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| Journalist and broadcaster, born in London, UK. After service in the Royal Artillery (1943–7), he studied law at Oxford (1947–51) and was called to the bar in 1952. He became a freelance broadcaster in 1954, working first at ITN (1955–9), then joining the BBC's Panorama, which he presented from 1967 to 1972. He brought an acerbic freshness to interviewing techniques, and proved a formidable inquisitor of political figures. His radio work includes It's Your Line (1970–6) and The World at One (1979–87), while his television credits include Question Time (1979–89). Among his publications is ...But With Respect - Memorable Interviews (1993). He was knighted in 1981. |
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