John Simpson - 60 Years at the BBC
202659m
DocumentaryHistoryWar
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.
Cast: John Simpson
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About John Simpson - 60 Years at the BBC
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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Oct 13, 2026
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berlin, germanylondon, englandpoliticskidnappingjournalismafghanistanbiographyiraqconflictiranretrospectiveglobalinsightfuldiplomacycandidgeopoliticsreflectivebroadcastingwarseriouspersonalhistorybeirut, lebanontelevisiondramaticgrippingcorrespondentbbcamazon