BBC Programmes History Of British Industry Growth

Radio Record, Volume XIII, Issue 11, 21 August 1939, Page 3

BBC Programmes History Of British Industry Growth

Suggested That N.Z. Follow Suit

THE British Broadcasting Company has been sponsoring a series of broadcasts featuring the industries from various sections of the country, These broadcasts give the history of industrial growth from the time the first hand-work-ers began manufacturing articles in their cottages to the present, when immense factories employing thousands of workers turn out products for the world market, One of the first of this series was titled, "Made in the West," and concerned industry in the Eng: lish West country, where Wellington, home of Fox’s serge, is situated. Fox’s serge is a well-known cloth in New Zealand, and has been manufactured in Wellington, England, since Queen Elizabeth’s reign. The programmes have proved popular in England, and, given as they are by the manufacturers and industrialists themselves, have been inexpensive in presentation. The ZB stations in New Zealand have already given a number of such broadcasts, and the suggestion has been made that they be continued as a regular feature. _ Several manufacturers interview‘ed by the "Record" have expressed a willingness to co-operate, and listeners have more than once shown their interest in learning first-hand the history of New Zealand industry. With the Centennial year broadcasts already beginning, such a series would be applicable and timely.