John Simpson, Ranulph Fiennes and Robin Knox-Johnston ask worshipers if they want Westerners to leave Afghanistan and receive some unequivocal answers.

One of three clips shown here from Top Dogs: Adventures in War, Sea and Ice – Afghanistan, transmitted on BBC2 in 2009 in which John Simpson takes Sir Ranulph Fiennes and Sir Robin Knox-Johnston to Afghanistan to reveal the trials and joys of the war correspondent whilst he investigates live news stories.

“A fascinating insight into how the news is shaped…seriousness of purpose” The Times

John Simpson and his team must move by road from Kabul to the Khyber Pass forcing them to drive through the infamous district of Surobi where ten French soldiers were killed just three weeks before.

One of three clips shown here from Top Dogs: Adventures in War, Sea and Ice – Afghanistan, transmitted on BBC2 in 2009 in which John Simpson takes Sir Ranulph Fiennes and Sir Robin Knox-Johnston to Afghanistan to reveal the trials and joys of the war correspondent whilst he investigates live news stories.

“A fascinating insight into how the news is shaped…seriousness of purpose” The Times

John Simpson does a news broadcast in response to the Islamabad Marriot Hotel bomb blast but is dissatisfied with its content and his location.

One of three clips shown here from Top Dogs: Adventures in War, Sea and Ice – Afghanistan, transmitted on BBC2 in 2009 in which John Simpson takes Sir Ranulph Fiennes and Sir Robin Knox-Johnston to Afghanistan to reveal the trials and joys of the war correspondent whilst he investigates live news stories.

“A fascinating insight into how the news is shaped…seriousness of purpose” The Times

John Simpson does a live news piece for BBC News at Tora Bora, home and base of Osama Bin Laden when he planned the 9/11 attacks.  He is accompanied by Sir Ranulph Fiennes and Sir Robin Knox-Johnston.

One of three clips shown here from Top Dogs: Adventures in War, Sea and Ice – Afghanistan, transmitted on BBC2 in 2009 in which John Simpson takes Sir Ranulph Fiennes and Sir Robin Knox-Johnston to Afghanistan to reveal the trials and joys of the war correspondent whilst he investigates live news stories.

“A fascinating insight into how the news is shaped…seriousness of purpose” The Times