Benjamin "Bags" Simmons is the military adviser to the BBC production "Rogue Heroes". Bags is also the owner of Bare Arms - a company which provides military services to TV & Film. This is Bags' second appearance on H-Hour (first appearance on #40). Prior to founding Bare Arms, Bags served as an Officer in the Royal Tank Regiment and deployment on multiple operational tours during his service. ***** Become a patron at patreon.com/hkpodcasts Patrons receive previews of episodes and get private Q&As with guests ******

Iain is a former Superintendent of West Midlands Police, author of Tango Juliet Foxtrot and podcast host. Iain has appeared on the podcast before #161) and has returned specifically to discuss the recent H-Hour episode featuring Neil Wood. Link to his podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/tango-juliet-foxtrot/id1559103724 Link to his book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Tango-Juliet-Foxtrot-British-policing-ebook/dp/B09BTP8QQV ***** H-Hour patrons were sent this podcast before anyone else. Become a patron at patreon.com/hkpodcasts ******

Rachel is a former nurse who worked in NHS hospitals for 17 years. Rachel has appeared on the podcast before, #179, with her "Just a Mum Podcast" co-host, Clare.  Find their podcast on iTunes here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/just-a-mum/id1617084416 ***** H-Hour patrons were sent this podcast before anyone else. Become a patron at patreon.com/hkpodcasts ******

Liz McConaghy, from a small town in County Down, spent a total of seventeen years flying with the RAF's Chinook Fleet. Aged just 21, she was the youngest aircrew member to deploy to Iraq and was also the only female crewman' on the Chinook wing for four years. Liz became the longest serving female chinook crew member and during her career deployed to Afghanistan ten times. Liz is also the author of "Chinook Crew 'Chick': Highs and Lows of Forces Life from the Longest Serving Female RAF Chinook Force Crewmember " ***** H-Hour patrons were sent this podcast before anyone else. Become a patron at patreon.com/hkpodcasts ******

Neil Woods spent fourteen years (1993-2007) infiltrating drug gangs as an undercover police officer – befriending and gaining the trust of some of the most violent, unpredictable criminals in Britain. With the insight that can only come from having fought on its front lines, Neil came to see War on Drugs as futile. ***** H-Hour patrons were sent this podcast before anyone else. Become a patron at patreon.com/hkpodcasts ******

Gareth Ellis-Unwin is a British film producer best known for producing the 2010 film The King's Speech, for which he won an Academy Award for Best Picture. He is also the co-founder and CEO of Bedlam Productions, and Head of Film and Animation at ScreenSkills. ***** H-Hour patrons were sent this podcast before anyone else. Become a patron at patreon.com/hkpodcasts ******

Stuart Hale is a former sniper who lost his leg during a mine strike incident in Kajaki, Helmand Province on the 6th September 2006 – the “Day of Days”, during which several others were wounded and one solider was killed - Mark Wright, posthumously awarded the George Cross. In 2008, Stuart became the first amputee to return to the front line in Afghanistan. ***** H-Hour patrons were sent this podcast before anyone else. Become a patron at patreon.com/hkpodcasts ******

Kim Hughes, GC is a British Army bomb disposal expert and Warrant Officer Class 1 who was awarded the George Cross as a staff sergeant for gallant acts carried out in the Afghanistan conflict. Hughes made safe 119 improvised explosive devices during one of his tours in Afghanistan.

Sam Howell is an Emergency Nurse and Wild Swimmer. Diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in 2016 and since then have been harnessing the power of cold water and nature by swimming the bodies of water along the Dragons Back to raise awareness of MS and the effect of PTSD upon the neuroendocrine system and autoimmune conditions. Become a H-Hour patron at https://patreon.com/hkpodcasts

Hannah Shergold returns for part 2...  Hannah Shergold is a self-taught wildlife and portrait artist who, since leaving her career as an Army helicopter pilot in 2018, has become one of the most successful self-representing artists in the UK and is now an ambassador for Tusk. To date, Hannah has raised over £300k for charity. Become a H-Hour patron at https://patreon.com/hkpodcasts

Hannah Shergold is a self-taught wildlife and portrait artist who, since leaving her career as an Army helicopter pilot in 2018, has become one of the most successful self-representing artists in the UK. Become a H-Hour patron at https://patreon.com/hkpodcasts

