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*THESE BROADCASTS ARE DANGEROUS! By Michael Norton

MEN BEHIND THE B.B.C. PROGRAMMES By An Ex -official IT'S ALL IN A DAY By Thirteen Famous Stars

WHO'S THAT WAY ABOUT WHO ? By Barry Wells

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No. 211 RADIO PICTORIAL The Magazine for Every Listener LAU6lirk Published by BERNARD JONES PUBLICATIONS, LTD. 37-38 Chancery Lane, W.C.2.HOLborn 6158 I MANAGING EDITOR K. P. HUNT f HORACE RICHARDS ASST. EDITORS 1MARGOT JONES IN 11-1E,Ai /N America, they say, the theatre censors are paid to shut their eyes to certain things. You don't find the British censors shutting their eyes to any- WISECRACKS by THE WEEK'S WITTIEST BROADCASTERS thing. After all, they're there to enjoy 2ND DITTO: Go on, what did 'e MY KID'S A CROONER ! OFFER themselves as much as anybody. go as ? CHATTY NEIGHBOUR : It must ;' Thatfellow'sgotagiftfor By George Robey. (B.B.C. "Palace 1ST DITTO :Well, you know 'e's be quite three months since your singing." of Varieties," February 5.) got a bald 'eadand a wooden leg ? baby was born. " Tell him I'll gilie him another for

2ND DITTO: Yes. PAPA : It is. stopping." 1ST DITTO Well,'epoured CHATTY NEIGHBOUR :And By Sydney Lipton. (In"The ONE WAY OUT Dansant," B.B.C., February 3.) PRODUCER : some treacle on'is 'ead and went asyou haven't told the Registrar of Now run away, a toffee -apple. Births yet ? young lady; I've got to watch the By Revnell and West.(In B.B.C. PAPA :Ifheliveswithina dancers go through their routine. Music Hall to -morrow, January 29.) couple of miles ofthis place he FRUITFUL ASPIRANT :Wouldn't you like 1ST CABARET ACT : Who's the doesn't need telling me to go through something again ? By Charlie Kunz.("Cadbury Call- old boy at the table over there with PRODUCER :Yes. That door. SELF-STYLED ing Luxembourg, February 1.) four chorus girls? By Tommy Handley. (Rinso Radio "I hear Harold's doing a spot of 2ND DITTO : He's a tinned -fruit Revue,LuxembourgandNormandy, January 30; "White Coons," Regional, broadcasting ? " magnate. He made a million out of February 4.) ' Yes, he's broadcasting under an DRIVEN TO EXTREMES peaches. assumed name." CHARLIE :The mostexciting 1ST DITTO : Looks as though the " What's he calling himself ? " thing that ever happened to me waspeaches are getting it back. NOT SHAPING WELL " A singer." when I was driving my car along the By Ronnie Genarder. (Beecham's " H'm,she'sgotamarvellous By Norman Shelley. (Ovaltine edge of a precipice,and a cow programme, Lyons, January 39and voice,but she'dbehopelessin "Melody and Song," Luxembourg, Janu- loomed up right in front of me. from Athlone, February 2.) ary 30.) BILLY : You were in a dilemma? television because of her figure." " Is her figure that bad ? " CHARLIE : No, I was in a Ford. " Well,she once played Lady By Clapham and Dwyer. (B.B.0 EXCLUSIVE BIG-HEARTED Music Hall to -morrow, January 29.) Godiva in a film and the horse stole A fellow jumped from a taxi out- PRODUCER : What's the matter' the scene." side a railway station. He had only with those two crosstalk comedians ? By Tessa Deane. (Glymiel Jollities, fifteen seconds to catch his train. ASSISTANT : They're rehearsing Luxembourg, February1;Normandy, LOW WATER MARK their act. February 4.) " What do I owe you ?" he asked " Haven't Iseen your face be- PRODUCER :But for the past the cabby breathlessly. fore ?"

ten minutes they haven't said a "Three and sixpence, sir." " I don't think so." word. LEADING QUESTION " Well, here's three shillings. You " Well, the neck has a familiar ASSISTANT : No, they're not on CHORUS GIRL : The Counsel for can keep the sixpence I" ring about it." speaking terms. the Prosecution thoroughly took me By D. A. Clarke Smith. ("Fu By Reginald Kilby. (Bootsthe By Billy Milton.(Horlicks Picture unawares when I entered the witness - Manchu," Milk of Magnesia programme, Chemists programme, Luxembourg, Janu- House, Luxembourg, Normandy, Tou- box. Luxembourg and Lyons, January 30.) ary 30.) louse, January 30.) COLLEAGUE :Isupposehe asked you what you were doing on the night of the crime? fr` NICELY PUT CHORUS GIRL :No, he asked BANDLEADER :How old are me what I was doing to -morrow you ? night. CROONETTE : Turned 23. By Vera Lynn. (Lifebuoy programme, BANDLEADER :That's 32. Luxembourg, January 30.) By DianaClare. (StorkRadio Parade, Normandy, January 30.)

BRIGHT YOUNG THINGS " Our new revue has got a chorus A BITTER RETORT of over fifty." " Herbert, you smell strongly of "They don't look a day over beer !" forty-five." " Wrong again, my sweet.I've By Richard Murdoch.(In "Band been eating frogs and you can smell Wagon," Regional, February 2.) thehops!"

By Leslie Henson.(In the Huntley andPalmer show, Normandyand THIS IS KILLING Luxembourg, January 30.) 'TEC (at scene of crime) : Who are

you ? REPORTER :I'm a newspaper- BLUNDERGRADUATE man. I've been sent to do the " Did you ever go to a public murder. school, Percy ? " 'TEC: Too late.The murder's " Yes, I went to Girtdean, but I been done. was thrown out." By S. J. Warmington.(Inspector Hornkigh," Monday at Seven," National, "But Girtdean is a girl's school !" January 31.) " Yes, that's why I was thrown out." By Wynne Ajello.(In "The White DUMB -BELLE Coons," Regional, February 4.) " Excuse me, miss; is that seat next to yours reserved ? " "Well, it hasn't said a word since TARIFFIC ! I came in." CANNIBAL COOK : What would By Winifred Shotter. (Horlicks you like for lunch? Picture House, Normandy, Luxembourg, CANNIBAL KING :What's on Toulouse, January 30.) the menu, Umbopo ? CANNIBAL COOK : How about

HOW SWEET ! a cut off the joint and two vege- tarians? 1ST AWFUL CHILD :'Ere, my By Hugh French.(Phillip's "Waltz father went to a fancy dress dance Look here, Mary, you'll have to choose between the' Dream Loverand me ! " Time," Luxembourg, Normandy, Lyons, larst night. January 30.) NEXT Week :Beginning the Life -story ofCARROLL LEVIS.Don't miss the first instalment. 3 RADIO PICTORIAL January 28,1938

"Arcyoulisten- ing It'sH. Rob- Inson Cleaver at the organ of the Regal TWO NEW Cinema, Bexley Heath This Week's Gossip

OGDEN SMITH,largeandcheeryRadio Luxembourg announcer, next week celebrates the beginning of his third year in office.Sends this message to listeners: " Ican never be sufficiently grateful to you for the interest you show in me and my affairs.Iliketothinkof you allas my personal friends. - A sks for suggestions with regard to programmes and adds : "I can assure you that your letter will both be considered and answered. - CHOOSE YOUR OWN TATESTnews from Luxembourg is a new 1-4 idea in thewayof Request programmes. Once a week, for a quarter-hour (exact time yet to be decided) an entire concert will be chosen by one listener. Name and address of sender to be given during the broadcast. Letters 'submitting full quarter-hour pro- grammes are invited, and there's only one rule :letters received for one week's " Sur- prise Requests " cannot be carried on until the next week's competition. Regretfully, Ogden announces that Outside Café broadcasts THE B.B.C.'s two newest announcers are the Honourable Edward are coming to an end; last one Henry Harold Ward, eldest son and heir of Lord Bangor, Speaker takes place on February12. of the Senate of Northern Ireland, and Mr. P. Fettes. London Reason is the difficulty of finding announcing staff is now two over the eight. By which I mean that suitable turns. there are ten instead of eight occupants of that pretty green room on the fourth floor which belongs to the announcers. Mr. Ward and Mr. Fettes are still under instruction, picking up tips from the others between sessions with Professor Lloyd -James.

14R. FETTES made a record by reading the news within afortnight of ' his appointment. Robert MacDermott was away sick and, with Stuart Hibberd in Scotland and others taking a belated Christmas holiday, the 'side was short handed. R. N. Bright has left the mike to help with the Foreign language broadcasts.

WARD is thirty-two; Mr. Fettes is younger, and not many MR.years down from Cambridge. Both have travelled. V' Mr. Ward was with Reuters in China for some years and soV? knows how to pronounce those awkward names. Mr. Fettes knows Europe. At the University he studied French and German and spent his spare time in stage managing for the Dramatic Society. Afterwards he tooksingingand elocution at the College of Music and then had a look round the Continent with his camera. Photography is his favourite hobby. TOO SMART FOR HIS JOB PRESENCE of mind on the part of Robin Richmond, organist, lost him his job way back. He was engaged to play accompaniments for hymns at a Wesleyan Mission at Lambeth. One Sunday some toughs started putting in their own words to a hymn and, to drown -them, Robin pulled out the stop marked " Drums" !Result was chaos in the congregation-and the sack for Robin.

SIX plummy half-hours of Variety. Here's news !Programmes are to be relayed from the Holborn Empire fortnightly, beginning on Tuesday, February 1. Broadcasts will always be at the same time -from 8 p.m. to 8.30 p.m.- butnot necessarily on the same day of the week.-Some listeners will ask, Why ?"Others who won't be able to hear all the programmes, will be thankful With her mon- for the changing about of days which will let them hear some of them. key tucked under B.B.C. member of staff Roy Speer will compere each show from the wings herarm,Chili of the theatre. Bouchier, Teddy Joyce'sfiancee, GEORGE'S BOYS returns from LAST week Aston readers packed the Aston Hippodrome to hear America George Elrick and his Swing Music Makers going gay.This week they're doing the same thing at Manchester Hippodrome. And next week it's London's turn, forGeorgewill be at Hackney VET another new harmony trio has hit the ether. Empire. You probably heard "The Three Minx" with Reggie Foort a couple Here, folk, is the line-up. of Saturdays back.Despite their nom -de -microphone, they're really very nice First Trumpet, Archie Craig.First Alto, Harry Lewis.Second girls !Names, Elsie Hay, Kathleen Seddon and Linda Parker-all members Alto, Chris Cadman. Tenor Sax., EddieFarge.Piano, Sid Kreeger. of the B.B.C. Variety Chorus. Drums, Sid Bartle.Bass, Sam Molineux.Vocals, George Elrick MO -MORROW (Saturday) willseea touching farewell in Albert and Sally Page.Impressionist, Ann Seymour. Sandler's dressing -room at the Dominion Theatre, London. His pianist, Jack Byfield, and his 'cellist, Reg Kilby, have joined RHODA MICHAEL, one of Dan Donovan's pianists, has recovered up with another instrumentalist in a variety act called "We Three." from a very serious illness and is now recuperating at Brighton. Sandler's had them with him for eleven years, but he'll be the We'll all be glad to see her back in harness again. first to wish them good hunting in their new venture. 4 January 28, 1938 RADIO PICTORIAL

You used to hear her withJackPayne and now she's with Harry Saville-GladysChap- ANNOUNCERS pelleposesforour cameraman Presented by Wandering Mike

SIR NOEL ASHBRIDGE is soon to hear for himself whether the Arabic bulletins are being jammed or not, or whether atmospherics spoil reception. On Thursday he catches the boat train for Egypt, travelling overland to Toulon and thence by boat. Mr. L. W. Hayes goes with him : they are to attend an international radio meeting at the Heliopolis Palace Hotel. SWORDS AND BLESSINGS SINCE the opening night of the Arabic broadcasts, Eastern costume including swords, or should I say scimitars, has not been seen. Even the announcements in Arabic are becoming more prosaic.At first programmes opened and closed with "Peace be with you"; now they end with "I wish you good evening." But the blessing is still said at the beginning. Another change is that English announcements are being dropped except at the start and finish when the engineers need a clue which they can understand in order to put on "God Save the King."

