Nick Ross
Broadcaster
The former Crimewatch presenter on the botched investigation into Jill Dando’s murder, “Crime Science”… and abolishing the TV Licence
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Best known for presenting Crimewatch, Nick Ross’s BBC career took in presenting all the major news programmes on Radio 4 and the launch of BBC Breakfast Time. Now a crime consultant and author, he created the term ‘crime science’ and founded the Jill Dando Institute at UCL. In this in-depth interview, he discusses his broadcasting career; reveals why the police were initially reluctant to support Crimewatch; argues that the BBC licence fee should be axed; talks in detail about the murder of Jill Dando; and defends again his controversial comments on rape.