T01600757584James Naughtie, one of the lead presenters of BBC Radio 4's Today programme, talks about his impressive career in broadcasting and journalism. His career, spanning almost 40 years, has taken him around the world and given him a ringside seat at many of the major world events that have shaped our time. With plenty of anecdotes about the colourful cast of characters that he has met during his illustrious career as well as giving an insight into his many passions, including a lifelong love of music, An Evening with James Naughtie promises to be educational and entertaining in equal measure. | |
| 11 Oct 15 | Arts Theatre, Cambridge :: V19 listing details L631973835 |
T589302997James Naughtie has been a presenter of the Today programme since February 1994. His career in political journalism has taken him across the world for the programme - in Europe, the Middle East, China (including Tibet), Australia and, maybe most notably, to the United States. Since joining the BBC in 1988, he has worked on every presidential election and his store of American political trivia is the stuff of office legend. That American interest was the subject of his second book on the Blair era, 'The Accidental American' (2004) about Tony Blair's relationship with George W Bush. He had previously published 'The Rivals' in 2001: the book that first revealed the stormy nature of the relationship between Blair and Gordon Brown. He was educated at Aberdeen University and at Syracuse University, New York. His career as a journalist began at The Aberdeen Press & Journal in 1975. In 1977 he moved to The Scotsman in London and joined its Westminster staff in 1978 and subsequently became the paper's Chief Political Correspondent. In 1981 he worked on the national staff of The Washington Post as the Laurence Sterne Fellow. James joined The Guardian in 1984, becoming its Chief Political Correspondent in 1985. Jim’s special interest is music. His 60-part series, The Making of Music (2007) for Radio 4 was voted radio programme of the year by The Voice of the Listener and Viewer. His book of the same name explains his passion of music. For some years he presented a Radio 3 programme on opera and has presented many concerts for BBC radio and television. He has chaired Radio 4's monthly Bookclub since it started in 1997. | |
| 19 May 11 | Perth Theatre, Perth :: V637 listing details L209057956 |
An Audience with James Naughtie - T882759406This distinctive Aberdonian takes you behind the scenes of the Today programme, the nation’s noticeboard and talks about his life in newspapers and broadcasting that has taken him around the world, thrown him together with an extraordinary cast of characters and given him a ringside seat at many of the events that have shaped our time. | |
| 20 Aug 10 | Mercury Theatre, Colchester :: V37 listing details L0954602559 |
The Accidental American - Tony Blair and the Presidency - T01736138762James Naughtie, presenter of Radio 4's Today programme, discusses his latest book which explores the riveting story of the 'special' relationship between Prime Minister Tony Blair and the United States of America. A fascinating insight by a respected political commentator and essential listening for anyone hoping to understand the enigma of Tony Blair. | |
| 11 Nov 04 | Theatre Royal, Glasgow :: V623 listing details L1563145864 |
