List members who live in Australia may not have heard of the death last Saturday of Martin Hibble, a long-time presenter on ABC Classic FM and lately, reviewer in International Record Review. Martin had an extremely wide range of musical sympathies and was equally adept at, for example, comparing versions of the Well-Tempered Clavier, enthusing over some rarely-recorded Gershwin, or setting the scene for playing some long-deleted record of a symphony by a barely-known Czech composer of the Soviet era. Apart from an encyclopaedic knowledge of recorded classical music - his favourite composer was Prokofiev - he also presented film reviews and regular programs on film music. His presenting style was conversational and gave the impression of being off-the-cuff, but it was clear that he was always well-prepared. I have even heard him present a program on the singing bowls of Tibet and almost convince me of their musical worth. He was, in short, my idea of the archetypal presenter. He introduced me to an enormous amount of music and over the years taught me a great deal not only about unfamiliar music, but how to listen to music generally. His death is an enormous loss to quality broadcasting in this country. Richard Pennycuick [log in to unmask]