War reporters routinely risk their lives to bring news of distant conflicts to our TV screens - in the past four years, 62 journalists have died in combat zones. The BBC's award-winning world affairs correspondent Jeremy Bowen explores their work and motivations in this fascinating one-off documentary, visiting Beirut and former hot spots such as El Salvador and Sarajevo. Talking to colleagues including Martin Bell and Fergal Keane, Bowen reveals the stories the public don't see and the psychological costs of witnessing so much death and destruction.

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