The poet was, of course, always present to assist the debater. Though the logic of Lewis's Christian apologetics may be fallible, the imagination of the writing with its brilliantly-conceived analogies is itself enough to win a reader to his side. As Austin Farrer expressed it, "We think we are listening to an argument; in fact we are presented with a vision; and it is the vision that carries conviction.

R. A distinguiHumphrey Carpenterd broadcaster he began his career at BBC Radio Oxford as a presenter and producer where Carpenter met his future wife Mari Prichard (whose father was Caradog Prichard the Welsh novelist and poet); they married in 1973. He also founded the Mushy Pea Theatre Group a children's drama group based in Oxford which premiered his Mr Majeika: The Musical in 1991 and Babes a musical about Hollywood child stars.

Humphrey William Bouverie Carpenter (29 April 1946 – 4 January 2005) was an English biographer writer and radio broadcaster.