Article: Why the future of the world depends on 'Quote Unquote'

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Quote Unquote RADIO 4

As with last week, I find myself taking a correspondent's advice. I was entreated to reconsider my previously hostile views on Quote Unquote; a recent edition with Katharine Whitehorn being cited as particularly enjoyable.

I had caught the programme as it was broadcast, and found myself wondering: this isn't too bad. Has Quote Unquote finally pulled its socks up? I resolved to tune in this week to find out whether this was an aberration or part of a genuine trend. For the Quote Unquote dilemma has been gnawing away at the hearts of every controller of Radio 4 since its inception.

The problem is that it is universally reviled. It is the butt of countless in-jokes ...

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