guards.
I think that men of the original group were just born in a tougher era.None of today's modern comforts! I've said many times over the Maine issue it's a lot easier to replace planes than it is to replace pilots!
From a younger generation, how dare we judge our heroes who made our country safe when we have no idea of their sacrifice for all operations old and current.
Great discussion guys.
Thank you.
Ended up watching this during the WW2TV drought. I found Des' comment about being "northern European" and the SAS is borderline. Men with those qualities must be everywhere.
But not in the British SAS
@@WW2TVSo the New Zealand, Australian and Rhodesian SAS from South of the Equator don’t measure up? Bollocks!
The ex snipers split into three teams. One team was behind the picket fence on the grassy knoll. Team two was on the first floor of the Del Tex building and the third team was on the sixth floor of the Texas book depository. They got of eight shots in 6.3 seconds they also got the four crucial shots in 3.2 seconds. The four crucial shots was the three wounds to Kennedy and the one wound to Connolly. They use the same calibre bullet for the head shot which explodes on impact which explains why there was no bullet hole in the motorcade or why Jackie Kennedy wasn't hit. As one of the snipers says in the files "you have bullets hitting Kennedy" yet his wife Jackie wasn't shot
One of the woodie's best
Thought LRP/LRDG were the first Allied/British Special operations unit of WWII that carried out behind the lines reconnaissance?
Reconnaissance yes, but the SAS set the early standard for a special force of raiders. Along with the Commandos
@@WW2TV I watched the first and only episode of the BBC series and was not impressed. It did not portray the true character, spirit, likeness, heart of any of the individuals. This was a modern day Americanized TV interpretation and to be honest not what I expected from the BBC. The originals, had flawed characters and that is what made their story unique but the spirit and legacy lives on in todays war fighters-Alpha male personalities at its best.
Popski’s Private Army Christopher Lee said that he was a member of it and also was SAS and tracked down Nazis after the war. How does PPA fit in during that time in the Western Desert Campaign?
@@johnbooth3073 Christopher Lee was RAF Intelligence. He hinted/boasted about being with other units, and he mzy have been attached but he had a habit of embellishing his service. For example he said he fought in the Finnish Winter War but he didn't
@@WW2TV wikipedia.org/wiki/Rea_Leakey, Have you read Rea Leakey book? mapped out a lot of the routes the LRDG used in 1938 whilst serving in 1 RTR.
R.e. rules of engagement - then vs now, the modern engagements involving western forces (culture) aren’t seen as honourable by society, whether through the asymmetry of the two (or more) forces involved or the questionable political motivations therein. But I ask whether public opinion would differ much from ww2 sentimentality if the force in question was employed in a desperate defence of its nation? I think we might be surprised how much of the mongrel fighting dog comes out in current day society, if it’s on the back foot and can assume righteousness of cause.
Great content as usual, thanks for all the nuance
SO19 along with Royal and Diplomatic officers are all SAS trained where SWAT do not receive special forces training
Damien Lewis well remarks that there is still much more to be told about the wartime SAS. Paddy Mayne and Stirling, Lewes and a couple of others are usually the big marquee names and rightly so, but there were many other characters such as Chalky White, Harry Poat, Reg Seekings, Pat Riley etc who all deserve increase of mention. Maybe there isn't enough surviving material to sustain an extensive close focus on each of these names, and others, but perhaps some scope exists for a more thorough treatment of those who also dared.
Damien talks about those men in his last book
It's as "simple" as "Who Dares Wins"!
1st in last out God Bless the (SAS) Special air Service
After the brilliant 6 Days Netflix should make a film on Operation Barras AKA Operation Certain Death
The answer is yes but not without a lot of practice. One of the former SAS snipers pointed out if Oswald was the assassin why didn't he shoot Kennedy as his motorcade travel up Houston street. From his sniper's nest on the sixth floor it's a straight shot. The former sniper team did indeed conduct tests and there conclusions if Oswald was the lone assassin his best chance of killing Kennedy would be to shoot him as his motorcade came up Houston street. If Oswald miss with the first shot and the motorcade sped up Oswald still had a enough time for a second shot
This is really interesting.
Ant Middleton was SBS, I'm not sure he's ever claimed he was in the SAS.
John Bredenkampt..::: Johann Rupert ! What a pair they were. BAT and Masters international. Bright Aviation services and SIPRI Kinghell…. Long live the SAS!
Thank you Chris for your defense of Colonel Mayne.
My granddad use to say the government never look after the army never gave help to former soldiers. They was told to get on with it and he'll rather gone to prison then fight in WW2