The Kindness of Strangers

Described by Michael Parkinson as a ’remarkable woman’, here for the first time Kate Adie talks about her extraordinary experiences. Northern Ireland, Tiananmen Square, the 1991 Gulf War: Kate Adie has reported from many of the world’s trouble spots since joining the BBC in 1969. Kate offers vivid frontline accounts and evocative writing laced with the nitty-gritty of everyday life as Chief News Correspondent. And takes us behind the camera into the somewhat crazed world of broadcasting, where studios disintegrate during transmission and a well-aimed potato can put paid to a reporter’s best efforts. Sharp and funny, The Kindness of Strangers is full of insights into the modern world of news where reporting the facts is not as simple as it might seem.