HlLDEGARDE, whose voice has charmed listeners to the Phillips Dental Magnesia, Milk of Magnesia and Beauty Creams pro- grammes from the Continent during the past months, soon reaches the end of this series of broadcasts. An equally popular artiste takes her place --Leslie A. Hutchinson, better known as Hutch. Hildegarde's last broadcast from Luxembourg will 14 on Friday, February 4, and Hutch takes over the following week. But on Lyons Hildegarde will still be heard till April 24 and on Normandy till May 5. So " Darling, je vous aime beaucoup " will give place to " Singing for You," the theme song which introduces the songs that Hutch loves, sung as only he can sing them.

CIARRY ALLIGHAN'S pugnacious series in RADIO PICTORIAL-" The B.B.C. in the Dock"-tickled our readers' taste.Now 1 hear that he has been adopted as Labour candidate for Gravesend.Conservatives won last time by only 4,444 votes, and Garry is backed as being the man to pull down that small majority. He's best known as a radio journalist and biting critic of programmes, but, as befits an Irishman, has been "addicted to politics" from boyhood. Was one of Ramsay MacDonald's chief lieutenants in the old I.L.P. days. Is on the Central London Unemployment Assistance Board, one of the managers of the St. Matthews Hospital in City Road, and on the Dunmow Rural District Council.And committees and sub -committees galore.

J'ROM the secretary of the "Mr Penny" fan club comes the news that they are holding a dance this Saturday, January 29, which Richard Goolden himself DO you think it would be fun to take the girl friend to a studio ? and other guest stars will be attending. Write to the B.B.C. about it !The waiting list for the studio Particulars of future club activities can be obtained front Miss Kenwright, audience is still open .. . and there's no charge !There's a snag, 80 Hatfield Road, Bedford Park, W.4. though; your turn may not come for a year. "We get a steady stream of applicants, so don't have to advertise to fill St. George's," said my friend on the staff."There are five thousand names on the list at present and every one wants to bring one, two or three friends with him, so it will be a year before they all get a chance." Between two hundred and two hundred and fifty visitors watch broadcasts each week. Most get cards for the Music Hall and Palace of Varieties shows in St. George's, though sometimes an audience is wanted for the concert hall or the Variety studio in the basement. HIS DYING WISH OHN GREEN, young talks assistant, stepped sadly into the third floor J studio which the Duke of Windsor used as Prince of Wales. In taking his place at the microphone John was fulfilling the dying wish of a friend. Captain Chris Towler had written a talk on " Forgotten Sports and Great Wagers." It read well and a date had been fixed for the broadcast when its author fell fatally ill. Happily the illness was a short one, but before the end came, the Captain sent for his friend and said :" Whatever happens please broadcast for me." It was one of the most interesting talks of the year.

EATING my bacon and eggs and listening to the announcer's voice from Radio Normandy, it occurred to me to wonder if the chap at the other end had had his bacon and eggs yet. Made inquiries and found out "No, it was rolls andcoffee."Which spurred me on to dig out other secrets of the private lives of Normandy announcers. PRIVATE LIVES APPARENTLY they leave off announcing sometimes. One of the Normandy studio staff is a keen rugger player and plays for the Fecamp first XV.Does that explain why Fecamp has not won a match todate?Another plays table -tennis andisfifthranking player of the town.The others find cafés, billiards and motoring amusement enough. STUDIO personnel consists of studio manager and secretary, Leslie Holmes (of the " Two controller of transmissions, three announcers and control and Leslies " whom you see on our maintenance engineers. cover this week) waving good- They find Fecamp a little dull in winter, but in summer bathing, oye before leaving for Tangiers boating and dances at the Casino make their lives pleasant. where he is to recuperate after Please turn to next page pneumonia. Bestofluck. Leslie ! 5 RADIO PICTORIAL January 28, 1938

THIS WEEK'S GOSSIP-Continued CONTINENTAL CAMEOS almost worn out, I looked for a job with a band of my own."Well, you can't say he didn't No. 3 earn it !

Just twenty one and a bit, and an LA DIES come into the limelight againinthe 014 school tie product of Marlborough, radio -band business.There's the Teddy Joyce Such is the energetic and outfit-and now, I learn, on February 23 we'll have Likeable young man who, despite his De Vito's Ladies' Band on the air.De Vito once youth, is doing had such an outfit at a certain popular London café, Nice work as Radio Toulouse compere. and many readers must have chewed buns to his music.

VET more swing.First personal appear- Much experience as script writer and -1. ance over here of the Quintette from the Announcer at Radio Athlone has Hot Club of France-France 's most famous- Invested him with perfect microphone is due this Sunday, January 30.They are Nonchalance and charm. appearing at the Cambridge Theatre, London, between 2.30 and 5 p.m.Other artistes on physically he is long, and Lean and the bill are the famous Mills Brothers, Reg Revels in unconventional clothes. Leopold and Eric Siday, violinists, and Claude Incidentally, he was Bampton's Blind Orchestra. Christened David Joslyn. The concert is under the auspices of " The Melody Maker," of Victoria House, Tudor Enjoys " whoopee " parties, beer and swing musk. Street, E.C.4, and tickets are only available JOSLYN MAINPRICE That's Joslyn Mainprice. at this address.There are a few still avail- able at 5s. and 7s. 6d.

QUAINT but true . . . an old London cabbie, WE can at last blow the gaff on Toulouse's name of Charlie Brown, has inspired a new Understanding Heart-that charming radio dance number. personality who is becoming as famous as A. J. Title of the tune is " The Last Hansom -Cabbie," Alan.We can say definitely that the Under- by two British writers, who describe their work as standing Heart is that promising young radio and "an Englishhill -billy." Alf Hawkins, better screen artiste, Elizabeth Adair. (You saw her photo- known as Leon Cortez, with his Coster Band, put graph on the Toulouse programme page last week). it over for the first time recently (yes, they really Elizabeth is destined for big things in films, so were costers once, many of 'em, " But we've keep a look out for her. poshed up a bit nar," says that very likeable Alf).

WILLIAM ALLEN, transport brain behind the FLORENCE OLDHAM was on the air again the " scenes of Radio Toulouse and otherstations, other day with this " hill -billy" and other songs; presented himself with twins a week or two back. I think Florence must have been one of the very William can arrange transport for anything from firstradio crooners-only they calledher "The a fleet of aeroplanes to a brown paper parcel, and Whispering Soprano," in those days. hismottois"Everything Deliveredon Time." She got her start at the B.B.C. in a most unusual There's nothing like being businesslike at home ! way.She merely went along to play for a friend of hers, who was having an audition.Maybe, the MILLIE PEGRAS, secretary of the Denny official in charge mistook who was which, for-to Dennis Fan Club, asks me to state that Florence's amazement-he tookno noticeof the her address is now 23 Haverfield Road, Grove singer who had come for the audition, but instead Road, Bow, E.3. Will Dennis fans please note ? asked friend Florence if she could sing.

TO Maurice Winnick must go the credit for " Q0 I sang Feeling Kind of Blue,' which A introducingtodance music an instrument L.) was popular at the time "-recalls that, popular in America for some time, is now Florence, " and I must have been feeling gaining favour overhere.It'sthe Hawaiian very blue, because they were thrilled. They electric or singing guitar. offered me a broadcast, and after that a And to Jerry Moore must go the credit for contract, and I was with them for two putting this unusual instrument over so slickly in solos.At Winnick's next broadcast, listen to him years." playing it,particularly in the signature tune,

"The Sweetest Music This Side of Heaven." WEST OF ENGLAND wavelength brighten-

ed considerably when Billy Bissett took his WITHSam Browne off on another outfit to Bournemouth, for (with his young wife variety tour, Ambrose had to look Alice Mann as songstress) he now seems quite around for a crooner who could fit into the established on that particular spot of ether. particularly smooth and polished atmo- And now Sim Grossman and his Dance Band sphere built up by his band. is scheduled for a relay from the Pavilion there, His choice has fallen on Alan Kane, ex of on February 5, with Vine, More and Nevard, LewStone'sand ArthurRoseberry's and Bennett and Williams in cabaret. bands.I think the choice is a good one.

SIM GROSSMAN, my friends, is a man of vast experience. He has now been nine years at the Bournenzouth Pavilion.It was his first job as a band -leader. Charming Ena Moon, who shines EXPERIENCED-I 'II tell the world.At in" Tunes of the seven this Sim Grossman was tootlingTown," has a way a cornet; at twelve he was playing in theofher ownwith St.JohnAmbulancelocal band; at thirteen he was in the Ealing Town PrizeB.B.C.studio chairs Band. And at fourteen he gota jobas office boy at fifteen shillings a week. When he'd worked his way up to 35s. a week he sud- denly said, " What the heck," and went into the pit orchestra at Chiswick Empire. Then he started the rounds. . ..

HE played in a band with a drummer whoseMeet the Palm Beach name was Bill Cotton, and in anotherBoys(right)who band where Jack Payne was the pianist; he didusedtosingwith jobs with Lew Stone, gigs where Marius WinterBillyMerrin, and played the drums, a theatre job where Joewere heard on Mid- Daniels and Joe Arbiter were just two morelandRegional last unknown players, and a lengthy engagement inMonday with their the Herman Darewski outfit.Then recordinglively partner, Shir- and film work.The pacewas terrific-" so. ley Gaye 6 January 28. 1938 RADIO PICTORIAL ands dthe Next War

The B.B.C.'s broadcasts to Arabia are thelatest move in the conflict ragingbetweenseveralofthe World's radio stations. What will be the outcome ?

