Rod Liddle

Rod Liddle

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Rod Liddle Biography

Rod Liddle, former editor of BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, is an adept and knowledgeable after dinner speaker and has gained a reputation for his talent and passion.

Background and career

In the five years that Rod was editor, the Today programme was extraordinarily successful. The programme produced a succession of investigative scoops and increased its audience figures to its highest levels ever, with 7 million tuning in each week.

Rod has regularly appeared on Question Time, Have I Got News for You, The Wright Stuff, Newsnight Review, Daily Politics and is regularly sought after for both presenting and authoring documentaries. Rod has also been a weekly columnist for The Guardian, and a regular contributor to The Spectator and The Independent on Sunday. He also writes for Country Life and The Sunday Times. In his spare time, he occasionally appears on Radio Four quiz shows and has provided the warm-up for Any Questions.

Rod has a good knowledge of politicians as he was a speechwriter for the Labour Party for four years. Rod’s source material for his after dinner speaking comes from his unique insider knowledge of broadcasting and politics.

Rod’s TV presenting duties have included Celeb Come Dine With Me Election Special; The Noughties; The Andrew Marr Show; Question Time; It’s Not What You Know; Battle for the Holy Land: Love Thy Neighbour; Starkey’s Last Word; The Last Word; Never Mind the Full Stops; The New Fundamentalists; The Wright Stuff; Today and Question Time.

He has also appeared on a wide variety of radio shows, and spent years working as a journalist on publications such as The Spectator; The Sunday Times; The Guardian and Country Life.

Speaking Topics

As well as writing for The Sunday Times, Rod contributes to The Spectator and is a regular guest on BBC1's Question Time. He is a knowledgeable and experienced corporate host and keynote speaker.

Keynote speaker
After dinner speaker
Radio/TV
Journalist
Politics and current affairs
Corporate Speaker
Awards

For further information or to book Rod Liddle, call us on +44 (0)20 7607 7070 or email info@speakerscorner.co.uk

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Rod Liddle News

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Rod Liddle Reviews

Rod Liddle has spoken and appeared at a number of recent corporate events. Please find some client speaker testimonials and reviews for Rod Liddle for a number of these events and conferences. If you would like some additional information as to how to book Rod Liddle for your corporate event, then please contact one of the Speakers Corner booking agents on +44 (0)20 7607 7070 or email info@speakerscorner.co.uk

Funny and informative.
Chubb Insurance Company of Europe SE

I am writing to thank you for your valuable contribution at the Eastern Conference in 2009. Your session was greatly appreciated and fitted well within a very successful conference programme. The event was really well received by delegates and the three days received excellent feedback. Your session was marked at 100% good / very good by delegates I am afraid I dont have specific comments about your session from the delegates.
Chartered Institute Housing

Rod was great fun...his anecdotes were hilarious, and he skillfully navigated close to the line, yet was careful to never cross it. Highly recommended, we will use him again!
Institute of Directors Devon and Cornwall branch

What a guy! His insights into the behind the scenes of the media, in particular the BBC, were most revealing, while some of the anecdotes were so unbelievably funny they had to be true!
Communicators in Business.

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