Henry Blofeld

There is so much more to Henry Blofeld than the cosy Test Match Special commentary box. No one has lived life more to the full. No one's views are more prickly and earth-shatteringly funny. The pompous, the politically correct, the prancing popinjays on every platform of life are kicked unceremoniously into touch.

Hysterical stories from the commentary box mingle with tall tales of his privileged childhood and celebrity name-dropping in spades: Ian Fleming, Noel Coward, Clive Dunn. Even Lawrence Olivier and Alec Guinness get a mention...