hiː hˈæzbiːn ɐwˈɔːɹdᵻd ˈɑːnɚɹˌɛɹi dˈɑːktɚɹˌeɪt dᵻɡɹˈiːz fɹʌm sˈɪkstiːn jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾiz ænd wʌz ˈɪntɚvjˌuːd baɪ kˈɜːsti jˈʌŋ ɔnðə bˌiːbˌiːsˈiː ɹˈeɪdɪˌoʊ fˈoːɹ pɹˈoʊɡɹæm dˈɛzɚt ˈaɪlənd dˈɪsks ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvən.
He has been awarded Honorary Doctorate degrees from 16 universities and was interviewed by Kirsty Young on the BBC Radio 4 programme Desert Island Discs in 2007.