- Began his career as a researcher for Border Television in 1969, and became a reporter/presenter for Tyne Tees Television in 1970 before joining BBC Look North.
- Attended Dulwich College and Caius College, Cambridge where he was President of the Marlowe Society and a member of Footlights.
- In 1973 he joined BBC's Nationwide, going on to work on both Newsnight and Panorama.
- In 1980 he helped to found the award-winning BBC program Rough Justice which led to the release of five people on murder and serious assault charges. This work formed the basis of two books: Rough Justice and More Rough Justice, co-authored with Peter Hill.
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