Michael BUERK The Road Taken

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Michael Buerk has reported on some of the biggest stories in our lifetime: the Flixborough chemical plant fire, Ethiopian famine, the Birmingham pub bombing, Lockerbie. He was there at the start of the Falklands War; he reported the death throes of apartheid in South Africa. He was the face of the BBC flagship evening news for many years & has fronted everything from the popular BBC1 series 999 to the erudite Radio 4 programme "The Moral Maze". Here, he also reveals the private Michael Buerk, his bigamist father, his long & happy marriage to Christine & his delight at fatherhood. 453pp b/w photos H/B