Too brainy to bother with CB
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IS it a tribute to his remarkable intellect that John Mellor, a lorry driver of Brailsford, Derbyshire a man in the Housego mould of drivers appears not to be hooked on CB radio? Despite an encyclopaedic knowledge of the life of Henry V and a remarkable general knowledge, he could not interpret the initials "FM" used in radio when he was taking part in a semi-final of the BBC television Mastermind competition, He earned the highest marks in his specialised subject and would have been equal first with a university lecturer if he had known the meaning of FM. His answers were unhesitating and his manner pleasantly relaxed.
Although I was willing him to win, he lost a place in the final by two marks. But what a wonderful performance and what a shot in the arm for heavy lorry drivers' prestige at a time when their vehicles are so low in public esteem.