Our Mail-Bag

Radio Record, Volume III, Issue 19, 22 November 1929, Page 11

Our Mail-Bag

Listening v. Reading. I WOULD like to thank those responsible for putting on the excellent programmes on Monday evening last at 2YA, especially the second half of the programme, . Why, Mr. Hditor, have we not heard this clever Castle family before? Is it too much to ask them to appear in future programmes? The visitors we had during the evening told us that if talent like this was broadcast more often they would certainly and willingly pay 30s. for a license. I fully realise that what suits me probably does not suit my neighbours. When it does not meet with my approval, well, I simply switch off, take a book and read, and I am afraid that to-dav I have done more reading

than listening.-

W.D.

W.

(Hataitai) .

Musical Programmes. WISH to congratulate the R.B.C, upon the excellent musical programmes recently broadcast from 2YA, Apart from the concerts by the Wellington Symphony Orchestra-undoubt-edly the "gems" of the radio yearthe studio items have been excellent. Particularly I would like to mention the items by Mr. W. Haydock, who is one of the most brilliant violinists we hear "on the air," inéluding overseas talent.. Now, I must say, there is one class of item we have missed greatly during the past few months, and that is the excellent pianoforte music which used to be provided by Mr. Gordon Short. I wonder if Mr. M. T. Dixon could be persuaded to give one’ or two piano solos each week, and feel, sure that such items would

be greatly appreciated.-

Zedder

Masterton.