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John Simpson
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Pages: (Audio CD)
ISBN: 140504862X
Pub: Macmillan Audio Books
Pub date: 2004-07-16
Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 139912
Reader Reviews:
Highly entertaining, descriptive account of world events (16/17 people found this helpful)
How does he manage it. John Simpson appears to be able to be at almost all the world's defining moments in the past 20 years; from the Berlin Wall, Tianmen Square, Russia "White House" standoff, Iraq/Bagdad. These events are all extremely well documented (and the difficulties endured to report them) in this account. The magic words "BBC reporter" seem to act as a password which still provides access at the highest levels around the world. Simpson appears to be more of a "chancer" (his words) than you might expect from his relaxed TV style, but is clearly a highly capable individual.
This book brings back evocative memories of the major political events of the last 20-25 years. It shows the contrast in reporting procedures, with literally the first punch from Harold Wilson (not reported by other press), to the spin doctoring of current times.
Well worth the money.
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