The BBC was always trying to maintain a balance between "popular" "light" "entertainment" content and more "highbrow content" which might not be as
popular, but which the BBC leadership felt was good for people. This debate
has often been carried on in a seterotyped manner, and there are a number of examples of intellectually challenging content which turned out to be very
widely listened to.
A good example from the 1940s is The Brains Trust. It dealt with
serious questions of art, science and philosophy, yet drew millions of
listeners. Up to a third of the Uk population tuned in, and the programme
received three to four thousand letters a week.
An episode from 1945, filmed for a US channel, is here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVpCUtNdM0Q&feature=youtu.be
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