Broadcast live from the London studio of the BBC and billed in the Radio Times as, "Right and Wrong: A Clue to the Meaning of the Universe?," they were a great success. His rich voice, educated yet earthy, came across perfectly. The extraordinary vitality that was characteristic of his best Oxford lectures made an unforgettable impression on almost everyone who listened, Christians and unbelievers alike.
I remember being at a pub filled with soldiers on one Wednesday evening. At a quarter to eight, the bartender turned the radio up for Lewis, "You listen to this bloke," he shouted. "He's really worth listening to." And those soldiers did listen attentively for the entire fifteen minutes.
- from Jack: A Life of CS Lewis
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