Lionel Kelleway (born 1944) is a British radio presenter. For many years until 2009, he was the lead presenter of the

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documentary series, ''

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''.

Early life and education

Kelleway was born in

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but moved to Wales in 1974. He studied at University College of Swansea. At one time, he worked as a gamekeeper.

Legal case

In 2001, Kelleway won a case for

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against

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, when they dropped his ''Landmark ''series, which won

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s in 1991 and 1992, after around ten years, because of his English accent. At the time, he was living at Rhyd Uchaf Whitemill,

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References

1944 births Living people People from Chichester People from Carmarthenshire Alumni of Swansea University BBC people {{UK-radio-bio-stub