VIEWERS VIEWS

Press, Volume CXII, Issue 33062, 1 November 1972, Page 4

VIEWERS VIEWS

Letters on television topics are subject to the rules applying to general correspondence. “GALLERY” My only comment, after having to watch the two deputy-leaders of the main parties debating such a minor subject as funds for a ministry of sport, culture and recreation is to ask for the address of the group shown in the second interview on that “Gallery” programme—Mr Jesson’s antielection campaign. It is easy to see why Mr Jesson can obtain new members. — M. O’NEILL. “SOPHISTICATED” One of the most done-to-death words in the vocabularies of television commentators and announcers is “sophiticated,” which seems to be rolled with relish around their tongues and applied to anything from artichokes to aeroplanes. I wonder if these people have ever taken the trouble to consult a dictionary as to the exact definition of the word? On a recent short documentary dealing with the manufacture of safes, the commentator used the word five or six times in as many minutes. Perhaps the habit makes them feel sophisticated themselves — I wouldn’t know.—GIVE IT A SPELL.