seem to make light of the scoop and focussed on the number of "outstanding journalists" who had left BBC News ahead of budget cuts combined with the forthcoming limit on redundancy payments. On BBC's R4 Today programme, broadcast on the 3 October 2022, Mardell spoke freely of his illness, with presenter Nick Robinson and highlighted that presenter Jeremy Paxman had also been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease References External links Mark's blog on the BBC News website BBC Newswatch profile 1957 births Living people People educated at Epsom College Alumni of the University of Kent BBC newsreaders and journalists