Andrew Marr Quotes

Andrew William Stevenson Marr is a Scottish political commentator and television presenter. Beginning his career as a political commentator, he subsequently edited The Independent newspaper and was political editor of BBC News . He began hosting a political programme—Sunday AM, now called The Andrew Marr Show—on Sunday mornings on BBC One from September 2005. In 2002, Marr took over as host of BBC Radio 4's long-running Start the Week Monday morning discussion programme.

In 2007, he presented a political history of post-war Britain on BBC Two, Andrew Marr's History of Modern Britain, followed by a prequel in 2009, Andrew Marr's The Making of Modern Britain, focusing on the period between 1901 and 1945. In 2010, he presented a series, Andrew Marr's Megacities , examining the life, development and challenges of some of the largest cities in the world.

In early 2012, he presented The Diamond Queen, a three-part series about the reign of Queen Elizabeth II. In late September 2012, Marr began presenting Andrew Marr's History of the World, a new series examining the history of human civilisation.

Following a stroke in January 2013, Marr was in hospital for two months. He returned to presenting The Andrew Marr Show on 1 September 2013. Wikipedia

✵ 31. July 1959 • Other names 安德鲁·马尔

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Famous Andrew Marr Quotes

“The so-called citizen journalism is the spewings and rantings of very drunk people late at night.”

Andrew Marr

As quoted in "Andrew Marr says bloggers are 'inadequate, pimpled and single' " in The Guardian (11 October 2010)
Context: The so-called citizen journalism is the spewings and rantings of very drunk people late at night.
It is fantastic at times but it is not going to replace journalism. … Most of the blogging is too angry and too abusive. Terrible things are said online because they are anonymous. People say things online that they wouldn't dream of saying in person.

“In history, the arrival of a small man in a big hat is rarely good news.”

Andrew Marr

Andrew Marr's History of the World, Episode VI, Revolution (28 October 2012)

“A lot of bloggers seem to be socially inadequate, pimpled, single, slightly seedy, bald, cauliflower-nosed young men sitting in their mother's basements and ranting. They are very angry people.”

Andrew Marr

As quoted in "Andrew Marr says bloggers are 'inadequate, pimpled and single' " in The Guardian (11 October 2010) http://www.theguardian.com/media/2010/oct/11/andrew-marr-bloggers