Education
He was educated at Bradfield College and Street Catharine"s College, Cambridge where he graduated with a degree in English in 1975.
He was educated at Bradfield College and Street Catharine"s College, Cambridge where he graduated with a degree in English in 1975.
He began his career as a freelance journalist between 1978 and 1988 when he joined the British Broadcasting Corporation as their first Media Correspondent. His role expanded in 1993 to include the Arts as well as Media in 1993 before becoming an analyst for British Broadcasting Corporation News 24 in 2003. Since 2007 he has been a wider correspondent for British Broadcasting Corporation News.
He was also the presenter of Meet The Author on the British Broadcasting Corporation News Channel until January 2016.