My immortal diet

John Humphrys wants to live for ever…

It was a typical morning in the BBC Washington bureau on a slow news day in 1972. 'Typical' meant digging out the Gallo Hearty Burgundy from the filing cabinet for a quick glass at about noon, then booking a table at the latest trendy restaurant for a martini or two, a decent wine with lunch and port or brandy to finish off. Then back to the office. That particular day, all hell had broken loose. Watergate, the biggest story in the world, had taken a dramatic turn while I was at lunch. London wanted me to do a live broadcast on the new-fangled satellite feed – at ten grand for ten minutes. Wow! What a chance to prove that I, the BBC's youngest TV foreign correspondent, was a worthy successor…

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The Oldie (Digital) - 1 Issue, April 2025

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