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Factsheet

• Cannot pronounce the sound 'r'.
• Appeared in television commercials as a child; his first was in 1970 for the cereal Kellogg's Rice Krispies.
• Met his wife when she was 16 and he was 24.
• In 2005 he was awarded the OBE for his services to broadcasting.
• Has a number of exotic pets including an iguana, two salamanders and several ferrets.
• Is close friends with comedian Ricky Gervais.
• Lost his dear pet pug Mr. Pickle in an accident while on a train during filming of a travelogue show in 2011.