DINNER OR DAVENTRY?

New Zealand Listener, Volume 4, Issue 90, 14 March 1941, Page 4

DINNER OR DAVENTRY?

Sir-I purchase The Listener solely to procure the programmes so that I can know what to avoid and what to ‘listen to, as my time is limited. However, as I have written before, the broadcasting authorities are having a nice game with the sharee holders who pay so dearly (the highest fees in the world) for the privilege of listening-to say nothing of their breach of faith with your publication. Take Sunday, 16th February, as an example. The 1YA programme for 2 p.m, had listed music by Haydn: The Oxford Symphony. Not only was this item omitted without explanation, or apology, but 2YA had listed for the same hour music by Handel from " Judas Maccabaeus" (sung by the Sheffield Choir) and this also was not played. Surely it is the duty of some one at each station to see that

an attempt is made to adhere to the published programme or else see that an explanation is made, Christchurch has offended in the same way. on former occasions, so perhaps a slip-shod method has crept into the stations and they need gingering up a bit. The listener with a limited time hates to be cheated out of what he may think the only worthwhile parts of the whole programme. To-day also a change of system of relaying the Daventry broadcasts is announced. On week days but not on Sundays one relay is at 12.15, repeated again at 1.15. Now as one who can only hear this particular relay (as may many others) on Sundays, why are we to be robbed again? At 1.15 we are at dinner, and no wireless during meals is our plan. If it is thought that the 12.15 may interfere with the Church services, I will say, with all reverence, that any church service lasting over an hour and ten minutes should be cut off, especially on a hot

summer morning.-

H.

ALEXANDER

(Auckland).

(A correspondent who puts dinner before Daventry and both before the Holy Ghost is perhaps a little difficult to please.-Ed.)