Humphrey Lyttelton dies at 86, still young at heart

We’re all very, very sad to see the recent passing of Humphrey Lyttelton, a person with so many talents and endearing qualities. What is so amazing is that many of his finest years, and our fondest memories, occurred only once he had passed 50, 36 years ago. Although already a jazz musician of considerable repute, most of his more than 40 years of hosting Radio 2’s The Best of Jazz took place after many of us would be considering slowing down and retiring. And the crowning glory, 36 years of chairing “I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue” since its inception in 1972, was all played out once he was already “in his prime”. What greater advertisement could we come up with for the ideals we are trying to promote than the real, magnificent “Humph”?