Not long before he died of cancer Radio 2's whimsical and much-loved early-morning presenter wrote the story of his life from the age of three - sadly excluded from the VE day street party when he first heard a voice over the radio and determined to become one himself - to the last few months when he shared the experience with millions of listeners and found he reached many more than he had ever done in his whole life It is a poignant but often very funny story