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Chris talks to former Soldier turned Undercover Policeman Shay Doyle about his life and career. Shay is the author of 'Deep Cover: How I took down Britain’s most dangerous gangsters' which is avaliable to purchase here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Deep-Cover-infiltrated-dangerous-gangsters/dp/152910940X Purchase the Chris Ryan Life or Death Rum from C…

Chris talks to former Soldier turned Undercover Policeman Shay Doyle about his life and career. Shay is the author of 'Deep Cover: How I took down Britain’s most dangerous gangsters' which is avaliable to purchase here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Deep-Cover-infiltrated-dangerous-gangsters/dp/152910940X Purchase the Chris Ryan Life or Death Rum from C…

Life or Death returns with Chris talking to Journalist Susie Boniface about her campaign for justice for the serviceman who who were impacted by the UK's Nuclear Testing programme. Further reading on the subject can be done here: https://damned.mirror.co.uk/ Order Life or Death Rum here: https://curiouscatdrinks.co.uk/…

New episodes of the podcast will be arriving very soon. Chris has been working with The Curious Cat Distillery on a Life or Death Rum. Covertly imported direct from the Caribbean, re-distilled with botanicals and barrel aged to produce a distinct, mellow spiced flavour. Strong notes of vanilla overtones lead the flavour charge followed by an explos…

The first in a new series for 2022 - Outstanding Individuals - starting with Emile Walker, the man leading the points table for Olympia qualification. How did he do it? A great interview with a man leaving Ryan in his dust. How does Ryan feel about that? Plus Ryan's giving out the inside knowledge on how to stay focused and nail your goals in 2022.…

It's a bit of an ape sh!t episode to start the year for Ryan and Chris, quite literally if you listen and find out. More importantly, the main fitness trends for 2022 are discussed in detail. Everyone has some weight to lose after December, how is that going to go down?! Listen and find out. PLUS - After a long wait, Ryan finally takes his punishme…

It's a bits and bobs kind of show. Lots of knowledge bombs for making serious muscle gains and progress with your physique. Why is your training partner letting you down, is it time to make serious vows to work harder? And how much pain do you need to feel to make it work and build muscle...? Chris reveals a great way to build bigger calves quicker…

A show packed with technique tips for your training, covering hack squats, pull-ups, making your abs tighter, why you're not getting lean and why you NEED cardio if you're bulking and building muscle! Ryan is back from TWO major shows with one major placing and lesson in bodybuilding to share, he gives the full story on doing BATTLE with long term …

In part two of this special with Scott Meenagh, there's a special comradery and solidarity shared as Scott tells Chris about working with his brother in the paratroopers, as well as what "puts the fear of God" into the Taliban. "In order for me to do my job as effectively as possible I need to be not expecting to come home" These are the sacrifices…

Everyone is looking super lean in the studio! Not long until Ryan's big show(s). Featuring special guest William Bonac, who talks about football, his secret running ability and of course his diet and training methods. They drop some bombshells about your metabolism and also the secret to cooking chicken properly to actually enjoy it for once. Plus …

"In order for me to do my job as effectively as possible I need to be not expecting to come home" These are the sacrifices service men and women make every day, particularly this former paratrooper AND Paralympian, Scott Meenagh. He and Chris Ryan share a bond over Chris's brother, who served alongside Scott in the 2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment…

This two-parter is also the first episode of 'Life or Death' where Chris Ryan has two guests on, and what a pair they are! It's legendary translator for the U.S. Navy SEALs, Iraqi-born 'Johnny Walker' and his friend, former Navy SEAL and Command Master Chief, Jason Tuschen. With the current abandonment of translators, allies and interpeters in Afgh…

This two-parter is also the first episode of 'Life or Death' where Chris Ryan has two guests on, and what a pair they are! It's legendary translator for the U.S. Navy SEALs, Iraqi-born 'Johnny Walker' and his friend, former Navy SEAL and Command Master Chief, Jason Tuschen. With the current abandonment of translators, allies and interpeters in Afgh…

In 2010, Micky Yule was a Staff Sargent in the Royal Engineers in Afghanistan when he stood on an IED. The blast left him without his left leg and shattered his right leg completely, leaving him in hospital for months while he recovered from his injuries, receiving 46 operations. He's also a powerlifter who made his Paralympic debut at Rio 2016 and…

In 2010, Micky Yule was a Staff Sargent in the Royal Engineers in Afghanistan when he stood on an IED. The blast left him without his left leg and shattered his right leg completely, leaving him in hospital for months while he recovered from his injuries, receiving 46 operations. He's also a powerlifter who made his Paralympic debut at Rio 2016 and…

