Jeremy Paxman
Jeremy Paxman
Jeremy Dickson Paxmanis an English broadcaster, journalist and author. He has worked for the BBC since 1972 and is known for his forthright and abrasive interviewing style, particularly when interrogating politicians. His regular appearances on the BBC Two's Newsnight programme were sometimes criticised as aggressive, intimidating and condescending, yet also applauded as tough and incisive. He is the question master of University Challenge, succeeding Bamber Gascoigne when the programme was revived in 1994...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionNews Anchor
Date of Birth11 May 1950
The promise of Western capitalism of ever rising rates of pay has turned out to be the cheque that bounced
I've spent my whole life being told I have a face like a horse. You are just what you are, aren't you?
It seems to me that the way to remove people's cynicism is, when asked a straight question, to give a straight answer.
I find it odd that people take me seriously.
Sharing holiday snaps on social media is an act of arrogant vanity.
Ones teachers all belonged to that generation who were imperialists, and the whole narrative throughout my adolescence was of countries leaving the empire. I find it extraordinary that this purpose which drove how we viewed the world is now considered to be something that has no effect upon us.
I hate the word 'sneering', I can't help the way my face looks.
I got fed up of listening to bollocks
Television bosses should stop insulting the public's intelligence by assuming we are all idiots.
Has there ever been a visitor to Ludlow who hasn't wished they lived there?
I voted against Gerald Nabarro in my first general election, but my defiance made no difference. If you had put a Conservative rosette on a mustachioed hamster, it would have been elected.
It would be unforgivable to use the role I have, such as it is, to inflict my incoherent, half-baked view of the world on people. That would be illegitimate and unacceptable and I should be fired.
I have not a clue why they sent it to me. As far as I know I have not got a reputation as a receiver of stolen goods.
I've always thought you have to live life looking forwards, not backwards. I've had no interest at all in who my ancestors are.