Indeed Jon D, no arguments at all about Malcolm Taylor's award. Being the modest chap that he is, of course he had to say:

"The real star of the show is the Ralph Vaughan Williams Library itself. I am absolutely delighted to be accepting the award on behalf of the library and archive collections."

Those of us who use the library know very well that, although the collection itself is fabulous, Malcolm is the perfect guide to it. Immensely knowledgable, passionately committed, unfailingly helpful and, on top of all that, a nice ordinary chap without the kind of pretensions or academic dryness that someone in his position might be expected to hide behind. He really is the star of the show.