Absolutely agree, and tonight's BBC programme to celebrate his birthday was one of the nicest I've seen for a long time. I am sorry they couldn't find time for the clip of him in Papua New Guinea meeting local tribesmen on a hillside path. He was a young reporter new to adventuring and they had never been known to let a stranger live. They approached him threatening with their spears whereas he held out his hand for a shake and and said, "Hello, nice to meet you".