IT WAS ironic that in John Light’s Light’s Out column of November 14 he despairs of The Daily Telegraph, Wisden and The Radio Times for inaccurate reporting.

He can now add the Standard to his list. In the same issue you got his wife’s name wrong in a photo caption on page 17.

ALAN BARNES Cheltenham Road Cirencester

Editor’s note: We are very ashamed Mr Barnes, all the more because we should have known better. My apologies both to Mr and Mrs Light and to everyone who knows and loves them.