ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS

New Zealand Listener, Volume 30, Issue 773, 14 May 1954, Page 5

ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS

Jumbo (Masterton).- (1) An Australian feature, produced by George Edwards; author unnamed. No record of book publication. (2) Ailsa Graham (Agnes), Queenie Ashton (Mrs. Jerrolds), John Carabon (Birkett), Tom Farley (Mr. Phillip), Lorna Bingham (Mrs. Phillip), George Edwards (Haggett and Mr. Jerrolds), Warren Barry (Fred), Hazel Hollander (Thelma). ‘ N. Kelly (Tokomaru). — Correspondence closed. Peppercorn (Timaru).-yYes, tickled; thanks. Averil Lowden (New Plymouth).-(1). 7.0% to 10.45 p.m. daily (10.0 p.m. Sunday). (2) Apply to the Officer in Charge, Radio New Zealand, P.O. Box 2396, Wellington. (3) Well in Australia, Japan; widely in U.S.A. and Scandinavia; irregularly, elsewhere. April Fool (Ruawai).- (1)° Thanks. Inquiries will be made and whatever is necessary done.. (2) The rearrangement necessarily accompanied the extension of hours. Skipper W. Francis (Dunedin)-+The recording proved not to be so good as had been hoped, when auditioned; but no decision against using it has yet been taken. It may yet be used. Thanks for your appreciation. Helen Wilson (Eastbourne).-The level is carefully controlled in secording and transmission. The variation you describe is attributable to no one cause, but generally to a combination of several. The frequencies of music and speech are different, and the listen‘er’s ear can be startled by the difference, on a sudden change from one to the other. This is so especially if, for example, he has adjusted the level of his receiving set to hear a spoken programme clearly anywhere in a room or above the noise of movement and occupation. That the level of sound is above normal, though convenient, will be sharply demonstrated when music displaces speech. Interested (Wellington).-There are copytight difficulties; they have been published in book form. F. K. Adams (New Plymouth).-This is the second time round; the serif was pre sented some months ago at 8.15 p.m. Dens Sana (Wanganui).- Cannot reprint that one; but see page 18. R.J.T. (Auckland).-Afraid justice could _ be done to that subject in the space available. Unbeliever (Nelson) .-Correspondence closed.