Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) are the dirty words that haunt the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. These home made bombs litter the streets, maiming anybody who should be unfortunate to come across them. his epsiode features interviews with those whose job it is to diffuse these hidden death traps.

Men like Pete Norton who took the ‘long walk’ to an IED in Baghdad knowing full well the risks he was taking for his men. The IED exploded and Pete was badly injured. Without allowing this to defeat him he instructed his men to safety and ultimately earned himself the George Cross, the highest medal for bravery with the enemy not present.

The show also features amazing soldier-shot footage of the moment US Marine Dave Webb got blown up by an IED. We run through the intense footage with him and discover what it’s really like to get blown away.

Tuesday, 1 July 2008, 10:00PM - 11:00PM ITV1