Realms of Gold
T seems incredible to one born and bred in Otago that an NZBS programme in the series History and Harmony in Otago could contain a character who declares that he has never heard of Lawrence. To the lover of Otago history, geography, flora and fauna, including rabbits, the name of Lawrence brings to the mental eye a romantically coloured pastiche of a picture, in which the gleam of gold nuggets is no brighter than the colour of the autumn poplar avenue. But one forgets that these programmes are for other members of the New Zealand family than those connected by birth or sentiment ‘with the locality selected; and it is pleasing to hear what a fine job the NZBS has done in presenting all parts of our country to all listeners in this type of semi-documentary,. Perhaps owing to the richness of the romantic historical background, Lawence and its environs present a fine field for the arranger of such programmes, and in this programme the best possible use was made of the
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 21, Issue 528, 5 August 1949, Page 11
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178Realms of Gold New Zealand Listener, Volume 21, Issue 528, 5 August 1949, Page 11
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