Mick Cartwright is a former soldier, aspiring actor, and founder of Grapple Beasts NFT - a Brazilian Ju jitsu themed NFT project. https://grapplebeasts.com https://discord.gg/YfxVewsQjN https://www.instagram.com/grapplebeastsnft/ https://twitter.com/GrappleBeastNFT Become a H-Hour patron at https://patreon.com/hkpodcasts

Quinton is a practicing barrister, a former environmental scientist, and the founder of Verenigma: a mobile app service which provides insight into your mental health. Verenigma is designed to help users to self-manage their mental health far more effectively. Become a H-Hour patron and receive early access to all episodes and free merch. https://patreon.com/hkpodcasts

Jody Mitic is a Canadian former politician, an author, and a retired Master Sniper. While serving with the Canadian Army, Mitic lost both of his legs in a landmine incident while fighting in the War in Afghanistan in 2007. He served as an Ottawa City Councillor, representing Innes Ward in Ottawa's east end, from 2014 until 2018. Jody is also the founder of Green Army Coffee, and has authored his first book: "Unflinching: The Making of a Canadian Sniper" Become a H-Hour patron at https://patreon.com/hkpodcasts

Ben Pile is a researcher, commentator and blogger. He is the co-founder and main writer of the Climate Resistance blog, which claims to be “challenging the climate orthodoxy.”

Rachel and Clare are former British Army Nurses (QARANC) who host the Just a Mum Podcast "Two Nurse Veterans walk into a podcast and talk about mental health and whether mental illness is a choice" https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/just-a-mum/id1617084416 Become a H-Hour Patron at https://patreon.com/hkpodcasts

Hugh answers your questions. All questions were submitted via the H-Hour Discord Server or via the H-Hour Podcast instagram and twitter accounts. Become a H-Hour Patron at https://patreon.com/hkpodcasts

Freddie Kruyer served with the Parachute Regiment throughout the 1990's and 2000's, deploying on multiple operations around the world. He now works restoring historical military vehicles and equipment and was a regular cast member of Combat Dealers, alongside Bruce Compton. Become a H-Hour Patron at https://patreon.com/hkpodcasts

Simon served 23 years in the British Army with the Parachute Regiment and with 22 SAS (UK Special Forces). He is the founder and director of Big 5 Protection - a company focusing on enhancing anti poaching and wildlife conservation capabilities around the world. https://www.b5p.co.uk/ Become a H-Hour Patron at https://patreon.com/hkpodcasts

Nick Brown is a former British Army Major who commanded infantry units on multiple operations, including Afghanistan. He is now the Product Marketing and Business Development Director - Defence at Hadean Supercomputing. Hadean provide distributed computing at massive scale. https://hadean.com Become a H-Hour Patron at https://patreon.com/hkpodcasts

Savannah Thompson is ex Army, now campaigning for better access to mental health support for veterans. She is in the process of developing an app which connects veterans and charities together - with some fantastic charities already lined up to use it - and is completing a Fan Dance Olympic Triathlon in October to raise awareness and funds. In the interim, she has created the Through Veterans Thoughts podcast, solely revolving around veteran mental health. https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/through-veterans-thoughts/id1621897865?i=1000568591713 Become a H-Hour Patron at https://patreon.com/hkpodcasts

Christie was just 17 when he passed out of Para depot and deployed weeks after joining 3 Para, to recapture the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic, following the Argentine invasion in 1982. After leaving the British Army, Christie became one of the UK's chosen few Level 1 undercover Police operatives, regularly deploying into some of the most dangerous criminal environments in Britain, fighting serious and violent crime, playing the role of drug dealer, gangster and gun man, contract killer, thief, robber and handler of stolen goods. Early in his career as a UC he took it upon himself to redesign the Level One UCO course, transforming it into arguably the toughest police training programme in the UK. https://www.instagram.com/therealchristievincent/ Become a H-Hour Patron at https://patreon.com/hkpodcasts

