Listening, as I am this evening, to a BBC 'Prom' concert in England, I am reminded of the thrills 'The cabin in the clearing" gave me as a small child, inspired by the use of Dvorak's 9th symphony ('From the New World') throughout the series (as best I remember).

I think I must have seen the series as a repeat, as I think a 2-year-old just wouldn't have related to it. I think I saw it sometime after 1957. I found it all tremendously exciting and am quite surprised to learn, from this site, that it comprised only five episodes. It seemed to me to fill a whole winter of Saturday (or perhaps Sunday) evenings.

Yes, I don't doubt the production was pretty feeble by today's standards, but I was riveted by the action.

But mainly, thanks to the Dvorak, it set me on a lifelong love affair with classical music. And the sign of great music, is that this piece - not my favourite by any means - is as fresh today as over 50 years ago. Thank you, BBC.