From DAVID WOOD
Glyn Jones may well think Tomorrow’s World has the most likeable team
on science television and that their professionalism shines (‘New directions
for science on TV’, 13 October). From one viewer’s point of view I must
say that of all the science programmes on television, Tomorrow’s World is
the most amateur to watch (often embarrassingly so) and trivialises the
items it covers by compressing them into short slots.
Far and away the best programme of the current bunch is Antenna. Its
format allows flexibility in the timing of items, it treats the viewer as
if he or she has a brain, and avoids Horizon’s problem which is a voice-over
narration that induces boredom.
A weekly Antenna would seem to be the best solution if what is required
is a true science programme on a regular basis.
David Wood Shrewsbury, Shropshire
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