Trevor McDonald has few equals as a natural storyteller and communicator. In An Improbable Life he recounts his personal experience of world events and interviews with globally famous - or notorious - figures. He describes his first British television interview with Nelson Mandela; reflects on the Windrush generation; and experiences Barack Obama’s momentous inauguration as President of the USA. There are dramatic meetings with Saddam Hussein (the first and only by a British television correspondent) and Muammar Gaddafi. Engaging, intimate and moving, this is the life story of an exceptional broadcaster who over decades has expertly revealed to us history in the making.