News: August 2007 Archives
Sarko's Struggles
The French are famous for their long holidays - never more so than in August, the sleepiest month of the year. It's a month when the tumbleweed all but blows down the Champs Elysees. The cafes and shops that are still......more
Inside Out - September 07
August finds me like most other Londoners who for various reasons are not on holiday in some exotic clime grumbling constantly about the dismal weather. And those of us in London are the lucky ones. No flash floods, no hurricanes,......more
In Roddy Scott's Memory
Roddy Scott was one of a rare breed of journalist adventurers - able to take physical hardship, utterly dedicated to finding stories about real people, and working throughout as a genuine freelance - the kind of person the Frontline club......more
Chechnya - Russia's "War on Terror"
When three planes smashed into the World Trade Centre and the Pentagon on September 11, 2001, few expected Chechnya to feel the impact. But 9/11 probably had the most far-reaching consequences for the Chechens since Stalin deported the entire population......more
Perfect Hostage
Nearly two decades ago, the people of Burma came within reach of achieving the kind of "velvet revolution" that brought freedom and democracy to eastern Europe. The student uprising of August 1988 failed to rid Burma of the generals. Today,......more
Saving Storyville
Over the last decade I have made half a dozen films for Storyville. That simple statement doesn't begin to convey how crucial the BBC documentary strand has been for me - and, I know, for documentary-makers round the world.Many of......more