Jeremy Paxman

Jeremy Paxman (born 11 May, 1950) is a BBC journalist, news presenter and author. He is most famous for his abrasive and forthright style of interviewing on the BBC's Newsnight programme. Paxman is a well-known public figure, nicknamed "Paxo", which is both a contraction of his surname and a jocular reference to a popular brand of British stuffing mix. Any kind of tough questioning is routinely described as Paxmanesque in recognition of his style.

Author

Paxman is also an author of non-fiction books. His first book arose out of a Panorama programme that he worked on with Robert Harris on biological and chemical warfare. Together they wrote A Higher Form of Killing (1982) ISBN 0099441594 exploring its history; a revised edition completed in late 2001 includes a chapter asserting that Iraq possesses both chemical and biological weapons. Working on his own he wrote Friends in High Places: Who Runs Britain? (1991) ISBN 0140156003 which investigated the labyrinthine connections between those in power in early 1990s Britain. A study of the English nation entitled The English: A Portrait of a People followed in 1998 ISBN 0140267239 to considerable critical acclaim. His most recent work is The Political Animal (2002) ISBN 0140288473, which discusses the character traits of those that enter into politics.

Related Topics:
Panorama - Robert Harris - 1982 - 2001 - Iraq - 1991 - English nation - 1998 - 2002

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