This week I got to meet and chat with Graeme Reavley, a retired vet from Northumberland. Russia’s war against Ukraine began with the invasion of Crimea in 2014, escalating into a full scale invasion in February 2022. Since then, Graeme has made repeated journeys across Europe, driving donated vehicles and delivering supplies to people affected by the war.

What began as a single trip has become a long-term commitment, supported by volunteers and donations from communities across the Scottish Borders and North East England.

I wanted to find out what makes someone keep going back, what he’s witnessed along the way and what those journeys have taught him about the people living through this war. 

You can donate to help the project or contact Graeme Reavley via ba4uk.org

Recorded for Documentally.net 

For more context listen to the intro here... https://bsky.app/profile/documental.ly/post/3movn3nanuk2z

More on Documentally.net 
This is an archive BBC Radio discussion from 2010 featuring Me, Christian Payne, aka Documentally debating the Digital Economy Bill with Victoria Derbyshire. 
Topics include file sharing, copyright, internet freedom, digital entrepreneurship and the future of media. Looking back from today, I feel it offers an interesting snapshot of how the UK wrestled with the challenges of a rapidly changing internet. 
A year later Spotify would find it's feet in the US and everything changed.

Day three of #AudioMo 2026