He was a pioneer of the combative interview - and he will be remembered as the man who helped topple Thatcher Brian Walden was as pioneering and influential a figure in political broadcasting as David Attenborough in natural history television. That Walden was less treasured by and familiar to the general public is due to there being less popular interest in Westminster than wildlife. His profile was also further lowered by the decision, very unusual among big TV beasts, to voluntarily walk away...
Interrogator-in-chief: farewell Brian Walden, father of political TV
The Guardian - 13 May 2019 14:36
He was a pioneer of the combative interview - and he will be remembered as the man who helped topple Thatcher Brian Walden was as pioneering and influential a figure in political broadcasting as David Attenborough in natural history television. That Walden was less treasured by and familiar to the general public is due to there being less popular interest in Westminster than wildlife. His profile was also further lowered by the decision, very unusual among big TV beasts, to voluntarily walk away...
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