Having had loving people who brought me up, and then I find another set of people. That really is a double blessing.
The better the information it has, the better democracy works. Silence and secrecy are never good for it. - Kate Adie
The better the information it has, the better democracy works. Silence and secrecy are never good for it.
- Kate Adie
I never desired to go into war zones. I never had any thought about it. It sort of just happened as part of the job. - Kate Adie
I never desired to go into war zones. I never had any thought about it. It sort of just happened as part of the job.
Up until about 12 years ago we never, ever, wore flak jacket or helmets but now the nastiness has got worse. - Kate Adie
Up until about 12 years ago we never, ever, wore flak jacket or helmets but now the nastiness has got worse.
Hair is also a problem. I remember once, when I was reporting from Beirut at the height of the civil war, someone wrote in to the BBC complaining abo… - Kate Adie
Hair is also a problem. I remember once, when I was reporting from Beirut at the height of the civil war, someone wrote in to the BBC complaining abo…
I wrote in the book very specifically what I wanted to write about, period, and left it at. - Kate Adie
I wrote in the book very specifically what I wanted to write about, period, and left it at.
I was sent to a nice Church of England girls' school and at that time, after university, a woman was expected to become a teacher, a nurse or a missi… - Kate Adie
I was sent to a nice Church of England girls' school and at that time, after university, a woman was expected to become a teacher, a nurse or a missi…
There was no equal pay law when I started working. I was no different to any other woman in any other job at the time. - Kate Adie
There was no equal pay law when I started working. I was no different to any other woman in any other job at the time.
I have nothing to do with the selection of stories. I'm the reporter. - Kate Adie
I have nothing to do with the selection of stories. I'm the reporter.
On the Northern Ireland question, for instance, the British and Irish governments prohibit media contact with members of the IRA, but we have always … - Kate Adie
On the Northern Ireland question, for instance, the British and Irish governments prohibit media contact with members of the IRA, but we have always …
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