He rose to prominence during the satire boom in the United Kingdom when he was chosen to host the satirical programme That Was the Week That Was in His success on this show led to work as a host on American television. He became known for his television interviews with senior political figures, among them the Nixon interviews with US president Richard Nixon in which were adapted into a stage play and film.
Frost interviewed all eight British prime ministers serving from to , from Alec Douglas-Home to David Cameron , and all eight American presidents in office from to He was the inaugural host of the US news magazine programme Inside Edition.
Frost died on 31 August , aged 74, on board the cruise ship MS Queen Elizabeth , where he had been engaged as a speaker.
The name "Paradine" reflected Huguenot ancestry. While living in Gillingham , Kent, he was taught in the Bible class of the Sunday school at his father's church Byron Road Methodist by David Gilmore Harvey, and subsequently started training as a Methodist local preacher , which he did not complete. Throughout his school years he was an avid football and cricket player, [ 6 ] and was offered a contract with Nottingham Forest F.
During this period Frost appeared on television for the first time in an edition of Anglia Television 's Town And Gown , performing several comic characters.
