Roger, Sir Roger

I missed a tangential BBC gong - Roger Wright CBE, about to step down as Chief Executive of Britten Pears Arts, was knighted. He was a successful Controller of BBC Radio 3 and the Proms, but resigned the day before the appointment of Bob Shennan as the first ever Director of Music back in 2014. His departure paved the way for the arrival of Alan Davey from Arts Council - Alan and James Purnell had previously worked together at the DCMS.