HERE AND THERE

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXX, 3 October 1936, Page 3

HERE AND THERE

Australia’s national programmes are being hotly assailed by critics. It is the evening sessions that come under fire, just as is the case in New Zealand. Daytime listeners are regaled with world stars in popular classics and lighter numbers, while at night the programmes descend to mediocraties who just sing “songs” and revues and plays by amateur playrights. It is strange that programme organisers persist in putting over their most popular sessions when there are fewest listeners.

Readers may remember a tale of an Australian motorist who found his path blocked by a policeman, and had some difficulty in convincing the man of law and order that shrieks heard from his car as he passed through a village emanated from a Sydney B station which was broadcasting a George Edwards “thriller.” Now comes a story of an English motorist who was worried on being chased by an a was worried on being chased by a what offence he had committed, be was told that the patrolman was lis-tening-in to Daisy and Gert.

Here’s a good Dunedin radio story concerning the broadcast of the recent Rugby Test match played in that town between Australia and New-Zealand. It happened over the telephone:— “Is you the YA?” *•' -• • “Station 4YA speaking:” ” “Could ye no pit the fitba’ on a wee bit louder?” “This station broadcasts on a power of ten —”

“Maybe, but the mon next door has a wee bit two valve set an’ I’m no’ hearin’ it vary well.”