in 1951 he became a broadcaster with the bbc. some of the talks he gave on the radio were published in his book "moving into aquarius". he continued a brilliant career as composer, conductor and broadcaster. he was director of the bath festival which he helped to improve a lot. he became internationally famous, especially in america. his "symphony no 4" and his oratorio "mask of time" were written for performances in america. his last opera "new year" was written jointly for the houston grand opera, glyndebourne and the bbc. he was made a cbe in 1959, knighted in 1966, made a companion of honour in 1979 and received an order of merit in 1983. he received many honours from universities.