British Programmes

Radio Record, Volume VI, Issue 10, 16 September 1932, Page 22

British Programmes

Comparison ‘With N.Z. Ay READER who built the "Round the World Three". wrote us some time ago to say he was going to Dngland, and ‘he asked if the set would be suitable for English conditions. Our reply was that it would,.and we recently received 4 letter from him to say that we are right. "The only alterations required were the addition of the long-wave coils. "With a three-valve set here we are not bound down to Australian stations, put can get hundreds all over the Continent, and short-wave work is a real pleasure, literally hundreds of stations being available, Waiting for nightfall to get results is now a thing of the past. The new sets which have come on the BPnglish market are real gems, and are being built to suit overseas conditions, and I should imagine they would do well in New Zealand. , British Programmes. "TY have heard many and varied English programmes, and I can honestly say they are not any better than our N.Z. ones. The only difference is that we actually get the orchestras and not the records, but that does not improve the music. Short plays are given, but they do not excel the Victor S. Lloyd sketches by any means. On the whole I think the N.Z. programmes, especially 2YA’s, are superior to the British ones. P.S.-Have the growlers. stopped ragging Mr. Drummond for. his elongated good-night?’ Another Letter. NOTHER letter comes to hand from a listener, who makes comparisons "TI have listened to broadcasts in England from the earliest days, and I think your programmes here in New Zealand are very good indeed. The balance of heavy and light music is very good, and the talks are certainly interesting. I see complaints in the Press about the composition of your programmes, Well, Jet the writers go and listen to some of the ‘tripe’ they put over in England! They don’t know when they are well off.’