BBC4 programme 'Front Row' will be paying a special tribute to the great man. At present the radio is treating his death as that of an important national figure. And rightly so! For many this was the guy who brought us The Incredible String Band, Captain Beefheart. It was where you heard Joan Armatrading and Martin Carthy or the Chieftains. Later he brought The Undertones ot our attention, playing 'Teenage Kicks' twice in a row in case we didn't get the message. I could go on and on.

At present I would regard even a hint of criticism as unbelievably offensive.