RADIO PROGRAMMES

New Zealand Listener, Volume 13, Issue 332, 2 November 1945, Page 24

RADIO PROGRAMMES

Sir,-I trust ,those who are responsible for making up the radio programmes will give careful consideration to the letters from R. G. Stone, L. Bishop, and "Gentle Annie." The young and the old are our most enthusiastic listeners. The young with their eagerness should have an opportunity for further developing a taste for good music and drama. Musie is given a more important place by our educational authorities, and, judging by the success of school orchestras and choral work, this is much appreciated. I don’t think anyone would object to good music being available from some of the main stations at all times during the evening. Reception from other stations is often poor for people away from the main centres, and who are therefore more dependent on the radio for their entertainment. Those who are interested in the chimes, weather ‘report and news have many other opportunities. The old people have leisure to listen to every word, or note and chord, and I think they prefer the gay spirit and harmony of the earlier composers to the nimble brilliance and somewhat restless style of many of the later composers. People between these age groups often have too much work or too many engagements to find time for real_listening, but I believe some of them like the radio as a background for their other occupations. "F.J." (Wellington) writes a delicious letter about his interview with the Messenger from Mars which I trust the authorities of the NBS will also take note of. Would it be out of place to ask them to curtail their "excellent crime service dissemination" in the interests of young and other listeners.

H. M.

HELM

(Pangatotara),