Paul Macar was deputy editor of private eye just 25 which is remarkable and then editor at 26. He cleared out some of the staff including a Nigel Dempster sort of famous gossip columnist for the Daily Mail. "I didn't like what they did on the magazine I felt the magazine had become very Fleet Street"
Samira Ahmed speaks to journalist, satirist, and editor of the magazine Private Eye, Ian Hislop. They speak about his life and career, from an upbringing in Nigeria, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Hong Kong before returning to Britain to attend boarding school where he began his satirical career. Ian Hislop became editor of the British satirical magazine Private Eye at just 25, in his 37 years as editor he has been reported as the most sued man in English legal history. This episode was recorded in April 2021 when Boris Johnson was still the prime minister of the UK.
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