"I received yesterday," Cooke said, an impish grin on his face, "a letter from Churchill College in Cambridge. It read, 'Mr. Cooke, now that you have ended your BBC broadcasts, you will have time to relax and put your feet on the desk. This will, we hope, give you time to act as a trustee of Churchill College.'" He laughed. "I wrote back: 'Thank you for your invitation. In about two months, I will put my feet up on the desk permanently.'"