John Maier

Enjoyably bad-tempered: The Lock In with Jeremy Paxman reviewed

Plus: listen to Joe Biden talk lucidly about the pleasures of Plato and Somerset Maugham

Jeremy Paxman's new podcast is an attempt at a more convivial register – luckily he's still a hopeless grouch. Photo: Jeff Overs / BBC News / Getty Images

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