<p>In this special festive edition of Battle Lines, Roland Oliphant and Dominic Nicholls cut through the tinsel to tell a story that actually matters.</p><br><p>In aid of, The&nbsp;Not&nbsp;Forgotten, a charity born out of the carnage of the First World War, they are joined by Hari Budha&nbsp;Magar, a Gurkha veteran who lost both his legs while serving in Afghanistan. From a remote village in Nepal to the battlefields of Afghanistan, Harry recounts the moment an IED changed his life and how he rebuilt it again.</p><br><p>Join Roland, Dom and Hari for dark humour, blunt honesty and genuine inspiration.</p><br><p>Read Jack Rear's profile of Hari Budha Magar:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/christmas-charity-appeal/2025/12/02/first-double-amputee-to-summit-everest/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/christmas-charity-appeal/2025/12/02/first-double-amputee-to-summit-everest/</a></p><br><p>The Not Forgotten is one of The Telegraph’s four Christmas charity appeal charities, the others are Motor Neurone Disease Association, Prostate Cancer Research and Canine Partners. You can donate by visiting&nbsp;<a href="http://telegraph.co.uk/appeal2025" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">telegraph.co.uk/appeal2025</a>&nbsp;or call 0151 317 5247.</p><br><p>Producer: Peter Shevlin</p><br><p>Executive Producer: Louisa Wells</p><br><p>► Sign up to our most popular newsletter, From the Editor. Look forward to receiving free-thinking comment and the day's biggest stories, every morning. telegraph.co.uk/fromtheeditor</p><br><p>Contact us with feedback or ideas:</p><p>battlelines@telegraph.co.uk&nbsp;</p><p>@venetiarainey</p><p>@RolandOliphant</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

Battle Lines

The Telegraph

From Afghanistan to Everest: the double-amputee Gurkha veteran who made history

DEC 22, 202551 MIN
Battle Lines

From Afghanistan to Everest: the double-amputee Gurkha veteran who made history

DEC 22, 202551 MIN

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<p>In this special festive edition of Battle Lines, Roland Oliphant and Dominic Nicholls cut through the tinsel to tell a story that actually matters.</p><br><p>In aid of, The&nbsp;Not&nbsp;Forgotten, a charity born out of the carnage of the First World War, they are joined by Hari Budha&nbsp;Magar, a Gurkha veteran who lost both his legs while serving in Afghanistan. From a remote village in Nepal to the battlefields of Afghanistan, Harry recounts the moment an IED changed his life and how he rebuilt it again.</p><br><p>Join Roland, Dom and Hari for dark humour, blunt honesty and genuine inspiration.</p><br><p>Read Jack Rear's profile of Hari Budha Magar:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/christmas-charity-appeal/2025/12/02/first-double-amputee-to-summit-everest/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/christmas-charity-appeal/2025/12/02/first-double-amputee-to-summit-everest/</a></p><br><p>The Not Forgotten is one of The Telegraph’s four Christmas charity appeal charities, the others are Motor Neurone Disease Association, Prostate Cancer Research and Canine Partners. You can donate by visiting&nbsp;<a href="http://telegraph.co.uk/appeal2025" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">telegraph.co.uk/appeal2025</a>&nbsp;or call 0151 317 5247.</p><br><p>Producer: Peter Shevlin</p><br><p>Executive Producer: Louisa Wells</p><br><p>► Sign up to our most popular newsletter, From the Editor. Look forward to receiving free-thinking comment and the day's biggest stories, every morning. telegraph.co.uk/fromtheeditor</p><br><p>Contact us with feedback or ideas:</p><p>[email protected]&nbsp;</p><p>@venetiarainey</p><p>@RolandOliphant</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>