1: In the Beginning Was the Word ... James Cameron, one of the outstanding figures of British journalism, has earned universal respect for his courage in working in dangerous places, but even more for his forthright reporting and fearless independence of view. In this series he analyses his career, revisiting places of historical and political significance, re-assessing his views in the light of present experience.
'I was terribly cross sometimes, and very unhappy sometimes, and frequently very lonely. But what other job could I have done where I could whizz all over the world at somebody else's expense, meeting people of significance who wouldn't have had the time of day for me as an individual-but who did have some time for me as a newspaperman?'
In this first programme James Cameron traces his career from his early days in journalism to his first tentative steps in television.
Film editor DAVID LEE
Executive producer ANTHONY ISAACS Producer JENNY CROPPER
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*Subtitles on Ceefax page 270