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 Music Jazz BBC Music Jazz BBC Music Jazz is a temporary pop-up DAB service which was a collaboration between BBC Radio, Jazz FM and The EFG Jazz London Festival. The service ran from Thursday, 12 November 2015 until Sunday, 15 November 2015. The BBC Music Jazz event marked the broadcaster's first major collaboration with a commercial rival. BBC Music Jazz was available via Digital Audio Broadcasting, online on the BBC Music Jazz's official website, or via the BBC Radio iPlayer app. The service was unavailable on digital television. The station returned on Thursday November 10, 2016 at 10am, running round the clock