20 AUGUST 1965, Page 7

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Nothing, but nothing alters the even tenor of a BBC interview. Not even the gallant Mr. Manry —Nay I join you in your boat?' I was just reeling from the impact of the deadpan question, 'And what are your impressions of the Atlantic?' 'Very large,' one expected to hear Noel Coward reply. But the punch line was' still to come. Mr. Manry explained that he fell out of his tiny craft half a dozen times—'But you got back?' went on the other hero of the epic. Yes, I suppose he