THE use of wireless as a national weapon began during the Great War. When the Germans could no longer cableto Germany in1916,they communicated with their military attache in Washington by wireless messages in code, sent by indirect routes.Unfortunately for them, this code aeon fell into the hands of the Palestine, latest British. place to be drawn Towards the end of the War, there was so much into the B.B.C. fold use of codes that, when news of the Armistice - was announced from the Eiffel Tower, not in code, several wireless operators refused to believe what they heard, thinking the enemy was playing a trick! detect a slight Italian accent in Radio Verdad's In this country, wireless sets were forbidden Spanish; and when a friend used a directional during the War, and it was said that listeners A German told me that the first night after thisaerial on the transmission, "Radio Verdad" was had secret aerials fixed in disused chimneys. Thisstation was heard in Berlin, half the populationproved beyond a doubt to be the Italian stations may have been true; but I know that a similarof the town knew about it. The station was saidmasquerading as Spaniards. thing occurred in part of Germany just after theby the announcer to be in Berlin, but it could The Italians broadcasts from Rome and War. In the occupied area, the Allies forbade thenot be traced. Bari in Arabic are well known.But in use of broadcasting and its reception within the It was thought that the transmitter was placedaddition to those in Arabic, there are others area.Some German friends living in Cologneinside a car, and the vehicle driven round thein Chinese and other oriental languages. told me that they had an indoor aerial and sotown; but when I listened, here in England, the It has been said that from Bari the Italians did many of their friends. The aerial was takensignal strength seemed too constant for that toput out broadcasts in the Croat dialect for the down when the set was not in use. be the case. After a time, the German authoritiespeople on the Dalmatian coast, the other side The first wireless propaganda on a big scalecaused such severe jamming thatit becameof the Adriatic.I have never heard these broad- was put out by Moscow.The Russians nowimpossible to hear this station; but it had remainedcasts, though I have listened for them. When I was broadcastCommunistpropagandainabouton the air about eight months.The mysteryin Dubrovnik, just opposite Bari on the Adriatic, fifteen different languages, and they have thestation was never identified so far as is officiallyit was the only station audible there in daylight. most powerful transmitter in Europe.Moscowknown. Walking down to the bathing beach, one could and Cincinnati are the two most powerful trans- The Spanish trouble has added greatly to thehear the same programme from several radio sets. mitters in the world.Soon, however, the B.B.C.war on the air.First of all, Moscow transmittedBut the announcements and news being always in are to build two powerful short wave transmittersmore Spanish talks than formerly, saying to theItalian they were never understood.

which will be the most powerful in the world. Republicans, "We are with- you with all our Italian used to be the only major European The Russians are fortunate in that their timesoul." Then General Franco captured towns withlanguageinwhich theRussians never gave is three hours ahead of our time, so that afterbroadcasting stations sharing wavelengths withCommunist propaganda.I wrote to Moscow and their own programmes, they can use nearly allthose still in government hands. asked them why; but, though they answered my their stations for broadcasting to Europe. Bilbao and San Sebastian used to vie with oneletter, they refused to reply to this question. The Germans have made great efforts toanother, until the capture of Bilbao, when the It has been suggested that a clause in a trade jam the Russian transmissions. Someentry of the troops could be heard from the broad-treaty between the two countries forbade such a German friends of mine had,- a town housecasting station.Then General Franco increasedthing. In addition, there was a rumour that which they were compelled to let to thethe power of the Salamanca station to unknownMussolini had so successfully jammed all the secret police.The owners discovered bykilowattage and transmitted on the same wave-Russian stations that they ceased their propaganda accident that the police had in- length as Madrid. in ItalianHowever, lately Moscow has been giv- stalled a Storsender, an interrupting Another feature of the struggle hasing Communist propaganda in Italian. station.It was intended for the By been the entirely illegal use of the Another new development in this radio war is interruption of Minsk. amateur wavelengths on the 40 -metrethe answer to the German minorities in Czecho- Listeners in this country may have MICHAEL band for news and propaganda. BothSlovakia.They complained that there was no noticed that the moment the German sides have done this. They bothlocal broadcasting station giving German pro- propaganda starts from the Moscow NORTON give propagandainatleastfourgrammes.So the Czechs have just decided to No. Istation, interference begins.It languages and both try to jam eachbuild a powerful station exclusively for German takes the form either of morse or a kind other. programmes. of dynamo hum. In addition, it is noticeable that Germany is indignant about this, suspecting On the short wave Moscow transmission, thethe Government transmissions in Germanthat anti -German news will be given. German interferenceisusually made by thesuffer more from jamming than any others. The most important event in the whole of continual playing of a gramophone record of thePresumably Germany is responsible for this.the sequence' is the B.B.C.'s decision to waltz " Ramona." A peculiar manifestation in the Spanish warbroadcast in Arabic, Spanish and Portuguese. I know Germans who listen to the Russianhas been the transmission of a station callingThey were very reluctant to do this, but have transmissions, and the Germans also know thatitself" Radio Verdad "andbroadcastinginobviously been compelled by circumstances. they listen.Quite recently, the Russians haveSpanish.(Verdad is Spanish for truth). As they I have listened to these new broadcasts and been putting out propaganda in German on theused several Italian wavelengths, it was obvioushave come to the conclusion that there has been a ten -metre band, just to increase the possibilities ofthat either the Italians were closing down theirdefinite attempt to jam the transmissions.I could reception in Germany. stations to allow the Spaniards to broadcast,hear the chimes of Big Ben perfectly, but the The most exciting occurrence on the shortpresumably from Salamanca, or that the Italiansmoment the Arabic announcement was made, it waves took place last spring when a mysterywere responsible for the whole thing. was overwhelmed by interruption. German station appeared on a wavelength of They gave an address in Salamanca to which Whether this interruption is successful in 29.8 metres. From ten till eleven everylisteners were to write. Iwrote, but got nopreventing reception in the East, is another evening, this station used to give anti -Nazianswer. When listening to Rome at seven o'clock,matter.The most significant question is propaganda, talking, for example, of " theI heard the station close down before the " Radio" What will be the end of the war on the gruesome barbarities of the Hitler regime."Verdad" transmission.But I thought I couldair? " THESE BROADCASTS ARE DANGEROUS ! 7 RADIO PICTORIAL January 28. 1938

Stella M OY A MEET Nat Gonella's brown - eyed, black -haired vocalist. This is her first radio and variety Job, and Nat discovered her when oing film work. She r name " Moya " from that she played in a Ralph Lynn film

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MARRIAGES, it is said, are made in heaven.In Hollywood, romances are made in newspaper columns. The average American fan journal- ist (and, for the sake of argument, we'll in- (Above) Joe Loss and Mil- clude that horror, the American sob -sister) dred Rose-walking down works himself into a lather if he cannot Love Lane together forecast in his weekly column at least one pending romance. Let a young movie actor be seen esquiring a Hollywood damsel for, say, two lunches, a dinner andit's been the same one, which, for the gay, light-Angela Diego is the lovely to whom he's offering a premiere and they will wake up one morning andhearted Chick is something of a record. Her namehis heart and hand. read in their respective news -sheets that " So -and -is Jean Rema, who dances for Joe in his stage We find Bob Mallin and Anita Riddell still So is in the market for lurv; " or that " Such -and -shows, and those with their ear to the ground saybusily denying that romance is in the air, and we Such and Thingamabob have reached the hand -that it's Cupid's latest conquest. Chick just grins,find George Barclay (The Shy Singer) not nearly holding stage; "or that "Whoosit has got aand winks, and says nothing. Ah, well.. . so shy when it's a question of Marjorie Corbertt, romantic yen for Whatshemame" ... and they'll Far more definiteis thefact that Donaldfascinating lady announcer of the Luxembourg be on thorns waiting for the next edition when theMarvin, who nightingales for Maurice Winnick'sCafé au Lait programmes. real names will be split. outfit, has got that old feeling.I don't know the I told you Old Man Rumour is a loquacious But we radio journalists are more circumspect.lady's name, but she writes bee-utiful poetryfellow. . . . Ever since I've known Bill Currie, We see a radio Romeo round and about town withwhich Donald carries around with him-and ifadamant bachelor of the Roy outfit, he's been a radio Juliet; we see them lunching together andthat's not love it'll have to do till the right thingbusy saying that he doesn't propose getting dining together and flashing past in cars and taxiscomes along ! married. Yet there's a charming friend of Princess and we shut our eyes and pretend that we think Two hearts in harmony are those of AnnePearl's who has done a lot offilm work, by name that they're in conference over a programme. Zeigler, that tall, slim sweetheart of the mike,Marjorie Dyke, with whom Bill is seen plenty. Tactful of us. But we can't help wondering !and handsome Webster Booth. During last And it's no uncommon thing for the folks who And we wonder and wonder and wonder andsummer Anne went to America to conquergo places to see Billy Smith, trumpeter, and Pat then one of two things happens. Either you seeBroadway; Webster decided that New YorkTaylor, ex -Harris warbler, winin' and dinin' in the the Romeo escorting a different Juliet and youin summer was a very good place to be.places where radio stars do wine and dine. And shrug your shoulders and say " Ah me, lackaday,"Maybe it was the climate that attracted him.JoanShadwell,Charlie'sdelightfuldaughter, or, " I should darn well think so" according to howMaybe. ... always seems to be at Ronnie Hill's parties. But cynical you are, or, as happened with my dear then, so do I, so what?And I hear that Nino friends Vera Lennox and Bill Berkeley, you get a Old Man Rumour Talking Monte and Stella Roberta, two of Mantovani's telegram saying " We're going to get married to- Who else are there?Well, there's bandleadervocalists are very fond of each other's company morrow," and then you have a most irritatingPhilip Martell and that charming soul, Helenin long walks. But perhaps it is that they hate task trying to convince a lot of sceptical peopleRaymond, who have been going around townwalking alone, anyway. Lots of people do. that you " knew it all the time." together for a long while; and Doreen Dalton, Teddy Joyce's sweet soprano, and Bernardi, who Alan Breeze to Get Married The Loss Romance hit the headlines in one of Cochran's revues, and Alan Breeze, Bill Cotton's popular crooner, is Yes, these people going places certainly makehas since been singing with great success all overone who will be soon forgoing his bachelor state, you wonder. . . . the country, are also " that way " about eachall for the love of a lady called Renee, who is a Sometimes, of course, there's no need toother. dancer. And it wouldn't surprise those who know wonder. Joe Loss made no secret of the fact Old Man Rumour, who is never busier .thanif Bert Wilton, trumpeter for Harry Roy, doesn't that he suddenly fell for Mildred Rose with awhen love's in the air, has connected the namesleave these shores for Harry's trip to South bump. The ever -amiable Joe became evenof Carroll Levis and June Malo as two popularAmerica, a married man. more amiable and right from the wordradio folk whose hearts dance a gay jig when they Another pair who get around together quite a " Go " you could see looming up the happysee each other,but Old Man Rumour has a habitlot are Eugene Pini and Wyn Richmond, but that ceremony that is to take place on February 19.of talking out of turn and neither Carroll nor Junejust doesn't mean a thing. They are just good It's thesamewith the exuberant Teddy Joyce.will up and confess. friends.You see, Gene is a very determined If need be,I think Teddy would have taken a Yet June has been seen with Carroll down atbachelor and, in any case, Wyn is not free. quarter of an hour on Luxembourg to tell theStepney (where he was playing a show); Stepney The romance that I am watching with the world that Chili Bouchier was the gal for him.is a very long way from the West End, where Junegreatest interest concerns a very popular But there was no need. You could tell it from theis very much at home and, knowing Stepney, shecroonette and an equally popularradio lilt of his voice when he spoke about her and thecannot persuade me that she went down there tocomedian. He's a young man whom I thought esctatic look in his eye as it fell on the pictures ofadmire the scenery !- was immune from Cupid's battery,but, her in his dressing -room. That's love, children. .. . June, of course, is a blonde, but Carroll'sknowing this swelegant little lady, I can quite Faithful Squire No. Iis, undoubtedly, Gordonprevious heart-throbs were for a brunette, tounderstand his feelings. Little.A certain petite croonette is his constantwhom he was engaged-the cute Peggy But love's primrose path is sometimes thorny; lunch, dinner and supper companion. You seeMurphy, one-time dancer and now har-he is not alone in his admiration for The Lady them together atparties and inclubs, andmonising with the Carlyle Cousins. (quite a Big Shot is interested) and, further com- Gordon's car without this lovely little lady next Let's dip the hand in the lucky bag again andplication, the Lady is not yet tree, so what's going to the steering wheel looks as incomplete as St.see. what we find. to happen in the end is more than I can guess. George's Hall without Reggie Foort. Her name? We findFelixMendelssohn, up-and-coming Yes, I'd like to tell the names. Walter Winchell Oh, no .. . this isn't Hollywood. young bandleader, playing Gay Cavalier quitewould. But he wouldn't in this country. Three times I've seen Joe loss's crooner, Chickoften to the slim, shy Pamela Randall. At the Tin As it is, I shall probably have to flee the country Henderson, emerging from or disappearing into,Pan Alley Ball, for instance, and here and there asnow this article is published. You will find me on a cinema with a cute little blonde. And each timewell. On the other hand Felixasserts thata beach in Australia. 9 RADIO PICTORIAL January 28, 1938 obuild Unfortunately, the authorities forgot to promote Third Article in our his salary at the same rate. Revealing Series George, as assistant producer, as writer of that series of radio successes "Down Melody Lane," as a man who handled casts costing hundreds of " BROADCASTING pounds, was receiving little more than he received as an office boy. In actual fact his salary was £5 a week- HOUSE WITH THE about half what an artiste would receive for one performance in one of his shows. So George decided to move. An offer outside, ROOF OFF " offering nearly twice the salary, was too good to to be missed. by Innes must have thought that, having to wait eleven years to get £5 a week, it would be more AN EX -OFFICIAL than a lifetime before he got a worth -while salary, so he left while the going was good. After this perhaps gloomy preface, come and meet the variety and programme staff :but if they don't always look cheerful at theirwork, Now low salaries are forcing some of theand if personal worries appear to intrude them- variety executives, the men who reallyselves in their job, now you'll know why.. . . make your programmes, to seek better Come first to see the Big Book of the "Big jobs elsewhere.Starting salary for mostHouse," a queer invention which, operated by a of the programme Department positions£4 10s. -a -week girl clerk, schemes out the future is a humble £8 a week (less 10 per cent.for over a score of studios. for the pension fund). This book is so large that the girl in charge of it Almost every producer at theis provided with a chair running along rails, and "Big House" islookingforanit is used by the B.B.C. to record allocations of the opportunity togetout-to thetwenty-one studios at Broadcasting House and

