Jonathan Dimbleby
Acting
Biography
Jonathan Dimbleby is a British presenter of current affairs and political radio and television programmes, author and historian. He is the son of Richard Dimbleby and younger brother of television presenter David Dimbleby.
Born: July 31, 1944
Place of Birth: Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
Known For
Churchill's Desert War: The Road to El Alamein
This is the story of how the men who fought and died in the Battle of El Alamein were players in a volatile drama scripted by Churchill, Roosevelt, Mussolini and Hitler in the war capitals of London, Washington, Rome and Berlin. Based on Dimbleby's book, Destiny in the Desert, the film sheds new light on the significance of this key campaign, on which Churchill gambled both his own future and that of Britain itself.
Charles: The Monarch and the Man
Memorable moments from the life of Charles III, who has now taken the throne as the king of the UK after a lifetime of preparations.
The BBC at War
An enthralling series exploring how the BBC fought not only Hitler but also the British government to become the institution it is today.
Endgame
The time is the late '80s, a crucial period in the history of South Africa. President P.W. Botha is hanging on to power by a thread as the African National Congress (ANC) takes up arms against apartheid and the country tumbles toward insurrection. A British mining concern is convinced that their interests would be better served in a stable South Africa and they quietly dispatch Michael Young, their head of public affairs, to open an unofficial dialogue between the bitter rivals. Assembling a reluctant yet brilliant team to pave the way to reconciliation by confronting obstacles that initially seem insurmountable, Young places his trust in ANC leader Thabo Mbeki and Afrikaner philosophy professor Willie Esterhuyse. It is their empathy that will ultimately serve as the catalyst for change by proving more powerful than the terrorist bombs that threaten to disrupt the peaceful dialogue.
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
The big names behind the big stories. Laura Kuenssberg talks to those making the news, inside and outside politics.
Death on the Rock
Documentary which examined the killing of three Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) members in Gibraltar in March 1988 by the British Special Air Service (codenamed "Operation Flavius"). "Death on the Rock" presented evidence that the IRA members were shot without warning or with their hands up. It was condemned by the British government and denounced in the press as sensationalist. After one of its witnesses retracted his statement, "Death on the Rock" became the first individual documentary to be the subject of an independent inquiry, in which it was largely vindicated.
The Unknown Famine
Jonathan Dimbleby’s landmark 1973 documentary “The Unknown Famine” stands as a pivotal moment in Ethiopian history—a journalistic endeavour that not only exposed a humanitarian crisis but inadvertently helped precipitate the end of Africa’s oldest monarchy. The footage was broadcast by ITV for its flagship affairs series named "This Week".
Heseltine: A Life in the Political Jungle
After Michael Heseltine announced his retirement from the House of Commons and to tie in with the publication of his memoirs 'Life in the Jungle' in September 2000, LWT made a two part documentary telling his story.
An African Journey with Jonathan Dimbleby
After four decades of reporting from the continent, Jonathan Dimbleby returns to Africa on a 7,000-mile journey to discover how it is changing.
A South American Journey with Jonathan Dimbleby
Jonathan Dimbleby travels to South America to report on dramatic changes in one of the world's least understood continents
Filmography
as Narrator
as Self - Historian and Broadcaster
as Self - Presenter
as Self - Presenter
as Self - Reporter
as English Newscaster
as Self - Presenter
as Self