Panorama frontman, deputy editor of the Telegraph, editor of Punch; a fervent socialist who was one of the first to open the West's eyes to the horrors of Stalinism; a deeply religious man whose faith waxed and waned until he once more re-entered the Catholic church; Malcolm Muggeridge was one of the greatest commentators and personalities of post-war Britain, and his love of England, his deep feeling for English literature, his humour, his fierce independence of opinion and his deep suspicion of political messiahs make him an subject for a biography.