- Appointed an Honorary KBE in 1989.
- Attended Jesus College, Oxford, of which he became an Honorary Fellow in 1990.
- Father of TV reporter/presenter Sally Magnusson.
- Father of Siggy Magnusson, Anna Magnusson and Margaret Magnusson.
- After joining the BBC, he was a presenter on many different programs, reflecting his interests in history, archaeology, and the environment. His interest in ornithology started in his youth; when he was 14, he won a medal from the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds for his essay on the mating habits of the blackbird. Four decades later, he became president of the RSPB.
- He was a prolific author, writing books on archaeology, the Vikings, Scotland and Ireland, and translations of early Icelandic literature.
- Father of Jon Magnusson.
- Grandfather of Jamie Magnus Stone.
- Father-in-law of Norman Stone.
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