The Australian-born broadcaster Brian Hayes, who has died aged 87, was a pioneer of phone-in programmes in Britain. Soon after the launch of his mid-morning show on LBC in 1976, he was labelled “the rudest man on radio”, with a reputation for…

The Australian-born broadcaster Brian Hayes, who has died aged 87, was a pioneer of phone-in programmes in Britain. Soon after the launch of his mid-morning show on LBC in 1976, he was labelled “the rudest man on radio”, with a reputation for…