OVER THE AERIAL.

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 16, 20 January 1939, Page 14

OVER THE AERIAL.

RADIO NOTES. FROM FAR AND NEAR. (By TUNE-IN.) Americans are the world's greatest notoriety hunters, and several women in U.S.A. have issued, or alleged that they have issued, writs claiming damages from the company which broadcast the notorious "Invasion of Mars" stunt. Effect on nervous systems and weak hearts constitute the grounds for these claims. The National Broadcasting Service has arranged with Professor C. G. Cooper, professor of classics at Auckland University College, to deliver a series of r.ix readings from the classics from the studio of IYA. The first will he given at S p.m. on Friday. February 10 ami the remainder on successive Fridays at the same time. IYA will observe late hours on Sunday for the purpose of rehroadcasting, from Australia, a further talk by the worldfamous writer Mr. H. (J. Wells, who is in Sydney attending the Science Congress. The talk, which is the second of the series "The World As I See It." is entitled "The Way to World Unity," ninl will commence at 11 p.m. Each Monday evening the 8.8.C. runs a session called l '\oil Asked For It."' tile programme being selected mi a vote of listeners. Here is a typical lis\: Jeanct te Macdonald, Bing Crosby, selection from "Desert Song." Klaimagau and Allen in "Music Maestro. Pieasc." Deaiiua Durhin. Richard Tauber. (iracie Fields (singing "Little Old Lady"). Paul Robeson. Dorothy Lamour singing "The Mi Manukooru" and "The Donkey Serenade." Reginald Foort. well known to radio listeners, has had constructed at a cost ot CID.OOO the world's mightiest theatre organ. It tilled the big stage at Drurv Lane (one of the biggest in London). Four ten-ton lorries were required to transport it to Manchester for a performance there. It is as big as a house, and the opinion has been expressed that ill some theatres it will be necessary to er<\t the organ in the auditorium and set the audience on the stage. I'or those who each moriiiucr feel the urge to hurl the alarm clock through the bedroom window, radio manufacturers are offering a clock and radio combination. The receiver is a six-valve affair built, into an exceedingly compact elias--is. hut the usual dial "is replaced bv a clock fac»». on which the electric clock shows accurate time. The two mechanisms are interlinked, and one can pre-set the apparatus so that one's favourite station is brought to suflicieiit volume to waken one at the desired time. The receiver can also be adjusted to turn itself off at any desired time, thus affording, according to the manufac tillers. an opportunity of enjoying "soothing lullabies" on retiring without fear of leaving the set operating all night. ''All animated discussion was heard the other day on the crooner question, one listener verb.illy consigning all crooners to perdition and two others declaring allegiance. Before the argument concluded, it transpired that there was a diversity of opinion concerning just what a crooner is. One of the protaganists included in his classification all vocalists who sing with dance bands and all who feature songs of the lighter type, including sentimental ballads. These are not crooners. The dictionary detinition of crooning is to sing in a low humming tone, to hum. to moan; the radio crooner either moans or sings in a husky or whispering tone, and it is this which annovs so manv millions."—"Timaru Herald."