Television Quotes by Jonathan Dimbleby

I was born with a silver microphone in my mouth, and that was an advantage. My father wrote books and was also a great…

— Jonathan Dimbleby

Over the last two years, I have been able to comb through The Prince's archives. I have been free to read his journals, diaries…

— Jonathan Dimbleby

I hate flying. My stomach churns at the mere thought of it.

— Jonathan Dimbleby

Travelling to make television programmes means I have some unusual food memories. In Pasto, Colombia, I was taken to a restaurant where I chose…

— Jonathan Dimbleby

Rolling my trousers down to expose the upper part of my buttocks and having a knife pressed up and down my spine by a…

— Jonathan Dimbleby

The challenge is the culture. You have to have a vision for the BBC-it can't merely be that it's big and has a place…

— Jonathan Dimbleby

My only real claim to fame is that I was southern England show-jumping champion in 1966. The day after my father died, 'Horse &…

— Jonathan Dimbleby

My two great treats in life are baked beans and vanilla ice-cream.

— Jonathan Dimbleby

I ought to rejoice in the fact that our principal rival has died, but I don't.

— Jonathan Dimbleby

It is easy enough to hold an opinion, but rather more testing to act on it.

— Jonathan Dimbleby

I fail to understand how you can justify a poll tax on the entire population, yet exclude a significant proportion of that population from…

— Jonathan Dimbleby

The BBC produces wonderful programmes; it also produces a load of old rubbish.

— Jonathan Dimbleby

I have a great deal of joy in my life, and I'm very fortunate. That combination makes you aware of just how wonderful life…

— Jonathan Dimbleby

At home in Devon, my wife Jessica does a huge proportion of the cooking - I do the basics. My timing is extremely good,…

— Jonathan Dimbleby

You have to be damn certain you're putting something better in its place.

— Jonathan Dimbleby