personality

Hegseth, a Fox personality who served in Iraq with the Army National Guard, was involved in successfully lobbying Trump during his first term to intervene in the cases of three members of the armed services who had been convicted or accused of committing war crimes.

For some, that brand of fealty is in line with Trump’s choice for his secretary of Defense: conservative Fox News personality and military combat veteran Pete Hegseth.

It was a hint of the sternness of the ideas that became his hallmark, if not his personality, which his friends described as gentle.

The TV personality and BBC Radio 2 presenter is taking part in a five-day ultra-endurance challenge where he is cycling 300 miles from Wrexham in Wales to the finish line in Glasgow.

Created by Ben Watkins, the series is solidly made and stylistically straightforward but does suffer a bit from its split personality.