MONDAY

Radio Record, Volume XII, Issue 32, 20 January 1939, Page 12

MONDAY

Y air mail to-day 6 comes word of the’ _ huge new extensions to be made immediately to. Broadcasting House, one of the finest and most famous buildings in London. . .T always thought when _I walked along Regent’ Street toward Portland: _ Place; what. a. pity it was’ that the street wasii’t: straight: so that the: majes-' . tie broadcasting pile® sit-; ting at-one:end of it could. ‘be’ seen from a ‘distance. Actually one. comes. upon: it quite.suddenly. and: tmexpectedly.. But it’s the Same with most of the famous buildings in Lon--don-they weren’t built in the days. of townplanning. Why, I’d been -in London three weeks before I even caugh a glimpse of the dome of St. . ' Paul’s-but the fog was . , mostly to blame! ¥ MY sorts of confusing facts and. figures are given. in — Comnection © with: Se new a:

Broadcasting House. A million cubic yards of earth are _to be removed .. ..the build‘ing, will go fifty-four feet below the pavement (deeper than the vaults. of. the bank of England)... . the new site | area at. ground level. will be 20,950 square feet. = I don’t, know whether : facts. like that .mean anything to you. But I do know. from the picture oppositeand I think you’ll agreethat the BBC’s new quarters will be very dignified and handsome. * A LETTER to-day, too, from the High . Commissioner thanking me for my Christmas card. He hoped. that ' my sojourn in England had been of advantage to me. I hope so, G00. ke a tN oy . PI always: remember: with sratitude the-.good help and:

kindness of ‘‘Bill’’ Jordan. When you call on him at New Zealand House-and heaven knows, there must be thousands of New Zealanders. ealling every week-he treats. you as. if you’re the one ‘New Zealander he’s .seen ‘in: a month ‘of Sundays. ves