By chance, on the day we read of the departure of Roger Wright, - TopicsExpress



          

By chance, on the day we read of the departure of Roger Wright, Controller of Radio 3, I find myself reading Geoffrey Grigsons essay on George Barnes, its founder, nicknamed the Pillar of Marshmallow. There is even a Grigson poem dedicated to him, saying how Ear-counting colleagues jeered at Barness folly/And [his] ridiculous squandering of lolly. It concludes: Yet for a while, pursued by the easy sneer, Great words, great notes waved through the startled air, For a while the bay-trees in the black tubs glistened, And even the Muses sent for a radio, and listened
Posted on: Tue, 25 Mar 2014 13:32:53 +0000

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