The Weekly Miracle
T one time, references to T/FH were so frequent in Radio Review that it seemed for a while in danger of being over-praised-if that were possible. It is now quite a while since it has had more than a casual dip of the lid from this page. Yet, while other BBC comedy programmes have come and gone, some visibly dying on their feet, TJFH retains, unimpaired, its freshness and cheeky individuality. The versatility of Edwards, Bentley and Joy Nichols and the bottomless invention of Norden and Muir continue to produce a weekly miracle of fun and wit. Just as Wodehouse is the only writer who can make me laugh aloud on a bus, so TIFH is the only session which can convulse me at home. Recent programmes have yielded a rich harvest of blooms-the maniacal dispute about daylight-saving, the horrible "things" from Mars who were susceptible to stewed rhubarb, the "Hollywood -versus- real-life" scene in the front seat of a car, the invention of chlorophyll, and so much else. And as we now have two shows and a repeat in Auckland each week, it’s almost worth the increased licence-fee in itself,
J.C.
R.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 30, Issue 768, 9 April 1954, Page 10
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196The Weekly Miracle New Zealand Listener, Volume 30, Issue 768, 9 April 1954, Page 10
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