Being Frank : The Frank Gardner Story

DavidKlyne
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edited November 2020 in Entertainment #1

Did anyone else watch this interesting documentary about Frank Gardner the BBC Security Correspondent who was shot and seriously injured in  Saudi Arabia? Quite horrific what he has been through. Information here https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/disability-54703865

David

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  • JillwithaJay
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    edited November 2020 #2

    I meant to watch it but clean forgot as I got side tracked by other events.

  • brue
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    edited November 2020 #3

    I read the article in the link, which was good although very personal to Frank Gardner's route to recovery and adaption to such horrendous injuries.

  • cyberyacht
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    edited November 2020 #4

    Gives a bit of an insight into the tenacity that is required of those in such a situation. Humbling.

  • RedKite
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    edited November 2020 #5

    We have recorded it to watch at a later date.

  • Takethedogalong
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    edited November 2020 #6

    Been reading about him in Guardian, very brave man. Lucky to be alive after all that happened to him.

  • JVB66
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    edited November 2020 #7

    Brave man indeed but it was his wife and "children" who helped him through the worst, did they get a mention? undecided

    the new woman seemed to get plentysurprised

  • brue
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    edited November 2020 #8

    You can't possibly know someone's actual personal circumstances from a documentary on TV or other media. It would be grossly unfair to imply anything.

  • JVB66
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    edited November 2020 #9

     It seems to be quite common knowledge, undecided

  • Tinwheeler
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    edited November 2020 #10

    I’ve no idea what you're talking about so it’s not common knowledge in these quarters.

  • JVB66
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    edited November 2020 #11

    Not a surprise there thensurprised

  • Tinwheeler
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    edited November 2020 #12

    No surprise at all because I have no interest in the tittle tattle of other people's personal lives or of making innuendoes, assumptions or mischief about them.👍🏻 

  • JVB66
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    edited November 2020 #13

    Quite right to undecided snap

  • DavidKlyne
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    edited November 2020 #14

    You have obviously not watched the programme as it was all documented there.

  • JVB66
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    edited November 2020 #15

    ??undecided where was her side of the story  no interviewfrown

  • DavidKlyne
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    edited November 2020 #16

    Why would there be, it was his story. He does explain in the programme and apparently they remain good friends. I would imagine going through what it did was enough to put a strain on any marriage. 

  • peedee
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    edited November 2020 #17

    I watched it on catch up last night. I hadn't realised it was in Riyadh he had been shot and that they tried to finish him off after initially shooting him. He is a very lucky man and unlike the sad case of PC Phillip Olds had the courage and determination to get on with life.

    I also watched his documentary on Columbia when it was first on some months ago.

    peedee

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