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From: Intelligence Squared_____________________________________ Sent: 6/14/2019 6:32:20 AM To: jeevacation@gmail.com Subject: John Humphrys: The Terrier of Today, in conversation with Justin Webb John Humphrys: The Terrier of Today, in conversation with Justin Webb View in browser 7-, _Rye. FAT-Z-1 John Humphrys: The Terrier of Today HOUSE OVERSIGHT 030445 ADD TO CALENDAR WEDNESDAY 9TH OCTOBER, 7PM EMMANUEL CENTRE Featuring John Humphrys and Justin Webb BUY TICKETS 'I'm not sure I'd like me if I was listening to me.' — John Humphrys HOUSE OVERSIGHT 030446 John Humphrys is the Radio 4 Today programme presenter, whose forensic and sometimes aggressive interviews with figures in authority inspire love and loathing in equal measure. The Observer's television critic once wrote that if he ever found himself sitting next to Hum phrys at a dinner party he would probably drive a fork through his hand. The Tory politician Jonathan Aitken accused him of 'poisoning the well of democratic debate', a comment which prompted an outburst of support for Humphrys, with the Daily Mail describing him as one of the most brilliant journalists in the country'. This autumn, as Humphrys steps down after 32 years at Today and publishes a long-awaited memoir, he comes to the Intelligence Squared stage to give an exclusive, behind-the-scenes account of his extraordinary career. Turning the tables on Humphrys and pitching the questions will be his Today colleague Justin Webb. Humphrys will recount the momentous episodes of his career, such as his interview with BBC correspondent Andrew Gilligan in 2003. Gilligan claimed that the government had deliberately 'sexed up' the dossier on the threat posed by Saddam Hussein in order to justify the Iraq War. A chain of events ensued, including the suicide of the dossier's source, Dr David Kelly, severe damage to Tony Blair's reputation and the Hutton and Chiloot inquiries into the war. And then there was the time Humphr […]