I do love a good podcast. Recently I – and many thousands of others – have been drawn to a new one called Movers and Shakers. The premise is simple; six people talk about their lived experience of Parkinson’s over a few drinks down the pub.
Watch Jeremy Paxman's Outstanding Contribution Award speech from the RTS Television Journalsim Awards 2023.
See the full list of winners here.
Earlier this week, Paxman announced his departure from the series after 28 years at its helm. His final series will air from 29 August through to Summer 2023.
Said Paxman: “I’ve had a blast hosting this wonderful series for nearly 29 years. I’ve been lucky enough to work with an amazing team and to meet some of the swottier brains in the country. It gives me hope for the future.”
Rajan has been BBC News’ Media Editor since December 2016 but he will step down later in the year. He will, however, continue his presenting role on the BBC Radio 4 Today programme.
Famous for its split-screen display, eccentric student contestants, difficult questions and intimidating host, University Challenge has been an almost constant fixture on our screens for more than 50 years.
The programme has clocked up over 1,600 episodes and regularly pulls in audiences of 3 million. Its impressive reign continues into the online era, despite barely changing the format, its staging or the rules of the show.
What are the secrets of its extraordinary success? Is it the questions, the contestants, or the format?
The line-up for the 2016 Christmas University Challenge series has now been confirmed, with over 50 prominent alumni taking part.
Teams from 14 universities and university colleges, including Oxford, Bristol and Sussex, will compete for the Series Champion crown that will end the year's competition.
The series will include a host of famous faces such as Paul Ross, Rachael Stirling, Dom Joly and Dermot Murnaghan.
Emailing me directions to his flat in Earls Court, Newsnight’s Lead Presenter, Evan Davis, mentions the "fascinating cluster" of estate agents where he lives. "Fascinating" and "estate agents" appear infrequently in the same sentence, but this is classic Evan Davis.
Alastair Stewart may have hosted British television’s first political leaders’ debate in April 2010 but, more often than not, it was Jeremy Paxman who had the last word at a rumbustious RTS Legends lunch in May.
Steve Hewlett was the ringmaster at this highly entertaining event, which sought to bring an insider’s perspective to the recent general election.
For much of the time, the two TV anchor men agreed to disagree. Paxman was as cynical as Stewart was enthusiastic. Maybe he’d recently attended a positive-thinking course.
The two seasoned broadcasters offered different perspectives on the recent general election to their interviewer, Media Show presenter Steve Hewlett.
"Monumentally dull" was the verdict of the erstwhile Newsnight attack dog on the campaign in which pollsters, pundits and politicians were all convinced would lead to another hung Parliament.
Paxman opined that TV networks had devoted so much attention to opinion polls because it was a "monumentally dull" campaign.
