Jonathan Dimbleby
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| - | Part of a dynasty of television journalists which included his father Richard and older brother David. Jonathan's TV debut was in a forerunner of ''Holiday'' called ''Passport'', on which his father travelled to holiday destinations with the family in tow. | + | Part of a dynasty of television journalists which included his father Richard and older brother David. Jonathan's TV debut was in a forerunner of ''Holiday'' called ''Passport'', on which his father travelled to holiday destinations with the family in tow. Later, he became a heavyweight political journalist, presenting Radio 4's ''Any Questions?'' from 1987 to 2019 (while David presented the TV equivalent, ''Question Time'', from 1994 to 2018) and three election night programmes for ITV (while David continues to present the rival programme on the BBC), as well as BBC1's ''On The Record'' from 1988 to 1993. |
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
Revision as of 18:05, 21 August 2019
Biography
Part of a dynasty of television journalists which included his father Richard and older brother David. Jonathan's TV debut was in a forerunner of Holiday called Passport, on which his father travelled to holiday destinations with the family in tow. Later, he became a heavyweight political journalist, presenting Radio 4's Any Questions? from 1987 to 2019 (while David presented the TV equivalent, Question Time, from 1994 to 2018) and three election night programmes for ITV (while David continues to present the rival programme on the BBC), as well as BBC1's On The Record from 1988 to 1993.
Trivia
In addition to his relatives who work in the same field as him, Dimbleby's sister-in-law, Josceline (David's wife) has written a number of cookery books, while his other brother, Nicholas, sculpted the plaque that stands in Poets' Corner as a memorial to their father, Richard.
