Lonely 95-year-old man missing his wife calls radio station, gets invited on show
Bill, a 95-year-old man, recently called into BBC Radio Solent during Alex Dyke’s mid-morning show. He spoke on how he missed his wife, who is currently in a nursing home.
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Our extra special guest Bill has arrived. Bill phoned in and told us how lonely he was. So Alex Dyke invited him in! pic.twitter.com/Aa8D5iAUOw
— BBC Radio Solent (@BBCRadioSolent) October 21, 2015
After hearing what Bill had to say, Dyke and the rest of his radio team had a taxi pick him up at his house and bring him to the studio, where he “became the star of the show,” (via Buzzfeed).
You can watch the entire story unfold in the video below.
Bill phoned BBC Radio Solent. He was upset, lonely and missing his wife.Alex decided to invite him in.We sent a cab to pick him up, have a listen to what happened next.
Posted by BBC Radio Solent on Wednesday, October 21, 2015
