Durham Cathedral

Jeremy Vine heads back to his student days to nominate the majestic Durham Cathedral as his icon. He studied English at Durham University before starting his career in the media and the city has an established place in his heart.

“My icon of England is Durham Cathedral – just the most dramatic and wonderful building in the town where I spent three glorious years as a student.”

His years at Durham’s seat of learning have certainly paid off. After a high profile career in radio and TV, he’s just been appointed as the BBC’s new election night graphics presenter and will assume the role for the first time in May 2006 during coverage of the local government elections. He takes over the coveted job from Peter Snow.

“I think the ICONS idea is a great way of helping communities come together – reminding us of what we all share and how much we have in common,” he says.

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