I’ve just filed my last On This Day copy with Radio Times magazine. I couldn’t have left on better terms, I couldn’t be handing over to better people, but it’s a sad time for me.

But I’ll tell you one shock: the amount of time it’s freeing up. I used to spend over the odds on it each week simply because I enjoyed it so much. When you add it all up, though, it’s startling: I can actually afford to pitch for a book project I’ve been wanting to do.

Still, it’s been a favourite gig. Hopefully On This Day will go from strength to strength and readers will no more remember me than they do the fella before.

Last entry will be on the Radio Times listings pages for Friday 26 September.

William