Simon Hoggart
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| Born | Simon David Hoggart 26 May 1946 |
| Died | 5 January 2014 (aged 67) |
| Education | King's College, Cambridge (BA) |
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| Years active | 1968–2013 |
| Spouses | Alyson |
| Children | 2, including Amy |
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Simon David Hoggart (26 May 1946 – 5 January 2014) was an English journalist and broadcaster. He wrote on politics for The Guardian, and on wine for The Spectator. Until 2006 he presented The News Quiz on BBC Radio 4.[1] His journalism sketches have been published in a series of books.
Personal life
Simon Hoggart was born on 26 May 1946 in
Career
Hoggart joined The Guardian in 1968, later becoming the American correspondent for
In the early 1980s, he chaired the radio comedy show The News Quiz, returning to the show in 1996 for another ten years. In March 2006, Hoggart presented his last edition of The News Quiz commenting: "I'm getting a bit clapped out and jaded, and I think that's beginning to show."[7]
In 1998, he was part of
His published books form an eclectic list, including debunking the supernatural, anecdotes about Parliament, a biography, his thoughts about the United States, a serious political review and collected Christmas round-robin letters. He coined the phrase "the law of the ridiculous reverse", "which states that if the opposite of a statement is plainly absurd, it was not worth making in the first place".[9]
When speculation appeared in the News of the World in December 2004 suggesting he was the "third man" in the Kimberly Quinn affair, Hoggart initially denied any involvement before issuing a statement admitting that he had an extra-marital affair with Quinn before her own marriage. The political sex scandal involving Quinn contributed to the resignation of David Blunkett from the Cabinet.[10]
Works
Books
- Simon Hoggart, House of Fun, Guardian Books (2012) ISBN 978-1-78335-028-5, parliamentary sketches
- Simon Hoggart, Send Up the Clowns, Guardian Books (17 October 2011) ISBN 978-0-85265-243-5
- Simon Hoggart, A Long Lunch: My Stories and I'm Sticking to Them John Murray (14 October 2010) ISBN 978-1-84854-397-3
- Simon Hoggart, Life's Too Short to Drink Bad Wine Quadrille Publishing Ltd (18 September 2009) ISBN 978-1-84400-742-4
- Simon Hoggart, The Hands of History: Parliamentary Sketches 1997–2007 (2007) ISBN 1-84354-679-5
- Simon Hoggart and Emily Monk, Don't Tell Mum: Hair-raising Messages Home from Gap-year Travellers by Atlantic Books (27 December 2006) ISBN 978-1-84354-539-2
- Simon Hoggart, The Hamster That Loved Puccini: The Seven Modern Sins of Christmas Round-Robin Letters (2005) ISBN 1-84354-474-1
- Simon Hoggart, The Cat That Could Open the Fridge: A Curmudgeon's Guide to Christmas Round-Robin Letters (2004) ISBN 1-84354-357-5
- Simon Hoggart, Punchlines: A Crash Course in English with John Prescott (2003) ISBN 0-7434-8397-9, on Prescotteselanguage
- Simon Hoggart, Playing to the Gallery: Parliamentary Sketches from Blair Year Zero (2002) ISBN 1-903809-66-5, parliamentary sketches
- Simon Hoggart and ISBN 0-413-70970-1, parliamentary sketches, with the Guardian political cartoonist
- Simon Hoggart, House of Correction (1995) ISBN 0-86051-998-8, parliamentary sketches
- Simon Hoggart and Mike Hutchinson, Bizarre Beliefs (1995) ISBN 1-86066-021-5, on "the human desire to believe the unbelievable"
- Simon Hoggart, America: A User's Guide (1991) ISBN 0-00-637602-9, on his experiences living in the United States
- Simon Hoggart (editor), House of Cards: A Selection of Modern Political Humour (1988) ISBN 0-241-12451-4
- Simon Hoggart, House of Ill Fame (1985) ISBN 0-86051-350-5, parliamentary sketches
- Simon Hoggart, Back On the House (1982) ISBN 0-330-28148-8, parliamentary sketches
- Simon Hoggart, On the House: The Personalities and the Politics From the Irreverent "Punch" Column (1981) ISBN 0-330-26883-X, parliamentary sketches
- Simon Hoggart and ISBN 0-340-27600-2, biography of politician Michael Foot
- Simon Hoggart and ISBN 0-7043-3236-1
- ISBN 0-85265-024-8
Audiobooks
- The News Quiz: The First 25 Years (ISBN 0-563-49402-6
- Simon Hoggart's Pick of "The News Quiz": Vol 2 (2002) ISBN 0-563-52923-7
- Simon Hoggart's Pick of "The News Quiz": Vol 1 (2000) ISBN 0-563-47762-8
References
- ^ "Simon Hoggart". London: guardian.co.uk. 3 October 2007. Retrieved 4 July 2008.
- ^ "People Associated with Ashton under Lyne". www.ashton-under-lyne.com. Retrieved 4 July 2008.
- Kingston University London. Retrieved 4 July 2008.[dead link]
- ^ "Guardian journalist Simon Hoggart dies". BBC News Online. BBC Online. BBC. 6 January 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- Guardian News & Media Limited. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- ^ "Top 100 political journalists 2011". Total Politics. 28 November 2011. Archived from the original on 1 March 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
- ^ MG (30 January 2006). "Simon Hoggart steps aside from The News Quiz" (Press release). BBC. Retrieved 3 January 2007.
- ^ "Cartoons, Lampoons And Buffoons". Radio Listings. Retrieved 4 March 2009.
- Guardian News & Media Limited. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- Telegraph Media Group Limited. 20 December 2004. Retrieved 12 June 2008.
External links
- Column archive at The Guardian
- Simon Hoggart's week parliamentary sketch series at The Guardian
- Column archive at the New Humanist
- The News Quiz at BBC Radio 4
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- Simon Hoggart at IMDb
- 5 minutes with Simon Hoggart on Hot Dinners
- Simon Hoggart at Curlie
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