WHAT do announcers do when they're not announcing ?"" Is it a whole -time Job ?"" How does onegetpickedforthe variety department ?"" Who chooses the artistesfor broadcasts " How much should I get if I broadcast ?" " Who runs the dance band broadcasts.... ?" Come behind the scenes of the programme staff at Broadcasting House, and you'll know. But first picture a young man, little more than On the extreme a boy, grinding music out of a rather ancient left is Ernest piano at one of the earliest cinema shows in this Longstaffe, country. variety producer Then picture him, his face wet with perspira- tion, pedalling a decrepit bicycle in the full heat1111111111*"'"Iftwamm.... of summer along the dusty roads of rural England.films, to the stage, or to journalism-in order toof thefive in the auxiliary premises of Maida Vale. Behind his saddle hangs a pot of paste withmake more money. The chair on rails saves the girl from having to which, as he reaches the village, he sticks notices I can tell you of producers-men well known towalk several miles a week in carrying out her to trees and walls, announcing "a stupendousyou, widely publicised, holding great power andduties, as the book, when open, measures about variety show in the Schoolroom to -morrow night."responsibility-whose salaries are still below the7 ft.across.A desk to support it had to be Finally, picture him smiling contentedly as he£10 a week mark. specially built. watches from an express train the endless rows Some, holding complete authority over a The book is the responsibility of the Studio of radio aerials that stretch from leaning mastsstudio full of people, earn less than a minorExecutive's Department, and in it are entered and chimney stacks to the homes of Englandorchestral player in that same studio. And,details of the studios allocated to the various to -day.. - sooner or later, as the film and stage mag-transmissions, balance tests, and rehearsals of These glimpses of Ernest Longstaffe, one of thenates hold out their tempting baits, thethe programmes from Daventry and from National senior producers of the B.B.C. Variety Department,B.B.C. will lose the lot. and London Regional. give a perspective of his life. It will be the B.B.C.'s fault.If these producers Entries relating to current and future pro- He's only one of many, but I must give you thatare fit to hold their jobs they are fit to hold thegrammes up to six week's ahead are made in perspective to make you understand that most ofsalaries. The problem is urgent. pencil for rehearsals, and in blue lead for trans- the variety men are professionals.The charge Bryan Michie has already gone.Leslie Mitchellmissions. used to be that B.B.C. variety was run by a lot-for months a mainstay and backbone of the Countlesscorrectionstotheseentriesthat of ex -'Varsity fellers with no stage experiencetelevision programmes-has been luredtoabecome necessary are made in red, and green is except what they may' have gainedat theBritish news -reel concern. used for indicating alterations in the corrections O. U. D. S.! themselves. And I can tell you that, at one time, it was galling ichie's salary went up from £11 a week to £35. Two of the loose-leaf pages, containing forty- for the few experienced men like John Sharman,IVA Mitchell's rises from the £10 -a -week level tofive columns, are necessary to accommodate one who worked like a nigger in his shirt -sleeves forabout double his B.B.C. figure-and, in fact, for aday's entries, and there is a horizontal ruling for a dozen hours a day pouring out new, first-ratewhile after he had joined the B.B.C. he was com-every fifteen minutes of the twenty-four hours. variety shows; he, and a handful of others, werepelled to do " free-lance" work for a film company, From the book is prepared the studio allocation drawing around £12 a week-half what they wereas an announcer, in order to make enough moneysheet, which, two or three days in advance of any worth to the variety stage-but they were contentto live without getting into debt ! given date, informs all officials concerned of the because that great new game of broadcasting The case of George Innes is a remarkablerooms in which the various events on that date was their toy. example of the way the B.B.C. forgets to reward`are scheduled to take place. But they had to work with youngstersits programme builders. One edition of the sheets may comprise drawing as much and more each week-and Innes began eleven years ago, as an office boy.as many as ten pages, containing about 250 foisting their fledgling talent on to these long-He ran messages, wore a uniform: and sat arounddifferent allocations. suffering professionals. in the draughty vestibule of the "Big House" John Watt is in a conference at the moment, All credit to them that they didn't go onwaiting for callers. fixing up advance variety programme details with strike : and now Sharman and most of the others The authorities found him brighter than most,Douglas Moodie, Max Kester, and the others.So have had their reward.The precious loveliespromoted him to effects department. And fromlet's go right along to the Big Wigs of the Big with their suede shoes and Oxford accents andthere, owing to exceptional talent and a sense ofHouse-the, men and women of the B.B.C.'s precociousness have left or been shifted to otherradio and stage, he was promoted to the varietyGeneral Advisory Council. departments. department. George Robeyisthe man you'll be most 10 January 28, 1938 RADIO PICTORIAL the Rilesprogrammes Introducing some of the brains of the B.B.C. who help to feed the loudspeaker- with a daily flow of shows, talks and plays interested to meet on this council.He's a new " In fact, I am a man of serious thought off the John Watt, the new B.B.C. Director of Variety, member. stage.Perhaps you may call me a bit of aholds a job which was worth £36 a week to Eric The other members, as I mentioned last week,philosopher. Maschwitz. are Mr. L. S. Amery, M.P., Major J.J. Astor, "I am an admirer of the B.B.C. becalise I John has written every one of his own shows M.P., Mr. Harold G. Brown (a former vice-chair-understanditsgreatdifficulties-all-daypro-and is supervising material for many more. man and Governor of the B.B.C.), the Earl ofgrammes for 52 weeks in the year.With a Charles Brewer, Assistant Director, and Leslie Elgin and Kincardine, Mr. J. J. Lawson, M.P., the' show' like that it's impossible to please all theBaily-the "Star-Gazing-Scrapbook" team- Dowager Marchioness ofReading,SirJosiahpeople all the time." choose and check every word of each of their Stamp, and Professor George Gordon(inhis This Council conclave is hush-hush, but youprogrammes. capacity as Chairman of the B.B.C.'s Spokenwill be interested to know that when the variety Gordon McConnel remoulds storiesforhis English Committee). discussion is over somebody pops up and says,operettes and " musicals." The Council, of which Lord Macmillan is chair-"Aren't we getting too many American acts at Archie Campbell rewrites scripts for cabaret, man, includes Sir Hugh Allen, Miss Margaretthe microphone now ?" which he produced. Bondfield, Sir Walter Citrine, Mr. Lloyd George, He throws a bombshell into the meeting, till the Anthony Hall turns ideas into broadcasts and M.P., and Dame Sybil Thorndike. figures are produced. writes such things as Saturday night "thrillers." But don't expect any fun and Does the B.B.C. engage too many foreign And Max Kester not only writes original scripts games because George artistes ?I doubt it. but also deals with those hundreds of lyrics and (" Eyebrows ") Robey is Look at these figures.In one periodscripts which arrive in the course of any year. sitting at the table-even of three months the B.B.C. booked though the Council to - 13,622 artistes; 376 were foreign. Once a farmer in Yorkshire, afterwards, DramaandFeatures :British, author,musiccritic,journalist, and 1,690; foreign, 8. "Uncle Max" of the Leeds Station, he surveys Music : British, 1,816; foreign, 134.scripts with a shrewd knowledge of what Talks : British, 1,202; foreign,listeners do or do not want. 75. They're taking him off producing and making Variety : British, 1,119;him script-vetter.No one's held such a job foreign, 77 (including Americanbefore. acts). Hitherto Kester (and others) have been trying Television : British, 819;to write B.B.C. shows with one hand and produce foreign, 48. them with the other; leaving no time to do either Empire service :Exclusivelyproperly. British and Colonial. In future Kester will be free to think up ideas, Apart from its pro -British natureand to go on thinking them until they're right. (the B.B.C. only engage foreignersAlso, every script sent to the variety department in the case of international reputa-will have to be passed by him, thus securing tions or when a certain characterone standard of judgment. demands them), these figures give Like ? Don't let his some idea of the amount of employ-Marx Brother expression scare you. For a B.B.C. ment the B.B.C. are giving the en-official he has a very mild and unfearsome way tertainment professions.

