Grand inquisitor David Frost is thankful for that big film

One of the UK's best-known broadcasters, Sir David, will talk about his life at the forefront of television news and entertainment in a headline performance at Lichfield's Garrick Theatre.

The host and co-creator of That Was The Week That Was is the producer of countless television programmes, author of 15 books, a publisher, lecturer, impresario and probably the best-known television interviewer in the world.

People can join him for an evening of anecdotes, much laughter and revealing stories from his 40-year career.

Sir David has remained busy since 2005, when the BBC called time on his Breakfast With Frost show, which broadcast each Sunday morning.

He then signed a new deal with the Qatar-owned broadcaster Al Jazeera English.

He became an international celebrity after his iconic interview with former president Richard Nixon.

His interview with the disgraced former president took 29 hours of filming and $600,000, which Sir David personally bankrolled.

It became one of the scoops of the 20th century and soon he was commuting between the UK and America. He considered Nixon the most interesting person in the world at that time.

The episode was filmed for the 2008 movie, Frost/Nixon. "I don't think I read a single bad review. It was brilliant.

"I wasn't sure, because they said I would not have any editorial input. But then I loved it.

"He stopped just short of doing an impersonation of me, which would have easily slipped into caricature.

"He put his own intelligent interpretation . . . he read my character. It worked. I'm tremendously grateful."

Now, Sir David believes the most interesting man in the world is Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe.

"And, though in no way am I saying the two are linked, Barack Obama."

Sir David is concerned that broadcasting suffers from age-ism, which means great journalists and big talents are over-looked in favour of attractive presenters. "Of course Moira Stuart and Anna Ford should still be reading the news.

"They are bright and beautiful and at the peak . . .

"They should be on television again, if not there then on another channel.

"No one can afford to dispense with such talent . . . Look at Joan Bakewell at 80.

"She gave me a fabulous one-hour interview, ad libbed, in the morning and then didn't she go on in the afternoon to do Have I Got News For You. . . where she more than held her own."

Sir David only finds one question tricky to answer: Who is his favourite interviewee: "My favourite interview is the next one, of course."

By?Andy Richardson