Points of View is a long-running television show shown in the United Kingdom on BBC One, featuring the letters of viewers offering praise, criticism and purportedly witty observations on the television of recent weeks. The current series began on 11 October 2009; in recent years, it is shown on Sunday afternoons, with the exact time slot usually varying each week.
The show began in 1961 with Robert Robinson presenting viewers' letters to the BBC....
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Points of View is a long-running television show shown in the United Kingdom on BBC One, featuring the letters of viewers offering praise, criticism and purportedly witty observations on the television of recent weeks. The current series began on 11 October 2009; in recent years, it is shown on Sunday afternoons, with the exact time slot usually varying each week.
The show began in 1961 with Robert Robinson presenting viewers' letters to the BBC. It was originally designed as an occasional five-minute "filler" to plug gaps between shows. Each show now lasts around 15 minutes. Kenneth Robinson (no relation to Robert) took over in 1965, though Robert Robinson returned in 1969 before the show was dropped in 1971. During the 1960s there was also a spin-off, Junior Points of View.
The original theme tune to the programme was the first 13 seconds of Kid Ory's trad jazz piece "Yaaka Hula Hickey Dula", played by the Dutch Swing College Band.
The show returned in 1979 with the dry humour of...
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