(Right) John Sharman, " Music Hall" John Watt, the little stalwart,has man with the large fun at home heart,keen brain with one of andinflexiblepur- his pieces of pose, who is now in armour charge of B.B.C. Variety, has a cheery greeting for Jasper Maskelyne, the fam- ous magician Kester,(Below) Max B.B.C.'s script-vetter

'day is discussing B.B.C. variety and jokes that should be banned. For George takes this job very seriously. " I shall do my best to represent the man in the street who likes to get some laughter out of life," Mr. Robey told me on the night he was chosen for the Council." Laughter and fun to brighten what is sometimes a very unkind world. "I regard the appointment as a great honour, and I confess that when I was told by telephone I thought it was a leg-pull. " I have had 47 years on the stage, and in that with him. Hear him talking about his job. time I havehad awide experience of all types of " A kind of radio jack-of-all-trades, that's what my fellow men. I am," he says, " and master of none. " I hope my experience may be some good to " In one year I produced sixty-five shows and my colleagues. Ishall, of course, make some wrote forty-two but actually a big part of my job suggestions as they occur to me, or if I am asked is reading scripts." for my opinion. ButIhave no particular Now while we're in Broadcasting House let's ' grouse' to air. call in to see the man who plans the programmes. " I am taking the whole thing seriously-as it Lift to Room 515, please. should be taken. MORE NEXT WEEK RADIO PICTORIAL January28. 1938 h th C fairt th ,Pry vinces? nar. Old legends die hard-particularly the one about Broadcasting House, ^ London, superciliously treating its provincial counterparts rather like poor relations.This extraordinary theory is exploded in this article by JOHN TRENT. same. The Regional cause has triumphed.Ireland, which this year passed the hundred It is a change which has been effected in thethousand mark, has one, while the London area Roger Eckersley, who is doing a fine job of last few years. with about three million has only two. work as Director of Regional Relations The time has passed when senior Regional staff Transmitters cost a packet of money and they were less well -paid than the men in London, andare placed where they will serve the country best, RUNNING aregionisresponsiblesince livingischeaper, because thereislessirrespective of the support which local people work and Regional Directors rightlyinducement to spend money, many find them-give to the service. rank with the very senior officials atselves a good deal better off. Though the B.B.C. receives more criticism from Broadcasting House. They must A few years ago the Regions began to feel outWales than from any other part of the British possess the tact of a diplomat, and the discern-of touch and, to remove this sense of isolationIsles that country provided fewer listeners per ment of a leader of industry, and the pre-before it became a grievance, Sir John Reithpopulation last year than any other Region in science of a prophet is a useful asset ! made a new apppointment. England and Scotland.Yet the B.B.C. develops Add to other qualifications a first rate know- its programme by devoting a high -power trans- ledge of the arts, plus local experience and we Mr. Charles Siepmann became the firstmitter to its exclusive needs. begin to understand why the North Regional Director .of Regional Relations.He Clearly its income from any area does not Director's chair was empty for six months. travelled the country, spending hours in long-determine the extent of its service, and Wales, Applicants who cansatisfysuchexactingdistance expresses ;carrying the Region'sat least, cannot charge the B.B.C. with being requirements do not crowd the waiting room whenmessagestoLondon and headquarters'" London minded." the B.B.C. advertise a post. views back again. Still the hard facts of finance cannot be ignored. Is it true that such men when they have been Now Mr. Roger Eckersley has this agreeableThere is only so much money to go round. Budgets found are tied to London ?Must they dancetask.He watched Regional broadcasting growmay be irksome, but they are necessary in every in step to the piper's tune? Broadcasting Houseunder his own Programme Directorship and knowshome. issues the cash collected from listeners' licencesallthe aspirations of men in the provinces. A part of the money collected by the Post all over the country. Does it send its orders withThough Regional centres may be hundreds ofOffice from licencesis handed over to head- the monthly cheques ?Let us look at the system.miles from London, they have in him, theirquarters in London, where itis the authorities' At Birmingham, Manchester, Edinburgh,ambassador, a wiry good friend at court. job to make it go round. And a tight squeeze Cardiff, Bristol and Belfast the organisation of So much for the organisation; now let us see howit is with so many fresh claims on its revenue. Broadcasting House is reproduced in miniature. it works. In London Sir John Reith has Mr. Cecil Graves, While they say that money talks,cashis money has been set aside for new programme chief, on his right hand and Mr. B. E.obviously not the criterion.Scotland provides Whentransmitters, studios, copyright, en- Nicholls, head of the administration division, onless than a million licences, but it has no fewergineering and all the other charges, Regional his left.In Birmingham Mr. Percy Edgar has thethan three high -power transmitters !NorthernDirectors are told how much they have to help of Mr. Dunkerley as programme spend. So is the Controller of Pro- director, while the administrative sideSPONSOREDBROADCASTS YOU WILL NEVER HEAR !grammes in London. is in the care of another senior member Thentheheadsofdepartments of his staff. responsible for drama, variety, outside Every official concerned in the pro- broadcasts and talks get their allocation duction of home programmes at the Big and proceed to cut their coats to suit House in London has his counterpart in the cloth. In the Regions, as in London, each regional headquarters. itis their business to build the best As the output is smaller, the staff is programmes they can with the resources less numerous, but the work ofthe available. Regional Directors do the rest. individual in the provinces is no less Their programmes provide the ultimate responsible. test,and whether they succeed or fail depends on how often local listeners Martyn Webster produces more pro- switch from their Regional programmes grammes each week in Birmingham to the National. than he presented when at Portland It is Regional Director's job to bring Place, and Victor Smythe arranges as to the microphone the best of every- many outside broadcasts from Man- thing to be found in his area. chester as his opposite number in London Lancashire and Yorkshire, the Low- and I doubt whether either would wish lands and Highlands have different tastes, to exchange jobs for posts in London. but these are problems in which London Staff at Broadcasting House is counted would not dare to interfere.In his area in hundreds, while in the regions tens the word of the Regional Director is can do the job.So there is a closer always accepted. contact in the provinces and the other National questions have their local fellow's problems can be better under- aspects and in some matters it is essen- stood. Sympathy promotes the friendship tial for the B.B.C. to apply its, policy. which oils the wheels. Take politics, blood sports, drink and There is a further bond.Scottish betting.There can only be one policy and Welsh headquartersarestaffed on controversial subjects like these. almost exclusively by natives, and the While Broadcasting House in London practice is spreading to other Regions. lays down the law, the rule is only formu- While a Southerner may not feel at lated after consultation with Regional home in Edinburgh, wild horses will never opinion, and it is for Regional Directors prevent an ambitious Scot from chancing to interpret the rule as occasions arise in his luck in London. Even so, many good their particular country. men feel that they can satisfy their life's Decentralisation has long been the ambition in their native land. aim of Broadcasting House, and, as the And why not ?In the realm of years pass, the Regions get better service broadcasting these hardy folk have and more authority. got home rule, though in the field of As in national affairs, so in broad- politics their battle is just beginning. casting, no system can ever compose In the Midlands, Wales, the North, the jealousies of different parts of the West of England, and Northern The BLACKHOLE COAL COMPANY singing :-"Don't go down the this tight little island, but in radio Irelandconditions are much the Mine, Daddy." the autocracy of London is a myth. 12 January 28, 1938 RADIO PICTORIAL

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13 RADIO PICTORIAL January 28, 1938 "OUR LIZZIE" LOOKS BACK 1293 METRES Introducing Helena Millais, one of radio's earliest and cleverest comedy favourites By Paul Hobson

Confidentially, Helena confessed to me that a studio audience always makes her nervous and ikoof distracts her from the " mike."" Light enter- tainers and comedians must necessarily seem rather dull to a studio audience," she asserts, "because they naturally have to concentrate on the mike." Versatile Helena Millais started as an actress in straight plays, acting in every type of play from the moderns to Chekov, Ben Jonson and Shakes- peare. A wide breach between those parts and the comedy characterisations which made her famous ! Only when she became a vaudeville entertainer did she enter in the field of comedy.For three years Miss Millais toured invaudeville,andthen played in three success- Above, Helena Millais as ful films. she reallyis,and,in Mere chance turned her circle,in one of her attentiontoradio,to 1(c14 character studies whichsheowesher greatest success. A chat with a B.B.C. director, EET viva- auditions, and flash into cious Helena the headlines of " comedy Millais, the over the mike" ! B.B.C.'s first "Fragments from tOee woman entertainer. Her Life,"witty songs and first broadcast was from monologues, from three to Marconi House, when broad- four minutes long, parodying casting was in its infancy- overy walk of life, are Miss to be exact, on November 22, mostpopularpro - 1922.Italked to her in her g rammes in the concert world. charming riverside flat at Barnes. At municipal concerts,banquets, Wiry'f0 Dark, curly hair ruffled, her eyes spark- masonic dinners, Helena Millais is affec- ling, she told me laughingly of her famous Cockneytionately known as a fine entertainer with unfail- characterisations.Her most famous role, "Ouring vitality, brimming with that humour which Lizzie," inspired by Thomas of the Star, soonguarantees a hundred laughs a minute. di) after the war, was brought vividly to life again Last October she was chosen to represent the by her mimicries as she told her anecdotes to me.entertainment world in an exhibition, " Women of of" Helena Millais indeed deserves her reputation 1937,"heldat GrosvenorPlace, which was as one of the funniest entertainers ever-she canopened by the Duchess of Kent. actually make a sick man fall from his bed, con- Motoring, reading and seeing shows are Miss vulsed with laughter ! Millais' chief hobbies. She is a fine swimmer, too, 43 Here's a letter she received, which proves it. but finds little leisure time for any other sport. " Dear Miss Millais," wrote a Midlands man - " Radio's Most Popular Entertainer " was " I laughed so much listening to you over thethe title voted to Helena Millais by a well- wireless that Ifell out of bed and I have beenknown Sunday paper some years ago. This 00'1' better ever since." delightful comedienne surely deserved that "D'you want to hear .one of my most amusingtitle. May we hear her on the air again soon. experiences ?" she asked me in that attractive voice of hers. " I was once staying at Lyme Regis and wanted to listen to a recorded programme in which I had taken part. Polly the Parrot wanted to listen, too, and the rather sad soprano who preceded me on the programme evoked moans and sighs from Polly. "My own 'turn' apparently amused him, for rti he cheered and laughed so raucously that he almost fell from his perch, and I couldn't hear my own performance at all. A baritone, who followed me, proved too much for Polly, who wept, 'Poor Polly, poor Polly,' so loudly that the programme was turned off I" With her widerepertoireoforiginal $60 comedy numbers and lightsongs, Miss Millais broadcast regularly for twelve years, and was under contract at Savoy Hill for three years. Her last broadcast was 'in March, 1937, when she did two minutes in the " Scrapbook of 1922." " Fans" of early broadcasting are still faithful to Miss Millais, or "Our Lizzie"-that character Sole Agents for the British Empire : which won the hearts of thousands for all time. I learned the secret of Miss Millais' microphone WIRELESS PUBLICITY, LTD. appeal during our chat. " I always remember that Electra House, Victoria Embankment, W.C.2my unseen audience is conjuring up a picture of me from my voice and intonation.I am careful Temple Bar 8432 to exaggerate nothing, thus giving them a natural But we can't go to bed yet-he hasn't said miniature instead of a vulgar cartoon." ' Good -night '"

14 January 28, 1938 RADIO PICTORIAL THEY ALL PULL MY LEG and I love it !

CHARLES SHADWELL (Conductor of theB.B.C. VarietyOrchestra) confesses in this Amusing Article

