Timothy Henry Franks was born on 14 May 1968 and is a British journalist and radio presenter who presents Newshour, the flagship news and current affairs programme on BBC World Service radio.
10 Facts About Tim Franks
1.
2.
Tim Franks was previously an award-winning foreign correspondent for the BBC.
3.
Tim Franks joined the BBC in 1990, as a World Service Production Trainee, and spent five years as a producer, reporter and part-time presenter.
4.
Tim Franks covered not just British politics but events in Northern Ireland, including the breakdown of the IRA ceasefire in 1996, civil disorder over the Parades in Northern Ireland, and the Good Friday Agreement.
5.
Tim Franks started presenting, from time to time, The World at One and contributing to the arts pages of the New Statesman magazine.
6.
Tim Franks reported from across Europe, as well as from Iraq during the war of 2003.
7.
Tim Franks was, during this time, used as an occasional presenter on the Today programme.
Related searches
Oprah Winfrey 8.
In 2009, Franks won a Bayeux-Calvados Award for war correspondents for reporting for his piece on Dr Izzeldin Abuelaish, who lost three daughters in Israel's offensive during the Gaza War.
9.
Tim Franks continued to present Hardtalk from time to time, along with documentaries on TV and radio.
10.
In November 2013, Tim Franks secured the first broadcast interview since Lance Armstrong's "limited confession" to doping in January 2013 with Oprah Winfrey.