The early days of his career were spent covering the Troubles in Northern Ireland and he subsequently reported from all over the world, chiefly for the BBC. For 25 years, he presented the BBC’s nightly news-analysis show, Newsnight. Jeremy is the author of ten books, on subjects ranging from Victorian painting to the First World War. Since 1994, he has been chairman of University Challenge. For the last two years he has been a Contributing Editor to the Financial Times. He has written and presented numerous documentaries.