David was a very popular visitor to the Radio Solent studios in Southampton, possibly because he took along big box of sweets and chocolates for Paul and his team to try! Paul gave plenty of build up to the phone in, prior to it starting at 11pm. And it is probably fair to say that the station was inundated with phone calls and emails from people sharing their memories of their favourite sweets from their childhood, and to find out whether they were still available. The slot was originally intended to last for an hour, but it proved so popular that David ended up staying until the end of the show at 1am. The topics covered included aniseed balls, iced caramels, buttered brazils, liquorice comfits, candy sticks, ABC cachous, rhubarb and custards - and much more. And to the amusement of the rest of us back at base, David was also compared to a certain well known fictional chocolate factory owner...

Following the success of his first visit, David was invited back on Tuesday 6th December 2005 to again talk about sweets and chocolates in the run up to Christmas. It's likely that David will be appearing on the Paul Miller show again in the near future, so stay tuned for more news. In the mean time, if there are products that you are finding difficult to source to find then please contact David.