John Simpson - 60 Years at the BBC

Name: John Simpson - 60 Years at the BBC
Genre: Documentary, War, History
Released: 2026-10-13
Duration: 59 min
Cast: John Simpson

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10/13/2026

Runtime

59 mins

Genres

Documentary War History

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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

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A seasoned war correspondent takes stock of six decades bearing witness to global upheaval: revolutions, wars, and personal trauma witnessed from the frontlines. It is both a reckoning with a life in journalism and a tour through the modern era's defining moments.