BBC BRAINS TRUST
Sir-The BBC Brains Trust may have been disappointing to ‘"Materfamilias,’ but to many it has been like a draught of fresh water in a desert. "Materfamilias" writes, "Some programmes end abruptly as though we were being served with only half." This is a fact. The programmes as they came out to New Zealand were to last 45 mirtutes, but 45 minutes of brains plus entertainment is evidently considered too long for us in this country, which leads the world in so much, and the time has been halved for our benefit or for our sins. Incidentally, half of 45 was sometimes much less than 22%, and it would be interesting to know what happened to the records in the course of the editing process to which they were submitted. To me, none of the questions seemed "feeble" and, though the answers may have been given with the light touch and often with the inimitable humour of the Englishman, all were more than worth listening to. Professor Haldane was outstanding in his broadcasts, and the so-called "bleating" of some, of the others was just the accompaniment to many a pearl of wisdom and some gems of wit. And since when have the English been our "cousins"? Many would rather have five minutes of their "bleating" than an hour of the programmes provided by our American "brothers."-~
"FRIDAY NIGHT AT 8.30"
(Welling-
ton).
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 10, Issue 249, 31 March 1944, Page 3
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234BBC BRAINS TRUST New Zealand Listener, Volume 10, Issue 249, 31 March 1944, Page 3
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