Quote of the day
Policemen so cherish their status as keepers of the peace and protectors of the public that they have occasionally been known to beat to death those citizens or groups who question that status.
Jeremy Paxman
Born: May 11, 1950 (age 75)
Bio: Jeremy Dickson Paxman is an English broadcaster, journalist and author. He has worked for the BBC since 1972 and is known for his forthright and abrasive interviewing style, particularly when interrogating politicians.
Known for:
- The English: A Portrait of a People (1998)
- Great Britain's Great War (2013)
- On Royalty (2007)
- The Political Animal (2002)
- The Victorians (1998)