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Radio Oxford,19 mins

John Simpson

Kat Orman

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As one of the BBC's top foreign correspondents, John Simpson has been at the epicentre of many of the world's flashpoints for more than 30 years. Afghanistan, Belgrade, Hong Kong, Baghdad; you name it, he's been there. He spoke to Kat about his early life, how he became a journalist and his many adventures.

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