TO TELL THE PEOPLE OF THE BRIGHTER SIDE

Chronicle (Levin), 20 December 1947, Page 5

TO TELL THE PEOPLE OF THE BRIGHTER SIDE

I.OXDOX, 19. In an effort to put a brighter sile of Britain 's struggle for recovery he lore the puhlic, the I.omion N'ews Ohronicle recently commenced a "talk success' cn.mpnign and announced it would in future devote a considerahle propurtion of its space to reports and stories indiealing the progress of jiro duct ion and individual examples. of initiative and enterprise. The eaiupaign, whieli has been warmly approved bv political leaders on hoth sides of tlie House, has now heen taken up hy the B.B.C. whieli announced it will eommence a new and important series of programmes designed to assist the national etl'ort for recovery. Provisionally it has heen decided to call the profcnimme "progress report " and it will he designed to reach the largest audience the B.B.C. has ever attempted to eneonipass with oue programine. It will he given the hest available listoning timo on the llome and all overseas services and all front rank B.B.C. eomrnemators and script writers will he used in developing it. Former B.B.C. war correspondents will he sent out to eover tlie produetion front as they did the war fronts and special liaison' ollicers will he appointed in all districts of the United Kingdom to keeji the B.B.C. hriefed 011 local developments. Tlie programme will begin on .lanuary 20 and continue for three motu lis.