Re: The Pages of Punch
1949: Intrusion of TV
In the early 1930s there were some, though not many, jokes about the super-rich. Now, in 1949, we get only the one. This will not be a matter of chance. The super rich still survived but they had largely moved out of the ken of the readers of Punch.
Here the butler is making sure that he has correctly summarised Madame’s orders for what is to be served with which course. The innovation is that the dinner party will take coffee and Grand Marnier with television. Perhaps there would be really something worth watching. It didn’t happen all that often. The potter’s wheel wouldn’t fit the bill.