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Of the world that became known as the global south, shining a light on the ordinary lives of millions of people, most notably perhaps in africa, whose everyday lives were often ignored or relegated to the inside pages of newspapers. the bbc director general, tim davie said today that george. was more than just an outstanding journalist..audiences could sense his kindness, empathy and wonderful humanity . our special correspondent allan little now looks back at a life of wonderful storytelling and adventure. three, two, one. go tape. at six o clock the ground war on iraq has begun. millions knew him as the face of the six o clock news. good evening and welcome to the six o clock news. ..and for his calm, unflappable authority. good evening and welcome to the bbc s news at six. he was born in sri lanka in 1955 to christian tamil parents. as a child the family moved to ghana. this is the road. ....
Nine years after being diagnosed. george won many awards in a hugely successful career which took him from southern africa to many other parts of the world. the bbc s director general, tim davie, described him as one of the best and bravestjournalists of his generation . but above all he was a very fine human being as his friend and colleague allan little now reports. three, two, one. go tape. at six o clock the ground war on iraq has begun. millions knew him as the face of the six o clock news. ..and for his calm, unflappable authority. good evening and welcome to the bbc s news at six. he was born in sri lanka in 1955 to christian tamil parents. as a child the family moved to ghana. this is the road. and he was swept up in the early optimism of a young nation newly independent of british colonial rule. ....
George alagiah, one of the bbc s most highly respected and much loved presenters, has died. he was 67 and he d been living with bowel cancer since 2014. george won many awards in a hugely successful career which took him from southern africa to many other parts of the world. the bbc today, spoke of his special connection with audiences. many who worked with him here will remember him most as an unfailingly kind hearted and generous colleague. alan little looks back at his life. three, two, one. go tape. at six o clock the ground war on iraq has begun. millions knew him as the face of the six 0 clock news. good evening and welcome to the six o clock news. ..and for his calm, unflappable authority. good evening and welcome to the bbc s news at six. he was born in sri lanka in 1955 to christian tamil parents. as a child the family moved to ghana. this is the road. and he was swept up in the early optimism of a young nation ....
At six o clock the ground war on iraq has begun. millions knew him as the face of the six o clock news. good evening and welcome to the six o clock news. ..and for his calm, unflappable authority. good evening and welcome to the bbc s news at six. he was born in sri lanka in 1955 to christian tamil parents. as a child the family moved to ghana. this is the road. and he was swept up in the early optimism of a young nation newly independent of british colonial rule. we knew that africa was going to be united and that ghana, this country, was going to be at the centre of it, and i think that was a kind of dream. at 11 he was a migrant again, this time to england, where his parents enrolled him in a portsmouth boarding school. here, though there was some racism, he learned to adapt to a new culture and to thrive. at durham university he met his wife frances. i think when we got married, we were aware of a sort of meeting of cultures. ....
The prevailing rarefied ideological climate that Germany and most European countries are suffering from today makes a very cautious call for prudence and negotiation a criminal offense that deserves to be punished with ostracism. ....