Food is important to me, but I wouldn't say that I'm a gourmet. I don't like tricksy food. Jonathan Dimbleby foodgourmetimportant Change image and share on social
At home in Devon, my wife Jessica does a huge proportion of the cooking - I do the basics. My timing is extremely good, particularly when it comes to vegetables, perhaps because in my work, timing is everything. I know exactly what fits into a minute when broadcasting, and I apply the same to carrots. Jonathan Dimbleby applybasicbroadcast share on social
I honestly believe that TV generally is obsessed with the ratings battle to the point of cutting its own throat. Jonathan Dimbleby battlecutgenerally Change image and share on social
The BBC produces wonderful programmes; it also produces a load of old rubbish. Jonathan Dimbleby bbcloadproduce Change image and share on social
That test should not be about ratings. What should weigh is the knowledge that a public broadcaster delivers programmes that matter. Jonathan Dimbleby broadcasterdeliverknowledge Change image and share on social
Rolling my trousers down to expose the upper part of my buttocks and having a knife pressed up and down my spine by a Russian white witch, as she murmured incantations, was certainly a new experience to cure my backache. It was surprisingly soothing. Jonathan Dimbleby backachebuttockcure share on social
I don't love the media. I'm part of it, but you can't love a porcupine. Jonathan Dimbleby lovemediumpart Change image and share on social
In the world in which we live, truth is an ancillary virtue, but it shouldn't be. Jonathan Dimbleby ancillarylivetruth Change image and share on social
My two great treats in life are baked beans and vanilla ice-cream. Jonathan Dimbleby bakebeancream Change image and share on social
I'm not certain that the BBC can claim to be making a wide enough range of distinctive programmes to make the case convincingly. Jonathan Dimbleby bbccaseclaim Change image and share on social