SHORTWAVES
HE BBC should assist in inducing people in civil life to carry on as they usually do. Somebody asked me to-day what the soldiers would sing in this war. I haven’t the faintest idea. But I think that no bad song for the BBC could be made out of an adaptation of one from the last war. Only three verbal alterations have to be made and you get: Pack up your Goebbels in your old kit-bag And Heil! Heil! Heil! Etc., ete. and What's the use of Goering? J. C. Squire, in a letter to "The Times." Es Fa * 7? these pacifists and conscientious objectors be alone. You girls, for goodness sake don’t let us breed from them. Unless we do that we shall be under this great Nazi domination-Mrs. de Bathe, of Stanwell Women’s Unionist Association, * Bd * HE authorities, now all-powerful, should at once set to work to provide new theatres and picture houses where these are lacking. During the last war we had 80,000 soldiers on leave to amuse every night. All actors, variety artists, musicians and entertainers of all sorts should be exempted from every sort of service except their own allimportant professional one.-George Bernard Shaw. * * * ges: Indians are gentle, charming creatures who will do anything for you, when they are not feeling lazy, except help you look for gold. Gold bores them. and they will take no interest in itGwen Richardson, in an article on jungle life in British Guiana. * * * IT HAVE already made a. study of the stars. An Astronomer can never be an atheist. He sees too much of the wonders of the skies-Dr. A. F. Winnington-Ingram, recently-retired Bishop of London. * * * i HAVE found out from my talks to cinema managers and exhibitors that the kind of things that the public likes are unrequited love, love for the chilrren, self-sacrifice, and love in adversity. Thrillers are always popular even in respectable dormitory suburbs such as Ealing and Kelvinside. Audiences here are not too fond of sentiment in case it should break down that self-control and reserve which are their hallmark of good breeding-Oliver Bell, in an article of films in England,
Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/periodicals/NZLIST19391103.2.11
Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka
New Zealand Listener, Volume 1, Issue 19, 3 November 1939, Page 7
Word count
Tapeke kupu
358SHORTWAVES New Zealand Listener, Volume 1, Issue 19, 3 November 1939, Page 7
Using this item
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
Material in this publication is protected by copyright.
Are Media Limited has granted permission to the National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa to develop and maintain this content online. You can search, browse, print and download for research and personal study only. Permission must be obtained from Are Media Limited for any other use.
Copyright in the work University Entrance by Janet Frame (credited as J.F., 22 March 1946, page 18), is owned by the Janet Frame Literary Trust. The National Library has been granted permission to digitise this article and make it available online as part of this digitised version of the New Zealand Listener. You can search, browse, and print this article for research and personal study only. Permission must be obtained from the Janet Frame Literary Trust for any other use.
Copyright in the Denis Glover serial Hot Water Sailor published in 1959 is owned by Pia Glover. The National Library has been granted permission to digitise this serial and make it available online as part of this digitised version of the Listener. You can search, browse, and print this serial for research and personal study only. Permission must be obtained from Pia Glover for any other use.
Log in