AVE you ever considered the feelings of the orchestra conductor when a I comedian drags him into the con- versation ? This sort of thing is typical. Bennett and Williams, for example, are on the stage.Bennett says to Williams. "I went to a Girls' Friendly Society last night, with Charlie Shadwell. What do you think ?Charlie got chucked out.Yes, he did. He got too friendly." The audience love that sort of thing. But what of the man with the baton?Does he flinch? Or protest? Or answer back? Or. strangest thing ofall,does he (Top row) Vic Oliver, Renee Houston, Max enjoy it? Miller. (Bottom row)BebeDaniels, Ben Now I've had a lot of experience Lyons and Grade Fields -- six artistes who with comedians and their funny delight in "cracking " at Charlie Shadwell little ways both in the Variety Halls and on the air.At Coventry I used Ben Lyonbroadcast. That was all written out to answer back when they started beforehand. their rather embarrassing explor- Many comedians doing a solo act address all ations to find which girl1 really their remarks at the conductor's head. And the had been out with the night before. comediennestoo.GracieFieldsisn'tabove I achieved a reputation for re- stopping in the middle of a song and asking the partee.I used to enjoy trying an conductor, "how am I doing, luv ? " that sets the occasional come -back at the smart house in a roar. fellows. Not too often, of course. Renee Houston makes a bee -line for me and It was their job to be funny-not goes on conversing with me for long stretches of mine.Only once didIdislike her act. She hasn't been on the air lately but the joining in.But then I had to. last time she broadcast I got the surprise of my life.For years she had been calling me Charlie. It was the week the Crazy Gang Suddenly, for no apparent reason, she addressed first came to Coventry. They me as Percy. startedbeingcrazybeforethe I felt as though I'd been left out and someone curtain went up.One of them was else put in my place. in the orchestra pit conducting, with his back to the audience, in my My biggest shock, which startled thousands of place. I had to rush in from the 1V -IL listeners too, came through Vic Oliver's wise- stalls in my shirt sleeves, dash down cracking first broadcast. Maybe you were listening the gangway, and tear my evening in.He rushed on to the stage at St. George's coat from his back. Hall. Twice nightly, too. " Telegram for Charlie Shadwell.Tele- I was glad when that week gram just arrived for Charlie Shadwell. ended.So, I think, were the His wife's given birth to a fine bouncing people of Coventry. They didn't baby." like their conductor torush Igasped in consternation.What had hap- about half -undressed, wrestling pened ?My wife seemed as usual when I'd left with comedians. Some of them home in the morning. wanted to know ifit was a Then Vic went on. "They don't know whether put-up job or whether the crazy it's a boy or a girl. It's still bouncing ! " chap really had pinched my coat. I laughed then, but the audience weren't at all They told me I ought to do sure if it was a joke or not. And the listening something about it. thousands took it seriously too. As soon as the But I explained it was all in broadcast had ended I was told my mother was on fun and the Crazy Gang were the the telephone. She wanted to know if what she nicest men when they weren't acting. were just being friendly-and I liked it.It meanthad just heard was true and wasn't it time I I didn't add that they were always acting. that I was known, a personality to them. drew the line somewhere, having three children When I came to Broadcasting House I soon At first I thought I was going to lose all that onalready ? found my back answers were going to get rusty.the air.Until television came along at any rate. And then through the post little garments and One couldn't risk a hasty reply.Everything isThen the comedians started on me as they usedtoys began to arrive. Vic Oliver was astounded at written in the scripts and to depart from themto on the stage. Well, I couldn't answer back.Ithe result of his joke and apologised to me.I told is dangers.It's so fatally easy to give yourhad to take it smiling but silent. You see, it'shim I took it all in good part and it did settle my words a st that you didn't mean and make itnot that they're rude.It's just that they wantnotions of how much interest the listeners took in sound like something altogether different. to introduce a fresh joke and must have someonethe regular known broadcasters. So although I was Music Hall conductor andto help. The comedians' habit of bringing me into their seen by the small audience at St. George's Hall I If, in the Bennett and Williams joke above,chatter had made me known to large numbers of felt I was quite unknown to the great listeninga reference had been made to George, itpeople.I had become a personality to them audience.I remembered how even the urchinswouldn't have meant anything.Georgeinstead of an unknown stick wagger. of Coventry would greet me with a cheery " Wot-might be anyone. Bringing the conductor of So much so that when I was holidaying in a cheer,Charlie !"asthey passed me inthethe orchestra into the business gives themremote Cornish village this summer the street. the necessary person on the spot. children greeted me with the old cry, "Hello, They'd seen me at the theatre and heard the The only time anything was fixed up and ICharlie! " comedians call me by my christian name. Theyhad my little part to say was the Bebe Daniels - And I loved it. Next Week:"BROADCASTING THE WORLD'S FASTEST SPORT" by Kenneth Bailey 15 RADIO PICTORIAL January 28, 1938 FROM PIT -BOY TO RADIO GERALD CARR STAR... introduces "So I hired a taxi and, arriving at Ammanford at four in the morning, woke up my mother to pay the 35s. fare.Believe me, my homecoming that morning RAE JENKINS, had none of the prodigal son welcome.' It was not long afterwards that fresh trouble appeared whoseorchestraplaysfor in young Rae's life. A piece of coal, carelessly thrown by a fellow -workman, cut his finger to the bone.It Friends to Tea " and many was a finger of his violin hand. Had the coal pene- trated a little deeper, it might have finished his career other B.B.C. shows.Sheer grit as a violinist.The accident showed him the grave dangers he ran, and it confirmed him in his deter- and determination got him out mination to forsake coal mining. How could he get free and continue his musical of the rut and took him from studies? " I did it by starting a 'one-man lay -in' strike," coal -mine to radioland said Rae. "When my mother came to call me at 4.30 a.m., I just refused to get up until my parents agreed to let me leave the pit and study music. You can imagine the scenes and arguments that ensued, but in the and I had my own way-and I got up." o once again Rae came to London. To make Ssure that he stayed there he put his name down for the entrance examinations at every school of music he could find. He meant to make sure of getting in somewhere. Fortunately he was suc- cessful at his first attempt, and was accepted by the Royal Academy of Music. Picture him then. "I was dressed in my Sunday best suit, about the only one I had that was fit to wear at the Academy," he said. " I lived in an attic in a Bermondsey hostel, and I spoke English with such a Welsh accent that nobody could understand me. If I wanted a packet of cigarettes I used to go to the shop and dumbly point at the packet." At the Academy he studied under Lionel Tertis for the viola, and worked in the orchestral classes under Sir Henry Wood. Before long he was teaching other students to play the violin and viola. You have only got to look at Rae's hands to guess that he is a fiddle player. The fingers of his left, the fiddle hand, are at least half an inch longer than those of his right. And flexible !To watch him bend his fingers back at the joints, or curl them about each other like five snakes, makes you think they are boneless. The man who used to study At eighteen Rae was playing in the Queen's Hall musical harmony in the bowels orchestra, under Sir Henry Wood. That same orchestra of the earth ! that he had listened to but two years ago. Then came his first broadcast with Reginald King's orchestra. He still plays in it, and then progress was rapid. At short notice he has taken full charge of a Walford Hyden broadcast, Walford being ill-and just as a contrast he accompanied the broadcast songs of six JUST seventeen years ago, a fourteen -year -olda brown paper bag containing the violin in another.canaries in an "In Town To -night" item. lad was crouching a thousand feet below theAnd he brought the bag on the stage to the intense And leaving radio for a moment, let's go to Rae's surface of the earth, working in a coal mine.amusement of all the soldiers, as he produced theunique home at Mill Hill, and first meet his wife, To -day there is a musician who is con-violin from it with the air of a conjuror. Miriam Jenkins. She, too, was an Academy student, ductor of his own orchestra; violin leader of the "My reward for playing in these concerts was ayet they never met, and the only time he remembers Cafe Colette; viola player in the orchestras offeeling that I, too, was 'doing my hit,' but I wasseeing her was at a Sunday theatre concert. Gerald*, Campoli, Brisk Reginald King andrewarded again later when some of those same soldiers Then one day a friend invited him home, and Rae Raymonde. who had listened to me, gave me financial help tomet her agi She was his friend's daughter. Rae Jenkins was the miner.Rae Jenkins is thepursue my studies." They married and Rae built a home. When I say musician. At fourteen Rae Jenkins went to the pits. He was athat, I mean it.The same supple fingers that can And to -day, on the hands that have learnt to masterdoorboy, and it was his job to open and shut a door inevoke the melodies of the Continent from a violin are the violin, he is still reminded of his early days as heone of the mine passages to allow the "trams" as theequally capable when it comes to laying a parquet sees the little blue markings that denote the man whocoal trucks are called, to pass through. The trams wereflooring, papering a wall, or making a garden seat. has worked in a coal mine. The sign by which theattached to endless bands of rope, and the doors were deadly coal dust, collecting in slight cuts and scratches,nerecsary to preserve the ventilation of the mine. Naturally, he did not build the house, but he did tattoos a man for life. So all day Rae Jenkins would squat at his door, never most of its interior. There is one room, his study, It was in the little village of Ammanford, Carmar-seeing a soul, the time only broken by the rumble of anwhich was completely finished by Rae; the floor laid, thenshire, South Wales, that Rae Jenkins was born.approaching tram.His only companions were rats.the door decorated, the walls papered, all the fittings His father was a miner. His father, in turn, had alsoScores of the brutes were there, and to safeguard hisinstalled. And he did most of it between intervals in been a miner. food he had to put it on top of a post. day work and early morning Empire broadcasts. " No one saw why I, also, should not beaminer," Sometimes his dim miner's lamp would go out. And if you go into the garden, there in the green- said Rae, "but it was not long before I had differentAnd he had to stay in the pitchy darkness, while thehouse made by Rae are tomatoes that ought to take a ideas." rats moved about him, and he longed for the sound ofprize in any show. There is a rockery, too. When Rae was only four he had his own violin, givenan oncoming tram to break the awful silence. "I am good at splitting rocks," says he with a by his grandfather. It was only about a foot in length memory of hisminingdays, and there is a very and cost but 5s. Yet it served Rae well in his appren- "Can you blame me for hating the work" saidcomfortable seat for two also made by Rae. He ticeship to music. Rae, "and resolving that I must be a musi-is a real handyman, with none of the usual " Before I was eleven I had outgrown it," said Rae,cian and not a coal miner? So by the light of mymusician's temperament about him. speaking in the musical tones that only a Welshmanlamp I used to study books on harmony, and He and his wife, and he pays great tribute to the seems to possess. "But Iwasgetting on. With a newwork out the exercises with a piece of chalk for a,help she gives him in all his work, go abroad to gather instrument I was violin leader at the local theatre.pencil and the coal and rock as paper." the Continental music that make such broadcasts as I used to get paid 12s. 6d. a week. That seemed a Not until he was sixteen did Rae leave Wales, or,"Gipsy Love," and "Gipsy Melody," so popular. fortune at my age." indeed, see a city for the first time. Then he had a In the byways of the Continent they find old folk - Then during the war Rae Jenkins played to hundredsweek's holiday, and with a few pounds in his pockettunes and talk to the players of real gipsy orchestras. of soldierswhowere convalescing in the neighbourhood.he decided to visit London. Only recently Rae, taking the fiddle of a gipsy player "I remember one concert about four miles He found that it fully measured up to his expecta-in a cafe, delayed his party by two hours while he away from my village," he said. "Igotthere andtions.He visited the Tower, Buckingham Palace,answered the continuous encores that came from the went on the stage with my violin case, opening itWestminster Abbey, all the sights that the tourist sees,cafe audience. only to discover it was empty.I had left myand he spent one wonderful evening listening to a "The fiddle was very dirty," he said, "and it wasn't violin at home. You can imagine the amusementsymphony concert at the Queen's Hall, little thinkingin good tune, but experiences like that teach you a lot it caused. But it was nothing to the laugh thatthat one day soon he, too, would be playing there. about the folk -music of the Continent. Each year my followed. At the end of the week all he had left was his returnwife and I go abroad and look forward to bringing back "I sent a lad off to my home on a bicycle, withticket to Neath, the nearest station, though it wasage-old music of the ncenad tribes, and of the different instructions to get the violin. He must have hurried,many miles from home. He missed one train, butnations, that I hope you may like." because in a very short time he came back, Puffing andcaught a later one, only to get to Neath and find that That is Rae Jenkins. Once a miner, now a blowing, riding his bicycle with one hand and clutchingthe last 'bus had gone. musician. 16 Next Week: "THIS PRONUNCIATION BUSINESS" by John Trent-don't miss it January 28, 1938 RADIO PICTORIAL

