The concept
Aug 27, 2013 3:48:34 GMT -5
Post by the Administration on Aug 27, 2013 3:48:34 GMT -5
The concept is simple. Forum guests post questions on subjects ranging from practical conundrums to moral dilemmas for the panel members to answer (one thread per question). The panellists who provide the answers (all forum members and mostly professors) are chosen for the unique contributions each can bring to the subject matter - from the most erudite and serious to the most irreverent and comedic.
One question which has become a classic example of its kind is "How does a fly land on a ceiling? Does it loop the loop, or what?" Although questions on religion and politics were banned in the past, following complaints from the Church and Government, we are pleased to announce that they will now once again be admitted!
The typical intellectual appearing on the Brains Trust is likely to be both agnostic and socialist, but the conversation is free-wheeling, unscripted and unrehearsed, relying on the skills of the panellists to fashion cogent responses in the time available (namely twenty-four hours). This produces an "edge-of-the-seat" feel to the performance which does much to add to its popularity.
The original Brains Trust became one of the most popular of informational programmes. Because of its popularity it was moved to the peak time on Sunday afternoons. It was typically heard by around twenty-nine per centum of the U.K. population and generated four to five thousand letters each week from the general public. One of the regulars on the programme in the past was the distinguished philosopher Professor C.E.M. Joad, and Joad would, almost always, begin his response to a question with "well, it depends what you mean by . . ."
One question which has become a classic example of its kind is "How does a fly land on a ceiling? Does it loop the loop, or what?" Although questions on religion and politics were banned in the past, following complaints from the Church and Government, we are pleased to announce that they will now once again be admitted!
The typical intellectual appearing on the Brains Trust is likely to be both agnostic and socialist, but the conversation is free-wheeling, unscripted and unrehearsed, relying on the skills of the panellists to fashion cogent responses in the time available (namely twenty-four hours). This produces an "edge-of-the-seat" feel to the performance which does much to add to its popularity.
The original Brains Trust became one of the most popular of informational programmes. Because of its popularity it was moved to the peak time on Sunday afternoons. It was typically heard by around twenty-nine per centum of the U.K. population and generated four to five thousand letters each week from the general public. One of the regulars on the programme in the past was the distinguished philosopher Professor C.E.M. Joad, and Joad would, almost always, begin his response to a question with "well, it depends what you mean by . . ."
