The Send

Veteran broadcaster and journalist Nicholas Owen tells The Send about his time covering a story that shocked the world and became one of the biggest breaking news stories of recent times - the death and funeral of Princess Diana. Nicholas tells host Louise Beale what it was like to witness first hand the wave of national grief that engulfed the UK, how commentating on her funeral was one of the biggest challenges of his career and why he insisted on driving home every night - however late - after he’d been on air.

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Channel 5 News’ Royal Correspondent Simon Vigar tells The Send about his time covering the death of Queen Elizabeth II and how it felt to be working on a global breaking news story that had been meticulously planned for years.  Simon also tells host Louise Beale what it was like to be in the congregation of the funeral at Westminster Abbey, how going on Royal Tours isn’t all about 5 star hotels and which one of the Royal Family is his favourite. 

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Channel 4 News Presenter and Europe Editor Matt Frei tells The Send about his time covering the Russian invasion of Ukraine, as well as another major story he covered in the same country back in 2014: the shooting down of passenger jet flight MH17. Matt also tells host Louise Beale about his time in America, where he was Washington Correspondent for the BBC and Channel 4 News. Which out of the 4 US Presidents he interviewed could "turn on a dime".

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Recorded days after their return from the frontline in Kyiv, three ITN journalists - 5 News's Chief Correspondent Tessa Chapman, Producer Zoe Kalus and Camera Operator Adam Boyle - talk about their experience of reporting from the Ukraine capital as Russia's military bore down, the crucial decisions made under intense pressure as the air-raid sirens blared, and their harrowing journey out of the country, where they encountered horror and humanity among the waves of refugees.

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Recorded days after their return from the frontline in Kyiv, three ITN journalists - 5 News's Chief Correspondent Tessa Chapman, Producer Zoe Kalus and Camera Operator Adam Boyle - talk about their experience of reporting from the Ukraine capital as Russia's military bore down, the crucial decisions made under intense pressure as the air-raid sirens blared, and their harrowing journey out of the country, where they encountered horror and humanity among the waves of refugees.

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Breakfast TV legend and now 5 News anchor Sian Williams tells The Send about covering some of the biggest stories from around the world, including a defining one from here in the UK - the Hillsborough disaster. She explains what it was like to witness a community grieving while the authorities lied about what happened. Now a qualified and experienced Psychotherapist and final year Doctoral student, Sian pulls from her extensive experience in counselling, and her research on journalists, to examine the unspoken impact that witnessing such traumas can have on reporters, and the techniques anyone can use to stay calm under the intense strain and pressure of deadlines.

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Daisy McAndrew was still on maternity leave when the mother of all economic stories broke - the 2008 financial crisis. Only just appointed Economics Editor at ITV News, it was a baptism of fire for her. Daisy tells host Louise Beale about reporting on a story that led the bulletins for months, how she converted from a career covering politics and how she once became the story itself.

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Five News Correspondent Julian Druker tells The Send about covering the trial of Oscar Pistorius, the South African Olympic and Paralympic athlete who was charged with murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. The initial trial lasted six months and was broadcast live, partly via audio and partly live via TV, to millions around the world. Julian tells host Louise Beale about the difficulty of reporting in the middle of a media frenzy, and spending time with Pistorius the day after he was found guilty of manslaughter.

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Good Morning Britain Correspondent Richard Gaisford tells The Send about covering the biggest missing person’s mystery of our times. Madeleine McCann disappeared in Portugal in 2007. Since then, it’s a story that’s baffled the police, the family and the public. Richard tells host Louise Beale about the mistakes in the investigation he saw, how locals thought the finger was going to be pointed at pretty much anyone and keeping your own emotions in check when you have a young family of your own.

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UK TV's longest serving national Political Editor, Andy Bell, tells The Send about the time he found himself covering the Gaza War in 2014, the split second decisions they had to make to stay safe - and the one decision he got wrong that almost ended in trouble. Plus, on his regular patch, he tells us the best, and the worst, Prime Ministers to interview.

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