John Simpson’s new perspective
Monday, July 30, 2007
While driving home from Fishguard in the early hours of Sunday morning we listened to “From Our Own Correspondent” on the BBC World Service. These dispatches from resident journalists around the World are always fascinating, and have a ring of authenticity and truth about them which I find lacking in so much journalism.
Veteran correspondent John Simpson (yes, the first reporter to enter downtown Kabul after the Teleban were chased into the Afghanistan mountains) is always worth a listen and this latest piece did not disappoint.
Here’s a snippet from his piece below and the full item as an MP3 download.
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Back from County Cork
Sunday, July 29, 2007
Back from a week’s stay in Ireland early this morning. Living only 45 minutes from the Fishguard to Rosslare ferry has real advantages when going west.
We were staying in bed and breakfasts near the town of Clonakilty in west Cork. Apart from being a beautiful part of the country this area is the home to that great writer and musician Roy Harper.
For the last few years Roy has played for three nights at Debarras Pub and Folk Club in the town.
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