Trivia

Was a close friend of Jon Pertwee.

Radio Disc Jockey since the Second World War for Radio Luxembourg and the BBC.

Grandfather of Joe Jacobs.

He left school at 14 and had various jobs. He worked as a groom in a riding stable and a salesman at a men's outfitters.

His broadcasting career began in the Royal Navy in 1944, where he was an announcer on wartime radio SEAC, which broadcast to southeast Asia from its station in Ceylon. After leaving the Navy, he began working at the BBC as an announcer and newsreader.

Younger brother of the director John Jacobs.

Father of actress Emma Jacobs and Jeremy and Joanna Jacobs.

Father-in-law of the actor-singer Clarke Peters and the composer Rupert Gregson-Williams.

Worked on Ceylon's Radio SEAC alongside future long-term BBC Radio 2 colleague Desmond Carrington during the1940s.

The signature tune for his Radio Luxembourg EMI sponsored late night show was 'I Love You, Samantha' sung by Bing Crosby.