As I said earlier, there was a "talkie bit" about halfway through the event. Surely half an hour isn't all that long to wait if you are genuinely interested in finding out what something is all about. Steve Harris chose to leave, and then moaned that the point of the project wasn't explained to him. Howard J suggested that maybe he wasn't alone. Well, I was watching the event from all sides, both backstage and from the auditorium. I watched the audience grow, not shrink, as the event progressed, till about halfway through, the Ham was nearly full.

Steve, if you want to know what the project is about, look on the Facebook page. Read one of the leaflets that was about at the event (you did pick one up, didn't you?) Listen to the excellent programme that was made for Radio 4. Read the article from the BBC website. The message is perfectly clear for anyone who actually wants to hear it, and isn't simply interested in drawing attention to themselves through onanistic point-scoring on an internet messageboard.

Now then, can we please get back to the actual topic? I started this thread to give people access to the various links I posted in the OP, and also to make them aware of the plans for FAF week next year. If this interests you, please participate in the discussion. If not, please go and jump on some other Mudcat hobbyhorse (christ knows there are enough of them). Cheers.