Beslan, where the Russian authorities stopped live coverage of the school being stormed, was an illustration of the progress we still have to make.

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It wasn't glamorous in my day. In the regions, reporters were seen as such low...

It wasn't glamorous in my day. In the regions, reporters were seen as such low...

Up until about 12 years ago we never, ever, wore flak jacket or helmets but...

Up until about 12 years ago we never, ever, wore flak jacket or helmets but...

No two wars are identical.

No two wars are identical.

My job is to get to the heart of a story, to find out what's...

My job is to get to the heart of a story, to find out what's...

I keep telling myself to calm down, to take less of an interest in things...

I keep telling myself to calm down, to take less of an interest in things...

I sailed through my childhood with a complete lack of any drama.

I sailed through my childhood with a complete lack of any drama.

On the Northern Ireland question, for instance, the British and Irish governments prohibit media contact...

On the Northern Ireland question, for instance, the British and Irish governments prohibit media contact...

Now children as young as nine carry AK47s which can kill 30 people in seconds.

Now children as young as nine carry AK47s which can kill 30 people in seconds.

In Sierra Leone last year there was just the two of us hanging out of...

In Sierra Leone last year there was just the two of us hanging out of...

When you are covering a life-or-death struggle, as British reporters were in 1940, it is...

When you are covering a life-or-death struggle, as British reporters were in 1940, it is...

I also read modern novels - I have just had to read 60 as I...

I also read modern novels - I have just had to read 60 as I...

I have never been attracted to any kind of violence.

I have never been attracted to any kind of violence.

I was sent to a nice Church of England girls' school and at that time,...

I was sent to a nice Church of England girls' school and at that time,...

But in the first Gulf war the United Kingdom was not under any threat from...

But in the first Gulf war the United Kingdom was not under any threat from...

People always seem to assume that we have a full, back-up support team - make-up,...

People always seem to assume that we have a full, back-up support team - make-up,...

It's totally mistaken to suppose that an armed escort is going to give a journalist...

It's totally mistaken to suppose that an armed escort is going to give a journalist...

I've never been one to sit around and eat my heart out. Life's too short.

I've never been one to sit around and eat my heart out. Life's too short.

If I'm in danger then it's usually my fault and it's up to me to...

If I'm in danger then it's usually my fault and it's up to me to...

Hair is also a problem. I remember once, when I was reporting from Beirut at...

Hair is also a problem. I remember once, when I was reporting from Beirut at...

I don't sit there and speculate. I'm not that sort of person. It wastes time,...

I don't sit there and speculate. I'm not that sort of person. It wastes time,...