Humphrey Lyttelton



Humphrey Richard Adeane Lyttelton (23 May 1921 – 25 April 2008) was an English jazz musician and broadcaster, for 36 years chairman of the BBC radio programme I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue.

Quotes

 * An interviewer had researched Lyttelton's other interests and asked him about "orthinology" (sic). Lyttelton said that he kept a straight face and answered the question but 24 hours later thought of what he should have replied: "Oh, you mean word-botching".
 * BBC Radio 4 Midnight News (26 April 2008)


 * Now it's time to play a brand new game called Name That Barcode. Here's the first one: "Thick black, thin white, thick black, thick white, thick black, thin white." OK who's going to identify that?
 * The Guardian (26 April 2008)


 * Well as the vanquished charwoman of time begins to Shake-n-Vac the shagpile of eternity, I've noticed that we've just run out of time...
 * The Guardian (26 April 2008)


 * After tasting the meat pies, Samantha said she liked Mr Dewhurst’s beef in ale; although she preferred his tongue in cider.
 * The Times (26 April 2008)
 * Coincidence is a wonderful thing.
 * ISIHAC after Jeremy Hardy came in on time in the round of pick up song.

About Lyttelton

 * One musn't be misled by the amiable, bumbling persona. ... He is a toughly intelligent man moving confidently in any kind of surroundings from Windsor Castle to Birdland.
 * Philip Larkin cited in Times obituary (28 April 2008)