Joseph Mitcham served with the British military, in elite and technical units, for over 16 years. His service not only gave him a thorough tactical and technical understanding of some of the techniques and processes employed in his stories, but it also provided him with the opportunity to develop himself, earning a first-class honours degree in business leadership. Find Joseph's books at https://www.amazon.co.uk/Joseph-Mitcham/e/B0822SRK9H%3F Become a H-Hour Patron at https://patreon.com/hkpodcasts

Krishna Thapa is ex-22 SAS and the Royal Gurkha Regiment. He is a legendary mountaineer who has helped mentally or physically ill veterans and civilians summit some of the most difficult peaks in the world, recently completing a world first by guiding a double above knee amputee to trek to Everest basecamp. Krishna is also the founder of HST Adventures ( https://hstadventure.com ) - a company providing trekking, climbing and mountaineering trips in Nepal and around the world. Become a H-Hour Patron at https://patreon.com/hkpodcasts

Matt is a former mixed martial artist who now facilitates therapeutic retreats with Heroic Hearts Project UK who facilitate opportunities for healing by connecting military and emergency services veterans struggling with mental trauma to psychedelic therapy options. Become a H-Hour Patron at charliecharlieone.com/become-a-h-hour-patron/

In this episode, Hugh answers questions submitted by H-Hour patrons and fans of the podcast. Become a H-Hour Patron at https://charliecharlieone.com/become-a-h-hour-patron/

Dr Jenny Murray is a clinical psychologist with a special interest and experience in working with children and adults with complex needs. This includes people with mental health needs, neuro developmental difficulties and trauma.  Dr Murray is also the founder and clinical director of berkshirepsychology.co.uk Become a H-Hour Patron at https://patreon.com/hkpodcasts

Shay Doyle is a former soldier and police officer who was one of the UK's chosen few Level 1 undercover operatives deploying into the most dangerous parts of the criminal underworld during his career. Check out his new book "Deep Cover": https://www.amazon.co.uk/Deep-Cover-infiltrated-dangerous-gangsters/dp/152910940X Become a H-Hour Patron at https://patreon.com/hkpodcasts

Anna is the founder of Breathing Tree, and the wife of English cricketing legend Darren Gough. Anna's Breathing Tree offers holistic therapies at retreats and events, focused on breathwork and cold water therapy. Website: https://www.breathingtree.life/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/breathingtree21/ *****Join the H-Hour Patronage at https://patreon.com/hkpodcasts*****

Meyli Chapin is a former Google employee who spent 17 hours inside a hotel under attack from al-Shabbab terrorists in 2019. Meyli has since authored a book about her experiences -Terrorist Attack Girl: How I Survived Terrorism and Reconstructed My Shattered Mind. https://www.amazon.com/Terrorist-Attack-Girl-Terrorism-Reconstructed/dp/B09PW8K846 Become a H-Hour Patron at charliecharlieone.com

Dr Jeff Foster is a Men’s Health specialist and one of the founders of H3Health.  He is passionate about spreading awareness of men’s health topics, whether by lecturing, writing articles, creating videos and infographics, and of course, seeing patients within the NHS and at his private practice. Become a patron of H-Hour at https://charliecharlieone.com/become-a-h-hour-patron/

Ben is a former soldier and the founder of Redeployable, a company providing training and employment for service personnel entering into a career in Sales. https://redeployable.co.uk

Husband and wife team in British politics: Johnny Mercer is a Conservative MP and a former British Army Officer. Felicity Cornelius-Mercer is a parliamentary staffer and manages Johnny's constituency office in Plymouth. Become a H-Hour Patron at https://patreon.com/hkpodcasts

Iain is a former Superintendent of West Midlands Police, author of Tango Juliet Foxtrot and podcast host. "Tango Juliet Foxtrot" Become a patron of H-Hour at https://patreon.com/hkpodcasts

Jamie is the CEO of Flight Beyond Sight - revolutionising training through the use of state-of-the-art VR headset technology. https://flightbeyondsight.com/ Jamie is also an instructor with over 20 years of experience across a wide range of disciplines, both on the ground and in the air, including support helicopter operations, attack, ISTAR, surveillance, VIP tasking and solo pilot operation. As well as operating in the above roles, by both day and night, he has also instructed in all of them worldwide. Become a H-Hour Patron at https://patreon.com/hkpodcasts

