Post by Billy Bookson on Oct 17, 2005 3:37:01 GMT -5
Yet again, I thought I’d heard this one already, but no rpt. detailed in the RT. Introduction sounded most promising……children spending hours contemplating whether they’re adopted or not. The darker side of a child’s mind is fascinating and I can certainly recall wondering how different life would be if both my parents were dead. Not a pleasant thing to do if one’s father dies very suddenly at the age of 7. Miss Wilson clearly understands the minds of young girls and I liked the discussion about friendship and the reference to the story about friendship amongst three girls ( thought this was very interesting)
Ms. Wilson’s first choice – Queen – almost lost my whole attention, since they’re one of the bands whose musical attractiveness eludes me. I’ve never formed any great friendship with a Queen fan, so I concluded that I’d never be friends with Ms. Wilson.
I’d liked to have heard the issue of comics discussed in more depth, especially because a greater degree of moral filtering (in 50’s, 60’s anyway) always appeared to be applied to girls’ comics. My sister was allowed to read Bunty and Princess, but I seem to recall that Jackie was regarded as unacceptable. In fact any girls’ comic that alluded to the activation of adolescent forces was banned! Yet I recall how ‘Mr. Creep’ in The Dandy could, on occasion, be extremely violent to Winker Watson and his mates. The most disturbing story detailed how old Creep dealt with a particularly troublesome class. Clever Mr. Creep screwed a wing mirror to the blackboard so that he could spot if any kids flicked a V at him behind his back. Even worse, he manufactured a rather lethal device that looked like a circus ringmaster’s whip and plugged it into the mains! Consequently, any kid flicking a V at him would be spotted in the wing mirror and receive a 240Volt shock! I’m sure the psychologists would have a field day with that story.
The Dory Previn LP., Mythical Kings and Iguanas, was one of my favourite LPs of the 70’s, but MK&I is one of those songs that I find more enjoyable listening to at night. The acoustic quality of ‘The Look Of Love’ seems to have been destroyed after the LP to CD remix. ‘Stranger On The Shore’ makes me feel terribly sad, because of the loneliness of the French girl in the original TV series that used to end with this tune. I’ve always liked Acker Bilk though!
Ms. Wilson’s reference to her thumb-sucking made me recall – perhaps wrongly – that it was far more prevalent in the 50’s and 60’s than to-day. I wondered if this was because dummies have now gained greater acceptance? They were regarded as evil within my own childhood household, but it was the social connotations that appeared to cause concern, rather than the effect on the baby/child.
I’m not sure if marriage failure should be raised if the guest isn’t prepared to discuss it. DID is one of those programmes where the guest can wear the heart on the sleeve and I think more should. I’m sure it must have made Ms. Wilson smile when the little girl addressed her as ‘Jacqueline’ and informed her that she’d now have more time to write!
In summary, more food for thought than the Michael Winner interview, but musical choices didn’t really fire up my own imagination. I wondered if she’d always had that accent (comments early in the programme suggested a working-class background). Ms. W. pronounces the word ‘to’ in the same manner as some of the hosts, presenters and commissioning editors within R4 (Fiona Glover, Mark Lawson, Ms. Anna M C, Caroline Raphael, Martha Kearney).
Ms. Wilson’s first choice – Queen – almost lost my whole attention, since they’re one of the bands whose musical attractiveness eludes me. I’ve never formed any great friendship with a Queen fan, so I concluded that I’d never be friends with Ms. Wilson.
I’d liked to have heard the issue of comics discussed in more depth, especially because a greater degree of moral filtering (in 50’s, 60’s anyway) always appeared to be applied to girls’ comics. My sister was allowed to read Bunty and Princess, but I seem to recall that Jackie was regarded as unacceptable. In fact any girls’ comic that alluded to the activation of adolescent forces was banned! Yet I recall how ‘Mr. Creep’ in The Dandy could, on occasion, be extremely violent to Winker Watson and his mates. The most disturbing story detailed how old Creep dealt with a particularly troublesome class. Clever Mr. Creep screwed a wing mirror to the blackboard so that he could spot if any kids flicked a V at him behind his back. Even worse, he manufactured a rather lethal device that looked like a circus ringmaster’s whip and plugged it into the mains! Consequently, any kid flicking a V at him would be spotted in the wing mirror and receive a 240Volt shock! I’m sure the psychologists would have a field day with that story.
The Dory Previn LP., Mythical Kings and Iguanas, was one of my favourite LPs of the 70’s, but MK&I is one of those songs that I find more enjoyable listening to at night. The acoustic quality of ‘The Look Of Love’ seems to have been destroyed after the LP to CD remix. ‘Stranger On The Shore’ makes me feel terribly sad, because of the loneliness of the French girl in the original TV series that used to end with this tune. I’ve always liked Acker Bilk though!
Ms. Wilson’s reference to her thumb-sucking made me recall – perhaps wrongly – that it was far more prevalent in the 50’s and 60’s than to-day. I wondered if this was because dummies have now gained greater acceptance? They were regarded as evil within my own childhood household, but it was the social connotations that appeared to cause concern, rather than the effect on the baby/child.
I’m not sure if marriage failure should be raised if the guest isn’t prepared to discuss it. DID is one of those programmes where the guest can wear the heart on the sleeve and I think more should. I’m sure it must have made Ms. Wilson smile when the little girl addressed her as ‘Jacqueline’ and informed her that she’d now have more time to write!
In summary, more food for thought than the Michael Winner interview, but musical choices didn’t really fire up my own imagination. I wondered if she’d always had that accent (comments early in the programme suggested a working-class background). Ms. W. pronounces the word ‘to’ in the same manner as some of the hosts, presenters and commissioning editors within R4 (Fiona Glover, Mark Lawson, Ms. Anna M C, Caroline Raphael, Martha Kearney).