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Welcome to Tim Heale’s Channel — where real military life meets extraordinary stories. From the barracks to battlefields, rugby pitches to ski slopes, and Berlin to Belfast, this is where true tales of service, camaraderie, and adventure come to life.
Join Tim — a veteran with decades of experience spanning the Royal Marines, British Army, and operations across Germany, Northern Ireland, and war zones worldwide — as he shares authentic insights into Cold War life, regimental traditions, and the human side of military service.
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Send us a text Step into the world of The Parallel Four — a true military life story of friendship, love, war, adventure, and destiny. Follow Stephen, Johan, Vinka, and Marlin — four friends born worlds apart yet bound by fate — from the backstreets of 1950s London to the frozen beauty of Sweden, and through the Army postings of Germany, Northern Ireland, and beyond. This captivating story blends real military life with the humour, heart, and grit of those who served through the 1970s, 80s, 9...
Send us a text Welcome to Book Three of The Parallel Four, where the battlefield shifts from bullets to brains. After years in uniform, Stephen, Vinka, Johan, and Marlin are posted to 15(UK) Psychological Operations Group — a world of intelligence, persuasion, and quiet warfare. No gunfire this time. Just leaflets, loudspeakers, and words sharp enough to change hearts, minds, and sometimes… history. From Cold War Germany to Iraq, the Balkans, and beyond, the four veterans navigate global tens...
Send us a text Epilogue | The Parallel Four – The Journey Continues After years of service, adventure, and friendship that spanned continents, The Parallel Four find themselves in the quiet after the storm. The uniforms are hung up, the medals polished, and the house is finally still — but life’s mission isn’t over yet. In this closing chapter, Stephen and Vinka look back on a lifetime of service, love, and laughter — from war zones and regimental messes to rugby pitches, ski slopes, and the ...
Send us a text From SAS to PsyOps | Sailing, Skiing & the Secrets of a Forgotten War Cache | The Parallel Four Ride with us through a true-to-life adventure that blends real military stories, sport, and travel. In this episode we uncover a forgotten EOD weapons cache in France (now at the Imperial War Museum and tied to SOE history), earn Yachtmaster Offshore and lead a British Army sailing expedition from Kiel to Damp, Sønderborg, Aarhus, Roskilde Fjord, the Viking Ship Museum, Copenhage...
Send us a text In Chapter Thirty-Five of The Parallel Four, the spirit of service, sport, and family collide in one unforgettable story. The clubhouse bursts with post-match pride as Vinka and Marlin make history in Hitchin’s first women’s rugby team, cheered on by generations in club blazers and ties. The next morning brings bacon, bruises, and pride, with a newspaper headline hailing Vinka as “The Queen of Kicks.” But the adventure doesn’t stop at home. With the children growing fast and th...
Send us a text Chapter Thirty-Four of The Parallel Four revs up the action and the laughter. The crew swap desert storms for race-day mayhem, transforming into Team Parallel Mayhem — four ex-military racers, a van called Helga, and a caravan full of dreams. With Manx Nortons, MVs, and Triumphs, they hit Brands Hatch and Cadwell Park with their kids as a self-styled Pit Commando Squad — matching overalls, clipboards, and jelly-baby rations included. Expect chaos, crashes narrowly avoided, and ...
Send us a text Chapter Thirty-Three brings The Parallel Four home: dusty kit, fierce hugs, and the quiet pride only families and regiments understand. Stephen & Johan return to a surprise promotion and the fallout of desert legends—an MM from Her Majesty, a low-key TA medals parade, and the reality check of admin in triplicate. In the Int Cell, Vinka & Marlin—already Mentioned in Despatches—reveal how they steered missions with maps, intercepts, and ice-cool judgement while watching t...
Send us a text Chapter Thirty-Two drops The Parallel Four deep into Operation Desert Storm — six weeks of hit-and-run raids, storm-soaked bivvies, and black humour on the edge of war. Behind enemy lines, Stephen and Johan keep their Unimog “The Beast” roaring through night moves, refuelling marathons, and firefights that turn routine into legend. From cutting fibre optic lines under fire to ambushing convoys and even destroying a mobile Scud launcher, they prove that courage often looks like ...
Send us a text Chapter Thirty-One carries The Parallel Four from the quiet pain of family farewells to the sand-blown chaos of the First Gulf War. After a wrenching goodbye, the team mobilises: Vinka & Marlin head into the Intelligence Cell (maps, intercepts, strike timings), while Stephen & Johan up-scale at Hereford, take charge of an Unimog nicknamed “The Beast,” and roll with a half-squadron of Pinky Land Rovers. From Brize Norton to a cavernous C-5 Galaxy, then straight into the ...
Send us a text Chapter Thirty roars to life with classic bike fever — teaching Vinka and Marlin to ride, rebuilding vintage Triumphs, and storming the Ace Café in full retro leathers. From teasing doubters to dominating the ride-out challenge, they earn respect and headlines in equal measure. But it’s more than petrol and pride — it’s about family, friendship, and the heartbeat beneath the helmets. The four of them take their restored Manx Nortons and MV Agustas to the track for a day of thun...
