Jim,
Completely agree. His singing and arrangements are not my cup of tea, but I have an enormous amount of respect for his knowledge and what he is trying to do.
'According to the programme'...... BBC researchers can be notoriously off the mark, but this isn't necessarily down to Sam.

My own most recent encounter with the BBC was being aboard the BBC commissioned tug during the Queen's Jubilee Parade on the Thames, and the BBC's coverage there was absolutely appalling (IMHO).

I am totally with you on the recognition and respect aspect and Sam is usually very careful with this one so please give more details. I thought I had 'From Puck to Appleby' but I can't find it. Was it a Mustrad CD?