Lyons' Den
"| -HE radio family pattern of Life with the Lyons (1YA) follows familiar lines. The listener has to be prepared to get to know the family, their: domes- | tic "jokes," the teen-age fantasies of the children and the back-references, before any real enjoyment is possible, and some of my friends find it not worth the effort. However. about one in every two sessions strikes me as reasonably entertaining, and an occasional one, such as the recent mix-up with Vic Oliver, quite good fun. It seems strange that a feature that is American in every essential should come from the BBC. It might be defended cynically on the grouncs that one appreciates T/FH type sessions the better by contrast. Yet Life with the Lyons is actually better "family" listen--ing than the sometimes _recondite TIFH. It would be, I think, better than it is if the frequent references to Ben Lyon’s film career were dropped, since, to my memory, this career was hardly distinguished enough to even joke about,
J.C.
R.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 32, Issue 820, 15 April 1955, Page 11
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170Lyons' Den New Zealand Listener, Volume 32, Issue 820, 15 April 1955, Page 11
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