The Daily Teaser — 29-7-2013: The Light Programme

Oh, bless … !

Bless her, an old friend, Sarah — Kevin D’s wife, if you’re wondering — managed to tip me off about a possibly local job.

I’m not going to get TOO excited.

But I HAVE managed to send in my CV, already.

And … ?    And I’m also happy to say the job’s local enough that I can walk to the High Street and pop a copy in, in person.

Here’s hoping I get a result from that … !

And remind me to give Sarah a big ‘Thank You’ for the lead.

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Yesterday’s Teaser saw Debbi* putting in her answers: along with admitting you can’t win them all, she also bagged four out of five.

Let’s see how she — and you — do with today’s Teaser: here it is, along with the ‘How To’, License and video … 

Q1) 29th July, saw the launch of the BBC Light Programme: in which year … ?

Q2) The Light Programme is now known as which Radio Station … ?

Q3) Which Dr Who actor famously appeared in Light Programme comedy, The Navy Lark … ?

Q4) The world’s longest running soap-opera — in any format — has its national origins on the BBC Light Programme.   What’s that soap opera’s name … ?

Q5) Finally … the Light Programme ceased broadcasting in September of which year … ?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 28th July, 1914, saw the Austro-Hungarian Empire declare war on Serbia: after whose assassination … ?

A1) Arch Duke Franz Ferdinard’s.

Q2) 28th July, 1948, saw the Metropolitan Police’s Flying Squad foil a bullion robbery: what’s the rhyming slang term for the squad … ?

A2) The Sweeney: or Sweeney Todd.

Q3) 28th July, 2000, saw the last terrorist released from the Maze Prison: what name was given to the notorious blocks many of them were held in … ?

A3) The H-blocks.

Q4) 28th July, 1974, saw the founding of Spetsgruppa A: a special forces platoon in which country … ?

A4) The USSR.

Q5) Finally … 28th July, 1955, saw the first World Conference devoted to which artificial language … ?

A5) Interlingua.

Enjoy those: I’ll leave you with this memo from the BBC … 

“ … a popular but not rubbishy programme for the masses designed to be effective in competition with neighbouring sponsored stations.”

Internal BBC memorandum about the Light Programme’s launch.

And with the theme tune to Music While You Work, one of the Light Programme’s best loved shows … 

Have a good day … 

*        Very true, Debbi, very true … !   (Oh, and it was Interlingua, I’m afraid.   It could’ve been worse, it could’ve been Klingon … !)