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"Pogonophiles up and down the land, rejoice! Jeremy Paxman had Twitter all of a flutter yesterday evening (August 12) when he showed off an impressive beard on the BBC&amp;#039;s flagship late-night current affairs show Newsnight. Having entertained Digital Spy with a press statement namechecking both Demis Roussos and Uncle Albert from Only Fools and Horses, Paxman endeared himself to us further by sticking to his journalistic credentials and saying that when deciding whether to shave or not, he will not be swayed by public reaction to his facial furniture. As Newsnight fans wait to see if Paxman will acknowledge Monday&amp;#039;s media furore on air, DS sets out why the forthright broadcaster is such a hit, beard or no beard. 1. Jeremy Paxman has his fingers on the pulse of popular culture, make no mistake.       2. You will always get an honest and succinct weather report when Paxo&amp;#039;s around.      3. Paxman&amp;#039;s powers of recall are beyond compare.      4. He will not rest until he gets an answer to a question.      5. And finally, Jeremy Paxman always, always signs off in style.      Actually, can we give him the One Show gig as well?      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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