The Radio Review
ONE of the best of the educational series of talks now being broadcast is undoubtedly Professor Arnold J. Toynbee's talks on Russia. Unfortunately, the series is to be a very short one-only four talks, of which three have already been broadcast. Although, therefore, my recommendation comes rather late in the day, I would ask you to try and make a special effort to hear his next, and last, talk-on Friday. Professor Toynhee, to judge by some of the listeners' letters from which he has quoted, is at least succeeding in provoking serious thought on one of the most obscure subjects of the day. He is quite open in the confession of his own sympathies ; but the real value of his talks is not so much in their expression of a personal point of view as in their reasonable presentation of a background of history whereby .we may check our individual opinions. He is one of the most stimulating educational broadcasters I have heard : he has vigour, a good voice, a decided point of view and a live culture.
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