I was picking up my daughter from the care home she worked in. I hadn't had the telly or radio on, and I couldn't believe what she was telling me on the way home.

I remember the Last Night of the Proms from that same week. All the jingoistic tomfoolery was ditched, and the orchestra played, among other things, Samuel Barber's Adagio for Strings. This year, the Last Night just happens to be on September 11. The Barber Adagio will be played again. I like that. I like Barber too. One of your finest.