"DAD AND DAVE"
Sir,-After reading "Fed Up’s" attack upon our old friends "Dad and Dave," I feel that I should like to speak in their defence. The fact that I enjoy many of the more serious programmes does not prevent my listening with pleasure to these members of the "Snake Gully" circle, and I think that their adventures are much more credible than many others that we hear. There is no sickly sentimentality, no underworld gangster jargon, but clean and wholesome humour that is a.tonic to many of us in these days. "Mum’s" large, kindly heart is typical of countrywomen the world over, and as I know that the natural speaking voice of the girl who plays the part of "Mabel" is one of the loveliest in Australasia, I find her drawl in this role rather intriguing. The fact that "Dad and Dave" topped a popularity poll some time ago proves that many lise teners enjoy hearing the feature, and if "Fed Up" tuned in only unintentionally to the programme, I do not see how it would matter to him how long it might continue. Personally I'd find "Fred and Maggie" and other serial characters, especially a few of the American ones, hard to listen to, but there are other stations, and as I know many others enjoy them, I do not feel moved to suggest that they should be forced to end their long, long trail of radio adventures. Many other listeners must feel the same, and as to the suggestion that the Director of Broadcasting is insulting the intelligence of the listening public, I think that "Fed Up" might find that the task of pleasing all of the people all of the time is no sinecure. The choice of programmes does not reflect the personal tastes of the Director, and it seems to me that, with all the fare available, it is not hard to choose an evening’s entertainment to suit any taste. After all, it’s such a little thing to turn a radio knob.
HORRY
(Wanganui).
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 12, Issue 308, 18 May 1945, Page 5
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