BBC news anchor and Mastermind presenter Clive Myrie reminded a Hay Festival audience about the “scary moment” that he received death threats from a far-right extremist.
“The man said, ‘you ain’t English’ and threatened to do something ‘unspeakable’ to me and ended with death threats.
“Like all good dealers, I sampled my own product and read all the papers at a young age,” he joked.
He was asked whether he would have a specialist subject if he took part in the quiz and replied: “No.