Viewers’ views

Press, Volume CXI, Issue 32588, 23 April 1971, Page 4

Viewers’ views

Letters on television topics are subject to the rules applying to general correspondence. FILMS AND PLAYS I agree with “Play Lover” about the late showing of films and plays. Many older people cannot sit too long; I am one of them. Some people complained some time ago about this but no notice was taken. Some programmes are not of general interest and should be put on later. ANOTHER PLAY LOVER. JOHN LAURIE In my copy of the “Old Vic Saga” written by Harcourt Williams I ran across the following reference to John Laurie, who we have seen on our television as the elderly Scot in "Dad’s Army”: “John Laurie was the leading man in Andrew Leigh’s (productions) last season I saw him as Macbeth and Hamlet in 1925. Both were first-rate performances. His incisive diction, his Scottish vigour and his warm personality are now known to all of us.” John Laurie appeared regularly at the “Vic” from 1921 to 1925 and again from 1927 to 1929. —T. W. COOK.

“INHERITANCE” The excellent acting and general authenticity of “Inheritance” must surely be close to the standard of “The Forsyte Saga” and it is quite impossible to understand why this is programmed on Friday afternoons. This serial should have been given peak viewing instead of the everlasting Dr Finlay or the mediocre and monotonous drivel offered on most evenings. A repeat of this firstclass story should be given evening viewing time, when a majority of viewers are able to watch CHANGE THE RECORD (Geraldine).

CHTV 2.00 p.m.: Headline news. 2.03: Inheritance—“Of Ero and Dust.” Ninth of 10 parts. 2.55: The Jerry Lewis Show (Zsa Zsa Gabor, Peter Lawford). Variety. 3.43: David Copperfield—“ The Proposal.” Eighth of 13 parts. (Repeat.) 4.08: Sesame Street. 5.04: Paulus the Wood Gnome. Puppets. 5.15: The Perils of Penelope Pitstop. Cartoon. (Final.) 5.37: Headline news, weather. 5.40: Gentle Ben. Adventure. (Repeat.) 6.05: The Challenging Sea. Adventure. 6.30: World Report. 6.49: Sports Magazine. 7.00: Network news. 7.20: Weather. The South Tonight. 7.40: Julia—“l’ll Be Yours.” Comedy. 8.05: The Mod Squad. Detective. (Final.) 8.57: 1971 Feltex Awards. Direct from Auckland. 9.22: Newsbrief. 9.24: Film (1956) —“Trapeze” (Burt Lancaster, Tony Curtis, Gina Lollobrigida). 11.06: Late news, weather. 11.12: The Wild, Wild West—“ The Night of the Returning Dead.” Western.

NATIONAL LINK

(Including 3YA Christchurch (690 kilohertz); 2YA, Wellington (570 kilohertz); 4YA Dunedin (750 kilohertz); and 3YZ Greymouth (920 kilohertz) 7.0 pan.: N.Z.B.C. Sports News. 7.5:' The Alexander Brothers’ Concert. 7.30: Time for Music—St George Day Special. 8.0: World of Science. 8.15: Operetta Magic. 8.30: Weather and News. 9.0: This Week on the Stock Exchange. 9.15: Music of the Maori. 9.30: The Jazz

Hour. 10.30: N.Z.B.C. News, Comment, Weather. 10.45: Ray Ellis, his Chorus and his Orchestra. 11.0: 8.8. C. News Commentary. 11.45: Open Country. 2.30 a.m.: Sing Something Simple. 4.9: Premiere.

3YC, CHRISTCHURCH (960 kilohertz) '

■7.5 p.m.: Judith Hyatt (cello); Loretto Cunninghame (piano); Rawsthome: Sonata (1949). 7.25: Flanders Festival: Hindemith, Bartok. 8.7: Sergei Rachmaninov (piano). 8.24: Dvorak: Symphony No. 7 in D minor. 9.0: The Bagman. 10.21: Tchaikovsky: String Sextet, Op. 70 (Souvenir de Florence). 3ZB, CHRISTCHURCH (1100 kilohertz) 7.30 p.m.: Reprise. 10.2: Turf Topics with Tony Williams. 10.15: Late Night Friday. Including the Christchurch Top Twenty. . 3ZM, CHRISTCHURCH (1400 kilohertz)

7.30 p.m.: Sounds Right Now. 8.30: Things are Swinging.