43 episodes
The Lock In with Jeremy Paxman James Bray
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3.1 • 8 Ratings
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Jeremy Paxman, of Newsnight and University Challenge fame, has decided there must be more to life than cudgelling politicians and students on TV. ‘The Lock In’ is, as he puts it, “an excuse for me to talk to people I want to hear from, in a place I want to be...the pub”. So it is that, free at last of any editorial oversight, Jeremy has been sitting down in some of London’s finest boozers to enjoy drink and conversation with an eclectic bunch of guests. There are famous ones and obscure ones, but they all have something to say and were willing to sit down with the ‘Grand Inquisitor’ in a pub (or on Zoom, in more recent times). Each and every one is a fascinating conversation. So, pull yourself a pint, pour yourself a glass of plonk, and join The Lock In.
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Lord Martin Rees
Jeremy sits down with the Astronomer Royal, Lord Martin Rees. As well as being the nation's foremost stargazer, he is the founder of the Centre for Existential Risk at Cambridge, which means he spends a great deal of time thinking about how humanity might face its doom.
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Toby Young
Jeremy sits down with Toby Young, founder of the Free Speech Union, to discuss cancel culture, free speech, etc.
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Amartya Sen
Jeremy sits down with an intellectual hero of his and nobel winner, Amartya Sen, to discuss welfare economics, colonialism, higher education, and the compensations of age.
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Andy Burnham
Jeremy sits down with the Mayor of Greater Manchester and one of Labour's current success stories, Andy Burnham, to talk about devolution to the North.
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Jed Mercurio
Jeremy sits down with Jed Mercurio, writer of Line of Duty and other hit dramas, to talk TV, police, conspiracies, and writing.
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Michael Burleigh
Jeremy sits down with Michael Burleigh, a distinguished historian who has recently turned his hand to the subject of political assassination in his book 'Day of the Assassins. It's a blood-spattered thriller of a read, and the conversation covers assassinations of all stripes and from all angles, including the murderers of Trotsky, JFK, Martin Luther King, Caesar, and more.
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Customer Reviews
Frustrating
Zero connection between interviewer and guests. He has no interest. Just listening to the interview with Raynor Winn- god, it was awkward. All she achieved and he asks about her foot care and reacts surprised when she says she’d do her journey again, judged her husband for being a mature student, asking repeat questions, and obviously did no background on the guest. A woman with such an incredible story needed a better interview. So disappointing!!