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DAY**, Sir ROBIN: : GRAND INQUISITOR: Memoirs By SIR ROBIN DAY. [Author SIGNED copy.**]

LONDON.WEIDENFELD & NICOLSON,1989.

ISBN 0297796607.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED,1st edn. FINE/NFINE.No owner inscrptn,but author's neat,handwritten blue ink inscrptn and signature: 'With very best wishes from the author Robin Day.' to title page just below the printed title,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,subject's colour photographic portrait illustrated upper panel; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners.Some inevitable,light scoring/indentations to dw/dj's panels with a pinprick (lightly affecting bd beneath) to spine/backstrip gutter on rear panel and slight spine roll. Some light rubbing with slight fraying and miniscule loss,bumping and reciprocal creasing to head of spine/backstrip.Top+ fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight and near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - possibly an unread copy? Bright,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original dark blue cloth bds with bright,crisp,stamped silver gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain red eps.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj, SIGNED,1st edn,vii-xvpp+1-296pp [paginated] includes contents+illus lists/tables,author's note, prologue,15 chapters+epilogue,16pp contemporary subject's biographical b/w photographs in 2 blocks of 8pp apiece between pp96/7 and pp136/7 respectively,6 b/w political cartoons by various cartoonists interspersed throughout the text and the book,b/w reproductions of Daily Mail headline and facsimile letter from Margaret Thatcher to the author,an index,plus [unpaginated] half-title page, author SIGNED+inscribed title-page,and dedication page. See also rja768 . . .BUT WITH RESPECT (also an author SIGNED,UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn) may be seen as a companion volume to GRAND INQUISITOR,Sir Robin's best-selling memoirs,published by this same publisher in 1989.Uncommon to find either of the edns,author signed. In memoirs,sparkling,forthright and penetrating,the foremost interviewer of the television era tells the story of thirty-four years at the top of his profession.Revealing the struggles and gambles behind his seemingly unimpeded success,his often stormy relationship with the BBC; combining trenchant opinions and challenging ideas with a wealth of hilarious anecdotes,Sir Robin tells us how the hard-hitting bespectacled reporter of the fifties became a television superstar. From his boyhood,army service,Oxford years and his experience as a barrister, Sir Robin goes on to describe how he won his way into television,and made his name, as a newscaster and interviewer,in the newly-founded ITN.He explains why he stood as a parliamentary candidate,and how he came to join the celebrated team of reporters on 'Panorama',then the flagship of BBC Television's journalistic fleet. Sir Robin,it has been said,'has occupied a place on the political stage longer than anyone but the Sovereign herself'. Here,he recalls reporting the momentous Suez parliamentary debates,and his historic interview with Egypt's President Nasser.He remembers his controversial role at the centre of television's coverage of eight general elections.And,for the first time, gives his unique personal reminiscences of the six Prime Ministers - Macmillan,Home, Wilson,Heath,Callaghan and Thatcher - that he has interviewed.The climax of Sir Robin's story is the 80's: for him a decade of professional achievement and personal pain - knighthood,serious illness,divorce and the outstanding success of 'Question Time' - the temporary filler which turned out to be a ten-year triumph. Giving a performance as brilliant as any of his famous screen encounters, television's grand inquisitor now answers the questions: why does he always wear that spotted bow-tie? Why did Mrs Thatcher call him Mr Day? Why was he Jim Callaghan's favourite interviewer? Why did John Nott storm out of his interview? What was 'the Robin Day problem'? Hunched,bow-tied,cruel glasses glinting, Sir Robin probes and points the finger with relentless vigour and devastating wit.One thing is certain,this is vintage Robin Day. Sir Robin Day was one of the original newscasters for ITN in 1955.In 1959 he joined the BBC's 'Panorama' to which he has been a contributor for thirty years.From 1979-87,he presented 'The World at One' on BBC Radio 4,and from 1979-89 he chaired 'Question Time' on BBC1.Awards for his work in broadcasting have included the Guild of TV Producers' and Directors' Award,'Personality of the Year' in 1957, the Richard Dimbleby Award in 1975,and the RTS 'Judges' Award in 1985.Sir Robin was knighted in 1981. Since April 2013,again in MArch 2015,and in this year too,the UK Post Office has altered it's Pricing in Proportion template,altering its prices,weight allowances,dimensions and lowered its compensation rates too! So,please contact seller,because of the weight and the value of this item,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,SIGNED,1st edn.
'With very best wishes from the author Robin Day.'

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