[PaulR]

I have to say that until R4 first went faulty as "just a member of the public" I assumed that the situation outlined by Mike still existed. I thought that the possibility of BBC radio transmissions being anything other than perfect was highly unlikely. A bit like the British armed forces I just assumed that the BBC was the best.

I remember as a young teenager writing to the Engineering Department with what in retrospect were elementary enquiries and I always got courteous and informative replies. Another illusion shattered!!