TV star Jeremy Kyle has described filming a new documentary at the Defence School of Transport as “the most amazing experience”.
Kyle, best known for trying to solve troublesome domestic problems on his hit daytime TV show The Jeremy Kyle Show, has been filming a documentary called ‘Military Driving School’ at the DST at Leconfield as he follows a group of new students through training and possibly on to active service.
HU17.net was allowed into the school to photograph Kyle as he started on what promises to be a roller-coaster ride for the new trainees.
And he told us: “Filming the documentary ‘Military Driving School’ at the DST was for me, the most amazing experience and I learnt so much about what the Army, Navy and RAF does.
“It gave me a great insight, not just about the difficulties that servicemen and women face but also about what the Forces can do for people, it really makes me wish that I had joined the Army after leaving university.
“DST is a thoroughly professional organisation with fantastic people, I loved it!”
The only visible sign of activity from the base for most people of the area is seeing service men and women driving training lorries across the East Riding.
But Kyle will reveal there is much more to the base than just this.
Travellers on the train from Beverley to Driffield can see some of the courses used by trainee drivers, but the real scale of the School is difficult to grasp.
There are 16km of road training circuits at the base, along with 26km of cross-country training circuits. These aim to cover all the terrains and obstacles likely to be faced when soldiers are deployed overseas.
At any one time there can be 1,400 students learning their skills at Leconfield. The base also has the facilities to educate and accommodate all its trainees.
The ultimate aim of the School is to train personnel from all three Services in a vast range of transport and vehicle operating roles from basic driver training through to senior transport management, all of which are crucial to frontline operations.
Donna Murphy, SO3 Communications Officer at the Defence School of Transport said Kyle’s documentary is “not to be missed.”
Mrs Murphy continued: “It was apparent from the beginning of his 12 weeks filming at DST that Jeremy was professional and approachable, he is fiercely supportive of the Armed Forces and all the work they do.
“Throughout the series Jeremy takes on some extremely challenging tasks. If you want to see him and our students driving a wide range of military vehicles in difficult conditions then it’s a documentary not to be missed. ”
ITV1 & ITV2 (Repeats)
Episode 1
Tue 19 April 2011 – 7:30 pm ITV1
Sat 23 April 2011 – 11 am ITV2
Episode 2
Tue 26 April 2011 – 7:30 pm ITV1
Sat 30 April 2011 – 11 am ITV2
Episode 3
Tue 03 May 2011 – 7:30 pm ITV1
Sat 07 May 2011 – 11 am ITV 2
Episode 4
Tue 10 May 2011 – 7:30 pm ITV1
Sat 14 May 2011 – 11 am ITV2
Episode 5
Tue 17 May 2011 – 7:30 pm ITV 1
Sat 21 May 2011 – 11 am ITV 2
Episode 6
Tue 24 May 2011 – 7:30 pm ITV1
Sat 28 May 2011 – 11 am ITV2
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Why are you surprised when you see him, he’s quite short?
he looks like my neighbour
As an ex-soldier I must say great first episode. well put together.I am looking forward the the next program.I do hope this helps people understand what our Boys and Girls have to go through.
As was said when Jeremy saw the Video he heard laughter.This is natural way to deal with a close escape.I alway said and was told by my father who was a Spitfire piolt during WWII it will break you if you think to hard about a close shave with death.
The military training is one of the best training in the world and best of all the British Miltary is army of volenters,people that want to be there not people that have to be there like in the days of National Service.
God bless our Armed Forces & Rest in Peace the Fallen.
Not yet had a chance to see it, anyone want to comment on it?
Great programme but feel I will not be able to watch it again due to the awful filming of it. I felt quite sick with the changes of scenes each second. Why not just film the whole thing without flying from different things each second. Great shame!
as iv growen up around the army as a reme the best vehical to try out is the antar tank removal system could we get to see the antar on the show