Paxman is the eldest of four children and has two brothers, one of whom, Giles, is the British Ambassador to Spain ( having previously been ambassador to Mexico ), and a sister, Jenny, a producer at BBC Radio.

Paxman himself has stated:

Paxman has denied these claims.

Paxman has been publicly criticised over his and his partner's home help arrangements.

" Paxman himself is quarter-Scottish through his maternal grandmother, a fact which he stated has led to many of his comments being misunderstood as he regards the Scots " with affection ".

Paxman has been widely condemned as disrespectful when commented in an absurd way the possible exit of Greece from the Eurozone (' like bad kebab vomiting ") on 31 May 2012 edition of Newsnight.

Paxman has been criticised by John Pilger for his involvement with the British-American Project.

Jeremy Paxman has been its main presenter for over two decades.

When interviewed on election night television by Jeremy Paxman, Hughes suggested that the fall in his vote might reflect the unpopularity of Southwark Council, which has been controlled by the Liberal Democrats since 2002.

The Guardian has described him as an " acerbic host ... Ireland's Jeremy Paxman.

He has anchored every general election results programme for the BBC since then: in 1983 and 1987 with Sir Robin Day and Peter Snow ; in 1992 with Peter Snow and Peter Sissons ; in 1997, 2001 and 2005 with Peter Snow and Jeremy Paxman ;, and in 2010 with Jeremy Paxman and Jeremy Vine.

Jeremy Paxman has pointed out that the publication is dominated by people who are active in British public life, including the members of the Scottish Parliament, Welsh and Northern Ireland Assemblies, as well as Members of the House of Commons, the Chief Executives of all UK cities and counties, and foreign Ambassadors accredited to London.

Paxman has also calculated that only 8 % of new entrants in 2008 made any reference to marital breakdown, which is far below the national average.

Paxman presented the flagship BBC Radio 4 show Start the Week from 1998 to 2002.

It was eventually revived in 1994 by the BBC, although still produced by Granada Television, using the original format with minor differences and presented by Jeremy Paxman.

When, in his twenties, Paxman unsuccessfully applied for the vacant editorship of the venerable Labour-supporting weekly The New Statesman, he said he considered himself a socialist.

The network was in discussions to unveil a weekly news program fronted by Newsnight host Jeremy Paxman.

In 2003, Prime Minister Tony Blair opted to make the case for the invasion of Iraq via questions from a TV studio audience, mediated by Paxman.

Paxman later made a taped guest appearance on the Celebrity Big Brother reality TV show challenging Galloway to a follow-up session " with or without your leotard " ( Galloway, a Big Brother contestant at the time, had in an earlier much-publicised stunt during the show dressed up in a leotard ).

In April 2006 The Sun claimed that Paxman earned £ 800, 000 for his Newsnight job and £ 240, 000 for presenting University Challenge, bringing his TV earnings to a yearly total of £ 1, 040, 000.

Paxman and his presenting style were also frequently parodied by comedian Chris Morris in the satirical TV series The Day Today and Brass Eye.

is a frequent guest on a wide variety of television and radio shows throughout Europe, Africa, Australia and New Zealand, and North America, including National Public Radio's " All Things Considered ," Morning Edition ," " Weekend Edition ," " Fresh Air with Terry Gross ," and " The Connection ," NBC Nightly News, CBS Nightly News, Fox TV News, Court TV, MSNBC, CNBC, CNN News and " Crossfire ," " Voice of America ," and the BBC's " Start the Week ' with Jeremy Paxman " and " Outlook.

* Jeremy Paxman, British TV journalist

The programme generated much publicity prior to its transmission by displaying the usually pitiless Paxman teary-eyed on camera when informed that his impoverished great-grandmother Mary Mackay's poor relief had been revoked because she'd had a child out of wedlock.

Paxman joined the BBC's graduate trainee programme in 1972.

The programme is chiefly remembered for the fact that Paxman asked Blair if he and U. S. President Bush prayed together.

A further controversy came when the television interviewer, Jeremy Paxman, relentlessly asked him the same question 12 times in all, ( 14 if including two earlier inquiries that were worded somewhat differently ) during an edition of the Newsnight programme.

The BBC revived the programme in 1994 under quiz master Jeremy Paxman, transmitting it on BBC Two.

The ending of the programme is signified with Jeremy Paxman saying " It's goodbye from ( name of losing team, who wave and say goodbye ), it's goodbye from ( winning team, likewise ), and it's goodbye from me: goodbye!

In July 2007 in interview with Jeremy Paxman on BBC Two's " Newsnight " programme, it was reported that Hunter had pledged to donate a further £ 1 billion to charity.

The second section is an analysis of a BBC2 Newsnight programme on 19 October 1999 hosted by Jeremy Paxman with Charles Thomson attacking that year's Turner Prize and artist Brad Lochore defending it.

It was while working on this show that O ' Callaghan was spotted by the Editor of Newsnight, Tim Gardam, who recruited her as a high profile reporter on the BBC's flagship news programme, Newsnight, with Jeremy Paxman.

Howard, having given evasive answers, was asked by Paxman the same question " Did you threaten to overrule him?

Asking whether Howard had intervened when Derek Lewis sacked a prison governor, Paxman asked: " Did you threaten to overrule him?

Faced with what he considered evasive answers, Paxman put the same question – " Did you threaten to overrule him?

Paxman was the subject in January 2006 of an episode of the BBC genealogy series Who Do You Think You Are ?.

His mannerisms — and, particularly, his physical appearance in the pilot episode — suggests that his character is at least loosely based on that of Jeremy Paxman, and there are echoes of Michael Buerk's style of delivery ( most notable in the ' Genutainment ' section of episode 1 ).

His 1994 volume of memoirs, A Bag of Boiled Sweets, was described by Jeremy Paxman as " the most entertaining set of political memoirs to have been published in years ".

Later, during a 20th anniversary edition of Newsnight, Paxman told Howard that he had simply been trying to prolong the interview since the next item in the running order wasn't ready.

Paxman stated that since all television is a " collaborative exercise ", it was " rather silly for this book-which accompanies a television series-to appear with only one name on the cover.

In 1994 the show was resurrected by the BBC with Jeremy Paxman as the new quizmaster.

Similarly, Graeme Garden suggested on I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue in 1994 that one way to increase Newsnight < nowiki >'</ nowiki > s ratings would be to " arm Jeremy Paxman ".