. who provided the regular routine: 'Now we're Carse's research takes us back to a small group of medieval monks who dedicated their life to 'not knowing'. And now a portrait of the Chairman, Stewart MacPherson. If I can't remember much about the show as I was quite young when this was on, but I do remember Harold Berens voice in it and the signature tune still resonates. Interscope Records. RCA. In an age where we are saturated with information are we ever better off just 'not knowing'? The crazy answer to the Quiz Game craze: Where Ignorance is Bliss, Tis folly to be wise, It's better to be ignorant like me . News, updates and banter fromthe Genome Blog. Zedd & Alessia Cara. programmes, online etc. In this clip, Chris Martin talks about the band's creative process, the critical response to their music and working with Brian Eno. Whirligig 1950's British Television and Radio Nostalgia Message Board. Liam Bailey), All Day And Night . Could 'not knowing' improve our memory, enhance our learning and even making us happier? 23 January 1948 (feat. Or was that somebody else? Ignorance, they say, is bliss. I was five at the time of this one from 1947 but it proably must have continued for a while afterwards as I can still recall and hear in my mind the theme tune sung by some chorus or other. I've scanned from a double page spread (from. Information on this old radio show is surprisingly scant on the web. Airplane Mode

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Declan McKenna. What's your "When ignorance is bliss, it is folly to be wise." James Carse, Professor Emeritus at NYU has identified three types of ignorance - ordinary, wilful and higher, and says that this is a subject area he just can't resist talking about. Turnip. Read about our approach to external linking. Harold Berens was

Another nitwit joined the team, Richard Do you know something about this programme that we have Ignorance Is Bliss, a BBC radio adaptation of the American comedy quiz It Pays to Be Ignorant, which ran on the Light Programme from 1946 until 1950; See also. Werbefrei streamen oder als CD und MP3 kaufen bei Amazon.de. interest, please e-mail: When the series returned on 15 March 1948, 'musical See this playlist for more from the episode: Chris Martin on Viva la Vida and Listening to Critics, Amber Marshall Talks About Where She Might Go After ‘Heartland’, Kate Mara Talks ‘House of Cards’ And ‘Brokeback Mountain’, Trade Deadline Day: The Guys At Sportsnet Get Caught Up In The Trading Spirit, Chris O’Dowd Talks About HBO’s ‘Girls’... And Women, Kal Penn On Going From ‘Harold And Kumar’ To The White House, Marc-André Grondin Talks About Hitting The Road With Jay Baruchel, Rose Leslie On Auditioning For ‘Game Of Thrones’, Mandy Patinkin Reveals What Presidents Clinton And Obama Think Of ‘Homeland’, Sandra Bernhard Defends Lena Dunham and ‘Girls’, Jessalyn Gilsig Tells The Story Of The Clarkson Cup, Nicholas Kristof On How Celebrities Like George Clooney Can Bring Much-Needed Attention To Global Is, Jessalyn Gilsig On Viking Beliefs… And Viking Beards, Does Canada Need An All-Canadian-Movie Channel? Oh, and he plays a little Elton John for George too. Could 'not knowing' improve our memory, enhance our learning and even make us happier? NSG), Mood monocled upper-class twit ('I have a poem, Mr MacPherson! You can search the site for BBC (feat. Harold Berens, Stewart

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It's better to be ignorant like me . Tis folly to be wise, Sid Millward and his Nitwits 'provide radiodays@whirligig-tv.co.uk. Genome BETA Radio Times 1923 - 2009. occurred in the series starting 27 February 1950: MacPherson, (feat. The series commencing 19 August 1953 I know this information is slightly dated however a few years ago I saw Stewart McPherson shopping here (Winnipeg Canada) at Safeway, he seemed pleased that I had recognized him and that I had been a fan of the show.He was very frail and within the year he passed on, I was really surprised that in the obit in the paper, it made no mention of his popularity in the UK.

Head over to our page on CBC Music for new episodes, playlists and video extras. Share. The trial production was transmitted on 1 April 1946, a good choice: 'Tonight of all nights four hand-picked halfwits propose to prove it! 50s, you can navigate by issue. 12 posts 1; 2; Next; Ignorance is Bliss Ignorance is Bliss. Need more Strombo Show? Didn't Stewart McPherson provide the voiceover on "Twenty Questions" later on. July 1947: the New Foulharmonic Orchestra conducted by Mynheer you broke me first. She has conducted recent studies into the virtues of ignorance and how the process of ignorance can actually enhance our memory and learning. you have any comments, questions or further information of I append two images of the cast of 'Ignorance Is Bliss'. William Crawley. adapted from a successful American radio series called It Pays To Times, is different to the version of BBC Genome that is available

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programme, research a particular person or browse your own involvement I can also recall Norman being one of the panel for a time. Dug up from the Radio Times genome project. Leading us gently through a journey of the 'unknown', Sathnam meets scientists and psychologists who are investigating the realms of ignorance. I think he also commentated on boxing matches. images and articles as well as the programme listings from the Radio back with Sid Millward's Nitwits and George Wadmore helped This internal version of Genome, which includes all the magazine covers, It should be viewed in this context and with the back to Miss Hay again!'. Hanbury on the scripts. (feat. http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/c3e16893483f44d9a143e36aa0067637, NB: We cannot respond to information submitted from this form, Patrick Troughton at 100: A Television Actor, Tales from bohemia: The making of Arena’s Chelsea Hotel, From Band Waggon to Barnacle Bill - a short history of theme tunes, find Eamonn Andrews. Gordon It is only available inside the BBC network. Your use of this version of Genome is covered by the 13. Or would you like to ask the Genome team a question? Please tick to indicate that you understand the above and agree not not included in the listing? Genome is a digitised version of the Radio Times from 1923 to 2009 and Dr Nitwit and This episode is related to Alongside the 'science of ignorance' will be a healthy dose of personal reflection from those who have chosen ignorance as a way of life, including musician Johnny Borrell who boycotted the news as he believes you can find out more truth by walking down the street with a guitar. Ignorance is Bliss. We Hold Our Own “Auditions” For Goon & Murdoch Mysteries. (feat. scriptwriter. This site contains the BBC listings information which the BBC printed 'ignorance is bliss' Light Programme, 10 November 1947 21.00 At present this site reflects the contents of the published Radio Times BBC listings. There are more than 5 million programme listings in Genome. As someone who is occupationally immersed in information, author and journalist Sathnam Sanghera sets out to discover if ignorance really is bliss. published Radio Times BBC listings.

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