ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS
K. McK. (Auckland).~-Not really an answer. oo ; Music (Manaia).-Please write to the station manager. V.B. (Wellington) Recordings on order; impossible to forecast a date. Mrs. Frank Rose (Takaka).-"The Wisdom of Father Pecquet," by Omar’ Englebert. Four Stay-at-Homes ( ellington).-It’s a big broom that sweeps out Hornblower, Marlow, and "Thirty Minutes To Go" at once, to say nothing of Gracie Fields atid "‘Halls of Tuy.’
G.T.N.. {Devonport (1) Usually, when: a boxing commentary is broadcast, oné episode of the serial is broadcast, instead of two, but on February 11 both were dropped because of the exceptionally wide and strong interest in the Brady-Lave contest. On February 25 both episodes were postponed till 9.50 p-m. because of the band contest rélay. (2) To transfer to 1YD would mean displacing another popular programme. Short notice is given of the boxing, which necessitates even shorter notice (om the air only) of rearrangements! The fewer there are, the better, Esperantisto (Auckland).-(1) It is true that operas and long~ plays have often been placed early on Sunday evening. As fulllength operas run up to three hours they have had to placed early to finish by the 10.0 p.m. close-down. World Theatre and other long plays have been placed early to avoid their being on the air at the sa time as 1YA’s or 1YD’s spoken programmes. (2) There have been, however, quite frequent exceptions, as circumstances have allowed. For example, in the first weeks of this year, the fa was at 8.45 on January 10; on January 17 the play was at 7.30 and. an oratorio at 8.45; on January 24 the play was at 7.31 and the opera at 8.45; on January 31 the World Theatre play was at 8.40; and on February 14 the opera was at 8.40. (3) Many first-class musical and spoken programmes are placed in the later hours of the evening during the week and at the weekend. (4 e later close-down will allow 1YC greater freedom in placing major programmes,
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 30, Issue 765, 19 March 1954, Page 5
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332ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS New Zealand Listener, Volume 30, Issue 765, 19 March 1954, Page 5
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