Alfred Van Dam (right) talks over a score with Carroll Levis

She'ssomebody's ONE DAM' THING AFTER ANOTHER! drenegirl ! even way up in the gallery-handed out a piece ALFRED VAN DAM, of his mind. It's easy to see that she's adrene energetic leader of the State Orchestra, " After which we turned our backs on the girls, Kilburn, and musical maestro - of the and slunk off afterwards without bothering about girl !Look at her hair-there's Quaker Quarter Hour and Maclean's that supper -date.But from that day onI Highlights on Parade" reminisces to remembered that pascige in Aida by heart !" a sheen on every wave, a twinkle SIDNEY PETTY There are other " fan" stories which have their drene amusing side.The unknown woman, for instance, in every curl! has freed DEAR SIR,-We've just bad ourwho kept telephoning Van Darn when he was just her hair for ever from the dulling Christmas dinner at home here;a lad, and leaving messages for him at the stage it wasn't much, because I've beendoor; till finally, he went to the management and " lime -film " left by old-fashioned out of work for a long time now;asked for " protection." The management arranged but, dear sir, your music made it seem likefor a plain -clothes detective to call on her. washing methods.dreneis soap - a banquet... ." " I don't think she'll bother you again," said And when Alfred Van Dam told me about thatthe 'tec, afterwards. less,soitcannot, as ordinary letter there seemed to be some sort of a lump in " Tell me," inquired young Alfred, natur- his throat, a strange sort of gruffness.And thatally curious, " what does she look like ? " soap and soap shampoos do, mix is how I knew he meant it when he said: " It's " Why, didn't you know ?She's at least with the lime which isin all letters like that which make up for all the hardsixty-five years of age 1 " work." Reaching more mature years, a girl used to water and form this disfiguring, It started this way, the career of the man whowrite to him several times a week when he was now leads the highest -paid cinema orchestra inat the Trocadero.The strangest messages." I'll unrinsable film.More than that, the British Isles.A certain schoolboy (" Alf " tomeet you at 11.15 p.m. by the coal yard" (and, his pals and " Dam" to his teachers) had beenstates Van Dam, by the appearance of the letter drenewashes away old "lime - taking violin lessons for twelve months-and allit might well have been written in the coal yard !). that time he couldn't read a note of music. The manager and the whole staff, I understand, film " and itleavesyour hair " Darnedsilly,"he toldhimself one day.used to wait for the arrival of those notes with much " Maybe I'd better find out what it's all about."interest.The final one was a classic of its kind : lustrous,lovely and ready for And he began asking just what all those funny " In the ladies' retiring room the other day I easy setting. * Trydreneto- marks meant on the sheet of music he had up insaw a heart on the wall with your name and mine front of him for appearance's sake. written in it.Really, it was not nice of you to night.A few drops on your hair Three weeks later he was leader of the class. make our love public !" But if his parents had been rich enough, you " How I was supposed to have got in there, I with plenty of water, a brisk rub, would never have heard of him.For he leftdon't know," chuckled A. V. D. school to work in a lawyer's office, at thirty-five And now to bring these "fan" stories right up a thorough rinse in clear water- shillings a week; at nights he'd play in a pitto date :" After a recent broadcast," states the orchestra for another £3 5s. a week; when themaestro, " I received a trunk call from the North and you'll be adrenebeauty too ! time came that the lawyer wanted young Alfredof England. A woman's voice asked : 'Don't you to be articled, his people felt it would all be ratherremember me ?' too expensive.So instead, he took a full time " I said I didn't. drene is in three sizes -6d., 1:6 job at an Elephant and Castle theatre; " there was and 2, 6 at all Chemists,Hairdressers a pantomime on at the time, and I fell in love why,' she said,' you promised to marry me and Department Stores, including with the principal boy from the pit," recalls Van" ' seven years ago.'After she'd talked for Boots, Timothy Whites and Taylors, Dam. about twelve minutes-four shilling's worth of Woolworths, etc. * Send name But then, boys will be boys (except chorus boys,'phone call-I pretended to remember her so as not and address and 3d. in stamps to of course); at seventeen Van Dam toured all overto hurt her feelings.She congratulated me on my cover postage and packing to Thomas the country with the Carl Rosa Opera Company;recent marriage.But for the life of me, I still Hedley & Co., Ltd., Wept R.P.1) playing in the pit.One night he and a colleaguedon't know who it was !" got acquainted with two nice -looking girls in the Actually, the woman had never appeared IS, Queen's Lane, Newcastle -on - front row; the front row was right on top of thein his life till he met Dorothy, the lady now Tyne, and you will receive a trial orchestra and Alfred and this fellow fiddler foundhis wife.Carroll Levis introduced them, bottleof drene - enough for at themselves bowing (pronounced as in " glowing")and Van says it's the biggest discovery least two very thorough shampoos. right into the girls' laps.They started chattingCarroll ever made ! during "rests," and arranged to take them out to Some seven years have elapsed now since radio supper afterwards. first brought this famous orchestra -leader to your Now the opera was " Aida," andinnotice.Before he gave the audition he was told " Aida " there is one particularly trickythey had " A long waiting list," but he was on the rene passage with which Alfred was not tooair just a few weeks afterwards.Which speaks familiar. A seductive smile lured his atten-for itself.Apart from that first broadcast, Van THE MARVELLOUS NEW tion at this very point. ... says his greatest musical thrill was conducting " I brought out one lovely crash, all on myPagliacci, with a band of sixty and a cast of one own," confesses our hero, "and then as I went on,hundred and twenty. SHAMPOO * IT'S LIQUID still all wrong, for no reason at all the whole band Yes, he loves opera.But he also is a great followed me.It was musical murder !" admirer of Ambrose 's Dance Band ! * IT'S SOAPLESS At the end of the act the conductor rushed over, " My two greatest dislikes," he confesses, and-in a thunderous voice that could be heard" are motoring and listening to the (radio ! "

Next Week : CARROLL LEVIS'S Life -story begins.Order Your Copy Now ! 17 RADIO PICTORIAL January 28,1938

Fashion de- crees a gold compact for evening. Jean's holds make-up, comb, cigar- ettes,lighter, memo pad and mirror

Her smart two- piece of black wool marocain iis trimmed Very decorative is a with platinum Juliet cap of plaited ',foxfur.The gold braid ornamented feather in her with scintillating cap is platinum, jewels too

True -lovers knots in black velvet ribbon decorate thislovelydress of striped, crinkled taffeta lashioniotos No. 2 Jean Colin PETITE andblonde,her clothesare chosen to accentuate her goldenhair and the neatness of her slim figure. Jean Colin gives you a lesson in "dressing to type"; being fair and fragile, she wisely Jean's evening limitsherself to only those styles that coatisof black mirror velvet with are going to emphasise her youth and collar and muff of ermine. These are freshness. detachable and So,insteadofchoosingbright,gay can be worn with any other coat or colours or pastel tints, Jean chooses black or dress white: a contrast that makes her hair and eyes unforgettable.Even in the evening she keeps to the same theme-crisp white taffeta dress with black velvet motifs and black evening coatrelieved with white collar and muff. Note, by the way, that demure little muff;itispart of Jean's personality, but if you arenot the shepherdess -in -china type yourself, don't attempt it! If Jean does not wear white or black, she wears goldor near -gold shades to match her hair. Thus, the platinum fur on her coat, and luxurious dressing -gown of peach satin worn with slippers of the same gentian blue as her eyes.

(Left) A gorgeous bracelet of platinum and diamonds adorns Jean'sslenderwrist

(Right) Her dressing' gown is of peach satin beaute edged with gentian blue arwr, r r

18 January 28, 1938 RADIO PICTORIAL

Conducted by AUNTIE M U RI EL, the North's most popular Children's Broadcaster Mick--erum-humph oncha ouph !"The an- nouncer suddenlydevelopedamostterrible cough as he realised that he had begun to read out a bogus message. Mick's heart sank, and a tear rolled down his cheek as he reflected how near he had been to a really daring success. To make matters infinitely worse, for the next few days, to his disgust, he watched tin after tin of pastilles arrive for "the announcer who has such a bad cough " ! " And to think they might have been choco- lates !" muttered Mick. Another Adventure Next Week. HELLO, EVERYONE ! What do you think of Mick the Micro - gnome's latest escapade?He's growing very daring, and he certainly very nearly managed to have a most outrageous S 0 S broadcast. I wonder what would have happened had it actually gone out ? I am delighted to receive letters from many of Can you find these names? you, but would like to see still more.Do notFour halfcrowns will be awarded to the senders be shy about writing.Tell me all about yourof the first four correct solutions received in the He began to jump about on the keys home and your pets and hobbies.Send yourneatest handwriting. Age willbe taken into . Mick Sends out an S 0 S. letters to the address you see in the competitionconsideration. Remember, postcards only section. please ! EVERY night from his home underneath the What a glorious time you have had, Marion studio carpet, Mick the Micrognome listensWalker.You are a lucky girl to have been toFor Competitionresults pleaseturn to page 29 to the announcer reading the news.He reallyfivepartiesandtwo ought to be extremely well informed, for there ispantomimes. I hope you not an item of outstanding interest that does notwill achieve your wish come to his ears from politics down to fat stockto write a play.I expect prices.But, unfortunately, like a lot of us, heyou couldmanageto does not pay over much attention to those thingswrite one before you're that are good for him, and he has his own ideasgrown up if you concen- Ifyou would like of how the news might be improved to his personaltrate hard. Robin Sayers to hear pleasant advantage. says he has a tortoise, " Why don't they put some Micrognome news"but it's asleep all the melodies,brilliant- in the broadcast ?" he said to himself." There lyplayed,listen must be lots of other micrognomes around who'dtime." Bad luck, Robin, be glad to hear it." butyourpetshows toALBERT At that point he had such an astounding idearather good sense, especi- SANDLER with that he nearly shouted for joy. Why shouldn'tallyinbadweather ! the announcer himself send out anS 0 S onThe results of competi- hisTrio every Mick's behalf ?The question was how to get thetions do not appear in Sunday afternoon thing done?If he tried to attract attention thethefollowing week's announcer would most likely never notice him,issueofRAnici at 3.45 p.m. to he was so small.The only thing to do was toTORIAL, Margaret (Man- 4 p.m. from have the item of news typed on to the actualchester),butusually news -sheet to be read. take about two or three RADIO LUX- No sooner had he thought of the idea thanweeks. I am so glad you EMBOURGin Mick tripped off to the office where he knew thelike the children's sec- news was always typed, and to his great joytion, and to know that programmespre- there was the sheet in the machine, and the typistmother and father read sented by was not in the room ! it, too ! "Hurray !"cried Mick, and hopping on the More next week, desk he began to jump on the keys until he had Affectionately, typed :-- AUNTIE MURIEL. "S O S PLEAZ SEND MICK SOME CHOCKLIT." FIND THE NAMES As he typed the last letter he heard footsteps HERE is another of approaching, so he hopped down and vanished your favourite kind as quickly as possible, hoping very hard that whenof competition. The two the typist came back she would take the sheetpictures above represent out of the typewriter without having noticedthe names of two well- * If you would liketo have the addition to the page. known radio stars. When That night, when the announcer came into theyou have puzzled them your favourites included in studio, Mick's heart beat so hard with excitementout,writedownthe these programmes, writeto that he thought he was going to choke.Wouldnames of the stars neatly Albert Sandler, Radio Depart- his special S 0 S be read out or not ?Visions ofon a postcard, and to- ment, BootsThe Chemists, pounds and pounds of all kinds of delicious choco-getherwith yourfull late floated before him as he listened anxiouslyname, age, address and Nottingham, and ask him to what he considered dull sort of announcements.school,post not later to play them for you. Ali, now here was the last page. He watched thethanFebruary3, to announcer's eyes as they followed the print, andAuntie Muriel,(Find then held his breath as he heard the familiarNames), RADIO Plc- voice say :- TORIAL, 37 Chancery " 1have here an SOS.Please send-er-Lane,London, W.C.2. BOOTS PURE DRUG CO. LTD. 1.345-332 19 January 28, 1938 RADIO PICTORIAL

