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Education

Dimbleby was educated at the Charterhouse School, a famous boys' Independent school in Godalming, Surrey in Southern England. He graduated from University College, London in 1965 having read for a Philosophy degree. He studied in the same department as the author Ken Follett. Charterhouse School (Originally, Suttons Hospital in Charterhouse), usually known simply as Charterhouse, is a famous boys English public school, located in Godalming in the county of Surrey. ... An independent school is a school which is not dependent upon national or local government for financing its operation and is instead operated by tuition charges, gifts, and perhaps the investment yield of an endowment. ... , The Pepperpot, Godalmings former town hall. ... This article is about the English county. ... The north, the midlands and the south Southern England is an imprecise term used to refer to the southern counties of England. ... The Front Quad University College London, commonly known as UCL, is one of the colleges that make up the University of London. ... For other uses, see Philosophy (disambiguation). ... Ken Follett (born June 5, 1949) is a British author of thrillers and historical novels. ...

TV and radio career

Dimbleby began his career on ITV where he was a presenter of This Week and of documentaries for Yorkshire Television; at this stage in his career the media often referred to him as the 'Red Dimbleby'.^{[citation needed]} Independent Television (generally known as ITV, but also as ITV Network) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters, set up under the Independent Television Authority (ITA) to provide competition to the BBC. ITV is the oldest commercial television network in the UK. Since 1990 and the Broadcasting... This Week is one of the American Sunday-morning interview shows. ...

For the last twenty years he has been the chairman of BBC Radio 4’s programme of topical debate Any Questions? and its sister phone-in programme Any Answers?. He has also presented BBC1's On The Record political programme, until he was succeeded by John Humphrys. when he returned to ITV to present the flagship weekly political programme, Jonathan Dimbleby. This series ended on May 7th 2006. Since 1997, Dimbleby has filled the role of ITV's anchorman on every General election night. old Radio 4 logo BBC Radio 4 is a UK domestic radio station which broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes including news, drama, comedy, science and history. ... Any Questions? is a topical debate radio programme in the United Kingdom. ... In broadcasting, a phone in is where viewers or listeners air comments on-air via telephone, often regarding a specific topic of discussion for that day. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... BBC One (or BBC1 as it was formerly styled) is the oldest United Kingdom, and indeed, the world. ... On The Record was a weekly political television show aired by the BBC in the United Kingdom between 1988 and 2002. ... Desmond John Humphrys (born 17 August 1943) is a Welsh broadcaster and journalist. ... Independent Television (generally known as ITV, but also as ITV Network) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters, set up under the Independent Television Authority (ITA) to provide competition to the BBC. ITV is the oldest commercial television network in the UK. Since 1990 and the Broadcasting... Independent Television (generally known as ITV, but also as ITV Network) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters, set up under the Independent Television Authority (ITA) to provide competition to the BBC. ITV is the oldest commercial television network in the UK. Since 1990 and the Broadcasting... “Anchorman” redirects here. ... This is a list of United Kingdom general elections since 1802. ...

Writing and other activities

His first book was about his television journalist father, Richard Dimbleby: A Biography, was published in 1975. In 1979 he wrote The Palestinians, an illustrated history of the people and politics of a volatile region of the world.

In 1994 The Prince of Wales: A Biography was published. Widely regarded as reflecting the perspective of Prince Charles concerning the collapse of his marriage to Diana, Princess of Wales, it is often contrasted with the 1992 book Diana Her True Story by tabloid writer Andrew Morton,^[1] later revealed to have had her direct involvement. In fact, Dimbleby's promotional listing refers to the autobiography as "authorized", and Dimbleby himself wrote, in its preface: “Prince Charles” redirects here. ... “Diana Spencer” redirects here. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... People named Andrew Morton include: Andrew Morton (computer programmer), maintainer of the Linux kernel version 2. ...

The book ends prior to the Wales couple's decision to divorce. Yet it includes a number of personal details not only about their courtship and marriage, but about the upbringing, personality, family relations, activities, finances, charities and lifestyle of the Prince. In the hardcover version's 600 pages, Prince Charles's future wife, Camilla Parker Bowles, is mentioned on 19 pages. HRH The Duchess of Cornwall The Duchess of Cornwall (Camilla Rosemary Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly Parker Bowles, née Shand) (born 17 July 1947) is a member of the British Royal Family. ...

Dimbleby also wrote and presented a television documentary on the Prince of Wales entitled Charles, The Private Man, the Public Role. This included the famous interview in which Charles admitted to having committed adultery after his marriage had "irretrievably broken down", which aired internationally on June 29, 1994. Documentary film is a broad category of visual expression that is based on the attempt, in one fashion or another, to document reality. ... This article is about the title Prince of Wales. ...

In a lengthy interview conducted by PBS prior to Diana's death in August 1997, Max Hastings, editor of the Daily Telegraph between 1986 and 1995, discussed the impact of Morton's and Dimbleby's books on subsequent news coverage of the Royal Family: “PBS” redirects here. ... Sir Max Hastings (born December 28, 1945) is a British journalist, editor, historian and author. ... This article deals with The Daily Telegraph in Britain, see The Daily Telegraph (Australia) for the Australian publication The Daily Telegraph is a British broadsheet newspaper founded in 1855. ...

