Rageh Omaar
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Rageh Omaar has covered and reported from some of the most hostile places on earth. His career has spanned the BBC, Al Jazeera and ITN. He is a reporter, a documentary maker, author, newscaster and is now International Affairs Editor at ITV. In this conversation Rageh talks about how he became a journalist, his time with the BBC reporting from Iraq during the 2003 invasion and what it was like to interview Nelson Mandela. He discusses the highs and lows of being a journalist and reflects on his life’s work throwing a spotlight on war, terror, trauma and tragedy.