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

This is the power of live and local radio, and it's beautiful.

Obviously, we've got a bias. We're radio jocks who are on every morning as a service to the people in the Flint and surrounding areas. We believe in live, local radio. And this video is a perfect example of WHY we believe in it. Kudos to BBC Radio Solent! What a lovely thing to do for this gentleman.

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