DBF presents An Evening with Fergal Keane [2026]

Fergal will talk to BBC Midlands Correspondent, Navtej Johal, about his career and his plans for the future including writing his first novel and a new work of non-fiction. Fergal Keane’s departure from the BBC after 37 years rightly deserved a mention on the 6 o’clock bulletin as one of the most recognisable and respected journalists in world affairs, reporting with humanity and empathy and winning multiple awards. He covered conflict and brutality across the world: from Rwanda, Sudan, South Africa, Somalia, Iraq, Afghanistan and more recently in Ukraine and Gaza, demonstrating his ability to connect with audiences and powerfully and compassionately tell the stories of the people and places