I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue down opportunities to work on it as he preferred to remain a listener. The official, authorised history of the show and ISIRTA, "The Clue Bible" by Jem Roberts, was published by Preface Publishing in October 2009. Humphrey Lyttelton, primarily known as a jazz trumpeter and bandleader, was invited to be chairman because of the role played by improvisation in both comedy and jazz music. In the first series Lyttelton shared the role of chairman with Barry Cryer but he made it his own (especially once Cryer replaced Cleese as a regular panellist) and continued as chairman until his death on
BBC Radio Merseyside programming is produced and broadcast from Liverpool. As with all BBC Local Radio stations, it also airs the networked weekday evening shows, originating from BBC Radio Leeds and produced independently by Wire Free Productions. During the station's downtime, BBC Radio Merseyside simulcasts BBC Radio 5 Live overnight. The station's local presenters include Tony Snell (weekday breakfast), Sean Styles (weekday mornings), Roger Phillips (weekday lunchtime), Jenny Lee Summers (Monday / Tuesday afternoons), Billy Butler (Wednesday - Friday afternoons), Paul Salt (weekday drivetime) and Linda McDermott (weekday nights). During a breakfast show on 25 June 2007, presenter Simon O'Brien accidentally broadcast an