John Simpson

John Simpson is one of the country's most respected journalists who has reported for the BBC on, and from, trouble spots all over the world. In his latest volume of memoirs he looks at his own childhood, and tells the strange and sometimes painful story of his family.

John Simpson was one of the first western journalists to enter Kabul after the liberation of Afghanistan. Here he describes how journalists find the stories that make the headlines. He also talks about pressures placed upon journalists, both ethical and political.