Another good job by "Inquiry” team

Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33626, 30 August 1974, Page 4

Another good job by "Inquiry” team

Comparisons between the two principal current affairs programmes, "Nationwide” and "Inquiry” are often made, rather unfairly. One suffers sometimes from a need for haste: the other benefits from its leisurely approach. But there is no doubt that "Nationwide” has been somewhat disappointing this year, while “Inquiry” has set and maintained a very high standard. “Inquiry's" look at Niue, screened on Wednesday night, was excellent fare. It showed Niue as a small community with some big problems. But it held a mirror to a delightful community, apparently relaxed, and happy in the knowledge that for all its wants, its lifestyle is preferable to that of the New Zealand to which so many of the islanders have gone. It was a revealing portrait, strengthened by a typically pleasant and direct commentary from Joe Cote and an excellent camera contribution by Gil Barker. New Zealanders viewers may have been aware that

the island is to hold a referendum on Tuesday on the question of independence; most of them will now have a far better knowledge of the island, its people and its problems.

For the second con-! •secutive day "The South' /Tonight” devoted almost all! its time to The Church in! the Rangiora district. As al documentary it was first- i class, a very telling investigation of an unusual re-1 ligious group. It was simply and sincerely told. But very many viewers will question the policy of diverting “The South>

Tonight’ from its primary purpose to enter fields which could be covered elsewhere. ♦ $ "Ironside." a run-of-the-mill detective series, was none the worse for having its principal confined to his bed, thus leaving nearly all the action to Sergeant Ed Brown. Raymond Burr's Ironside is a somewhat ponderous character and the story got along well enough without him. $ # * One of the best sports programmes is "Pot Black,” a television snooker championship, particularly for those who watch in colour. Its organisation and presentation is good. And if it was a pity this week that it was almost a solo performance by the Australian Eddie Charlton, his break of 110 was heady stuff for the amateur and very occasional snooker players in the audience. Even non-snooker players could appreciate the man's craft. And for cricketers, there was a substantial bonus in the form of Colin Milburn,; one of the tragic figures in the game. — R.T.B.

CHTV3 2.00 p.m.: News, weather (C). 2.05: Love On a Roof Top. Comedy (C) (Repeat). 2.30: Transtel Sports Magazine. 2.45: Owen Marshall: Counsellor at Law. Drama (C) (New Series). 3.35: Sesame Street. 4.32: George. Comedy (C) (Final). 456: Max. the 2000-Year-Qld Mouse (C). 5.04: Inch High. Private Eye. Cartoon (C) (New Series). 5.27: The Daily Fable (C). 5.32: News (C). 5.34: Here's Lucy. Comedy (C). 5.59: Story Theatre (C) (Final). 6.22: You asked For It (C). 6.45: In Your Garden (C). 7.00: Network'news. 7.20: Weather. The South Tonight. 7.40: Thirty Minutes Worth. Comedy (C). 8.06: 1974 RATA Awards. Christchurch Town Hall (C). 8.57: Newsbrief (C). 8.59: World Scene. News (C). 9.20: Billboard. Sports preview. 9.30: Hec Ramsey: 'The Mystery of The Yellow Rose”. Drama (Richard Boone, Diana Muldaur) (C). 11.04: News, weather. 11.10: The Isaac Hayes Show. Music (C).

NATIONAL LINK .Including 3YA Christchurch i 690 kilohertz'; 2YA Wellington <570 kilohertz'; 4YA Dunedin <750 kilohertz): <<nd > TYZ Grevmouth 1950 kilohertz ) 7 p.m: Sports News. 7 30: Time For Music. 8.30: Weather and News, Checkpoint. 9.0: Denis Gibbons Sings. 9.15: Music of the Maori. 9.30: The Jazz Scene. 10.30: News. Comment. Weather. 10 45: Don Juan. 11.0: 8.8. C. News. 11.15: Table Tennis 11.17: Boxing. 11.19: Continuous.

3YC. CHRISTCHURCH (960 kilohertz) 7 p.m.: Glinka. 7.15: David Galbraith. 7.32: Khachaturian. 8.10: The Covetous Knight. 9.20: Tolstoy's View of Art and Morality. 9.50: Shostakovich. 10.18: Serge Kussevitzky. 3ZB, CHRISTCHURCH (1100 kilohertz) 7 p.m.: The Dating Game. 7.30: Buy, Sell or Exchange. 8.5- Rata Awards. 9.5: Track Talk. 10.5: Racing Scratching Service. 10..0: Sinclair’s Australia. 10.15: Fair Go Talent Quest. 11.5: Gasson’s Colour Wheel. 11.15: You Know Your World,Quiz. 3ZM, CHRISTCHURCH .1400 kilohertz) 9 p.m.: Watson’s MotorCycle Show. 10.0: Beath’s Brighton Sound Breaker Show. 11.0: Master’s Music Machine. 3XA, RADIO AVON (1290 kilohertz) News on the half hour, 6 am. to 9 a m., and hourly thereafter 5.30 a.m.: Wayne Douglas with the Breakfast Club. 9.0: Jon Campbell and morning music. 12 noon: Mike Richardson and afternoon music.