Exclusive audio: Jeremy Paxman at the Ilkley Literature Festival

Award-winning journalist, Jeremy Paxman, presenter of Newsnight and University Challenge, goes to the heart of the British Empire in a new book.

In this recording, he discusses with the Yorkshire Post’s Sheena Hastings the legacy of empire... and reveals what he really thinks about the students on University Challenge.

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Jeremy Paxman was born in Yorkshire. He grew up thinking of himself as ‘English’ despite being one quarter Scottish.

Empire: What Ruling the World Did to the British is published by Viking.