Who Does It as Well ?
Now, I ask in my most melodious tones, which other broad- casting system spends so much time and talent on its neighbours or on international affairs in general ? The American systems have highly-trained foreign correspondents, but their programmes stick fairly closely to commentary. This sort of radio evening (which, I repeat, we take for granted) is altogether more ambitious, and naturally a great deal more amusing. It sought to interpret French life and French thought, and not only sought but succeeded. A great deal that is banal goes out from the B.B.C. between the hours of 6.3o a.m., when the Home Service opens, and 12 midnight, when the Light Service shuts down ; but the Old Lady of Portland Place has a pleasurably frequent habit of awaking from her dozes and cutting a lively fandango, as she did on July 14th.
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