Richard Sambrook's guest appearances

Richard Sambrook

The Frontline Club

Media Masters

Reporters and Reported 

Jeremy Bowen

David Rose

Alan Rusbridger

Emma Tucker

David Starkey

Tim Harford

Joshua Foer

Lynsey Addario

Philip Gourevitch

Ioan Grillo

Douglas Murray

Amanda Knox

Emily Wilson

Tina Brown

Joanne Lipman

OwlTail

Professor Richard Sambrook is director of the Centre for Journalism at Cardiff University. His first job at the BBC was in local radio. He then moved over to TV news as a producer and quickly rose through the ranks, securing a variety of roles including news editor, head of BBC Sport, director of news and finally head of the World Service. He also played a key role in the roll-out of 24-hour news, and the launch of Radio 5 Live. In this in-depth interview, Richard shares how he led the BBC’s response to the Hutton Inquiry over the so-called “sexed-up” Iraq war dossier, describes his role in lobbying for the safety of journalists worldwide as chair of the Frontline Club; and discusses his academic work, including a forensic analysis of the connection between fake news and press freedom.

Professor Richard Sambrook is director of the Centre for Journalism at Cardiff University. His first job at the BBC was in local radio. He then moved over to TV news as a producer and quickly rose through the ranks, securing a variety of roles including news editor, head of BBC Sport, director of news and finally head of the World Service. He also played a key role in the roll-out of 24-hour news, and the launch of Radio 5 Live. In this in-depth interview, Richard shares how he led the BBC’s response to the Hutton Inquiry over the so-called “sexed-up” Iraq war dossier, describes his role in lobbying for the safety of journalists worldwide as chair of the Frontline Club; and discusses his academic work, including a forensic analysis of the connection between fake news and press freedom.

Media Masters - Richard Sambrook

In the first Reflections of the year Richard Sambrook will look back on his 30-year career at the BBC  before his scheduled departure later this year.  Currently Director of the BBC’s Global News division, Richard Sambrook has worked on some of the major stories of the past three decades.As a senior producer for the Nine O’Clock News he worked on the coverage of the collapse of the Berlin Wall in 1989 and co-ordinated the coverage of the war in Bosnia. Fourteen years later as Director of News in 2003 he defended the BBC Radio 4’s Today programme story claiming Tony Blair’s government had exaggerated claims over Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction and later gave evidence to the Hutton Inquiry. Richard Sambrook will be discussing the stories and people who have shaped his career with Vin Ray, director of the BBC College of Journalism

In the first Reflections of the year Richard Sambrook will look back on his 30-year career at the BBC before his scheduled departure later this year. Currently Director of the BBC’s Global News division, Richard Sambrook has worked on some of the major stories of the past three decades. As a senior producer for the Nine O’Clock News he worked on the coverage of the collapse of the Berlin Wall in 1989 and co-ordinated the coverage of the war in Bosnia. Fourteen years later as Director of News in 2003 he defended the BBC Radio 4’s Today programme story claiming Tony Blair’s government had exaggerated claims over Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction and later gave evidence to the Hutton Inquiry. Richard Sambrook will be discussing the stories and people who have shaped his career with Vin Ray, director of the BBC College of Journalism

Richard Sambrook Looks Back On His 30 - Year Career At The BBC