RADIO NOTES

North Canterbury Gazette, Volume 6, Issue 65, 6 April 1937, Page 8

RADIO NOTES

(By LISTENER)

TO-NIGHT’S PROGRAMME Mr E. E. Wiltshire will speak on “Books of the Month” at 7.35. Speaking of books reminds me that one has been published—“ln Town To-night,” by J. C. Connell—that should interest all radio listeners. Some years ago the 8.8. C. instituted a series entitled “In Town To-night,” which brought to the microphone all kinds of people—chimney sweeps, composers, theatrical celebrities, bookmakers, peers, dance band leaders, and so on. These people were either interviewed before the “mike” or asked to perform. The series was so successful that when it was concluded public enthusiasm compelled the 8.8. C. to run a second series. The book to which I refer tells us just how these people were persuaded to broadcast, and the author (one of the 8.8. C. staff) has some interesting tales to tell. It is in the local library, and is well worth reading, even if you aren’t particularly interested in radio. The concert session opens at 8 with a ten-minute theme programme, “Some famous outlaws.” The 9.5 talk is by Mr A. W. Stockwell on “The Poet Swinburne.” A further Japanese Houseboy recording and “Organ Reverie” concludes the concert programme. An hour of strict tempo dance music begins. TALKS Wednesday evening is important from the point of view of talks from

' l ii i ! i 3YA. At 7.30 Dr G. Jobberns speaks on “Power and Peoples” (geographical sources of power). This is in the series, “ This Changing World.” At 9 o’clock the Rt. Hon. G. W. Forbes will make an appeal for the “Health Camps” which are to be a memorial to King George V.. Mr Geo. Lawn, M.A., at 9.15, speaks on the popular fallacy “That a statement may be true in theory but not in fact.” All these in their widely differing ways should be worth hearing. MAORI CONCERT From 3YA on Thursday evening listeners will hear first of all a talk at 8.45 by Mr Te Ari Pitama on “The Future of the ’Maori,” and at 9.5 a concert—“ Cavalcade of Maori Song.” Mr Pitama’s outstanding ability as a speaker is too well known to require any comment from me. It is enough to say that the subject of the talk is of vital importance to the people Mr Pitama represents, and in fact to all New Zealand citizens who respect the Maoris and their claims for better treatment than has hitherto been given them. Mr Pitama will possibly speak of the model pa which has been proposed. The concert consists of Maori songs and part songs, including one in honour of the Prime Minister, and one to welcome Lord Nuffield. . s COMING ITEMS This Evening 3YA—See above. Wednesday 3YL—B to 10; Variety.

Thursday 3YA—B: “The Case of the Lonely Hill”—lnspector Scott and Co. 8.45: Mr Te Ari Pitama. 9.5: Maori concert. Friday 3YA—8.30: Signor and Signora Marotta (bass and soprano). Saturday 3YA—B to 10: Variety programme with Maisie McNair (pianist), the Chatterboxes, and Addie Campbell. 10.10: Dane© music.