Not only do EOD technicians have to be highly skilled… They have to be highly patient too when being interviewed by poorly prepared and fairly stupid interviewers. Capt Wayne Owers (with a tally of 90+ IEDs rendered safe) is interviewed here, and shows remarkable patience with the radio host Jeremy Vine. Foolish questions! But Wayne comes across very well. His blunt assessment of “The Hurt Locker” (don’t go there) is professional, but after the interview Vine goes back to it repeatedly. Duh. Vine also reads out some comment that Owers should be awarded “the British Medal” whatever that is. Good grief. My brain aches listening to Vine’s crap.
Good on Owers though, putting up with buffoonery.
The interview will be available on iPlayer if you want to listen to it for seven days (until April 14). It starts around 1:19 into the show.