John Simpson - 60 Years at the BBC

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John Simpson looks back at his extraordinary 60-year career at the BBC - reporting on the biggest global stories of the era. In a frank, personal and revealing documentary, he reflects on the changing world he has witnessed: the revolution in Iran that seemed destined to fail, his brutal kidnapping in Beirut, the fall of the Berlin Wall, two wars in Iraq, the invasion of Afghanistan and a mind-altering trip up the Amazon.

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English
  • berlin, germany
  • london, england
  • politics
  • kidnapping
  • journalism
  • afghanistan
  • biography
  • iraq
  • conflict
  • iran
  • retrospective
  • global

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  • United KingdomGB

    • TVBBC Two13 Oct 2026

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