Melvyn Bragg steps down from presenting In Our Time

British working-class hero, though he'd probably prefer I say English.

I'm still working through the back catalogue, been at it for years, I've listened to every episode from the start until about mid 2012. I'll finish it eventually!

>though he'd probably prefer I say English.

I'm curious why you say this. He's a member of the British establishment now. Has he spoken on the topic, or ...?