Special guest Roger Snipes gives us all the inside lane on how "Bio Hack" your body to get ahead of the game, with serious info on amazing new technology and top tips. Olympic fever has the guys talking about what it means to be exceptional. Ryan's take on Simone Biles and the pressure at the top of your game. Chris is in search of his own gold med…

Part 3 of Chris' chat with JJ Chalmers. JJ was a marine who was injured in Helmand province before gold medalling at the Invictus Games and then becoming a TV Star including appearing on Strictly Come Dancing last year. In this episode JJ talks to Chris about winning gold at the Inviticus Games, becoming friends with Prince Harry and his Strictly C…

Part 2 of Chris' chat with JJ Chalmers. JJ was a marine who was injured in Helmand province before gold medalling at the Invictus Games and then becoming a TV Star including appearing on Strictly Come Dancing last year. In this episode JJ talks to Chris about recovering from multiple injuries from an IED explosion in Afghanistan. Follow us on Twitt…

Part 1 of Chris' chat with JJ Chalmers. JJ was a marine who was injured in Helmand province before medalling at the Invictus Games and then becoming a TV Star including appearing on Strictly Come Dancing last year. In this episode JJ talks to Chris about his early life and serving in Afghanistan.De către 11-29 Media

It's a big catchup episode with these friends reunited again. Up for discussion today - should you move more or eat less to get the best results on your diet? Can you bulk dirty and gain serious muscle? We have the answers. What's really in your bowl of cereal, is it the next level refeed meal? Plus LIVE COOKING as we show you the ultimate ice crea…

Welcome back to part 2 of thisincredible chat with Vietnam veteran and ex-ATF agent, Bill Buford. If you've got a Netflix or BBC Sounds account you may recognise him from any Waco documentary, where agent Bill was on the frontline of the siege in 1993. The Texas siege was on the armed premisis that belonged to the religious sect Branch Davidians wh…

Chris Ryan is BACK after a few weeks of well-deserved rest, and what an episode he's got for you! His guest is Bill Buford, an ex-ATF agent who was also a soldier in the Vietnam War, but if you've got a Netflix account you may recognise him from any Waco documentary, where agent Bill was on the frontline of the siege in 1993. The Texas siege was on…

From our Kajaki specials to Call of Duty superstars, it's been a great year for 'Life or Death with Chris Ryan' so far! But, everyone needs a day off, including Chris and his team, so as it's a bank holiday we took this oppurtunity to have a rest. Never fear though, we've got a 'best of' compilation from this year's episodes, which includes intervi…

"The adrenaline kicked in, I couldn't feel the pain. I woke up three days later with my Dad and sister at the end of my hospital bed." Mountain leader, liason officer and finally, reconnaissance troop - a true Royal Marine. It was on that final tour of Afghanistan with 40 Commando's where this week's guest on Life or Death, Jon White, lost his righ…

It's part two of Chris Ryan's epic chat with Tu Lam, or Daniel “Ronin” Shinoda as Call of Duty fans may know him as! Tu Lam was born "on the losing side of the war" on the streets of Saigon, Vietnam, which had been obliterated by American troops. His Mother and Father risked their lives to escape to America on a boat, where he eventually grew to be…

Tu Lam was born "on the losing side of the war" on the streets of Saigon, Vietnam, which had been obliterated by American troops. His Mother and Father risked their lives to escape to America on a boat, where he eventually grew to become a Special Forces Operator who conducted numerous operations, as part of the United States Army. He's a retired M…

Following on from our Kajaki specials with Stuart Pearson, Chris Ryan is joined by the medic on that fateful day in Afghanistan, Paul 'Tug' Hartley, in the second of this epic two parter. Tug opens up to Chris about keeping people alive and in check by singing Happy Birthday and having to sell his medals to buy a house once he'd left the army. Foll…

Following on from our Kajaki specials with Stuart Pearson, Chris Ryan is joined by the medic on that fateful day in Afghanistan, Paul 'Tug' Hartley, who's played by Game of Thrones actor, Mark Stanley in the film based on those events. In a brutally honest account, he tells Chris about how he kept his friends alive that day, losing close friend Mar…

"I was straight into the operation theatre and my leg was taken off" In 2006, Corporal Stuart Pearson lost his left leg when the Parachute Regiment of the 3rd Battalion travelled to break up a Taliban checkpoint in Kajaki, Afghanistan. His best friend, Corporal Mark Wright was killed, and in 2014 one of the most realistic war films of all time (wit…

In 2006, Corporal Stuart Pearson lost his left leg when the Parachute Regiment of the 3rd Battalion travelled to break up a Taliban checkpoint in Kajaki, Afghanistan. His best friend, Corporal Mark Wright was killed, and in 2014 one of the most realistic war films of all time was made... Kajaki. Listen to him tell Chris Ryan about those experiences…

