In the days of ( radio ) broadcasting, and in the early days of TV, silence was golden. Programmes ( note the spelling, please ) proceeded at a leisurely pace, with decent silences in between, and the scheduling ending early, the late evening and night were silent! In these days of wall-to-wall doom, gloom and disaster news coverage, and screeching, yakking politicians, and subhuman pop, it’s difficult to believe, isn’t it? Once one embarks upon twenty-four hour broadcasting on multiple... Sign in to see full entry.