with idiot would let idi amin on board with a loaded pistol?you regret it? no. thank goodness, what a stupid thing to try and do. you watched nelson mandela walk to freedom, what was that like and how do you go about reporting the story of that kind? it was intoxicating. it was absolutely, the most glorious, it was liberation. south africa had a terrible record of apartheid and here i was, and there was an almost jesus christ figure who had appeared out of prison, an absolute hero of the time and the amazing responsibility of being allowed to interview him. because he was no problem at all. it is impossible to say but he was as interested in me as he was in him. he kept answering questions. i don�*t want to disappoint you, but i have to ask you, it is you we want to hear from him, not you asking me. i know nothing and you know everything. can we just do this interview? and we had a beautiful interview and he was the most lovely and gracious and amazing guy who had been through so much and yet was still the most vivid and affectionate and loving

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he shared a plane with idi amin, reported on wars in iran and crises in vietnam, and it's not all beend news — he has danced and sung on tv and even got stoned on camera. but he's also been accused of being too partisan, of having political views that were too obvious and which undermine the network's impartiality. and so, at a time when the future of channel 4 is up for grabs, his words have come under unprecedented scrutiny. jon snow, welcome to the media show, and i guess before we start, the first question is you've got a few days left at channel 4 news — hoping for an interview with borisjohnson? i'm absolutely standing ready and i have every hope that that phone call will come and i'll suddenly be able to say i have literally interviewed every prime minister since i started. before we get stuck in, i just want to get one thing clear, which is how you see yourself. we know how we see you, but how do you see yourself? do you see yourself as a newsreader first and foremost? are you a reporter digging for originaljournalism who just happens to read the news? i see myself as lucky. an

what idiot would let idi amin on board with a loaded pistol?his if you try that. and so, i did not. do you regret it? no. thank goodness, what a stupid thing to try and do. in 1990, you watched nelson mandela walk to freedom, what was that like and how do you go about reporting the story of that kind? it was intoxicating. it was absolutely the most glorious, it was liberation. south africa had a terrible record of apartheid and here i was, and there was an almost jesus christ figure who had appeared out of prison, an absolute hero of the time and the amazing responsibility of being allowed to interview him. because he was no problem at all. it's impossible to say but he was as interested in me as he was in him. he kept asking questions. i don't want to disappoint you, but i have to ask you, it is you we want to hear from him, not you asking me. i know nothing and you know everything. can we just do this interview? and we had a beautiful interview and he was the most lovely and gracious and amazing guy, who had been through so much and yet was s

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