BBC radio presenter Nicky Campbell was ‘swung at’ by a fellow Metrolink passenger - for asking him to turn his music down.

The Five Live regular disclosed his tram ordeal on Twitter on Thursday afternoon, adding that he had received no support from fellow travellers.

He tweeted: “Man on Manchester tram had headphones so loud all could hear them. Politely asked him 2turn em down and he took a swing @me. Crap music too.”

And when asked by a follower if he’d called the police, he added: “I threatened to call and it turned into a stream of c words etc. Much shouting.”

He later described the culprit as a ‘young belligerent sweary lad’ and added: “Not pleasant. Still a bit shook.”

He was also asked if other passengers had supported him, to which he replied: “Silence.”

His Tweets garnered messages of support on social media.

@AndySoccer76 said: “Disgraceful. Manchester is usually a nice place too. Hope u reported and he doesn’t get away with such shameful behaviour.”

And @RABD103 added: “Should report him, will be on camera I’d think.”

Meanwhile, @MichaelDebenham took a more humorous stance, asking: “Was the swing for asking him to turn the headphones down, or the past 30 years of broadcasting?”

To which Nicky replied “both”.

A Metrolink spokeswoman recommended that Nicky reported the incident to the police.

She added: “Tackling anti-social behaviour on the tram network is a priority for us and we would ask anyone who witnesses an incident to report it directly to the driver through the call buttons on the tram, contact Metrolink staff through the call buttons on the platforms or report the incident to the police.

“We have CCTV on all tram stops that can be used in support of any required investigation.”