David Dimbleby - 'Boris Johnson is a showman'

David Dimbleby is a British journalist who has covered major news events for the BBC for over 40 years.
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He perhaps is best known for chairing the long-running topical debate programme, 'Question Time', but has presented numerous current affairs and political programmes.
He talks to Krishnan about his new podcast, 'The Fault Line', which examines the events and decisions leading up the Iraq War, his thoughts on the future of broadcast news and how this political generation compares to past ones.
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[@adam7802]

"to think your salvation will come through a particular politican is a fantasy" - oh boy inumerable people need to hear that...

[@Pincer88]

A voice of reason and moderation that's badly needed. And not only in Britain. David Dimbleby commands respect for being so brutally honest.

[@theresenydahl9531]

A British voice of reason that I'd love to listen to every day, great interview by one of my absolute favourite journalists.

[@simonburnett765]

"A great British voice of reason" - agree; "that I'd love to listen to every day" - agree; "great interview" - agree; "by one of my absolute favourite journalists" - agree! I was saddened when David retired, but I guess we all must do so at some time and he surely deserves it. As for Krishnan, we are fortunate that C4 still has reporters with the wit and integrity to ask pertinent, detailed questions and not tabloid story driven head-nodding adulators we see on the other main channels.

[@theresenydahl9531]

@@simonburnett765 Thank you for the lovely comment, Simon, I could'nt agree more, I look forward to every news segment with Krishnan. I especially enjoyed when he was in the US in November/December, he was brilliant and the perfect journalist for that task. People feel comfortable opening up with him, he's humble at the same time as driven, he always deliver top class stories.

[@sethnoah6451]

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[@alvaroporter4584]

@Seth Noah Instablaster ;)

[@sethnoah6451]

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[@brainsandbeauty2832]

I miss him being on question time, I can't watch it since he left

[@rogernewton7831]

Isn't it still left wing and BBC biased enough for you now?

[@davidglover1854]

I preferred him too. Sometimes he let the mask slip with snide comments but on the whole he did a fairly good job and kept a good brief. I will never forget where he tried to skewer Jacob Rees Mogg with the Eton dig to then be riposted with the point that the sent his own kids to Eton as well. The mask was well and truly off then but at least he laughed at the mental agility of Jacob and seemingly accepted that he had been bettered! I had a much bigger problem with the panel selection process.

[@zubeidakaker1228]

Really. Lovely man the best on question time not the same without him xxx

[@pastyman001]

@@rogernewton7831 He was a Tory, as was his brother, Paxman, Kuensberg, Andrew Neil, Humphries, Robin Day and John whatisname Deputy Political editor. All Tories. That's the reality

[@kgatlw9134]

@@pastyman001 Many people identify with the Tory party purley because they're Never-Labourers, they're not particularly right wing and they don't want to conserve anything. They're Lib Dems in denial. The BBC is massively left wing in its entertainment programming. Its news programming whilst left-leaning does also pay lip service to whoever is the ruling party. If the UK ever saw an actual right wing party gain a foothold like some of the ones you see on the continent you'd have sleepless nights for a year. The fact Laura Kuensberg and Jeremy Paxman are your idea of big bad right wingers shows how coddled the British are.

[@esr243]

You forget that France, Germany and Belgium never believed it was true in the first place

[@frankteunissen6118]

I spoke to people in Dutch intelligence at the time. They said that, given the data they had been given by the Americans, they didn’t see it. Added to that their own data, they still didn’t see it.

[@esr243]

@R G I listened to Dimbleby with great attention - what a remarkable journalist - and phenomenal reporting work - I have now listened to eight of the nine part series

[@MeadowClary]

Lovely interview, thank you. I miss Dimbleby not being on QT. His authenticity, and his ability not only to ask incisive questions but the way he radiated gentleness and kindness also.

[@carolinehammond5209]

Is that a friend?

[@MeadowClary]

@@carolinehammond5209 No.

[@davewalsh3685]

You could see the dismay on his face when British voted to leave

[@luxembourger]

Yes, he predicted almost exactly what is happening now.

