Frank Gardner | |
|---|---|
| Born | Francis Rolleston Gardner 31 July 1961 |
| Education | |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Notable credit | BBC Six O'Clock News |
| Spouse |
Amanda Jane Pearson
(m. 1997–2019) |
| Partner | Elizabeth Rizzini |
| Children | 2 |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service |  British Army |
| Years of service | 1984–2021 |
| Rank | Major |
| Service number | 519796 |
| Unit | |
| Awards | Volunteer Reserves Service Medal (VRSM) |
Francis Rolleston Gardner OBE TD VR FRGS (born 31 July 1961) is a British journalist, author and retired British Army Reserve officer. He is currently the BBC's Security Correspondent, and since the September 11 attacks on New York has specialised in covering stories related to the War on terror.
Gardner joined BBC World as a producer and reporter in 1995, and became the BBC's first full-time Gulf correspondent in 1997, before being appointed BBC Middle East correspondent in 1999. On 6 June 2004, while reporting from Al-Suwaidi, a district of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Gardner was seriously injured in an attack by al-Qaida gunmen, which left him partially paralysed in the legs. He returned to reporting for the BBC in mid-2005, using a wheelchair or a frame. He has written two non-fiction works as well as a series of novels featuring the fictional SBS officer-turned MI6 operative Luke Carlton.