When news of Bauer’s decision to close Arena broke last week, I read a couple of news stories that failed to mention the magazine’s founder, Nick Logan.

Because Logan has lived in self-imposed exile from the magazine industry for the past decade, this isn’t so surprising. After selling The Face and Arena to EMAP in 1999, Logan seems to have spent his time playing tennis and reading books in his native Essex.

You need to be of a certain age to remember Logan’s titles in their pomp. Happily, Matt Wells of the Guardian is of that age. This week, he got Logan into his studio for a 15-minute interview.