And I think it was the outline of that church tower at Belaugh against the sky which gave me a passion for churches so that every church I've past since I've wanted to stop and look in.

Too many people in the modern world view poetry as a luxury, not a necessity like petrol. But to me it's the oil of life.

There are two thing you need for a jolly good hymn.The first is a set of words that expresses the mood or sentiment of the worshipper.The second-and perhaps even more important- is a good tune..with a simple popular melody.

Hymn tunes are the nearest we've got to English folk music.

I have a Vision of the Future, chum. The workers flats in fields of soya beans tower up like silver pencils, score on score.

I am still reeling with delight at the soaring majesty of Norfolk.

Imprisoned in a cage of sound, even the trivial seems profound