Dimbleby also presented a documentary on the British departure from Hong Kong in 1997 entitled The Last Governor (a reference to Chris Patten). A book appeared the same year. Originally intended to be published by Harper Collins, it was a victim of owner Rupert Murdoch's corporate interests in China, ^{[citation needed]} and was published instead by Little, Brown, an imprint of Time Warner. Keith Rupert Murdoch AC, KCSG (born 11 March 1931) is an Australian born United States citizen who is a global media executive and is the controlling shareholder, chairman and managing director of News Corporation, based in New York. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... Christopher Francis Patten, Baron Patten of Barnes, CH, PC (born 12 May 1944 in Bath, Somerset) is a prominent British Conservative politician and a Patron of the Tory Reform Group. ... Keith Rupert Murdoch AC, KCSG (born 11 March 1931) is an Australian born United States citizen who is a global media executive and is the controlling shareholder, chairman and managing director of News Corporation, based in New York. ... Little, Brown and Company is a publishing house established by Charles Coffin Little and his partner, James Brown. ... Time Warner Inc. ...

Dimbleby wanted to be a farmer when he left school and he worked on the Royal Farm, Windsor and trained as a showjumper. He now runs an organic farm near Bath, and is President of the Soil Association and of Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO). He is also Vice-President (and past President) of the Council for the Protection of Rural England (CPRE) and a trustee of the Richard Dimbleby Cancer Fund. He wrote the forewords for "The Organic Directory: Your Guide to Buying Natural Foods" in 1999 and "The Origins of the Organic Movement" in 2001. Show jumping or jumpers is a member of a family of English-discipline equestrian events that includes dressage, eventing, hunters and equitation. ... Organic farming is a way of farming that avoids the use of synthetic chemicals and genetically modified organisms (GMOs), and usually subscribes to the principles of sustainable agriculture. ... Bath is a city in Somerset, England most famous for its baths fed by three hot springs. ... The Soil Association is the main umbrella group in the UK for organic farmers. ... Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) is an international development charity that works through experienced volunteers living and working as equals alongside local partners. ... The Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE, formerly Council for the Preservation of Rural England ) is a voluntary anti-urbanist, pro-nature organisation. ... The Richard Dimbleby Cancer Fund is a charity founded in the memory of Richard Dimbleby, a British journalist and broadcaster, who died in 1965 aged only fifty two from lung cancer. ...

Family

Dimbleby is the son of the famous World War II war correspondent Richard Dimbleby, who was later to become presenter of the BBC TV current affairs programme Panorama, and younger brother of David Dimbleby, also a current affairs commentator and presenter of BBC programmes. He was a director of the Dimbleby Newspaper Group, former publishers of the Richmond and Twickenham Times, acquired by the Newsquest Media Group in 2001. Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Richard Dimbleby CBE (May 25, 1913–December 22, 1965) was an English journalist and broadcaster. ... Panorama is a long-running current affairs documentary series on BBC television, launched on 11 November 1953 and focusing on investigative journalism. ... David Dimbleby CBE (born October 28, 1938) is a long standing BBC TV commentator, a presenter of current affairs and political programmes, and more recently, art and architectural history series. ... With 300 titles to its name, Newsquest is the second largest publisher of regional and local newspapers in the United Kingdom. ... Newsquest is the second largest publisher of regional and local newspapers in the United Kingdom. ...

For thirty-five years, Dimbleby was married to fellow author Bel Mooney. They have two adult children, Kitty, a journalist for the "Femail" section of the Daily Mail, and Daniel, a producer on Jamie Oliver's television show. After interviewing Susan Chilcott for his television programme, Dimbleby pursued a relationship with the operatic soprano who, however, died of breast cancer in September 2003 at the age of 40, a doomed romance whose coverage by the Daily Mail is said to have embittered him. He lived and cared for Chilcott the last four months of her life. The following year the Dimblebys announced their separation. Sometime thereafter, Dimbleby began living with a 30 year-old publicist, Jessica Ray and married her in Dartmouth, Devon on March 12th 2007. They are now expecting their first child together, Dimbleby's third child. Bel Mooney (born December 17, 1946) is a British journalist and broadcaster. ... The Daily Mail is a British newspaper and the oldest tabloid, first published in 1896. ... James Trevor Oliver MBE (May 27, 1975), better known as Jamie Oliver and nicknamed The Naked Chef, is an English celebrity chef. ... The Daily Mail is a British newspaper and the oldest tabloid, first published in 1896. ... Map sources for Dartmouth, Devon at grid reference SX877514 The town seen from the River Dart Dartmouth is a town in Devon in the south-west of England. ...

See also

• Richard Dimbleby
• David Dimbleby

Richard Dimbleby CBE (May 25, 1913–December 22, 1965) was an English journalist and broadcaster. ... David Dimbleby CBE (born October 28, 1938) is a long standing BBC TV commentator, a presenter of current affairs and political programmes, and more recently, art and architectural history series. ...

External links

• Jonathan Dimbleby biography at BBC Radio 4

• Frances Hardy. "The anguish, heartache and courage of Bel Mooney," Daily Mail, 10 June 2007. Retrieved 11 June 2007. [1]

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References

1. ^ Kakutani, M: "Books of the Times; 'He Says, She Says' on a Royal Level", New York Times, November 25, 1994
2. ^ Dimbleby, Jonathan: "The Prince of Wales: A Biography.", pages xvii-xx. William Morrow and Company, Inc., New York, 1994