Send us a text Chapter Twenty-Nine blends family pride with rich backstory: a spotless dinner table, roast chicken, and two ten-year-olds waiting on their 11-plus results. When the envelopes land, Nils and Vera smash it — moments later, Otto and Olivia burst in with the same news, turning the house into a victory parade. That night the families celebrate at the Red Fox Brasserie, toasting the kids with a rare 1975 Pauillac Château Claude — a wine tied to Stephen & Johan’s 1973 Grand Europ...
Send us a text Chapter Twenty-Eight of The Parallel Four hits hard — and laughs harder. The lads may have survived selection, but now it’s the girls’ turn to steal the show. Follow Sergeants Vinka Heale and Marlin Heald as they join the SAS Intelligence detachment in Northern Ireland, outsmarting gunmen in the infamous Ballymurphy Beatdown and earning Mentions in Despatches for sheer audacity and skill. Back home, Stephen and Johan juggle fatherhood, fieldcraft, and banter in equal measure — ...
Send us a text The Parallel Four Book Two Chapter Twenty Seven Chapter Twenty-Seven of The Parallel Four charts the final push from SAS Continuation Phase to that quiet, perfect moment of earning the sand-coloured beret. After the brutality of Camp and Tactical Questioning, Stephen and Johan face the standards game: urban ops, comms, weapons, med, and planning under pressure—where one missed radio check can bin you. Then it’s on to Brize Norton for balloon jumps, Hercules exits, PLFs and fina...
Send us a text The Parallel Four Book Two Chapter Twenty Six. What do you get when two ex-Royal Marines discover a shed hiding two Manx Nortons, a pair of MV Agustas — and the bright idea of joining the TA SAS? Chapter Twenty-Six of The Parallel Four takes you from oily garage floors to the frozen slopes of the Brecon Beacons in one unforgettable ride. Follow Stephen and Johan as they resurrect vintage race bikes with the devotion of mad scientists, while Vinka and Marlin look on from the kit...
Send us a text The Parallel Four Book Two Chapter Twenty Five What happens when two ex-Royal Marines walk into a rugby club, sink a few pints, and decide joining the TA SAS sounds like a cracking idea? Chapter Twenty-Five of The Parallel Four dives head-first into the madness of SAS selection — from the frosty mornings at Duke of York’s HQ to the brutal fitness tests, map-reading trials, and those infamous Brecon Beacons hills that break more egos than boots. Told with Tim Heale’s trademark...
Send us a text The Final March: From Germany to Civvy Street | The Parallel Four Chapter 24 brings The Parallel Four to a powerful turning point — from red-jacketed Mess nights and new postings in Germany 🇩🇪 to the bittersweet decision to hang up the uniform. Follow Stephen, Johan, Vinka, Marlin, Tim and Petra as they navigate Army life, love, and the leap into civilian freedom. Expect laughter, pride, farewells, and a glimpse of what comes after service life. • Life after Belfast — Germany p...
Send us a text From Mess Dinners to Belfast—Life as New Sergeants | The Parallel Four Chapter 23 dives into the truth behind British Army life after promotion. 🇬🇧 From Hitchin weekends with toddlers to red-jacket Sergeants’ Mess dinners, we follow Stephen, Johan, Vinka and Marlin as duty meets family, pride and port. Then training ramps up for Belfast—Card Alpha, Lydd & Hythe, Tin City, public order drills—and the reality of post-contact investigations. Plus: Tim’s Senior Brecon, promotio...
Send us a text From Depot to Sergeants | The Real Journey Behind the Uniform 🇬🇧 Step inside The Parallel Four Chapter 22 — where recruits become soldiers, drill squares meet DIY chaos, and love and laughter march right alongside discipline. 🇬🇧 From blistered boots at Warcop to fairy lights in married quarters, this is real Cold War Army life: grit, humour, and the families who made it all worthwhile. Expect banter, pride, promotions, and the unfiltered truth about what happens when the parade...
Send us a text The Parallel Four Book Two Chapter Twenty One Fresh off the ferry from Berlin, we land at Bassingbourn Barracks to start life as Queen’s Division depot instructors—and as new homeowners in Hitchin. Peek inside real British Army depot life (1981): grim married quarters, avocado décor, the dreaded confidence course and milling, legendary Gym Queens, and day-one chaos with raw recruits. Off-duty it’s twins, house hunts, GS850s, and grandparents saving the day. Expect: parade-squar...
Send us a text The Parallel Four Book Two Chapter Twenty March onto the Pirbright drill square in Autumn 1979 as we tackle the All Arms Drill Course—pace sticks, blistered heels, beeswaxed boots and all. Expect razor-sharp drill, moustachioed instructors who glide like ghosts, and a four-man routine that (ahem) should’ve won. Then ride with us through real British Army life: a Swedish summer christening, posting orders to Northern Ireland, and the bittersweet move from Berlin to Bassingbourn ...
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