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King’s cancer message will be life-saving, predicts his friend and biographer

The broadcaster, 81, praised King Charles for his personal health update

The Independent UK · Dec 13, 2025

“Today I Learned”: 30 Times People Learned Interesting Facts Online And Couldn’t Wait To Share With Others

Thanks to this online community, we can pump up that trivia muscle by adding new interesting facts to our arsenal of knowledge.

Bored Panda · Jul 7, 2025

“Today I Learned”: 36 Times People Learned Interesting Facts Online And Couldn’t Wait To Share With Others

Thanks to this online community, we can pump up that trivia muscle by adding new interesting facts to our arsenal of knowledge.

Bored Panda · Jun 30, 2025

OPINION - When it ran in fright over Róisín Murphy, the BBC betrayed its purpose

In his biography of his father Richard, Jonathan Dimbleby writes of his father’s shame at the timidity of the BBC during the Spanish Civil War. The BBC, thought Dimbleby senior, was, in effect, through editorial selection, siding with the Franco regime. It is a reminder that, even when they do…

Evening Standard · Sep 18, 2023

King Charles made history when he watched the Queen’s coronation aged four

The prince tugged on his grandmother’s sleeve in excitement but also looked bored during the three-hour ceremony in 1953

Evening Standard · May 4, 2023

Huw Edwards: David Dimbleby is a gold-plated Rolls-Royce broadcaster

Edwards will be providing commentary as the doors of Westminster Abbey open on May 6.

The Independent UK · May 1, 2023

Huw Edwards calls David Dimbleby 'Rolls-Royce broadcaster' after he's left out of BBC coronation coverage

The Welshman called his veteran colleague a "gold-plated Rolls-Royce broadcaster"

Wales Online · May 1, 2023

Charles made history when he watched the Queen’s coronation aged four

The prince tugged on his grandmother’s sleeve in excitement but also looked bored during the three-hour ceremony in 1953.

The Independent UK · Apr 26, 2023

David Dimbleby says BBC ‘absolutely vital’ in today’s landscape

The 83-year-old said the broadcaster should look forwards, not back, on its 100th anniversary.

The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2022

BBC veteran David Dimbleby hits out at Tory 'sh**storm' in rare on-air expletive

VETERAN broadcaster David Dimbleby made a rare outspoken remark while on air as he discussed the UK’s economic turmoil of recent days with…

The National (Scotland) · Sep 30, 2022