07/11/2009

How did the BBC get interviews with the Somali pirates holding a British couple hostage? Rajan Datar talks to the head of the Somali service who has spoken to both captors and to Paul Chandler, one of the hostages.

How does he check the credentials of people who claim to be holding hostages and is there a danger that the pirates are using the BBC for their own purposes?

The BBC's World News Editor talks about the safety of the BBC's Kabul bureau staff in the light of recent withdrawal of UN workers from Afghanistan. How free are journalists to report accurately and safely from the country?