- Also known as "The Hairy Monster" or "The Hariy Cornflake."
- Known around the world as simply DLT.
- Smokes a pipe.
- Attened college with Graham Nash of The Hollies.
- Toured with Herman's Hermits as a presenter at the concerts.
- Part of first inaugural group of presenters for BBC Radio One sign on in 1967. Only original BBC 1 presenter John Peel has been on the BBC longer than Travis.
- Despite an on air resignation in 1993 during his BBC show, he continued to work for the BBC on and off for nearly 30 years.
- Created original radio participation games which were new to listeners back then including Give Us A Break, Snooker On The Radio, Treble Top and Darts On The Radio.
- In Feb. 1999, was asked to sub for fellow BBC Radio 1 and TOTP alumi Tony Blackburn at the Radio Awards because Blackburn broke his leg.
- Hobbies include photography and cars.
- Owns a Range Rover with the registration DLT1
- He was convicted of indecent assault in 2014 and given a suspended sentence. The BBC then announced they would not show episodes of Top of the Pops (1964) presented by Travis again.
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