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Humphrey Richard Adeane Lyttelton , also known as Humph, was an English jazz musician and broadcaster from the aristocratic Lyttelton family.

Having taught himself the trumpet at school, Lyttelton became a professional musician, leading his own eight-piece band, which recorded a hit single, "Bad Penny Blues", in 1956. As a broadcaster, he presented BBC Radio 2's The Best of Jazz for forty years, and hosted the comedy panel game I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue on Radio 4, becoming the UK's oldest panel game host.

Lyttelton was also a cartoonist, collaborating on the long-running Flook series in the Daily Mail, and a calligrapher and president of The Society for Italic Handwriting. Wikipedia  

✵ 23. May 1921 – 25. April 2008
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Famous Humphrey Lyttelton Quotes

“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…”

Humphrey Lyttelton

The Guardian, Saturday 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.”

Humphrey Lyttelton

The Times, 26 April 2008

“An interviewer had researched Lyttleton's other interests and asked him about "orthinology" (sic). Lyttleton 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."”

Humphrey Lyttelton

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."”

Humphrey Lyttelton

OK who's going to identify that?
The Guardian, Saturday 26 April 2008

“Coincidence is a wonderful thing.”

Humphrey Lyttelton

ISIHAC after Jeremy Hardy came in on time in the round of pick up song.

“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.”

Humphrey Lyttelton

Philip Larkin http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article3827144.ece
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