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FRANK GARDNER - THE REAL STORY Tuesday, 14 April 2005 BBC ONE, 1930 BST Repeated at 1930 BST on BBC ONE on Bank Holiday Monday, 2 May Shot BBC correspondent back at work

I've just watched the programme about Frank Gardner and I felt completely humbled by it. He has my complete admiration. It moved me to tears!
Craig Broadley

It was very sad to hear of the thoughtless shooting of Frank Gardner. It was however good to hear that Frank is aware that these acts are far removed from Islam.
Abdul Aziz, UK

I am just an ordinary BBC News Radio 4 listener. How marvellous to see Frank Gardner in good fettle. I know the programme conceals, inevitably, the harsh reality he now faces. But Frank, those of your listeners who admired your bulletins and reports are rooting for you. You were and are a class act. The sooner we hear from you again, in professional mode, the better.
Patrick Nealon, UK

I've just seen Real Story. There are no words for what my people in Saudi did to you and your friend. I just want to tell you how painful it is for me when I remember what my people did to you and the way they are thinking. I hope you still remember the bright side of my country. Me and all my friends are praying for you.
Fares Binfares, Saudi student in the UK

The programme tonight was particularly moving. However, no mention was made of the driver or minders. Were they also killed?
David Lloyd-Wide, U.K.

A relief to see Frank Gardner tonight. I was appalled and shocked to hear of his shooting and the sensless murder of his friend last year. His reporting of the complex issues of the Islamic world have been sorely missed. Please extend my admiration to Mr Gardner, his wife and family and of course the multidisciplinary health teams that are helping them in their recovery.
Jean, N.Wales

I used to see, with much pleasure and satisfaction, the reports and analyses of Frank Gardner on your news. For that reason it was quite a shock for me last summer to hear that he had been shot and seriously wounded in Riyad. After that I have not heard of him for a very long time and often wondered how he was. I saw him this week entering his office at the BBC in a wheelcahi, being welcomed by his colleagues. Yesterday evening I saw his story. I was very moved by the way he talked so openly about his fight to rebuild his live and to be also under these new circumstances a good husband and father for his wife and children and undoubtedly a good journalist. It was a very impressive programme and I wish him all the best for the future.
Bart de Jong, Holland

His respect for and knowledge of Islamic Culture was evident in all he ever did, and his shooting can only have been done by men who simply do not know how to avoid scoring a massive own goal Stuart Manger, UK

Dear Frank Gardner,
I have just watched Real Story. It is good to see you looking to the future with your disability and I wish you well with your health. I am deeply sorry that Simon Cumbers did not make it home. I too left Saudi in a wheelchair, having lived there since 1993, becoming paralysed in 1998. But I did not leave until two weeks after the Khobar shootings in June of 2004. Life was becoming increasingly restrictive long before the Khobar shootings, but we and many other families were still prepared to put up with that, until that fateful day when the terrorists entered the Oasis compound five minutes from our compound, Al Nada, and again only five minutes away from where they shot another expat. I too became paralysed in Saudi, unfortunately I woke up in hospital one morning, stretched my legs and a calcified disc went into my spinal cord with devastating results - compressing the cord to such a degree that I am paralysed. I spent a month in the Al Mana Hospital in Dammam following an operation to remove the disc. With no signs of recovery I was transfered, initially to Middlesbrough General Hospital.
I was carried onto a KLM plane already full of passengers so the stretcher had to be carried way above everyone. I was eventually fastened to the side of the plane where six seats had virtually been flattened to accommodate me, but the strange thing was I faced the rest of the cabin so all eyes looked on me. Although my son and husband also faced me - that was one consolation. My journey took me to Schipol Airport and then to Teeside Airport. After many checks at Middlesbrough General Hospital I finished my journey to a spinal unit in Hexham, Northumberland.
As you can imagine I went through the usual rehab there until I was physically strong enough to face the world in a wheelchair. I will never forget how one bloke turned round to me in his electric chair. He was paralysed from at least his shoulders down and he told me if he was the same as me he would not class himself as disabled! So on a bad day I try to remember that - it doesn't always work, mind you.
A month later I went back to Saudi with my husband as both boys were now in boarding school at Harrogate, having attended school in Dhahran for five years. and we all wanted life back to as normal as possible. Living in Saudi in a wheelchair and not being able to drive can be annoying but, I must have trained all the taxi drivers how to dimantle my wheelchair and sit it on the back seat in record time, and how helpful they are! Most of the drivers are Indian and tell me if I go to India I will be cured and they will pray for me in the meantime.
So now it is time to try to adapt to life in England. In the last 6 months my husband has bought a Parapodium for me to walk in. I hope to walk for charity before the year is out - not quite a marathon, but good excercise. I wish you well.
Gill McCaskie

My mother was told at the age of 28 she would never walk again. She was married with 7 children! She was in a wheelchair for two years, graduated to two callipers,then one, then none. Medical tests proved no messages were going through the nervous system. Until the day she died, doctors could not understand exactly how it was she was walking. They wanted to put callipers back on her but she told them straight it was just more weight for her to lug about. I see the same strength in you as I did in her. God bless you and all the people devastated by this horrendous attack.
Mel Kelly, Scotland

