BBC Music in the Glock Era and After

Leo Black''s memoir not only recalls ''the Glock Era and After'' in a series of informative, poignant, witty and judicious vignettes, but is also a key text for understanding one of the great ages of British music.

From 1959 to 1972 William Glock, as Controller, Music, stamped his personality memorably on BBC Radio, gathering around him a talented staff that included emigrés and experts in Continen...