[@davidglover1854]

@@luxembourger The only guy I know who predicted exactly what is happening now with certainty and with the experience and economic prowess to do so without it simply being guess work was Nigel Lawson, see : kzbin.info/www/bejne/rJiWmYForteUqdE I watched that when he delivered it and whilst it made me sad I found it entirely realistic.

[@luxembourger]

@@davidglover1854 Well, those long 4 years gave many EU companies time to reorganise their supply chains for parts that would be too expensive under WTO rules, so it was not completely wasted time. I am an automation engineer myself and I know it takes at least two years to setup a new production line, even if it just "copy-paste".

[@terencefield3204]

I suspect you re far poorer than he is.He has the last laugh!!!

[@errolkim1334]

Good.

[@meepo4212]

Listening to this on Saturday morning, thanks Channel 4!

[@jassonsw]

Wonderful interview. I could listen to Dimbleby all day. I used to live on the same road as him, we never spoke but as we passed in the street he would give me a kindly nod. He's a real gent.

[@chriskell8747]

Loved this. Makes me realise how rare it is to hear an authentic voice on TV or radio. When I hear it, the world opens up again.

[@ronpeel1878]

David, you are not being attacked for your bias by the Government ... it is the public that detest your bias.

[@SuperSagittaria]

A really excellent interview/conversation, fascinating insights

[@paulroden1355]

Blair got red of Sadam and started a never ending war with Isis

[@spngled8654]

isis like al-qaeda were using hundreds of tonnes of eastern european arms covertly supplied by the us under us army export licences Thats not a conspiracy, its a fact, based on the study of arms dropped on the battlefield by the ngo conflict armament research which traces arms dropped on the battlefield to their source and in this case their purchase order www.conflictarm.com/reports/weapons-of-the-islamic-state/ They werent the only ones working with jihadis so were the dutch www.dutchnews.nl/news/2018/09/dutch-funded-jihadist-group-in-syria-terror-trial-may-now-falter/ so were israel www.timesofisrael.com/idf-chief-acknowledges-long-claimed-weapons-supply-to-syrian-rebels/ so was the UK www.middleeasteye.net/news/revealed-uk-admits-contact-libyan-group-linked-manchester-bomber After the civil war in afghanistan (versus the USSR) UK harboured some of the most violent salafi jihadi terrorist groups in the world, they allowed them to enter the uk, they gave them 10 year visas they gave them citizenships according to dr. paul stotts expectionally detailed phd study british jihadism the detail and the denial ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/53460/ This article after 7/11 points to these jihadi groups being lightly monitored www.theguardian.com/politics/2005/aug/26/terrorism.religion We know this is the case because they ran their organisations from the UK, they recruited openly, they ran in house magazines, they provided the ideological justfication for the civil war in algeria, they ran the two major jihadi publishing houses (at-tibayyan and azzam publications), and they ran terrorist attacks from the UK, the 1994 paris bombings, the 1998 east african us embassy bombings, these are people who could persuade your child to strap a bomb belt and kill others, they are the most manipulative people on the planet, the british muslim community stood no chance. The trail of evidence in the last ten years is so compelling it all points to the west using jihadi rebels as proxy militias (yet again) to fight the shia militias in the levant The strategic reason behind that would be the shia crescent theory www.theguardian.com/world/2007/jan/26/worlddispatch.ianblack

[@dianamincher6479]

Now we're accused of war crimes?

[@azadrasheed497]

@@spngled8654 Not many in UK & even less people know that varieties Islamic labelled terrorists & White Helmets were funded trained by the axis of USA UK ISRAEL...In Iraq it was the Iranians who fought & ousted the terrorists Trump in his 2016 campaign asked why USA not aligning with Syria & Iran to eliminate the terrorists.In Syria it's both USA & Israel that's keepin preventing the Syrians to defeat ISIS ALQAIDA ISLAMIC LABELLED TERRORISTS.

[@azadrasheed497]

@@spngled8654 please post this Facebook.

[@sprobablycancr4457]

"Antisceptite!!"

