Jeremy Paxman

Jeremy Paxman is, to me, the gold standard of adversarial interviewing. The Leeds-born broadcaster, educated at St Catharine's College, Cambridge, built a reputation on refusing to let politicians wriggle free, famously pressing the same unanswered question again and again. I find that doggedness genuinely admirable in an age of softer journalism. He is more than an interrogator, though: a writer and historian with real range. What I respect most is his intellectual honesty, the willingness to call himself a socialist in youth and a one-nation conservative later. That is the mark of someone who keeps thinking rather than merely performing.

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Name (English)

Jeremy Paxman

Name (Japanese)

ジェレミー・パクスマン

Reading

じぇれみー・ぱくすまん

Born

May 11, 1950 (age 76)

Origin

Leeds, United Kingdom

Occupation

journalist / television presenter / writer / radio personality / historian

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Tiger

University

St Catharine's College

Awards & achievements

• 2006 honorary doctorate

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy%20Paxman
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1942003

Tags

• journalist
• television presenter
• writer

Last updated

September 25, 2026

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