LIFE IN THE ROYAL NAVY: JULIA BRADBURY AND JJ CHALMERS TO FRONT C5 FACTUAL SERIES

In this exciting new series, Julia Bradbury and JJ Chalmers are given unprecedented access to the Royal Navy.

From joining the UK’s biggest and most powerful warship to meeting Royal Marine Commando recruits in the thick of training, this three-part series goes behind the scenes to reveal what life is really like in today’s Royal Navy.

Throughout the series, Julia and JJ also discover how crucial historical events shaped our oldest fighting force, from the sinking of Tudor warship the Mary Rose, to the Falklands conflict.

In this dramatic first episode, Julia Bradbury climbs aboard the newest, biggest and most powerful ship in the fleet: the aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales. The ship is leading the biggest exercise since the cold war, and Julia gets a taste of what life is like on board for its 1400 crew.

The Prince of Wales’ is home to eight F-35 jets, and Julia gets first-hand experience of just how powerful they are on the flight deck – one of the most dangerous places to work anywhere in the world – as they take off from just metres away from her.

From launching jets to chopping veg, Julia also heads below decks to the galley where she discovers what's involved in cooking a Sunday roast for nearly a thousand hungry sailors.

Former Royal Marine JJ Chalmers heads back to his old stomping ground, the Marine Commando Training Centre in Devon, where ordinary civilians are turned into elite commandos. It’s been 18 years since he completed his training and earned the coveted green beret, but not much has changed as he follows a group of new recruits being pushed to the limit.