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OR THE 80th birthday of their greatest living musician, the Dutch have come up with an original gift. In the week starting 9 March, the fourth channel of the Dutch radio will offer daily downloads of Bernard Haitink conducting the Concertgebouw orchestra. One click

In the past two years the music industry has lost most of its lobbying muscle. If Dutch radio can offer free classical downloads, other public broadcasters will follow. It is both absurd and self-destructive to inhibit the BBC from competing for the listeners and viewers it needs to justify its public funding. Let Purcell's birthday be a turning point for The Fairest Isle. It's time for the BBC to resume classical downloads.