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Old 13th Dec 2019, 9:31 pm   #21
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Default Re: Radio Constructor 'G.A. French' and Dick and Smithy unmasked!

Hi Gents, perhaps its time for someone to publish "The Collected Works of Dick & Smithy", along the lines of the LLJ book of a few years ago.

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Old 13th Dec 2019, 9:35 pm   #22
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I’d buy it.

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Old 14th Dec 2019, 5:31 pm   #23
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Ed, what LLJ book? Please PM if you know details.
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Old 14th Dec 2019, 8:12 pm   #24
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Les Lawrey Johns - ‘Television’ Mag?
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Old 14th Dec 2019, 8:53 pm   #25
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I hate to be a party pooper, but Dick and Smithy didn't do it for me.

It felt a bit contrived, rather like the attempts to drop bits of agricultural advice into the Archers. My suspension of disbelief just doesn't work. I can watch and enjoy films and various TV programmes, but I just can't watch soap operas. I suppose the thing that stopped me ever bothering with radio constructor was the quantity of yet more TRF reflex designs.

I came across Wireless World at about the same time as Radio constructor and I opted for Scroggie rather than Smithy.

However if all that content of radio Constructor was the work of one man, then it truly was an epic performance.

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Old 14th Dec 2019, 8:54 pm   #26
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That's him: https://www.vintage-radio.net/forum/...d.php?t=147281
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