JHW mentioned Peter Bellamy's problems with the Kipling estate and the Kipling Society. In the 70s when Peter wanted to record the settings Kipling's daughter, Mrs Bambridge I think it was, turned the idea down flat. I don't know if this decision was influenced by photos of Peter, especially if they featured his rather splendid trousers!

Anyway somehow the problem was overcome and I believe things are somewhat rosier now. Just had a look on the Society's website and he is namechecked.

While there I noticed that Kipling's elephant logo has lost the swastika which is present on the cover of my 1928 copy of Kipling's "Songs from Books" (£2.50 from Oxfam, absolute bargain). Just as well I suppose, given certain people's literal mindedness!