Radio Author's Success

Radio Record, Volume V, Issue 27, 15 January 1932, Page 5

Radio Author's Success

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R. EDWIN J. LANDON, of Auckland, the author of the broadcast dramatic sketch "The Signal" (which should not be confused with Mary Scott’s prize-winning radio play of the sume name) which has been successfully prodgced from 1YA, 2YA and 8YA has had his first novel "Suspicion" published in London. Listenérs to "The Signal" will recall that the action in the sketch, which was written specially for broadcasting, took place in the mine-fields of the DWnglish Channel and that wireless played an important part in the plot. In one sense there is an affinity ba tween "The Signal" and "Suspicion," which deals with the activities of German submarines and British Q ships. My, Landon had extensive experience in the wireless cabins of Q ships during the war-having begun service on British boats patrolling the English ‘"hannel when 17 years of age-and has drawn upon his store of first-hand knowledge in "Suspicion." Another radio play from the facile pen of Mr. Landon, "The Drum," a story of the Dutch Wars, has been broadcast from 1YA.