Biography

October 28, 1938 · London, England, UK

1.80 m

Brother of Jonathan Dimbleby and son of Richard Dimbleby.

At the age of 75, while filming an item about sailors' tattoos for his programme Britain and the Sea (2013), he decided to have his very first tattoo - of a scorpion, his birth sign. However his scorpion has only six legs instead of the more normal eight.

Educated at Charterhouse School.

Studied politics, philosophy and economics at Christ Church College, Oxford.

Has 3 children with his first wife, Liza, Henry Dimbleby and Kate Dimbleby, and 1 son, Fred with his second wife.

[on never being invited to Number 10 Downing Street, the Prime Minister's residence] Maybe if I snorted coke and had one hit record I would be invited, but I wouldn't know what to do or say.

[on how to improve the BBC schedule] Merge BBC Four with BBC Two, cut out some of the gardening and the cookery and all that on BBC Two and turn it back into a quality thing that it was meant to be.

The NHS is the only Religion left in Britain.

If Hilary Clinton were a Man, would she have won?

[Question Time] You have the Conch!