 He wrote radio plays with his own musical scores for the BBC, such as "Nikki Makes News" (1937).And he renewed his interest in opera and classical music, through writing and broadcasting, conducting the BBC Theatre Orchestra, and through composing his own operas, including "Cinderella" (1938) and "St Patrick's Day" (1947) for BBC Television (perhaps the first television operas to be broadcast), as well as a musical, "Frankie and Johnny", televised in 1950.As a writer, regular BBC broadcaster and critic his subjects also included food and travel.