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title: "4 Nancy Banks-Smith Quotes - Famous Television critic"
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# Nancy Banks-Smith

(1929)   Television Critic

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Nancy Banks-Smith is a television critic.

## Quick Facts About Nancy Banks-Smith

Born January 1, 1929

Profession Television Critic

## About Nancy Banks-Smith

British television and radio critic... \| Nancy Banks-Smith is a British television and radio critic, who spent most of her career writing for The Guardian.

##  Quotes by Nancy Banks-Smith

> [The most invigorating form of reading matter is, of course, a will.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nancy-banks-smith/the-most-invigorating-form-of-reading-matter-is-of-course-a-will/)

Nancy Banks-Smith

[Book](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/book/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ede/nancy-banks-smith-70478_book_the-most-invigorating-form-of-reading-ma_1385116.png)

> ['She murdered sleep' - on the death of Agatha Christie in 1976 (please verify)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nancy-banks-smith/she-murdered-sleep-on-the-death-of-agatha-christie-in-1976-please/)

Nancy Banks-Smith

[Death](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/death/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/725/nancy-banks-smith-70478_death_she-murdered-sleep-on-the-death-of-agath_1580713.png)

> [This is one of those big, fat paperbacks, intended to while away a monsoon or two, which, if thrown with a good…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nancy-banks-smith/this-is-one-of-those-big-fat-paperbacks-intended-to-while-away-a/)

Nancy Banks-Smith

[Action](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/action/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bbb/nancy-banks-smith-70478_action_this-is-one-of-those-big-fat-paperbacks_2338542.png)

> [By 1914, the royal families of Europe were inbred to the point of pantomine. You feel about them as you do about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nancy-banks-smith/by-1914-the-royal-families-of-europe-were-inbred-to-the-point-of/)

Nancy Banks-Smith

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/923/nancy-banks-smith-70478_cute_by-1914-the-royal-families-of-europe-wer_2708585.jpg)

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