As a youngster this was a must see show for me. Now largely unsung and forgotten Bernard Braden was a TV genius who addressed the camera from behind a desk with somewhat satirical humour. His urbane insight into the weeks events made him a genial TV Host. But it was the appearances by Peter Cook in the role of EL Wisty performing surreal comic monologues which were the highlight for me. Before his double act with Dudley Moore hit the screen these pieces by Cook ended up on an LP and I still treasure my copy. The format was refined into a later show called Bradens Week sans Cook but with featured reports from one Esther Rantzen who "adopted" Bradens Format as her own in a show called "Thats Life" which ran for 20 years. With magnificent foresight Braden filmed a number of interviews on colour film with leading lights of the late '60's scene. These were followed up, years after his death with new interviews with the same people amazed at their former selves the result called "Sex Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll: The 60s Revealed" well worth seeking out.
