Legendary television news correspondent, Jim Laurie, was a 22-year-old adventurer when he arrived in Cambodia in 1970. Five years later in April 1975 he reported on the catastrophic collapse of first Cambodia and then Vietnam. And he was in love. His stunning and highly-acclaimed memoir, The Last Helicopter: Two Lives in Indochina, is a story of a […]
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Purpose, Passion, Grit with Humphrey: Tony Loughran
As a medic in the Royal Marines, Tony Loughran’s job was to save lives in dangerous environments. From those early days, escaping a childhood of poverty with an alcoholic father, he has never looked back. He is passionate about his work, and, although long gone from the Royal Marines, he essentially does the same job […]
Read MoreInside Story with Humphrey: Brian Appleyard
More than any other technology, cars have transformed our culture. Cars have created vast wealth as well as novel dreams of freedom and mobility. They have transformed our sense of distance and made the world infinitely more available to our eyes and our imaginations. They have inspired cinema, music and literature; they have, by their […]
Read MoreInside Story with Humphrey: James Rosone
James Rosone and Miranda Watson are one of the most successful self-published husband-wife writing teams on Amazon. James began his writing career as a form of therapy after his experiences as an interrogator in Iraq. He has turned a hobby into a career. In her spare time as a nurse, Miranda helped him. Both James […]
Read MoreInside Story with Humphrey: Adam Lebor
Goldster Inside Story welcomes back Adam LeBor, Humphrey’s first ever Book Club guest. On this Inside Story, Adam will share his insight into what makes a great thriller, whether crime, political, espionage, action, psychological or a mix of all those elements. Sorting through dozens of titles, Adam chooses a handful for his regular Best Thrillers […]
Read MoreBook of the Month with Humphrey: Animal Farm by George Orwell
Orwell wrote it as a fairytale allegory of the Soviet Union during Joseph Stalin’s rise to power there and his growing global influence. In many ways, it mirrors that of Vladimir Putin and what we are seeing now with the attempted brutal expansion of Russia. But Animal Farm is far more than that. The story follows the […]
Read MoreThe Democracy Forum live webinar
The Democracy Forum and TDF President Lord Bruce invite you to a live webinar, ‘Impending Himalayan water crisis: causes and effects’ on Wednesday June 22, 2022 2-4pm UK time. Moderator: Humphrey Hawksley, Author & former BBC Asia correspondent Panellists: Dr Paromita Ghosh, Scientist- F, Govind Ballabh Pant ‘National Institute of Himalayan Environment (GBPNIHE) Charles Iceland, […]
Read MoreInside Story with Humphrey: Robert Sutter
Robert Sutter is the author of more than twenty books about Asia and will take Goldster Inside Story behind the headlines on the rise of China, explaining its ever-changing role from the Ukraine and Afghan crises to its efforts to expand its influence into Britain and Europe. Robert, who has a doctorate from Harvard University, […]
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