I will never retire.

The better the information it has, the better democracy works. Silence and secrecy are never good for it.

Retire? I will never retire.

I've never been one to sit around and eat my heart out. Life's too short.

Up until about 12 years ago we never, ever, wore flak jacket or helmets but now the nastiness has got worse.

It wasn't glamorous in my day. In the regions, reporters were seen as such low life that they didn't merit their name in the Radio Times. Now people are interested in being famous. I never gave it a thought.