I WATCHED the television programme about Bob Monkhouse and suddenly realised what this country has lost in entertainment.

I saw many comedians in the audience who no longer bring their laughter to us as they did in years gone by.

Television is struggling to satisfy a bored audience. Programmes with poor content are now an everyday occurrence.

Keith Chapman,

Custance Walk,

Benedict Road,

Nunnery Lane, York.

Updated: 10:37 Thursday, March 25, 2004