Sunday Programmes And Studio Orchestras

Radio Record, Volume VIII, Issue 34, 1 March 1935, Page 51

Sunday Programmes And Studio Orchestras

To the Editor. Sir,-I desire to express my appreciation of your fairness in allowing listeners to express their views through your most interesting paper. criticism is always welcome and I personally feel that the two most pressing features urgently calling for improvement are :- (1) The Sunday programmes and (2) The YA orchestras. I again ask that a much more entertaining "after-church" programme be promoted from the main stations. Surely by now the need for this must be realised by the programme organisers * and I trust this will be put into effect. One does hesitate to "knock" unduly, but really the YA _ orchestras are frequently much below the standard. of the recerded orchestras and in many _ instances their efforts only serve to irritate and annoy. There is room for great improvement, but the studio broadcasting facilities may be the cause of some of the poor effects produced-especially from Dunedin (on relay). I cannot agree with ‘‘America. for Me," however. He goes much too far, because, I consider great value gencrally is given for the 1d. per day.-I am, ata’

CONSTRUCTIVE CRITIC.

Timaru.