Last updated: 12 october, 2011 - 14:49 GMT
Alan Johnston
- Studied English and Politics at Dundee University and Journalism at the University of Wales, Cardiff
- Reported from Central Asia in the aftermath of the collapse of the Soviet Union
- Became the BBC's Kabul correspondent covering the rise of the Taliban
- He lived and worked in Gaza for three years, where he was kidnapped by the Army of Islam and held for nearly four months
- He has published a book and won several awards
As a listener I always loved From Our Own Correspondent, and as a journalist, I was lucky enough to contribute to it. I'm delighted to be presenting it now. It's a fantastic show that gives the reporter the freedom to bring alive the extraordinary people he meets, and the momentous events unfolding around him.
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