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Revision as of 08:15, 8 September 2020
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Host
Co-host
Permanent panellist: Renée Houston
Broadcast
BBC Home Service, 9 January 1965 - 21 January 1976 (about 260 episodes)
Synopsis
Women-only version of The Brains Trust where discussions included listeners' letters dealing with the problems and comments on women's views on men. More light-hearted than The Brains Trust (though not outright comedic like Does the Team Think?), a lot of its popularity can be credited to former music hall star Renee Houston, who was a bit like the Miriam Margolyes of her day: a loose cannon and adored by the audience for that reason.
Trivia
The first edition comprised of Renee Houston, Marjorie Proops, Jill Adams and Jane Asher, while subsequent panellists included Dame Barbara Cartland, Baroness Summerskill, Fanny Cradock, Rachael Heyhoe-Flint, Baroness Stocks, Isobel Barnett and Beryl Reid.
Inventor
Anona Winn and Ian Messiter.
