Radio Round the World

Radio Record, Volume VIII, Issue 31, 8 February 1935, Page 10

Radio Round the World

HE "Causes of War" series of talks in which Aldous Huxley, Winston Churchill and others have taken part are being recorded by the B.B.C. for rebroadcasting throughout the Empire. ERLIN broadcasters are building special studios for play produytion. Television is to have a special studio to itself, Previously German radio plays have been all done in one studio, but with the occasional use of.

collapsible tents to alter accoustic properties. Now provision is being made for two large studios for accompanying music, a number of studios with yarious accoustic properties for speech, ‘and echo rooms, improved dramatic control panels and listening rooms. B.B.C. produ~:rs, however, are said to be growing. impatient of the multistudio idea, and find one or at most ‘two, studios sufficient for a good pro‘duction. QPECIALLY prepared sound films are being used by the Soviet Radio Committee at Moscow for transmitting a television newspaper. It is called :. the "Telechronique." vs mos

FoR nearly 30 years people have Mforecasted the designing of a vestpocket broadcast receiving set, and now it. appears to be almost within reach. .There are small __ sets already, . of course, but they do not appear to have attained that de"gree of efficiency which is demanded. Now that America has produced the "shoe-button" valve, one of the two remaining problems has been solved. What is wanted now is a battery about the size of a fountain pen which wil! carry enough energy for a day’s use __ of the tiny set.