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Gentlemen of the Press

BBC One
on BBC One London

A documentary about the world of the Foreign Correspondent.
The hotel bedroom, the bar, and the barricade - the three B's that make up a newspaper correspondent's life. They are men of the world in every sense-they know every country and all the ropes. They face with equal fortitude enemy guns and official spokesmen.
William Russell, of The Times, founded the profession when he exposed the full horror of the Crimean War.
Since then, many and various are the characters that have flitted through the overseas pages: Alfred Austin, Edgar Wallace, Winston Churchill - Kim Philby. Meet some of the present-day operators tonight...
Commenting: William Hardcastle, Rene MacColl, James Cameron, Rene Cutforth, Anthony Lawrence
In Action:
David English, London
John Ellison, Sam White, Paris
Stephen Harper, Middle East
Robin Stafford, Cyprus and Rome
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Contributors

Speaker:
William Hardcastle
Speaker:
Rene MacColl
Speaker:
James Cameron
Speaker:
Rene Cutforth
Speaker:
Anthony Lawrence
Subject:
David English
Subject:
John Ellison
Subject:
Sam White
Subject:
Stephen Harper
Subject:
Robin Stafford
Producer/Narrator:
Roger Mills
Source: Radio Times

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