Confessions - The agenda-challenging, unexpected memoir from one of our best-loved broadcasters (Hardcover)

'A clear-eyed and compelling account of a life, told with honesty.' - Luke Jennings 'A book brimming with surprises and insight.' - Nicholas Coleridge 'Calmly, bravely written... deployed with generosity and modesty.' - Adam Nicholson ------------------------------------------------------------------- Edward Stourton was born into a life of privilege. The son of expat parents in colonial Nigeria, Ed was sent back to Britain to be educated by Benedictine monks at Ampleforth, at the time when, it was latter revealed, the school and monastery were the setting for serial abuse cases. He then went up to Cambridge, where his life as an undergraduate gave him access to a network of future ministers, judges and newspaper editors. As a young journalist, he reported first from party conferences and picket lines and then from war zones, witnessing the events making international headlines, from Haiti to Hong Kong, before returning home to join the infighting on BBC Radio 4's Today. During this time, the Empire has given way to the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement, men-only clubs have been replaced by Me Too, and instead of a choice selection of voices on a handful of radio and television channels, we have millions of voices on YouTube, Instagram, TikTok. The world has changed, and so has Ed. Brought face to face with the author of his obituary and his own inevitable mortality, Ed is prompted to reflect on the life he has led and the events that have shaped him. In Confessions, he describes this remarkable journey with candour, humour and the insight that only forty years' experience of writing and reporting can provide. 'A searingly honest insight into the life of one of our great journalists. Hugely entertaining too.' John Humphries

General

Imprint:	Doubleday
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	2023
Authors:	Edward Stourton
Dimensions:	240 x 162 x 29mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	304
ISBN-13:	978-0-85752-833-9
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > General Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Communication studies > Media studies Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > Popular culture Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Media, information & communication industries > Radio & television industry Books > Biography > General Promotions
LSN:	0-85752-833-5
Barcode:	9780857528339

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