Daniel Sandford is an English TV journalist. He is currently the BBC’s Moscow Correspondent.

Early life and education

Sandford was born in Oxford. His family moved to Ethiopia when he was 3 and he received his primary education there at the English School, which had been founded by his grandmother some 20 years earlier. The family returned to the UK after the 1974 Ethiopian revolution and he received his secondary education at Magdalen College School

Magdalen College School, Oxford

Magdalen College School is an independent school for boys aged 7 to 18 and girls in the sixth form, located on The Plain in Oxford, England. It was founded as part of Magdalen College, Oxford by William Waynflete in 1480....

, an independent school

Independent school

An independent school is a school that is independent in its finances and governance; it is not dependent upon national or local government for financing its operations, nor reliant on taxpayer contributions, and is instead funded by a combination of tuition charges, gifts, and in some cases the...

 for boys in Oxford

Oxford

The city of Oxford is the county town of Oxfordshire, England. The city, made prominent by its medieval university, has a population of just under 165,000, with 153,900 living within the district boundary. It lies about 50 miles north-west of London. The rivers Cherwell and Thames run through...

, and sang as a chorister in the choir of Magdalen College, Oxford

Magdalen College, Oxford

Magdalen College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. As of 2006 the college had an estimated financial endowment of £153 million. Magdalen is currently top of the Norrington Table after over half of its 2010 finalists received first-class degrees, a record...

. He studied at the University of Southampton

University of Southampton

The University of Southampton is a British public university located in the city of Southampton, England, a member of the Russell Group. The origins of the university can be dated back to the founding of the Hartley Institution in 1862 by Henry Robertson Hartley. In 1902, the Institution developed...

 from 1985–1988, gaining a BSc in Physics with Electronics.

Career

From January 1989 – May 1998, Sandford worked at ITN, where his roles included that of Home Affairs Producer, Africa Producer and General Reporter.

In 1998 he joined the BBC, acting as Home Affairs Producer and Health Correspondent. In 2002 he became Home Affairs Correspondent. He is perhaps best known for his television reporting of the terrorist attacks in London in July 2005, and the airline "liquid bomb plot" of August 2006.

Family background

He is the grandson of Brigadier Daniel Sandford and the great nephew of Lieutenant Richard Douglas Sandford

Richard Douglas Sandford

Richard Douglas Sandford VC was a Royal Navy officer and an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces...

 VC. He is also related to Daniel Fox Sandford

Daniel Fox Sandford

Daniel Fox Sandford was the Bishop of Tasmania from 1883 until 1889. Educated at Glasgow University and ordained in 1854 he was Chaplain to the Bishop of Edinburgh, during which time he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. Subsequently a vicar, then canon within the area he was...

  (1831–1906), Bishop of Tasmania, Daniel Keyte Sandford

Daniel Keyte Sandford

Sir Daniel Keyte Sandford, D.C.L. was a Scottish politician and Greek scholar.-Early life:Sandford was the second son of the Right Rev. Daniel Sandford, Episcopal Bishop of Edinburgh, in which city he was born February 3, 1798...

 (1798–1838), Scottish politician and Greek scholar, and Daniel Sandford

Daniel Sandford (bishop of Edinburgh)

The Rt Revd Daniel Sandford was Bishop of Edinburgh from 1806 until 1830.He was born in 1766 at Delville, near Dublin, Ireland, the son of Reverend Daniel Sandford and Sarah Chapone.He married Helen Frances Catherine Douglas, on 11 October 1790...

, (1766–1830), Bishop of Edinburgh.

Personal life

Sandford is married, is the father of twins and lives in London. He is a fan of Arsenal

Arsenal F.C.

Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups...

football club.