Truth
Under FireReporting from the world’s front lines.
Gaza. Ukraine. Syria. Sudan. Yemen. More armed conflicts than at any point in decades — and Jeremy Bowen has reported from the centre of nearly all of them.
Over forty years, ninety countries and twenty wars, the BBC’s International Editor has interviewed world leaders, documented war crimes, been shot at, and survived to tell the stories.
He will explain how the battle for truth is being waged, why press freedom is collapsing in conflict zones, and what it means when the first casualty of war is not just truth, but those trying to report it.
All fifty-five have gone. A seat is sometimes released closer to the night — the mailing list hears first. We are not able to resell or transfer tickets.
Forty years on the front lines.
Jeremy Bowen is the BBC’s International Editor. Across more than four decades he has covered over ninety countries and twenty wars — from El Salvador in 1989 to the frontlines of today.
He has spent his career fighting for access, verifying what others want hidden, and bearing witness in the places governments would rather the world did not see. This is an evening for anyone who wants to understand the world as it is, not as we wish it to be.
Your questions, answered.
“A journalist who has made it his life’s work to get as close to the truth as possible — even when that truth is dangerous, disputed, or under fire.”
After the interval, the room opens up: an unhurried, open Q&A with one of the most experienced correspondents of his generation. In a room of 55, your question is never far from the front.
Forty years. Ninety countries. Twenty wars.
One of the most experienced correspondents of his generation — in a room of 55.
The second half is yours
An open Q&A with a reporter who has spent a career getting as close to the truth as it is possible to get.
Every seat is close
With only 55 seats, everyone gets something close to a front-row experience — intimate, immediate, and part of the story.
Circle & Star Theatre
28 Heath Street, Hampstead, London NW3 6TE. Hampstead station, Northern line — thirty seconds from the door. Fifty-five seats — all good ones.
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Join the mailing list →Contains frank discussion of war, conflict and their human cost. Under-18s welcome — parental guidance advised. Running time approximately 1 hour 50 minutes, including the Q&A.
Presented by Fane Productions at Circle & Star — one night, in a room of 55.