[@thoughtsandstoriesfromgran6276]

An interview of great substance and interest. At the end, Mr Dimbleby says that he was glad not to be a lawyer because he likes talking to people etc.....I was a legal aid lawyer and was allowed the privilege and reward of being in communion with many people from all sorts of background, but mainly the disadvantaged. I would have liked to have had the journalists’ chance to test politicians on the unfairness in our society ( and in world affairs.).

[@montygemma]

We have got poor politicians at the top but the other MP's want to take a hard look at themselves because they put them there. When you have a referendum like that and the result is leave, you leave, not try to water it down because you don't like the result. Johnson and co knew this and have taken their opportunity. Even many remain voters I know were disgusted by the treachery of some of the politicians trying to thwart the result.

[@montygemma]

@@seang2700 One thing I will say to that is in 1975 we joined the EEC and it was all about trade. If the current European Union and what it entails was presented to the people back then we never would have joined. And also pro European people have the right in the future to try and overturn this and persuade us back in, but not before the result of the referendum is honoured.

[@allandavies1642]

Very much enjoyed this fascinating Interview with David Dimbleby. Thank you for sharing !

[@papachis9535]

The BBC still remains the most respected news source in the world. And one of the reasons for that is because of respect for the calibre of reporters and interviewers such as Mr.Dimbleby. This tradition must continue. It is central to the maintenance of free thought: a commodity which will become scarce as we move forward.

[@kikii1]

He was on Morecambe and Wise in the 70s..Grampa Dimbleby is one of the best people alive.

[@connormeehan5773]

What a treasure this man is.

[@stephanieking4444]

This great interview is about so much more than Johnson. The title is a hook, I get it, but it doesn't describe the contents properly. This is about an old timer journalist of some magnitude sharing profound knowledge and experience to explain how our public discourse came to be what it is. Dembleby takes us down memory lane and back to our present times, to shine a light on context, something which is all too often obliterated in social media conversations. This is much much more than an opinion on Johnson, who will seem insignificant after you listen to this interview.

[@Tyronepeader]

Agreed. But will the fulminators ever notice?

[@SRDhain]

He's my all time favourite. His answer at the end said it all. A great person & a powerful interviewer.

[@elizabethsaunders9519]

Big fan of Mr Dimbleby and always have been!! Fantastic Broadcaster/Journalist that has always maintained the highest standards.....wish we had someone of his calibre here in NZ!!

[@stephentuthill4598]

I guess you're Zooming, but changing the screen every few minutes is severely distracting... If you wanted both of you on-screen. Could you not split-screened? After all, we know who's sitting in a studio doing the interviewing; and the person who is being interviewed should be the center of attention, unless you are actually asking a question. Interesting point about trying to see all angles, and aspects of the issue: as long as you have the true facts to check who you are speaking to,, you give people the freedom to speak. Brexit is nuts, for example, and will be shown to be the worst decision ever made by the British Public; but, whilst challenging the lies put forward by the Brexiteers. you should avoid calling the Brexiteers liers... Even if their arguments are nonsense, they hold them passionately for a reason. Try to find out why they hold those views.

[@Pugwash.]

Unfortunately Mr Dimbleby said that the TV licence is a compulsory fee. It is not.

[@Pugwash.]

@@seang2700 That's the important distinction though. I don't watch or record ANY broadcast TV and don't use iplayer. I watch on-demand and catch-up streaming services. We even pay ITV and Channel 4 to watch their content without adverts.

[@ewanstefani]

It's compulsory for anyone who wants to see democracy continue in some meaningful form. For the rest, there's Facebook News and Twitter Comment.

[@Pugwash.]

@@ewanstefani Weird idea. I watch streaming ITV, Channel4, Channel5, Dave all without a licence legally.

[@Pugwash.]

@@ewanstefani And youtube, where you watched this from Channel 4 for free without needing a licence.

[@user-qn6gs8xn7s]

I could think of a better word I would use to describe Boris Johnson.

[@Loner-Wolf]

It wouldn't be a 4 letter word beginning with C would it?

