Trivia

He was awarded the Richard Dimbleby Award, BAFTA's most prestigious current affairs honour, in 1996 and again in 2000.

He replaced Melvyn Bragg as the host of "Start The Week" on BBC Radio Four in 1999, following the former's elevation to the House of Lords.

He studied English at St Catharine's College, Cambridge.

In 1999, Jeremy received an honorary degree from Bradford University, in recognition of his work as a television journalist.

Has an M.A degree in English from the University of Cambridge in the U.K.

Is a fellow by Special Election of St Edmund Hall College in Oxford.

Is a Leeds United FC supporter

Father of 3 children (including twins) with his partner Elizabeth Clough.

He likes to wind down by going fishing for salmon and trout.

His book, The English: A Portrait of a People, became an A Level set text.

He doesn't know much about music. In 2020, on University Challenge, he revealed that he had never even heard of the Polar Music Prize, Sweden's most prestigious music honour, when he was sarcastic about the award. It has been conferred on some of the most acclaimed musicians of the modern era.