Meet Robert Peston — ITV’s political editor on friendship, loss and being the face of a crisis

This week host Aggie Chambre sits down with her old boss Robert Peston, the TV journalist who shot to fame during the last financial crash.

Almost two decades on, ITV’s political editor remains one of the best-known faces in U.K. politics. He’s also joined a celebrity band with his pal Ed Balls, launched a high-profile podcast, and just published his second novel, a fictional work set in the chaos of the 2007/08 financial meltdown.

In a wide-ranging interview Peston discusses the art and the ethics of journalism; opens up about love and grief, plus his battle with obsessive compulsive disorder; explains why he would never want to be a politician, and why he believes the country is in such a mess.

Aggie also goes behind the scenes at Peston’s TV chat show — and hears what his team really think of him.