[@user-qn6gs8xn7s]

@@Loner-Wolf Got it in one.

[@Loner-Wolf]

@@user-qn6gs8xn7s oh well in that case I concur there certainly could not be a better word than that

[@user-qn6gs8xn7s]

@@Loner-Wolf Not for him there isn’t.

[@nareshlathia5334]

Boris the Buffoon.

[@allsearpw3829]

David is one of the great journalist of his time , taking after his farther , who I remember from a young age , from the Coronation ,Question time and even sailing his yacht , always a great watch and listen to .

[@aHarzoo]

Don't forget we are entering the era of lithium ion batteries used at scale and lithium rich countries will fall victim of needing some democracy too. Wait and see.

[@grid462]

It probably won't be that one dimensional but we will most certainly see history repeating itself with that as a contributing factor, yes.

[@grid462]

All together now.. shocked pikachu face, when it happens.

[@FM-in8pn]

Like Zimbabwe?

[@arleygomez465]

The room David Dimbleby sits in speaks a lot about him as a person.

[@teddyvision7563]

Shouted ‘Come back, we love you’ from a moving taxi when I was drunk and he waved at me.

[@lynxo5695]

Think I could listen to Dimbleby for another hour easily.

[@davidbowie93]

Such wisdom coupled with his intelligence. My word, I so like to listen to David Dimbleby. Thanks for this .

[@egnazia]

Excellent interview!

[@Jide-bq9yf]

I like the way he doesent let Krishna , who has a tendency to impulsivity , get away with any off the cuff opinions .

[@marc21091]

David Dimbleby interviewed in his art studio at his house in East Sussex! First 8 minutes is discussion of Tony Blair's policy on Iraq. From 8:40 the questions turn to politics generally and Boris Johnson.

[@stewartpalmer2244]

Thank you so much for this interview. A pleasure listening!

[@kevb1249]

Dimbleby is great and a very interesting to see him off piste. Hope to hear more from this man.

[@Patrick-jj5nh]

lol, he goes students know what its like today paying off their debts..i worked for the bbc as a freelander for a year and paid it off back then... david...students now could work for 10+ years and never pay it off..

Well it was a different time 70 years ago

[@Mr-WesleySnipzzz]

Video should be titled "Boris Johnson is a snowman"

[@Shub99]

Very interesting interview, it's his motivation & thinking about events, situation especially since he reigned himself in during the years on Question Time... its really good to hear him talk more openly

[@johnvaleanbaily4859]

In the forty years since I emigrated, England has changed, and not for the better.

[@errolkim1334]

Precisely

[@donnaharris8097]

Why on earth would it stay the same ? If we could raise the dead Victorians , or Edwardian s , they would say the same ! Regardless of what you believe , things have changed for the better . Personally , Im of the opinion if you cared so much , you would be here now and not emigrated ..

[@johnvaleanbaily4859]

@@donnaharris8097 I care for my family, my children. Not for the people who would change the country, I grew up in, fought for and loved.

[@donnaharris8097]

@@johnvaleanbaily4859 Do you honestly believe the country you left , was perfect ? Behave , old enough to know better ...

[@johnvaleanbaily4859]

@@donnaharris8097 Behave. Why, because I don't believe or agree with your view of the UK. People like you are the reason I left. Looking and finding a better life. I live in Canada. Look at the number of deaths in Canada vs the inept and futile handling of Covid (and Brexit) in the UK... But... I'm sure you'll make it work.

[@joolzcustom5808]

David totally underestimates the power/influence of social media, that's for sure.

[@ajs41]

Social media isn't as important as people think in my opinion. A lot of it is people getting angry for no particular reason because it makes them feel important.

[@joolzcustom5808]

@@ajs41 maybe, maybe not

[@framengineer4322]

Wow, I miss this guy on TV!! Please come back to the mainstream David!

[@thepolticalone961]

Re-upload?

[@thomassmith2227]

I Respect this man, he may not be correct 100%, but he is usually correct.

