Editing Jeremy Paxman (section)

===Other TV work===
Paxman has presented the weekly TV programme review ''[[Did You See...?]]'' and ''You Decide''. From 1994 to 2023, he was the quizmaster for ''[[University Challenge]]'', bringing him the distinction of "longest-serving current quizmaster on British TV."<ref>{{cite web|title=UK Game Show Records|url=http://www.ukgameshows.com/ukgs/UK_Game_Show_Records#Hosts|publisher=UKGameShows.com|access-date=4 July 2007|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100106090506/http://ukgameshows.com/ukgs/UK_Game_Show_Records#Hosts|archive-date=6 January 2010}}</ref> In 2013, the BBC received 44 complaints after Paxman's "acerbic" remarks caused a 20-year-old contestant to repeatedly apologise for answering a question wrong.<ref>{{cite news |title=Jeremy Paxman draws complaints for scoffing at University Challenge contestant |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|first=James|last=Lachno|date=13 February 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230604214154/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/9867033/Jeremy-Paxman-draws-complaints-for-scoffing-at-University-Challenge-contestant.html |archive-date=2023-06-04 |url-status=live |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/9867033/Jeremy-Paxman-draws-complaints-for-scoffing-at-University-Challenge-contestant.html}}</ref> In October 2022, an ITV documentary, ''Paxman: Putting Up With Parkinson's'', revealed how the disease has impacted him<ref name="health.harvard.edu">{{Cite web |last=MD |first=Peter Grinspoon |date=2018-08-24 |title=Cannabidiol (CBD): What we know and what we don't |url=https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/cannabidiol-cbd-what-we-know-and-what-we-dont-2018082414476 |access-date=2022-10-04 |website=Harvard Health |language=en}}</ref> and revealed that Paxman recorded his very last episode of ''University Challenge'' on 15 October 2022, which aired on 29 May 2023.<ref name="itv.com">{{Citation |title=Paxman: Putting Up With Parkinson's – Paxman: Putting Up With Parkinson's |url=https://www.itv.com/hub/paxman-putting-up-with-parkinsons/10a2082a0001 |language=en |access-date=2022-10-04}}</ref><ref name="theguardian.com">{{Cite web |date=2022-10-04 |title=TV tonight: Jeremy Paxman on Parkinson's, dissecting brains and quitting University Challenge |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/oct/04/tv-tonight-jeremy-paxman-on-parkinsons-dissecting-brains-and-quitting-university-challenge |access-date=2022-10-04 |website=The Guardian |language=en}}</ref> He presented a weekly compilation of highlights from the domestic edition of ''Newsnight'' from February 2008 until shortly after the [[2008 United States presidential election|2008 U.S. election]] on [[BBC America]] and [[BBC World]], when the American programme was cancelled. The programme is still aired on BBC World.<ref name="Variety"/><ref>{{cite news|last=Holmwood|first=Leigh|title=Paxman Crosses the Pond|url=http://media.guardian.co.uk/bbc/story/0,,2105601,00.html|work=The Guardian|date=18 June 2007 | location=London|access-date=15 April 2013}}</ref>

In April 2006, ''[[The Sun (United Kingdom)|The Sun]]'' claimed that Paxman earned £800,000 for his ''Newsnight'' job and £240,000 for presenting ''University Challenge'', bringing his TV earnings to a yearly total of £1,040,000. This was one of a series of BBC salary leaks in the [[tabloid journalism|tabloid]] press that prompted an internal BBC investigation.<ref>{{cite news|title=BBC Probes DJ Salary Disclosure|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4919678.stm|publisher=BBC News|date=19 April 2006|access-date=15 April 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090203062308/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4919678.stm|archive-date=3 February 2009}}</ref>

Paxman appeared as himself in an episode of BBC comedy ''[[The Thick of It]]'' that aired in January 2007. He is seen grilling Junior Minister Ben Swain (played by [[Justin Edwards (actor)|Justin Edwards]]) in a disastrous ''Newsnight'' interview.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ben is Grilled by Jeremy Paxman {{!}} The Thick of It {{!}} BBC Studios
|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALNjevGdB5g|via=YouTube|date=29 April 2010|access-date=15 April 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131006191742/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALNjevGdB5g|archive-date=6 October 2013}}</ref>

Beginning on 15 February 2009, Paxman's four-part documentary ''[[The Victorians]]'' was transmitted on [[BBC One]]. The series explores [[Victorian era|Victorian]] art and culture.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.theguardian.com/media/2009/feb/16/tv-ratings-jeremy-paxman-victorians|title= TV ratings: Paxman's Victorians launches with more than 4m|work= The Guardian|date= 16 February 2009|access-date= 17 February 2009|location= London|first= Leigh|last= Holmwood|url-status= live|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131031062916/http://www.theguardian.com/media/2009/feb/16/tv-ratings-jeremy-paxman-victorians|archive-date= 31 October 2013|df= dmy-all}}</ref> From 27 February until 26 March 2012, BBC One broadcast his series ''[[Empire (2012 TV documentary series)|Empire]]'', examining the history and legacy of the [[British Empire]].

In 2014, Paxman presented ''[[Britain's Great War]]'', an accompaniment to his 2013 book ''Great Britain's Great War''.

On 26 March 2015, Paxman co-presented, with [[Kay Burley]], ''[[David Cameron]] and [[Ed Miliband]] Live: The Battle for Number 10'', in which he interviewed both British Prime Minister [[David Cameron]] and Opposition Leader [[Ed Miliband]] regarding their track record in politics and their plans if elected Prime Minister in the [[2015 United Kingdom general election|general election]] set for May of that year. He also hosted Channel 4's Alternative Election Night with [[David Mitchell (comedian)|David Mitchell]]. He then later co-presented a similar programme with [[Faisal Islam]], interviewing [[Jeremy Corbyn]] and [[Theresa May]] before the [[2017 United Kingdom general election|2017 general election]] on 29 May, ''May v Corbyn Live: The Battle for Number 10''.<ref name="Phipps 2017">{{cite web | last=Phipps | first=Claire | title=The Snap: May and Corbyn take on Jeremy Paxman – separately | newspaper=The Guardian | date=29 May 2017 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/may/29/the-snap-may-corbyn-jeremy-paxman-separately | access-date=29 May 2017 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170529064217/https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/may/29/the-snap-may-corbyn-jeremy-paxman-separately | archive-date=29 May 2017 | df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref name="users 2017">{{cite web | title=May v Corbyn Live: The Battle for Number 10 on Channel 4, Mon 29 May 8:30pm | website=TVGuide.co.uk | date=29 May 2017 | url=http://www.tvguide.co.uk/detail/2697927/128131018/may-v-corbyn-live-the-battle-for-number-10 | access-date=29 May 2017 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170601004515/http://www.tvguide.co.uk/detail/2697927/128131018/may-v-corbyn-live-the-battle-for-number-10 | archive-date=1 June 2017 | df=dmy-all }}</ref>