Bodyguard
Subtitle: my life on the front line
By: Craig Summers with Tony Horne
Contributors: Horne, Tony
Publisher: Biteback Pub.
Published: 2012
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 319
ISBN-13: 9781849542234
Subjects: Bodyguards; Protection; Celebrities; Biography
Description: Craig Summers had one of the most dangerous jobs in television. His task? Keeping adventurous celebrities alive. Summers was the BBC's security adviser, a job which took him to war zones, scenes of natural disaster and big international sporting events, as well as on undercover operations involving child trafficking, football hooliganism and narcotics. Using his extensive military experience - he served with the British forces in both the Falklands War and the Balkans - he has been the right hand man, confidant and enforcer to many adventurous celebrities including Sir Ranulph Fiennes, Gary Lineker, John Simpson and Matthew Pinsent. Summers talks extensively about these relationships and how he helps make demanding television look so easy to the viewer back home, demonstrating how his knowledge and experience have been vital in keeping BBC casualties to a minimum. From Kabul, to Gaza, to Zimbabwe, Summers has escorted and protected some of our biggest stars through testing and hazardous conditions. 'Bodyguard' tells the unknown stories behind some of the biggest news and sports events of our time, from the inside out.