In part 2 of this interview with British Army combat medical technician, Chantelle Taylor, she explains some of the most dramatic and epic war stories you will have heard, including gunfire, helicopters and helping heavily injured soldiers on the frontline. She also tells Chris Ryan about brother and sisterhoods within the army, and how it helped h…

Chantelle Taylor was a combat medical technician in the British Army who became the first female soldier to kill a Taliban fighter in close-quarter combat while on patrol in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. The author of 2014's Battleworn talks to Chris Ryan about working in the jungle, graphic battle injuries and how her brother's death shaped her c…

Jacquie Davis, who was the first woman to become a bodyguard in the UK, has protected JK Rowling and has been approached by celebrities like Ice Cube! She tells Chris Ryan about how she started off in the police force before starting her own security company, and how losing two husbands and battling cancer along the way shaped her career. @ChrisRya…

In part 2 of this epic interview, co-founding member of Scotland Yard's undercover unit in the 1980s, Peter Bleksley, tells Chris Ryan about his campaign to hunt down Kevin Parle, and his experiences with drugs as an undercover detective over the years. Twitter: @ChrisRyanPod Coming Soon from the team behind 'Life or Death with Chris Ryan': https:/…

Co-founding member of Scotland Yard's undercover unit in the 1980s, Peter Bleksley, tells Chris Ryan about how his father's alcoholism impacted his early life before going on to have an incredible and terrifying career as an undercover police officer in the first part of this epic interview. Twitter: @ChrisRyanPod Coming Soon from the team behind '…

Brian Wood MC rejoins Chris to tell him about his role in the Battle of Danny Boy and the calamitous allegations which followed years later.De către 11-29 Media

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Former SAS trooper Phil Campion discusses his rough childhood, his part in Operation Barras in Sierra Leone and his current role as Champion of Army Cadet ForceDe către 11-29 Media

While we work on some exciting upcoming projects, here's a selection of Chris' best interviews over the past few months with some added extras too. Featuring: Colin MacLachlan, John Nichol, John McPhee, Clark Impastato and Mark Wallace.De către 11-29 Media

Former US Navy SEAL Officer, George Hodgin, discusses his time in special forces.De către 11-29 Media

Duncan Falconer, former SBS discusses how he fell into doing special forces selection, his time in the Falklands and Northern Ireland, and how he made his money in Hollywood.De către 11-29 Media

Former US Army Special Forces operator Tony Cowden describes his time in US Special Forces, a close quarters pistol fight in a hotel room, and how he's become a world leading authority on shooting.De către 11-29 Media

Chris Ryan speaks again with former Paratrooper and SFSG member David Radband about his recovery from PTSD and his use of the hallucinogenic drug 'ayahuasca'De către 11-29 Media

LIVE VIRTUAL EVENT: 7pm, Wednesday 16th December Chris Ryan meets Robin Horsfall to discuss the Iranian Embassy siege and operations never publicly discussed before. Get your tickets now ↓↓↓ https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sas-legends-in-conversation-chris-ryan-meets-robin-horsfall-tickets-131199438051…

Former Paratrooper and SFSG member, Nick Dunn, discusses his time in the Regiment, making the transition to maritime security, and how he lost 4 years of his life imprisoned in India for a crime he did not commit.De către 11-29 Media

The Metropolitan Police’s most controversial officer, Tony Long, talks about his career in the firearms unit, his first two shootings and how he earned the nickname “The Met’s own serial killer”.De către 11-29 Media

Former Paratrooper and Special Forces Support Group (SFSG) member, Jamie Flynn, discusses his time in the Regiment, going to war aged 18 and his career as a professional wingsuit pilot, skydiver & BASE jumper.De către 11-29 Media

Ollie Ollerton, former Special Forces soldier and one of the founding Directing Staff on Channel 4's hit show 'SAS: Who Dares Wins' joins Chris to discuss his time in the SBS, rescuing children from sex trafficking gangs in Thailand and his personal battles with alcohol.De către 11-29 Media

World War Two veteran and 1st SAS member Alec Borrie discusses the importance of marking Remembrance Day, his involvement fighting the Nazis behind enemy lines, and the true character of SAS founding member Paddy Mayne.De către 11-29 Media

Former RAF Navigator John Nichol discusses his involvement in the First Gulf War, being shot down, captured, tortured and held as a POW by Iraqi forces. With Remembrance Day coming up, John also shares the stories of Spitfire pilots and Lancaster bomber servicemen who never made the journey home.De către 11-29 Media