Well-conducted Tour
MUST applaud both the social effect and the radio sense of the programme The Big Back Room, Part I of which I heard last week. The social effect hinged mainly on the fact that this account of the work of the Dominion Physical Laboratory was such an effective reminder of government for the people, whereas our daily life tends to
provide rather more reminders of government of and by, Our tour was extremely well conducted. Actually, there must be a technical sameness about these walkabout documentaries ("I will now hand you over to Mr. So-and-So’’) and simile is always a poor relation of vision; but in this case the communicated enthusiasm of the NZBS staff and the feeling of pride that informed the explanations of the D.P.L. workers kept the programme alive and human. Even though it was the Imitation Geyser (Geo-thermal research) that stole the show!
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 31, Issue 795, 15 October 1954, Page 11
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149Well-conducted Tour New Zealand Listener, Volume 31, Issue 795, 15 October 1954, Page 11
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