Five hundred such letters would arrive every week, each bearing the immortal finale – “our tune” – that special song – gulp – that meant so much to the letter writer and his/her love.We thought you and Our Tune would last forever You had something special going. You and Our Tune were the most popular couple in the country – up to 11 million listeners tuned in every day to hear you read devastating tales of love, ill luck and survival. It all began 16 years ago with a Radio One disc jockey – let’s call him Simon – and his dream. It was a romantic dream, a dream that he could bring ordinary people’s stories of true love and tragedy to the nation A show – let’s call it Our Tune – was born.
It was a hit.

The news that you and your tear-jerker classic are returning, triumphant, to the airwaves, is a heartwarming end to a tale of joy and sorrow. Conjure up, if you will, the soulful strains of the famous Our Tune theme, as you read my congratulations on your new deal with Talk Radio. The publicity claims that the temple architecture is a form of nature mysticism, symbolising the “precious atmosphere of the mystic mountains, calm caves, inspiring flora and fauna” No wonder it looks so out of place in Neasden.. There are gods and goddesses around every column in the inner sanctum; a frieze of elephants’ heads runs around the ceiling.

The temple is careful to point out that for every tree felled to decorate the temple, ten were planted.One of the most prominent messages displayed around the temple, both in the publicity material and in banners hanging down all around the perimeter, is a green one. The light bulbs are of an energy-saving type, and are supplemented by skylights wherever possible. Workmen cover almost every part of the floor, some still fitting carved marble panels into the walls, some hoovering the panels already been fitted. During most days of construction, there were between 80 and 90 volunteers, but now the work is almost finished, it seems that every Hindu in Wembley has turned up to help and to say they have helped.The profusion of the carving, so startling at first sight, is even more startling close up. The 17 idols will be paraded from Hyde Park to Trafalgar Square to acquaint them with their new home town. Then there will be festivities at the temple through the evening before it is inaugurated with a further five days of conferences and celebrations.At present, none of this can be gleaned form the site, which is a hive of chaos.

Bakhtivedanta Manor has not advertised the festival this year: it is still being prosecuted after 20,000 pilgrims turned up for the last celebration But it expects a fair number of pilgrims to attend. However, the new temple will provide a considerable counter- attraction. At present, the fate of Bakhtivedanta Manor is in the hands of the Environment Minister, John Gummer, who must determine the result of a public enquiry held over the Manor’s scheme to build its own slip road from the nearby main road which would bypass the village altogether.The next flashpoint would come tomorrow, which is celebrated as Janmashtimi, the birthday of Lord Krishna. Thousands of people choke the quiet country lanes on great festivals, and the local council has made repeated attempts to close it down.