Brian Redhead - Lawson - 1987
Episode 273, Dec 18, 2011, 08:28 PM
One of the great grumpy voices on The Today Programme on Radio 4, probably the most influential radio programme in the World.
Newcastle-born Brian Redhead graduated from the Guardian to join Today in 1975. His partnership with John Timpson is still fondly-remembered.
He died in January 1994.
Hear here, his brush with Nigel Lawson, then the Chancellor.