 At Cambridge, he was a member of a Labour Party club and described himself as a socialist, although in later life described himself as a one-nation conservative.He joined the BBC in 1972, initially at BBC Radio Brighton, although relocated to London in 1977.In coming years, he worked on "Tonight" and "Panorama" before becoming a newsreader for the "BBC Six O'Clock News" and later a presenter on "Breakfast Time".