With Huguenot origins, I was born in London soon after the turn of the 20th century
At school I was the house captain and president of the debating society, and I won various prizes for art and literature
Much of my fictional work, and the characters within, was inspired by my experiences as a special newspaper correspondent, such as the 1935 Italian Invasion and the coronation of Haile Selassie
I converted to Catholicism in my 30s, and my Requiem Mass was celebrated at Westminster Cathedral
I was born in the West Midlands during the early 1960s
Early on in my career I worked for the Institute of Fiscal Studies, and one of my duties was to help officials with the development of the Poll Tax
I am now a TV and radio presenter, and I once crossed an industrial picket line outside the headquarters of my current employer
I am a motorcycle enthusiast, particularly Yamahas, and my wife is a French landscape architect
The child of a leading British Jew, I was born in London during the 1950s
I was interested in amateur dramatics as a teenager, but I was later drawn to politics and television production
I was the MP for a northeast constituency for twelve years, and I’ve held various cabinet positions, once without portfolio
My memoirs were heavily criticised by senior members of my party, and my homosexual relationship was outed on the BBC