Alan Johnston

“Whispering” Alan Johnston has gone missing in Gaza, he may have been kidnapped. He’s the BBC correspondent there but before that he was an editor on a World Service News programme, the World Today. When I was working as a producer he was my editor and he was one of the most kind and helpful people I have ever worked for. He is also a careful and principled journalist and full of enthusiasm for his job. I once met him in Clapham High Street, on his way to interview someone for a documentary, and he told me how lucky he thought he was to be able to do something he loved so much and get paid for it. I really hope he’s OK.