Lionel Kelleway

Lionel Kelleway
Born 1944
Chichester, England
Nationality British
Alma mater Swansea University
Occupation Radio presenter

Lionel Kelleway (born 1944[1]) is a British radio presenter. For many years until 2009, he was the lead presenter of the BBC Radio 4 natural history documentary series, The Living World.[2]

Early life and education

Kelleway was born in Chichester but moved to Wales in 1974.[3] He studied at Swansea University.[3] At one time, he worked as a gamekeeper.[3]

In 2001, Kelleway won a case for racial discrimination against BBC Radio Wales, when they dropped his Landmark series, which won Sony Awards in 1991 and 1992,[4] after around ten years, because of his English accent.[4][3] At the time, he was living at Rhyd Uchaf Whitemill, Carmarthenshire.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  2. ↑ "The Living World". BBC Online. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "BBC Wales loses 'race' case". BBC Online. 2001-08-01. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  4. 1 2 3 Keating, Matt (2001-06-12). "BBC voice 'not Welsh enough'". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 August 2013.


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