Books

Some excellent stocking fillers

A Life in Questions

A Life in Questions

The no-nonsense star of BBC Newsnight, Paxman is a supreme inquisitor, a master at skewering mammoth egos with his relentless grilling

A Life in Questions 2016

Book cover of Jeremy Paxman's 'Great Britain's Great War'

Great Britain's Great War

Jeremy Paxman's magnificent history of the First World War tells the entire story of the war in one gripping narrative from the point of view of the British people

Great Britain's Great War 2013

Book cover of Jeremy Paxman's 'Empire'

Empire

The influence of the British Empire is everywhere, from the very existence of the United Kingdom to the ethnic composition of our cities

Empire 2011

Book cover of Jeremy Paxman's 'On royalty'

On Royalty

What is the point of Kings and Queens? What do they do all day? No other book will tell you quite as much about our kings, queens, princes and princesses

On Royalty 2007

Book cover of Jeremy Paxman's 'The political animal'

The Political Animal

Jeremy Paxman knows every maneouvre a politician will make to avoid answering a difficult question, but here he seeks an answer to just one: What makes politicians tick?

The Political Animal 2002

Book cover of Jeremy Paxman's 'The English'

The English

Jeremy Paxman sets out to find about the English. Not the British overall, not the Scots, not the Irish or Welsh, but the English

The English 2002

Book cover of Jeremy Paxman's 'The Victorians'

The Victorians

Jeremy Paxman's unique portrait of the Victorian age takes readers on an exciting journey through the birth of modern Britain

The Victorians 1998

Book cover of Jeremy Paxman's 'Fishing and the meaning of life'

Fish, Fishing & The Meaning of Life

Jeremy Paxman's perfect literary catch for fellow angling enthusiasts in this rich and varied anthology

Fish, Fishing & The Meaning of Life 1995

Book cover of Jeremy Paxman's 'Friends in high places'

Friends in High Places

Jeremy Paxman provides an incisive and insightful view of who really runs Britain

Friends in High Places 1990

Book cover of Jeremy Paxman's 'A higher form of killing'

A Higher Form of Killing

Two generations since the Second World War lived with the threat of nuclear annihilation. Now a new generation must learn to live with weapons that are more insidious and potentially more devastating

A Higher Form of Killing 2002