Our very own author, Michael Nicholson, visited the Falkland Islands on ITV last night, in documentary Return to The Falklands. Michael returned to the Falklands, where he reported on the 1982 conflict all those years ago, alongside veteran, Simon Weston, and ex-marine, Nick Taylor.
The documentary was aired as the 30th anniversary of the conflict between Argentina and Britain, over the sovereignty of the Falkland Islands, is marked.
The documentary is available to watch on ITV player here.
We thought the documentary was brilliant and BBC journalist, Will Leitch, said:
Michael Nicholson is one of Britain's best known news journalists and foreign correspondents. His newly released book, A State of War Exists, is a remarkable look at the history of war reporting through a century and a half of conflict journalism – from the Crimea to the Kevlar-wearing, technology-dependent hacks of today, trying desperately to fill the 24-hour rolling news vacuum. Along the way, Nicholson introduces us to the greats of his trade and looks at what made them do what they did and what sets them apart from the rest, including William Howard Russell, Frederic Villiers, Martha Gellhorn, Henry Nevinson, James Cameron and Clare Hollingworth.
I'm sure we can all agree that, no matter what your personal view of the Falklands conflict, and no matter how much time passes, we should never forget the ultimate sacrifice made by those involved in the war, in the name of their country. Iain Dale has collected memories of the conflict in his book, Memories of the Falklands. The book features contributions from Margaret Thatcher, Rex Hunt, Sir John Nott, Denzil Connick, Rick Jolly, Simon Weston, Julian Thompson, Hew Pike, John Kiszely, Cecil Parkinson, Max Hastings and David Owen. However, the majority of the stories are from those who found themselves at the very forefront of the conflict; soldiers and islanders themselves.