Wanted—a Second Chance
\ /E must all at some time or another have sighed to think of a _ programme we have missed. The chances of hearing any particular radio programme at any particular time are always precarious. The number of contingencies which have to be fulfilled by set, station, family and accompanying circumstances is really staggering. I think with sympathy of the housewives who may never hear the five hundredth part of My Ausband’s Love, say, simply because the pot boiled over at the crucial moment. Gimilar tragedies must occur daily, nay, hourly. What is to be done about it? Serial addicts, you may feel, don’t really care; the loss of one part in five hundred scarcely weakens the dose, and the drug may be obtainable from another station. But what of the desperate situation of one who has missed She Stoops to Conquer from 4YA and can’t hope for good reception from elsewhere? I may be thought to plead only on my own behalf, but there would seem to be a case for repeating really important broadcasts. at convenient times, not necessarily peak listening hours. There are some sessions in the week-end, for example, which could readily be dispensed with and no questions asked.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 22, Issue 556, 17 February 1950, Page 11
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204Wanted—a Second Chance New Zealand Listener, Volume 22, Issue 556, 17 February 1950, Page 11
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