After his retirement from his executive post in BBC Television in 1987 he returned to radio, where his warm, mellifluous voice, together with his natural conversational style and his wide range of contacts in sport and entertainment, greatly benefited BBC Radio 4 series such as Sport on Four (1987–1998), My Heroes (1987–90) and Down The River.
Its theme tune used an extract from The Shuffle by Van McCoy.
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Eventually, Cliff Morgan - who had just retired as a senior BBC TV Executive - took over the presenter's role in the Spring of 1987 and remained at the helm until the programme came to an end with schedule changes in April 1998.
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Its original presenter when the programme began in 1977 was Welsh former cricketer Tony Lewis.
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