Rik received his doctorate from Exeter University by giving the students the best lesson they’d had in three years – his five principles for living a good life. They are profound. They get the priorities sorted, cut through all the bullshit and fly right to the core of what every young person setting out into the ‘nasty, sexy’ world needs to know. All in Rik’s inimitable style.

The internet is awash with a level of genuine emotion rarely seen when a public figure passes on. A fitting tribute to the joy he brought into all our lives. We’d say RIP Rik – but somehow we think you’re still rippping it up in the ‘nasty, sexy’ afterlife. Bon Voyage!