- Was a member of the highly successful BBC radio show, "I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again". Other cast members included Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden, John Cleese, Bill Oddie and Jo Kendall.
- Was a member of the prestigious Cambridge University Footlights Club.
- Went to the United States with the Footlights stage show "Cambridge Circus" in 1964, and appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show (1948).
- Prolific BBC radio producer, writer, actor and executive.
- He was awarded the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in 1994 before being awarded Knight Bachelor of the Order of the British Empire in the 2004 Queen's New Years Honours List for his services to the criminal justice system. He was Chairman of the Parole Board for England and Wales.
- The best man at his second wedding was Terry Wogan, whose wife Helen introduced the couple to one another.
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