Keith Floyd (28 December 1943 – 14 September 2009) was a British chef and television personality who hosted numerous cooking shows for the BBC and published many books combining cookery and travel. On television, Floyd was noted for his haphazard presenting style which included frequent consumption of wine, beer and local alcoholic beverages.
Floyd was born at Folly Farm near Reading, Berkshire in 1943 to working-class parents Sydney and Winnifre...
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Keith Floyd (28 December 1943 – 14 September 2009) was a British chef and television personality who hosted numerous cooking shows for the BBC and published many books combining cookery and travel. On television, Floyd was noted for his haphazard presenting style which included frequent consumption of wine, beer and local alcoholic beverages.
Floyd was born at Folly Farm near Reading, Berkshire in 1943 to working-class parents Sydney and Winnifred Floyd. He was brought up in a council house in the village of Wiveliscombe in Somerset. His family made financial sacrifices to enable him to be educated privately at Wellington School, Somerset.
Floyd became a cub reporter on the Bristol Evening Post and after watching the film Zulu decided to join the British Army, attaining the rank of Second Lieutenant in the Royal Tank Regiment, where he pestered the mess cook to produce gourmet dinners.
After three years, finding that he and the Army were "mutually incompatible", Floyd found employment...
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