BR agrees to Gregson's suggestion of a talk in the series, "The European Complex", on Britain's role in history. BR admits that "I find in myself a passionate European patriotism". He holds the popular view of European charity and tolerance to be unhistoric and believes the opposite to be the case. BR also agrees to more half-hour discussion with either Toynbee or Bronowski.

He feels that more programmes on his personal recollections would be repetitive. As Edith Russell is "gravely ill with coronary thrombosis" and BR still suffers from "the affliction of which you have been a witness, whenever I get at all tired", they will remain "immobilized", but BR thinks by the time he is needed in London they will be fit for travel.