[@francissaunders4050]

"I like talking to people, I like listening to their political views." This is the essence of a brilliant journalist. I do hope Channel 4 can emulate Dimbleby instead of shouting down or talking over the people they interview. No matter what your views are, (and as Dimbleby says, most peoples views are mixed), there is no benefit in being strongly opinionated or showing a deliberate bias in an interview. I used to love watching Channel 4, but I must admit I find it's journalists (mostly) cringworthy these days. Even though I also strongly disagree with the opinions of the many people interviewed, I don't feel you can express a point by not letting the other person speak.

[@user-qn6yt3zx3w]

Krishnan would do well to listen to Dimbleby’s words on being fearless in an interview, he said “not angry, not bullying, not rude” - unfortunately, these are words that perfectly describe Krishnan’s approach in his interviews with Corbyn. Not sure why he degraded himself that way. Oh well, we all live and learn.

[@mikeclark5321]

Only just stumbled across this. Fascinating insights into the man behind desk. DD has been a giant in broadcasting and broadcast politics is lesser without him.

[@S-u-p-a]

Correction. Boris is a conman. The definition of it.

[@karimtabrizi376]

ala trump spot on jack.

[@TheAndrewWray]

@@karimtabrizi376 and Blair

[@spaliverpool71]

He's also a fascist disguised as a clown

[@heliotropezzz333]

He's a snake oil salesman

[@spaliverpool71]

@@heliotropezzz333 The snake holding Cobra meetings. Quite right

[@MrMartininuk]

What wisdom from David Dimbleby on Tony Blair and Iraq ! He`s fallen in after 17 years ....what a brain.

[@ericsalles3393]

You wouldn't need much of s brain . Blair lied through his teeth .somebody must have had something on bush and Blair

[@suewilkinson910]

Irrelevant headline to grab attention, but really good interview. It's a joy to listen to intelligent people talk.

[@ameliagibson4919]

Very good. The fault line has been really interesting to listen to and infuriating. So much damage done because people sought evidence to meet their need rather than proper investigation to a conclusion through backed up evidence.

[@cecilefox9136]

What a kind manner David Dimbleby has, a charming man!

[@Corinthian44]

Why hasn't David been knighted , he may have declined , I don't know . David's commentary on the remembrance service , for many years , could not be faulted , word perfect , he knew who everyone was , what everyone represented , what marches were being played , he is a master broadcaster, I hate the BBC , but David is a genuine national treasure! !

[@barry12339]

We need more like this. Keep up the great work

[@peterjmoxley]

Great to listen to DD. It is quite easy to see which of these two gentlemen has the more open mind ....

[@dwaynepilolo7880]

I was watching David Dimbleby having a interview with Al Jazeera about the BBC. Really good documentary

[@Misstree62]

Mr Dimbleby? makes the argument for the ‘ Defund the BBC’ cause better than any direct advocate. Sir John Major ( a former UK Prime Minister) similarly had the same effect for the Brexit cause whenever he informed us of his opinion of the EU.

[@MoiraOBrien]

It's good to hear David expressing his own views.

[@aesma2522]

He says he didn't do his job thinking it was important. But at the time there was no need, it was a given. And that you would do it thoroughly and with integrity.

[@VaucluseVanguard]

His judgement on the current government - in fact generation of politicians is I'm afraid spot on. It is interesting that the two liberal democracies who most embraced neo-liberal economics and socially liberal ‘personal freedoms’ and most moved away from traditional educational systems and most embraced neo-conservative foreign policies are the ones least able to manage a crisis.

[@davidthwaites4209]

A real treasure. Met him at an evening class many yeas ago. FTC in printing. His father had a printers and newspaper inn in London.

[@timgill2003]

Compare Dimbleby and Paxman with Kuensberg and Marr, the old Boys were different class, they scrutinised every politician and now the are given an easy ride.

[@optimistnow7491]

Mr Dimbleby’s podcast is exceptional

[@tubit9]

Dimblby is right , he is a showman , shows lesser mortals how to get on with it and get things done

[@peterland2824]

fantastically interesting - really enjoyed this!

