Simon Calder

“I first became acquainted with Rhod’s mellifluous Perthshire tones in the middle of the night when he was Foreign Duty Editor in the Newsroom, I was overnight SM at Broadcasting House, and Rhod would bring the building news of wars, revolutions and disasters – around the world, not just in the newsroom!

A quarter-century after 5 Live began, I am still hearing Rhod’s voice in the middle of the night. Must get out more.”

Simon Calder, Travel Editor, The Independent