Deric Longden(1936-2013)

While looking after his first wife, Diana, who was suffering from ME, he worked part-time as a sports reporter for BBC Local Radio, reporting from football matches in the Derbyshire area. He also wrote and recorded humourous articles for BBC Radio 4's "Woman's Hour" and for Radio 4's disabled-rights programme "Does He Take Sugar?" which he suggested should be temporarily retitled "How Are Her Periods?" after a crass question that he was asked on Diana's behalf by a specialist that she was consulting about her ME.