Nigel Wrench has been a regular presenter on PM for almost five years. Aside from work in Britain, he's reported from locations as diverse as Jerusalem, St Petersburg and Bucharest.

Nigel was born in Birmingham and grew up in South Africa, where he began his journalistic career. He reported on the anti-apartheid protests of the 1980s, and was one of the BBC's reporters at the prison gates when Nelson Mandela walked free.

In Britain, he has reported for the Today programme. He is the recipient of a gold Sony Award for presenting the gay and lesbian news programme Out This Week, and a New York Radio Award for his Radio 4 documentary Aids and Me.