Adam spent his military career in the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, has spent many years in the maritime security industry and is now an officer with the Civil Nuclear Constabulary. In 2022 he will be taking part in “Yompathon” – a 3863 mile march across the United Kingdom visiting over two hundred Military and emergency service establishments, to raise money and awareness for mentally wounded veterans suffering from Mental Health issues. https://yompathon.com Become a H-Hour Patron at https://patreon.com/hkpodcas

Gez Jones is an author, podcast host and former soldier. Become a H-Hour Patron at https://patreon.com/hkpodcasts

James is a former paratrooper and now part of the submarine service. He has organised "Yompathon" - a 3863 mile march across the United Kingdom visiting over two hundred Military and emergency service establishments, to raise money and awareness for mentally wounded veterans suffering from Mental Health issues. https://yompathon.com Become a patreon of H-Hour at patreon.com/hkpodcasts

Gaz Walsh is the General Manager of Giving to Services - a decentralised financial service that harnesses blockchain technology to empower those involved in public services. https://www.givingtoservices.com/ @SVStoken on Instagram and Twitter. Giving to Services on Facebook. Gaz is also the founder of Sin Eaters Guild and a former paratrooper who served with 2 Para and the Special Forces Support Group. Become a patron of H-Hour at https://patreon.com/hkpodcasts

Steve Lees is a former Battalion 2i/c and now working with Mission Motorsport and Jaguar Land Rover on Armed Forces Engagement initiatives. Become a H-Hour Patron at https://patreon.com/hkpodcasts

Dr Grace Blest-Hopley is a researcher in the neurochemical and neurofunctional underpinnings of cannabis, cannabinoids and psychedelics.  Dr Blest-Hopley is also the Research Director at Heroic Hearts Project, a charity connecting military veterans with mental trauma to psychedelic therapy options: ayahuasca, psilocybin, ketamine. Become a H-Hour Patron at https://patreon.com/hkpodcasts

Dominic is the Defence & Security Editor for The Telegraph. He served for 23 years in the British Army with operational deployments in Iraq, Afghanistan, the Balkans and Northern Ireland. Originally a cavalry officer in The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards he later transferred to the Army Air Corps where he flew Gazelle helicopters. He retired in 2015 as a Lieutenant Colonel. Become a H-Hour Patron at https://patreon.com/hkpodcasts

Andy is the co founder of Templar Gin and Amber Tiger.  Andy spent 23 years in HM Forces, predominantly with helicopter forces in the RAF and Royal Navy, including several years with 7 Squadron RAF Special Forces Flight. Become a H-Hour Patron at https://patreon.com/hkpodcasts

Steve Owen served with the Royal Welsh Fusiliers in Afghanistan. He is also a fundraiser and Project Manager, working for Woody's Lodge - a communications and social hub for veterans, emergency services, reservists and their families. Steve recently appeared in the BBC Wales documentary "Surviving Helmand". Become a H-Hour Patron at https://patreon.com/hkpodcasts

Richard Sharp is the co founder of Challenger Operations, former CEO of Re:Act Response, commissioned officer with the Royal Marines where he served in multiple theatres of operation. Become a H-Hour Patron at https://patreon.com/hkpodcas

Julian "Woody" Woodall is a former Bombardier in the British Army and has recently completed "Escape from Colditz 2021" where he retraced the steps of allied prisoners of war who escaped the notorious PoW camp during WW2. Woody is also the owner of Medic Services International - a medical training company operating in the UK and globally. Become a H-Hour Patron at https://patreon.com/hkpodcasts

Ben Garwood is a former member of 22nd Special Air Service Regiment (22 SAS) and founder of HR4K, Amanda Vernalls is a veteran spouse & CrossFit mum, former nightclub promotions manager and art tutor. Amanda is also the owner of The Galloping Gallery - raising funds for charity. Ben and Amanda are co-hosts of Own It - a series of short films promoting physical and mental well-being. Become a H-Hour Patron at https://patreon.com/hkpodcasts

EEd Hargreaves served 23 years in the British Army, with the Parachute Regiment and later the Royal Army Physical Training Corps, deploying on multiple operations during his service. He is the owner of Warrior Strong Fitness. Join H-Hour Patrons at https://patreon.com/hkpodcasts