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Jeremy Paxman

Jeremy Paxman is arguably Britain's most respected political journalist, renowned for his tough, rigorous interviewing of public figures. He was born in Leeds and educated at a prestigious private school, Malvern College. He graduated from Cambridge University with a degree in English. He joined the BBC as a trainee in 1972 and began working on BBC radio... See full bio »

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2012 Empire (TV series documentary)
Doing Good (2012) (written by)
Making a Fortune (2012)
Playing the Game (2012) (written by)
Making Ourselves at Home (2012) (written by)
A Taste for Power (2012) (written by)
 
2009 The Victorians (TV series documentary)
Dreams and Nightmares (2009) (written by)
Having It All (2009) (written by)
Home Sweet Home (2009) (written by)
Painting the Town (2009) (written by)
 
Show ShowSelf (42 titles)
1989-2013 Newsnight (TV series)
Himself - Presenter / Himself - Reporter / Himself
Episode dated 17 April 2013 (2013) … Himself - Presenter
Episode dated 10 April 2013 (2013) … Himself - Presenter
Margaret Thatcher Special (2013) … Himself - Presenter
Episode dated 22 October 2012 (2012) … Himself - Presenter
Episode dated 26 June 2012 (2012) … Himself - Presenter
 
2012 Cloud Atlas
Himself - Newscaster (uncredited)
 
2012 Tales of Television Centre (TV documentary)
Himself - Journalist
 
2012 Empire (TV series documentary)
Himself - Presenter
Doing Good (2012) … Himself - Presenter
Making a Fortune (2012) … Himself - Presenter
Playing the Game (2012) … Himself - Presenter
Making Ourselves at Home (2012) … Himself - Presenter
A Taste for Power (2012) … Himself - Presenter
 
1994-2011 University Challenge (TV series)
Himself - Host / Himself - Presenter
Christmas 2011 Final (2011) … Himself - Host
Christmas 2011 Semi-Final 2 (2011) … Himself - Host
Christmas 2011 Semi-Final 1 (2011) … Himself - Host
Christmas 2011 Special 5 (2011) … Himself - Host
Christmas 2011 Special 4 (2011) … Himself - Host
 
2011 The Alan Titchmarsh Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 20 October 2011 (2011) … Himself
 
2010 Election 2010 (TV movie)
Himself
 
2010 Jeremy Paxman Interviews... (TV mini-series)
Himself - Presenter
Gordon Brown (2010) … Himself - Presenter
David Cameron (2010) … Himself - Presenter
Nick Clegg (2010) … Himself - Presenter
 
2010 Newsnight at 30 (TV documentary)
Himself - Host (also archive footage)
 
2009 The Victorians (TV series documentary)
Himself - Presenter
Dreams and Nightmares (2009) … Himself - Presenter
Having It All (2009) … Himself - Presenter
Home Sweet Home (2009) … Himself - Presenter
Painting the Town (2009) … Himself - Presenter
 
2009 This Morning (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 12 February 2009 (2009) … Himself
 
2009 The ONE Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 10 February 2009 (2009) … Himself
 
2008 Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2008 Time Shift (TV series documentary)
Himself
Charles Wheeler: Edge of Frame (2008) … Himself
 
2008 University Challenge: The Professionals (TV series)
Himself - Host
Ministry of Justice vs. Comedians (2008) … Himself - Host
 
2007 Wilfred Owen: A Remembrance Tale (TV documentary)
Himself - Presenter
 
2007 The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (TV series)
Himself
Jeremy Paxman (2007) … Himself
 
2006 University Challenge: The Story So Far (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Parkinson (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 7 October 2006 (2006) … Himself
 
2006 Who Do You Think You Are? (TV series documentary)
Himself
Jeremy Paxman (2006) … Himself
 
2005 Election Night (TV movie)
Himself
 
2004 My Dad's the Prime Minister (TV series)
Himself
Election (2004) … Himself
 
2004 Happy Birthday BBC Two (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2004 One Year On: Iraq - A Newsnight Special (TV documentary)
Himself - Presenter
 
2003 JK Rowling: The Interview (TV documentary)
Himself - Interviewer
 
2002 40 Years of University Challenge (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2001 Vote 2001 (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter
 
2001 Adrian Mole: The Cappuccino Years (TV series)
Himself
 
2000 The Vicar of Dibley (TV series)
Himself
Summer (2000) … Himself
 
1999 Python Night: 30 Years of Monty Python (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1997 Election 97 (TV movie)
Himself
 
1995 You Decide (TV series)
 
1992 Election 92 (TV movie)
Himself - Reporter
 
1991-1993 Did You See..? (TV series documentary)
Presenter
 
1989-1990 The Media Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #5.4 (1989) … Himself
 
1986-1989 Everyman (TV series documentary)
Himself - Reporter / Himself - Narrator
Mission to Kill (1989) … Himself - Narrator (voice)
Fear Thy Neighbour (1987) … Himself - Reporter
Aids: The New Lepers (1986) … Himself - Reporter
 
1987-1988 Breakfast Time (TV series)
Himself - Presenter
Episode dated 18 November 1988 (1988) … Himself - Presenter
Episode dated 11 May 1988 (1988) … Himself - Presenter
Episode dated 12 June 1987 (1987) … Himself - Presenter
 
1987 Election 1987 (TV movie)
Himself - Reporter
 
1979-1984 Panorama (TV series documentary)
Himself - Reporter / Himself - Reporter: Fraud of the Century / Himself - Reporter: H-Blocks / …
Living Dangerously (1984) … Himself - Reporter
The Coal War (1984) … Himself - Reporter
America's Other Election (1984) … Himself - Reporter
Vietnam: Children of the Dust (1984) … Himself - Reporter
After the Invasion (1983) … Himself - Reporter
 
1983 Election 83 (TV movie)
Himself
 
1979 The Kids Are Alright (documentary)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (12 titles)
2012 Frost on Interviews (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2012 Time Shift (TV series documentary)
 
2011 Almost Famous IV (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2009 The Funny Side of... (TV series documentary)
 
2007 The Funny Side of the News (TV movie)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2007 The Blair Years (TV series documentary)
 
2005-2007 Have I Got News for You (TV series)
 
2007 The Thick of It (TV series)
 
2007 Taking Liberties (documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Comic Relief Does University Challenge (TV movie)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2000 Goodbye 2000 (TV movie)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1997 Before They Were Famous (TV series)
 

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Personal Details


Publicity Listings:

1 Interview  | 6 Articles  | 1 Magazine Cover Photo  | See more »

Height:

6' 3" (1.91 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

"Did you threaten to overrule him?" - A question he repeated a dozen times to Conservative Home Secretary Michael Howard during a "Newsnight" (1980) interview. He never received an answer. See more »

Trivia:

Is a Leeds United FC supporter See more »

Star Sign:

Taurus