Mr. J. D. Parkin Corrects a Misunderstanding

Radio Record, Volume VIII, Issue 28, 18 January 1935, Page 6

Mr. J. D. Parkin Corrects a Misunderstanding

To the Editor. Sir,-There would seem to be a misunderstanding in the minds of some of your correspondents as to my sugyestions with regard to the of musical records throughout the morning and afternoon sessions. May I finally make my position clear? I have never once suggested that there ‘ should be an imcréase in the amount of classical. music; it is a decrease of jazz that I have consistently advocated, 1t is now twelve months since I made a request to the Broadcasting Board that jazz numbers should be given the final ten minutes or so in each hour (in the Same way that classical musie is allottel one specified hour in the day), so that listeners Gould know when they were being broadcast.. Since the inception of dance-music on Sunday mornings (dating from July last), the Postmaster-General, on th? united request of the member for Timaru and myself, sought information on the eubject from the Broadcasting Board, ~~, " ,

only to be met with evasive and inaccurate. replies. I fail to see where any desire on my Part for a "surfeit of classics" comes in, as one-of .your correspondents: suggests: there certainly is, however, on the other hand, a distinct surfeit of very unclassical music, and that, I repeat, is my objection. There is no need for it; the large majority of the listening puslie does not want it (as shown by the votes which the Broadcasting Board studiously ignore), and why it should be forced on them I am at a loss to understand, except on the present-day principle of pavdering to the lowest. But, in any case, the most correct place for jazz is the dance session, I have no intention of replying to any further useless letters on the subject; but a~

should like to take this opportunity of heartily commending Mr. Bardsley in his . well-defined objections to the desecration 2 a > o> > & & » bo») ‘oe wD

of Sunday mornings. Unfortunately, aS I have mentioned above, representaticrs

from even the highest quarters are palpably useless. One would like to know why the clergy, generally, are so painfully silent on a matter which, after all, is their particular business. May I thank you, Sir, for your courtesy in allowing space for the various letters I have writ-ten.-I am. ete.. :

J. D.

PARKIN

Timaru,