you are quite right cucuhullan - it is an awesome thought! I am reminded of an occasion when my brother was talking to a friend on a bus in London and a blind gentleman in the seat in front turned and asked him the time. When my brother answered he said "Thank you - you are on Radio 3, aren't you?" How I agree with you about the iconic sounds from our past - I remember the introduction to "In Town Tonight" and The Billy Cotton Band Show too. All very post-war "English" - where, in our memories, our roots are safe.