TOO MUCH OF A GOOD THING?

Evening Post, Volume CXVIII, Issue 34, 9 August 1934, Page 23

TOO MUCH OF A GOOD THING?

(To "Grid Bias.")

Sir, —I profess myself a warm admirer of Gilbert and Sullivan's operas, and I think the Broadcasting Board deserves thanks and congratulations for having arranged the broadcasts which are now being given. But I think that it -would be well if the programme director could bo brought to realise that there pan bo too much of a good thing and that too much repetition causes boredom. On Monday, July 30, 2YA produced an hour of Gilbert and Sullivan, featuring "The Mikado." On Tuesday this week, the saino music was broadcast from 2YC, and siniultanoI ously. from 3YA. I suppose it will be given again at the other stations. But why twice in one night? 3YA. is quite generally and rightly regarded in this district as a good alternative to the Wellington stations, and it is rather a pity to find the same material being given from Wellington and Christcliurch at the same time.

The programmes in general show a tendency to work a patch to death. For example, we had a Taubei- period. Wo had a.Peter Dawson period.- We. got sick of them both. Now we have Gracio Fields, and we arc getting sick of her. "The carpenter said nothing but 'the butter's spread too thick.'" Why not have our'butter rationed out a little1?— I ajn, etc., ''

NEARLY BORED.