John Simpson CBE is one of the world’s most distinguished foreign correspondents and a multi-award-winning journalist and author. Over a career spanning more than five decades, he has reported from 140 countries and covered many of the defining events of modern history, including the Iranian Revolution, the Gulf Wars, the fall of the Soviet Union, the end of Apartheid, the Rwandan genocide and conflicts across the Middle East, Afghanistan and Europe.

He has interviewed more than 200 world leaders, presidents, prime ministers and dictators and has reported from some of the world’s most dangerous and remote locations. His extraordinary career has earned him numerous accolades, including three BAFTAs, an International Emmy and a Peabody Award, as well as a CBE.

John is also the bestselling author of several books, including his memoir A Mad World, My Masters.