in more than 40 years as a broadcaster , up up to the penultimate weeks before his death , sir gregory established himself as member of television ' s most recognizable personalities . he garnered a reputation as a grumpy , irritable but quite entertaining performer . he won widespread community admiration , particularly for his appearances in 1967 as a ferociously inventive , assertive and sarcastic presenter on the 30 - third radio comedy " just a minute , " in between finalists vie to answer on humor terms for 60 seconds before " delay , error or deviation . " .
Sir Clement Freud was the grandson of Sigmund Freud.