Witnessing War with John Simpson
Podlitical
BBC
4.6 • 157 Ratings
🗓️ 4 March 2022
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Summary
BBC World Affairs Editor John Simpson discusses Ukraine, and journalism in warzones. What does it take to report from active conflict, and how do you make sure you're getting accurate information on the ground? Lucy, Nick, and Rajdeep chat to John Simpson about his experiences in Afghanistan and Sarajevo, the parallels between the current invasion of Ukraine and historic wars, and the emotional impact of being a witness to war.
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds |
| 0:02.4 | You're listening to BBC Scotland |
| 0:09.5 | Hi, you're listening to Podlitical, BBC Scotland's podcast |
| 0:15.9 | that brings you an inside look at the big stories coming out of Hollywood and Westminster. |
| 0:20.8 | This is an extra pod extra political for you today. |
| 0:24.3 | It's not your normal Thursday episode. |
| 0:27.0 | We wanted to take a step back from the immediate day-to-day coverage |
| 0:31.4 | that all of us are getting all the time now from the situation in Ukraine. |
| 0:35.4 | And we wanted to look at the bigger picture. |
| 0:38.0 | We've also got Nick here and Raj Deeps here as well. |
| 0:41.0 | Hello. |
| 0:42.2 | And we're also joined by BBC's World Affairs editor, John Simpson. |
| 0:46.9 | Hi, John. |
| 0:47.7 | Hello, how are you? |
| 0:49.0 | Welcome on to World Literature. |
| 0:50.0 | I'm very well, thank you. |
| 0:50.8 | How are you doing today? |
| 0:52.1 | Yeah, pretty good, pretty good. |
| 0:53.7 | I'm in Helsinki and doing some filming, |
| 0:56.2 | and it's all very interesting here, really. |
| 0:59.3 | Yeah, I can imagine. What are you making of what you're watching unfolding in Ukraine right now? |
| 1:05.8 | Well, I think we're seeing that unfolding of President Putin's plans to just kind of move in and take over Ukraine, |
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