I have some sympathy with Ian Jack’s neighbour, who reads The Week to catch up, and his wife, who considers moving from Radio 4’s Today programme to Radio 3 (So much has changed since 1938, but not the very British way of coping with crisis, 19 March).
The torrent of 24-hour television news brings its own distortions. To make some sense of the previous day, I collect the Guardian and our local paper at 7am from the Co-op and then have a quiet hour with the resources for some sort of perspective on events over coffee. Then I recommend switching on Sky Arts over breakfast.
Geoff Reid
Bradford
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