He was Literary Editor of the BBC's magazine "The Listener" from 1935-59 discovering and promoting many young writers, including Philip Larkin, W. H. Auden, Stephen Spender, and Christopher Isherwood.
He was Literary Editor of the BBC's magazine, "The Listener," from 1935-59. During this time, he discovered and promoted many young writers, including Philip Larkin, W. H. Auden, Stephen Spender, and Christopher Isherwood.