Hair is also a problem. I remember once, when I was reporting from Beirut at the height of the civil war, someone wrote in to the BBC complaining about my appearance.

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Beslan, where the Russian authorities stopped live coverage of the school being stormed, was an...

Beslan, where the Russian authorities stopped live coverage of the school being stormed, was an...

I will never retire.

I will never retire.

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.

I don't want to be involved in endless media gossip.

I don't want to be involved in endless media gossip.

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...

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...

The better the information it has, the better democracy works. Silence and secrecy are never...

The better the information it has, the better democracy works. Silence and secrecy are never...

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.

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 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,...

I wrote in the book very specifically what I wanted to write about, period, and...

I wrote in the book very specifically what I wanted to write about, period, and...

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...

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...

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

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

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 nothing to do with the selection of stories. I'm the reporter.

I have nothing to do with the selection of stories. I'm the reporter.

No two wars are identical.

No two wars are identical.

I have never been attracted to any kind of violence.

I have never been attracted to any kind of violence.

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...

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,...