He is one of those reporters who is always worth listening to and the airways have been poorer without him Susan Smith, UK

Please pass on my thoughts to Frank Gardner and his family and to the family of his late colleague.:
Viewers cannot comprehend the horrors they went through. The programme was so moving and inspirational. As someone who is now disabled due to illness I go through many of the same feelings associated with adapting to life with a disability. Many people would benefit from hearing Frank Gardner's inside story. Thank you, Frank, for all your continuing work for the BBC and I pray for your ever increasing strength to aid your walking.
Miss Spence, UK

I was shocked at the time of the report of Frank's shooting. A while ago I wondered what had happened to him and how he was, but couldn't get in contact. I 'd always admired him and his work as a reporter. I was glad to see there was a programme about him today and that he 's alive and back to work. I wish him all the best and strength to him and his wife and children. It was indeed a cowardly act that killed his cameraman.
Eric Gheyskens, Belgium

Dear Frank,
I wish you a speedy recovery. Good luck.
Hassan Esmaili, Scotland

He has always impressed me with his ability to present the complexities of the Middle East clearly Iman Soliman, Egypt

I was deeply moved to hear Frank Gardner's story on your programme tonight. I have always appreciated the services, especially the news services, that the BBC provides, and now I appreciate these things even more. It is so sad to think that journalists' lives are in danger, especially ones like Frank, who didn't feel they were stepping into such a unknown zone, and did everything by the book. Frank was truly an inspiration. He told his story and his thoughts on his situation with such eloquence. I am sure the thoughts of the nation are with him and his family tonight.
Zahra Youssef, UK

Having spent 25 years working in various countries of the Middle East, like you, I was numbed by the senselessness of the act, on someone so clearly trying to convey an unbiased view of the region to the BBC's listeners. With our best wishes for your future with the BBC, and as speedy an improvement in the rehabilitation process as is possible. Kind regards.
James & MC

As an avid listener to World Service, I have come to admire Frank's impeccable, well-researched, beautifully balanced reporting. His respect for and knowledge of Islamic Culture was evident in all he ever did, and his shooting can only have been done by men who simply do not know how to avoid scoring a massive own goal. It is a huge delight to know that he is going to be back on air. This is one of the very best informed correspondents the BBC has. Please pass on to him my very best wishes for his future career.
Stuart Manger , UK

This is a message for Frank Gardner:
Dear Frank,
Just saw you on TV on 'Real Story'. Very sorry to hear about the tragic loss of your cameraman. It was amazing to see how you have survived 6 bullets. You are an inspiration to all of us.Wish you and your family all the best in the future.
Vivek, UK

Tonight's Real Story has been one of the most inspirational programmes I've seen in years. The story of Frank Gardner, his dignity and his humility, are examples to us all. Thank you for showing us how we can act in the face of adversity; how we can all be heroes.
James Kingham

I wanted to take the opportunity to wish Frank Gardner well on his return to work. His reporting has always been informed - avoiding the more 'emotional' or reactionary journalism of other television networks. Mr Gardner's was a lone voice of analytical rationality - one that was sorely missed throughout the many horrendous events of the last year. He is a great asset to both the BBC and the British public, and though I was shocked and appalled by the death of his colleague, I was very much relieved that he survived his terrible ordeal. I look forward to future reports from Mr Gardner - best wishes and many thanks for your excellent work.
Graeme McKellar, Scotland

I always greatly admired your reporting and was shocked and horrified at what happened to you. I have missed seeing your very fine, fair and intelligent reporting ever since. It was wonderful to see you back on air today. With the most tremendous good wishes and every strength for the future,
Paul O'Nolan,Los Banos, The Philippines

Really thrilled to hear that Frank Gardner is well enough to be back at work. He is one of those reporters who is always worth listening to and the airways have been poorer without him.
Susan Smith, UK

It is so good to see Frank Gardner again after his long ordeal. I would like to send him the warmest of wishes on his return to work.
Mrs. Valerie Lawrence, Mossley, Lancashire, England

He has always impressed me with his ability to present the complexities of the Middle East clearly. In a world dominated by CNN broadcasts, which invariably infuriate me because of their American simplification, Frank Gardner was always able to understand what lay behind the events and to present an unbiased and informative story and analysis. I am very glad he is back at work.
Iman Soliman, Egypt

Just watching Frank on BBC One. What a remarkable man. Best wishes for the future, Frank.
Lawrence Putt, England

So glad to see Frank Gardner back on the job. We were US medical expats for many years in Khobar, and our friend, Frank Floyd, did not survive the Khobar attack. Amazing indeed that Mr. Gardner survived. Welcome back to the BBC. We all needed some good news.
Margaret McGinnis, Boise, Idaho; United States

Please pass along my admiration and warm encouragement to Frank Gardner. Am delighted to see him back contributing his always lucid ideas.
Keith Spicer, Canada

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