Dai Llewellyn RIP
More sad news this morning - this time about bon vivant and raconteur Dai Llewellyn, who died yesterday at the age of 62. Dai was a regular contributor to the Talk Radio UK Breakfast Show back in the mid-90’s and in those heady days of supposed shock-jockery, I always looked forward to him appearing in the studio to stir up another hornets’ nest on whatever topical issue had happened to catch his eye.
Ridiculously posh and most definitely politically incorrect, Dai carried an air of gentle naughtiness with him and was as mischievous on air as he was outside the studio. Besides a rather heated discussion about Kentucky Fried Chicken (which landed us all in hot water with the Radio Authority), my fondest memory is of Dai’s radical proposal to help the destitute in London.
In short, he thought the government should shoot all the pigeons in Trafalgar Square and then feed them to the starving homeless - thereby solving two social problems in one hit. Needless to say, the switchboard was ablaze within seconds as irate do-gooders and animal rights activists lined up to take pot-shots at him. With a twinkle in his eye, he argued his case passionately and sent each of them packing without giving an inch or offering so much as a word of apology. It was a joyous experience to behold and one of the most entertaining phone-ins I have ever refereed.
Dai Llewellyn was a one-off: bold, outrageous, articulate, hysterically funny, warm and generous in spirit. They don’t make ‘em like that any more - more’s the pity.
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