article_snippet: Marr has branded Paxman as a ‘genuinely tortured, angry individual’.
article_snippet: Marr has launched an extraordinary personal attack on Paxman (right) - branding the former Newsnight host as a ‘genuinely tortured, angry individual’ the former Newsnight host’s aggressive interviews, on Channel 4 and Sky, were conducted separately and followed weeks of negotiations between broadcasters and political parties over the format.
article_snippet: No disrespect to Paxman, but it would have been a lot more interesting
article_snippet: had it been head to head,’ Paxman said.
article_snippet: Replacing that with a good “Paxmaning” for both of them, while entertaining, was not a good replacement.
article_snippet: A number of television critics said Paxman dominated the show so strongly that viewers might have finished wanting to vote for Paxman rather than either of the party leaders.
article_snippet: The two men spent nearly 15 years as colleagues at BBC, until Paxman quit last year.
article_snippet: Paxman hosted a series of documentaries and fronted BBC2’s flagship current affairs programme, Newsnight.
article_snippet: Paxman also fronts BBC Radio 4’s Start The Week each Monday.
article_snippet: Speaking at the London School of Economics, Paxman said Paxman BBC1
article_snippet: But Paxman made it clear Paxman prefers a friendlier approach than the aggressive line of attack for which Paxman is renowned.
article_snippet: You’re a scoundrel, you’re a liar, and I’m going to treat you like that”,’ Paxman said on Friday.
article_snippet: Paxman is known for doggedly pursuing a line of attack, once asking then home secretary Michael Howard the same question 12 times in a row.
article_snippet: That aggression was clear last Thursday when Paxman took Mr Cameron and Mr Miliband to task, in two separate interviews.
article_snippet: Paxman was asked to defend soaring immigration, whether Paxman could live on a zero-hours contract, and made to squirm over Paxman close ties with former Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson.
article_snippet: However, when Paxman told the Labour leader Paxman party would never get a majority, Mr Miliband said the broadcaster does not get to decide who wins.
highlights_snippet: Paxman suggested Paxman had allowed Paxman ego to get in the way of the debates .
  