[@johnderrick2501]

Can David Dimbleby be the new Director General of the BBC please ?

[@jonathaneffemey944]

Thanks for posting.

[@brianallen3969]

We left the EU on patriotic/sovereignty arguments and continued to be lap dog for the Americans. Tories and the Blair governments obsequious nature with America is degrading

[@fredatlas4396]

But we never lost our sovereignty in the first place, the EU is a federal state of sovereign countries. And there's nothing patriotic about leaving the EU, if this tory government was truly patriotic it would do what's in the best interests of the majority of people in the UK, and the country as a whole. Instead they just give tax cuts to big corporate businesses and the wealthy, and cut funding for all public services including NHS, and of course exploiting the workers shafting the working classes which is in fact the majority of people in the UK

[@brianallen3969]

@@fredatlas4396 Well said Fred...and I totally agree. I believe we left the EU on an illusion. The UK always had control of immigration, uk law and sovereignty. My hypothesis...the EU had started to address tax avoidance.

[@souvikrc4499]

@@brianallen3969 especially in Londongrad

[@docanandnewcastle]

Really impressed : A GURU and a SHISHYA 🙏

[@04051940able]

You journalists are the showmen of the world including David dimbleby,in otherwords know all’s.

[@colincolwill1941]

I thought that the podcast was brilliant. I really like David as he is so truthful and it seems that he likes fairness in all walks of life. What David said about religion at the end to me, was perfect. Thank you very much and good luck to you all.

[@MarcusCorbett]

Claire Short has written (though I cannot quote the reference) that Blair said to her on the plane to see Bush prior to UK joining the war against Iraq 'This is my chance'. Perhaps there is something both hubristic and amoral about this statement. After all it was his chance to do what etc...

[@sanchezmaloney4849]

How could the BBC board let all this experience to go to waste? David should run the BBC either as DG or Chairman for 5 years at least!

[@Willywin]

Lol wasn't David Dimbleby the one who was humiliated live on Question Time when he tried to attack a Conservative for being a privileged elitist by going to Eton - only for the Conservative to come back with, "Yes I was there with your son".

[@peterkirby7546]

I saw that episode, I'd hardly call it a humiliation. It isn't as if it wasn't good humoured.

[@richardjones4536]

Moggy the best politician

[@helipeek2736]

Ah yes, the Right Honourable Member for the 17th Century, what ever happened to him?

[@nathaliedufour3891]

Thank you, what a treat

[@markdempsey8622]

I really enjoyed that.

[@frankpennington]

And the answer must be 'Boris go before you cause anymore damage'

[@michaelbuckler]

I miss him too.

[@gilwillia]

...with two terms as a Conservative mayor in a left wing city, a 1.3m majority in the country’s most important referendum and 80 seat majority in Parliament which pretty much guarantees a second term. He may well be a showman but you underestimate him at your peril.

[@wuddychunk1]

Interesting interview. I often wondered what David Dimbleby`s views on political topics were

[@ajs41]

I don't think he has particularly strong political opinions compared to most people.

[@wuddychunk1]

@@ajs41 It takes a good journalist to hide his political opinions

[@pippipster6767]

Boris Johnson is certainly a something ... but the word I’m searching for is not showman.

[@bryangeake5826]

