Jonathan Dimbleby recently visited Exeter College for a question and answer session with more than eighty students. Jonathan spoke about his experiences as one of Britain’s most respected journalists and broadcasters.

Jonathan Dimbleby fielded questions on a range of topics from college students at the event at the college’s Centre for Creative Industries on Monday, April 18th.

Emma Fielding, Assistant Principal at Exeter College, said: “It was a tremendous honour to welcome such an eminent broadcaster to Exeter College. For our students it was a real privilege to hear his insights into current affairs, the media industry and how young people can become a part of this competitive field.”

The Reach Academy, Exeter College’s gifted and talented programme, offers students a range of extra-curricular activities designed to develop skills that are attractive to the top UK universities.

The talk by Jonathan was part of an inspirational speaker programme which has been running since September. Students have enjoyed a range of talks for example from lawyers, politicians, and explorers.

Jonathan Dimbleby has chaired Any Questions? Since 1987.

He took his degree in philosophy at University College, London and began his career as a television and radio reporter for BBC Bristol in 1969, moving on to Radio 4's The World at One in 1970 (where he also presented The World This Weekend). He joined Thames Television in 1972, as a reporter for ITV's This Week where he won BAFTA's Richard Dimbleby Award for his report on the Ethiopian famine of 1973.

In 1994 he wrote, presented and co-produced Charles, The Private Man, The Public Role and published his book, The Prince of Wales: A Biography. In 1997, the BBC screened The Last Governor, his series on the final five years of British rule in Hong Kong and he published a book of the same name.

His documentaries about Ethiopia and Kosovo were shown by the ITV network in 1998 and 2000 respectively. More recently, he has fronted several documentary series on BBC television including Russia – A Journey with Jonathan Dimbleby (2008); An African Journey with Jonathan Dimbleby (2010); and A South American Journey with Jonathan Dimbleby (2011). His latest book, Destiny in the Desert: The Story Behind El Alamein (2012) inspired his television programme exploring the same battle (BBC Two, Nov 2012). His most recent book is the best selling The Battle of the Atlantic.Jonathan is chair of Dimbleby Cancer Care.