Origins & Early Life

Sir David Paradine Frost (7 April 1939 – 31 August 2013) was an English television host, journalist, comedian, and writer. He rose to prominence during the satire boom in the United Kingdom when he was chosen to host the satirical television programme That Was the Week That Was in 1962. His success on this show led to work as a host on American television. Frost became known for his television interviews with senior political figures, among them the Nixon interviews with former U.S.

Pivotal Works & Achievements

president Richard Nixon in 1977, which were adapted into a stage play and a film. Frost interviewed all eight British prime ministers serving from 1964 to his death in 2013, from Alec Douglas-Home to David Cameron, and all seven U.S. presidents in office from 1969 to 2008. Frost was one of the people behind the launch of ITV station TV-am in 1983. He was the inaugural host of the US news magazine programme Inside Edition.

Enduring Legacy & Impact

He hosted the Sunday morning interview programme Breakfast with Frost for the BBC from 1993 to 2005, and spent two decades as host of Through the Keyhole. From 2006 to 2012, he hosted the weekly programme Frost Over the World on Al Jazeera English, and the weekly programme The Frost Interview...

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