The 5-Minute Interview: Jonathan Dimbleby, Broadcsater and writer
'I would have been a garden architect'
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Your support makes all the difference.The 62-year-old presenter of Radio 4's 'Any Questions' is president of VSO, the Soil Association and Dimbleby Cancer Care. He is also a patron of Tree Aid
I chose to be a patron of Tree Aid because...
It makes a real contribution to some of the poorest countries in the world. Trees are an incredible source of carbon and they can provide families with a livelihood.
If I weren't talking to you right now I'd be...
Trying to write my book about my first-hand experiences of Russia.
A phrase I use far too often is...
"Lets make it absolutely clear". I think I say, "I love you" quite often too.
I wish people would take more notice of...
How they sound. People shout too much.
The most surprising thing that ever happened to me was...
Finding myself in the position that I wanted to become a father at 62 because my new partner and I are going to have a child.
A common misperception of me is...
That I'm always earnest.
I am not a politician but...
If I were, I would honour my promises.
I'm good at...
Pass.
I'm very bad at...
Living one day at a time. I tend to look too far ahead.
The ideal night out is...
To hear Placido Domingo sing Don Carlos and afterwards to a small restaurant with my beloved.
In moments of weakness I...
Like most people, I weep.
You know me as a broadcaster but in truer life I'd have been...
A garden architect or a carer.
In a nutshell, my philosophy is this:
Onwards and upwards. If you've been a long way down it's nice to think you can go up.
Sara Newman
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