David Dimbleby, 85, seen in very rare public appearance after quitting Question Time
Former Question Time star David Dimbleby has been spotted on a rare outing after stepping down from television. The broadcaster was seen out at Towner Eastbourne art gallery in East Sussex with his daughter, Liza Dimbleby. The pair have been curating 'Drawing the Unspeakable', their first art exhibition - which will open to the public soon.
The former host quit his role at the BBC in 2018 after 25 years on screens. David has been hailed one of the most trusted journalists on TV after fronting coverage of some huge events in recent history and has reported on 10 general elections over the years. David also revealed the result of the EU Referendum, where he said: “The British people have spoken and their answer is, ‘We’re out!’”.
David began working on the exhibition this autumn, having stepped down from TV. The exhibition features over 200 works that communicate experiences that are beyond words, from disasters, to mental illness, grief, loss, memories and dreams.The exhibition opens on Saturday 5 October and runs until April next year. It also marks the end of David’s 10-year tenure as chair of the gallery.
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Speaking about the curation, David said: "Co-curating this exhibition has been an exhilarating experience. Liza has always been my companion and guide through the world of art. For a time, during the Covid lockdown, rather than write to each other, we would exchange drawings by email. This was what gave Joe Hill the idea of asking us to put on this exhibition, drawing taking the place of words."
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Talking to The Guardian, David said that being at the gallery for a decade has been a “refreshing change” from broadcasting. Liza is an artist and a lecturer who teaches in Scottish Universities, and she revealed that during lockdown, she and her dad sent each other drawings to ‘keep each other going’.
When David announced he was stepping down from Question Time, David said: "I will have been chairing Question Time for a quarter of a century and I’ve decided this is the right moment to leave. It has been a privilege to bring voters face-to-face with those in power.
“It has been exhilarating following the twists and turns of British politics from John Major in 1994, through the Blair and Brown years to Cameron and May. I am not giving up broadcasting. Instead, after years in the studio, I now plan to return to my first love: reporting."
