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2016 has been a funny old year, but it's also the year that CSE turned 70! That’s right, for the last 70 years CSE have taken hundreds, maybe even thousands of performers, technical crew, tour mangers, costumes and production equipment to entertain the British military all over the world! From shows on ships, to the middle of the desert in hostile environments, and a few 5* hotels in-between. CSE have been lucky enough to visit some amazing places and meet some amazing people. To celebrate this 70-year milestone, BFBS Radio’s Adam Gilchrist has produced a special, exclusive programme for BFSB Radio looking back at the evolution of CSE, from Dame Vera Lynn and Bob Hope and the entertainers of the Second World War right up to stars of the present day such as David Beckham, who all supported the cause to bring morale to the military! When asked what it was like to make the programme, Adam said: “Such was the wealth of material & the obscurity of finding recordings of older acts that the sifting process has t