Thank God for Radio 4.
A previous post giving thanks for Radio 4 recorded a very interesting talk on Shintoism and today while painting I listened to two fascinating talks.
One was about France with interviews with French people about how they thought other nations saw France.
This was illuminating but what really caught my attention was a programme on ' Just a Minute ' now 45 years old with the same host Nicholas Parsons. Nicholas was in India where Just a Minute has been taken up and adapted by Indians. Very striking was the enthusiasm, intelligence and humour of the people, mostly students taking part in the programme. Also the sheer energy of the new dynamic India came through and I was filled with admiration. We have much to learn from India.
P.S. In case anyone is not familiar with Just a Minute, players have to try to speak for just a minute without hesitation, deviation or repetition. Not as easy as it sounds.
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