"…if you support Leave you’ll get a British Argentina.” Garvan Walsche, former Conservative party adviser, 16 June 2016 Regular readers will know that I compare Brexit Britain’s outlook with the steady political and economic demise of Argentina from 1930s. A comparison which was also made by a former Conservative party advisor just a week before the June 2016 EU membership referendum. Prior to 1935, Argentina’s wealth compared with the USA. Like the USA, the country attracted foreign investment and immigrants. People in Europe migrated to prosperous Argentina like they migrated to the USA. From the 1930s, there were a series of populist governments which made poor decisions notably on trade and immigration. Coupled with several military juntas and by 1980s, Argentina was defaulting on debt. In the 90 years from 1930s, Argentina slipped from 10th to 59th in the global rank of per capita income. The UK is now embarking on the same steady declining Argentinian trajectory. A Conservative populist government projecting itself as anti-elite is now awarding contracts to friends or unqualified companies. Ministers chosen for their loyalty and ideology [and not competence, think Patel, etc]. Policies which create new trading barriers and reduce existing immigration flows. Inward foreign investment now stalling. Expect the UK’s Argentinian demise to be camouflaged by an ongoing popular revolution against established institutions. The civil service, parliamentary norms and the judiciary. Not content with merely leaving the EU, some UK Conservative populist will agitate for the end of the EU itself. In effort to retain broader support, the Conservative party is combining English nationalism, right wing authoritarianism and left wing economic policies. The result is a populist party replacing traditional centre right economic management with populist appeal. An Argentinian Peronist party in the UK: the new Conservative populist party." www.quora.com Boris the new Peron!!!

[@JackOsborneFilm]

Really educational and insightful!

[@intothewildfestival8848]

Great interview Krishna, David is my next door neighbour, lovely man, humble and wise, and I’m not the one who thinks Bill gates is Dr No, but got me wondering who in the village does! Thanks

[@iamro]

Why did postcast was called 'Boris Johnson is a showman' ? May be only because Channel 4 hate Bojo.

[@gitfoad8032]

I remember Dimbleby's series on Brit painters, where 10x's/episode he just happened to drive-by the field in his LandRover where a camera crew had set-up. ie., confected 'arty' PIP implants, for the show.

[@abrigoadolfo2593]

Full marks for honesty and directness without resorting to truisms.

[@nickevans1698]

Dimbleby’s face on Referendum night as the results came in absolute Comedy Gold.

[@alphabetaxenonzzzcat]

It was a moment to cherish.

[@abderelhoudaigui6283]

Brilliant, he is even better while been interviewed

[@OneGoth]

Wow! Awesome! I love the answer to his last question. That all religions should realise we all have a different route to the same goal. As a Pagan Minister, I am aware of this and though many Pagans take the view that Christianity "stole" our celebrations and festivities, is that really true. Diwali falls at roughly the same time as Samhain (Halloween). That is just one example. I have often said that the majority of wars are through differing religious views. But if you look back at the theologies, there are so many similarities. Going back to Sumeria with Inanna, Egypt with Isis, Greek with Persephone etc. Thank you channel 4 x

[@alanpatten468]

An interesting interview and one which, with great respect to Mr. Dimbleby, illuminates the lack of understanding about the relevance of social media as a forum for educated debate and the biased coverage that is currently pouring out of his beloved institution. Does he still currently watch the BBC, I

[@cathygee5733]

NO

[@alanpatten468]

I take your point.

[@DeSade-lz3li]

Mr Dimbleby never fails to inform with charm and sincerity not like most politicians.

[@petergrossett9236]

David Dimbleby is a showman.

[@NeilTaylor1]

Has he ever, even for a moment, regretted presiding over Question Time as it descended into a toxic festival of gammon?

[@pfscpublic]

he discusses that Neil if you have a listen

[@NeilTaylor1]

@@pfscpublic I did. He didn’t.

[@Ystadcop]

Proper grownups. Pretty rare in public life nowadays.

[@jimjones6866]

yes, so was Tony Blair. You need an element of theatrics to perform well in the commons.

[@factstrumpprejudice6740]

Parliament is a pantomime designed to detract public attention from societies organised theft of everything not screwed down. U.K. wage slave inmates are educated into passive observers ..... give them bread and circuses and they'll never revolt.

[@user-sb3yt2xl6x]

Boris has not performed well in commons. He dances around questions addressing his momentous failure of a year and resorts to constant ad hominem attacks. A petulant obese little schoolboy

[@BM-lw6gn]

Loved this!

Great interview

[@johnmact5548]

Brilliant conversation

[@francissaunders4050]

Dimbleby is a legend. If only Channel 4 interviewers could follow his example then Channel 4 would be worth watching

[@petercollins7848]

Could not agree more! Channel 4 interviewers are so anti Conservative and biased, the opposite of David Dimbleby.