In Phase and Out

Radio Record, Volume VI, Issue 42, 28 April 1933, Page 4

In Phase and Out

By

Quadrant

(TELEVISION apparatus is to be installed in each of the 2500 rooms of a new hotel in course of construction at Blackpool, England. It is suggested that it might be as well to get television first. e ° * OU can’t beat an old dog. One gwyff of the incense the other Tuesvay night was enough, Old 2YA just stesped and went out-that’s sympathy, . s ° HE PvP. and T. Department’s notice re licenses states that should a re newal not be desired "the apparatus, including the aerial, must be completely dismantled.’"-I’ve been using the clothes line as an aerial, and my wife strenuously objects to my carrying out instructions. I suppose there is nothing else lef{ but to pay the 30/-. * * * PHAR Bobby Bluegum gives a foreeast of future Friday night programmes for 2FC's little listeners. They are to consist of excerpts from Shakespeare’s plays suitable for , the "tiny tots." "First we're going to have a scene from ‘King John,’ where the little prince begs not to have his eyes put out; and then we will have the most umusing gravedigger’s scene from ‘Hamlet’ and lots more." Good light ‘Shakespeare for the little ones. So different from the fairies our youny

ones look for.-

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€ * ed "FIN ERE are musical notes which are inaudible to the human ear," says a scientist. We wish he could extend his statement to include some of the UN-musi-cal notes we get on our loudspeaker. * * x A CHICAGO gangster has taken to writing popular songs for broadcasting, we read. ,- We hope he has taken the precauti of doubling his personal bodyguard. } e * 2 WIRELESS ought to be a great sticcess in China, as it is almost impossible to distinguish atmospherics from the Chinese language. . * 2 * AN eminent scientist is billed to broadcast a talk on "Why do we fall asleep?’ Sometimes because we are listeningin to a broadcast talk by an eminent scientist.