Who Was The BBC's Uncle Dick?

He recounts the tale of his early working days at the BBC Radio Newsroom. He is given a story to write up that had just come through the wires, relating to the death of the very popular BBC Radio Children’s Entertainer ‘Uncle Dick’.

Simpson has to telephone Dick’s equally famous partner, ‘Aunty Gladys’ for a QUOTE about his passing, along with comments relating to his work etc…

Gladys responded to Simpson’s breaking ‘sad’ news with LAUGHTER, and is quoted as saying:

“That evil old bastard, I hope he died in agony!”
When Simpson pressed her for an explanation, Gladys recounted how, week after week, children from all over the Country would win competitions to visit the BBC studios and meet Uncle Dick.

Uncle Dick would welcome them, show them around, give them lunch;
“then take them to the Gent’s and interfere with them“.

If any parents ever complained, she stated, the Director General of the BBC would assert that there was clearly a mistake, that the
“Nation wouldn’t ever understand such an accusation against a much-loved figure“.

Simpson, believing that he had the scoop of the Century, made copious notes and quickly wrote up his copy relating to how Britain’s best loved Children’s entertainer was, in fact, a paedophile.
When he passed the story to his EDITOR, he was met with the following retort:
“You stupid, unthinking, ignorant, destructive young idiot!”

The Editor then turned to the newsroom typist and started to dictate, without notes, for BROADCAST:

“Uncle Dick’s partner for many years,  Aunty Gladys, told the BBC tonight that she was “deeply saddened” by his death“.
She said, ”he had a wonderful way with children,”.