(from the Portora magazine 1979)<\/p>\n
In October, 1978, the school got a new colour television and so the pupils were for the first time able to choose their viewing carefully, where formerly the only set available picked up BBC 1 only. Over the past year I have kept a record of what boarders watch on TV and listen to on their radios.<\/p>\n
The most popular programme on TV, although necessarily with a small audience, was \u201cTop of the Pops,\u201d with an average of 20 viewers. \u201cThe Two Ronnies\u201d was very popular in the spring and had up to 40 people watching it. A small audience of about 10 would, every Sunday, watch \u201cWorld About Us\u201d and \u201cFace the Misic,\u201d and favourite programmes, with about 20 viewers, were \u201cMatch of the Day,\u201d \u201cScene Around Six,\u201d \u201cGrandstand,\u201d \u201cThat\u2019s Life\u201d and \u201cThe Old Grey Whistle Test.\u201d<\/p>\n
Radio programmes are much more popular than television. But you may be surprised to note that Radio 4 has more listeners than Radio 1, with \u201cWeek-ending\u201d and \u201cWorld Tonight\u201d having an audience of about 20. The most popular programme is the \u201cTop 40\u201d on Sunday evenings, with an average audience of 70. Before school, radios were turned to either Radio 1 or Radio 2 until May, when RTE opened up a new pop station which has now become the most popular listening in Portora.<\/p>\n
It has been a most enjoyable year\u2019s broadcasting and I look forward to another good year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
(from the Portora magazine 1979) In October, 1978, the school got a new colour television and so the pupils were for the first time able to choose their viewing carefully, where formerly the only set available picked up BBC 1 … Continue reading