Fergal Keane

Fergal Keane, OBE,is one of the BBC’s most distinguished correspondents, having worked for the corporation in Northern Ireland, South Africa, Asia and the Balkans. He has been awarded a BAFTA and has been named Reporter of the Year on television and radio, winning honours from the Royal Television Society and the Sony Radio Awards. He has also been named Reporter of the Year in the Amnesty International Press Awards and won the James Cameron Prize and the Edward R. Murrow Award from the US Overseas Press Association. His books include The Bondage of Fear (Penguin, 1995), Season of Blood (Penguin, 1996), winner of the Orwell Prize, Letter to Daniel (Penguin/BBC, 1996) and Letters Home (Penguin, 1999). A Stranger’s Eye, which accompanied his television series, was published by Penguin in 2000. His memoir All of These People was published in March 2005 by HarperCollins. His latest book, critically acclaimed Sunday Times top ten best seller, Road of Bones, was published by HarperCollins in April 2010. Fergal Keane’s relaxed Irish brogue, lyrical and humane style of delivery has made him one of the BBC’s best known international correspondents. Fergal is a highly entertaining and accomplished public speaker, event chair, moderator and charismatic and engaging after dinner speaker.

Fergal’s numerous awards include an OBE for his work in Africa. Educated in Ireland, Fergal now lives in London with his family.