Nall inaDay.0 A Fleeting Glimpse at Mario dePietro the Busy Lives of busy with a string ononeofhis ThirteenRadio Stars instruments

Contributed by Leonard Henry, Bobbie Comber, Albert Sandler, Ernest Butcher, Louis Levy, Billy Cotton, Peggy Cochrane, Billy Thorburn, Rudy Starita, Leslie Woodgate, Mario dePietro,Derek Oldham and Fred Hartley

Billy Thor - ErnestButcher, who burn has spends somepartof learnedto every day in his garden pack every Derek Oldham, who minute of takes supervised exer- the day with cises every day worthwhile effort is just a day to you.Twenty-four hours in which to sleep, eat, work ADAYand ploy. Twenty-four hours, partly to be spent in labour, recreation and refreshment-but to radio stars a day hardly ever begins or ends. ERNEST BUTCHER When you are getting up to go to the office, to the shop, or to begin your LOUIS LEVY MY average day ?Rise at 8 a.m. and breakfast at 9 a.m. on whatever there is ! household jobs, a radio star may be trying to snatch some sleep.And just as ATYPICAL day in my life is spent by rising at 8 a.m., having breakfast-tea Seldom late for appointments in the morn- you are turning in for the night, having put outthe cat and wound the alarm, ing. My wife keeps me up to it. BOBBIE COMBER a star may be going off to a late-night recording session, or beginning a and two pieces of toast. During the afternoon I work, answer letters, During the morning I work in the office or learn songs, write bits, keep the garden tidy, etc. MY average day ...I get up at 8 a.m. cabaret appearance which may run on till dawn. recording studio.Lunch at 1 p.m. at the office, Reading, writing, and (sometimes) arithmetic is Breakfast means grape -fruit, eggs and In the entertainment business it's a topsy-turvy world ; but the stars like it usually a sandwich.During the afternoon, music my evening occupation at home, and if I'm out ,Ibacon, toast and marmalade and coffee. and the irregular hours that the job entails.After all, there is no boredom where conferences, or a further recording session. sing or see a play, filth, or some such. Am generally shut up in my study all the there's so much variety. And here's what some of them think about it andhow Dinner at 7 p.m., choosing grills as a rule. My Exercise for the day :work in the garden (seemorning, answering letters and phone calls. seriously ! exercise for the day is getting from studio to above) when I have time, or "on the hands down" I don't have lunch, and go to my club during they each spent a typical day-though some must not be taken too studio, set to set, and to the office.Bed as a rule twelve times, or any other exercise that I need forthe afternoon. - at midnight. removing a pain or ache. At home in the evening I listen to the wireless, LEONARD HENRY BILLY THORBURN or else go to a cinema or a theatre. GET up at once and have my breakfast,365 DAYS outof the year I have the good BILLY COTTON DEREK OLDHAM My exercise for the day is giving my dogs three T old English breakfast of bacon and GET up at 8.30 a.m. No breakfast, butoutings round the houses ! which consists of grape-fruit-a meal and THIS is the way I spend an average day in I'm in bed any time between 11.30 and 2.30 a.m. a bath in one ! eggs. my life.Rising at the latest time possible. several cups of tea.During the morning barpracticeismy morning's And then-well, this is my time -table for I have a routine of attention to correspon- Horizontal to -day, which is typical of almost any : Having breakfast, for which I generally have to dence, and singing practice with and without MARIO DE PIETRO occupation. Rising at 7 a.m. rely on my wife's forethought. During the morning my accompanist. BREAKFAST is only a glass of water, I'm often late for appointments, the reason I work and grumble.During the afternoon I work grape -fruit, and toast. being tempus fugit (time flies). 9 a.m., making gramophone records at the Parlo- Exercise for the day is -work. I'm rarely late ,for my appointments, owing to phone studios until about 12.45 p.m. and still grumble. my early training in a b. nk ! Telephone and answeringmailduringthe And when I'm early for appointments I only And I generally manage to turn into bed some- morning. Usually lunch at 1.30 p.m., at the manage it because of indigo fugit (blue flies). 3 p.m., lunch.A short rest, and a second showwhere in the early morning hours ! I have lunch in the key of A flat, and duringat 5.45 p.m., having before the show attended to Court Club. During the afternoon visit friends and the afternoon my occupation is usually removingimportant correspondence and seen several callers agents-or both.Dinner usually at 8 p.m.- the pink elephants from the ceiling ! at the theatre. spaghetti Tagliatelli Bolognese, cooked (as can At dinner I usually eat ever such a lot (little Greeted in my dressing -room immediately after only be cooked) by L. Perella, of the Court Club. pig that I am !). the second show by my secretary with a reminder Exercise for the day is walking in the park with If I'm at home my evening's occupation is lettingthat programme for my next broadcast must be my spaniel, and I usually go to bed of 2 or 3 a.m. the fire out : and if I'm out, it's letting the cat in.sent to the B.B.C. tO-night. FRED HARTLEY Igo tobed between10 and 11-though This occupies us both for a considerable time. GET up at 12 o'clock. personally I think that's too many in a bed forAt last, finished and off to dinner. Breakfast consists of two eggs, two comfort ! Back to the dressing -room, where I start dic- tating this account of a day in my life.Break off rashers and a few " etceteras." RUDY STARITA to change for start of third stage show at 9.45 p.m. During the afternoon I look after my mail, and GET up at 9 a.m.Breakfast :prunes, Am now just rushing down the corridor to the business generally, and usually just manage to be toast, and tea. stage. on time for appointments. Morning's occupation is practice, attend to my Following the show, am looking forward to a Arranging or orchestratingis my evening's business when in town.Evening's occupation atlittle relaxation and chat, a joke and laughter with occupation if at home. home is criticising my records. I go to bed ata few friends, and so home to bed, sincerely hoping I may go out to the theatre or cinema-rbut I midnight-when I can that when I get home no urgent messages have come home to do some more work ! Seldom go to bed before between 3 and 4 a.m. PEGGY COCHRANE arrived that can quite possibly prevent me from RISE at 9.15 a.m., have coffee and toastretiring for a further hour or more. LESLIE WOODGATE ALBERT SANDLER in bed, Continental fashion. Above is Rudy Starita, who goes During the afternoon, if not playing a matinee MY average day. ... Rise at 8 a.m. Order the household meals. Meet friends AVERAGE day :Get up at10.30 a.m. to bed at midnight when he can ! myself, I go to other matinees and to the cinema, Breakfast at 9 a.m. - I am never late or telephone them. Exercise my dogs inthe Breakfast consists of fruit and tea. With the swagger carisPeggy when possible, to keep up to date. for appointments, as I have been brought up park. Bath and practising take up the morning. I get Cochrane, who has breakfast in I'm at home in the evenings usually only onto believe that punctuality is a politeness Light lunch of eggs or fish at 1.30 p.m. so interested in my violin that I forget all sense of bed and (left) Billy Cotton, whose Sundays, when with friends we make much music.which costs little. In the afternoon I practise or go into thetime.In the evening, if at home, I like nothing day sometimes includes some swift Exercise?Taken under supervision, followed I usually lunch at home at 1.15 p.m., and during West End on shopping expeditions. better than listening to .gramophone records.I motor racing ! by massage; a vigorous twenty minutes of physicalthe afternoon I rehearse. In the evening, working, music hall, cabaret, orhave a big collection of the great masters, and I jerks-intensive.I have a good read in bed-no My exercise for the day is conducting and radio. think they are an education.Get to bed usually matter what the hour may be. rushing from one rehearsal to another ! Bed at midnight if I'm lucky. Usually much later.around 1 a.m. 21 20 January 28, 1938 RADIO PICTORIAL

Nall inaDay.0 A Fleeting Glimpse at Mario dePietro the Busy Lives of busy with a string ononeofhis ThirteenRadio Stars instruments

Contributed by Leonard Henry, Bobbie Comber, Albert Sandler, Ernest Butcher, Louis Levy, Billy Cotton, Peggy Cochrane, Billy Thorburn, Rudy Starita, Leslie Woodgate, Mario dePietro,Derek Oldham and Fred Hartley

Billy Thor - ErnestButcher, who burn has spends somepartof learnedto every day in his garden pack every Derek Oldham, who minute of takes supervised exer- the day with cises every day worthwhile effort is just a day to you.Twenty-four hours in which to sleep, eat, work ADAYand ploy. Twenty-four hours, partly to be spent in labour, recreation and refreshment-but to radio stars a day hardly ever begins or ends. ERNEST BUTCHER When you are getting up to go to the office, to the shop, or to begin your LOUIS LEVY MY average day ?Rise at 8 a.m. and breakfast at 9 a.m. on whatever there is ! household jobs, a radio star may be trying to snatch some sleep.And just as ATYPICAL day in my life is spent by rising at 8 a.m., having breakfast-tea Seldom late for appointments in the morn- you are turning in for the night, having put outthe cat and wound the alarm, ing. My wife keeps me up to it. BOBBIE COMBER a star may be going off to a late-night recording session, or beginning a and two pieces of toast. During the afternoon I work, answer letters, During the morning I work in the office or learn songs, write bits, keep the garden tidy, etc. MY average day ...I get up at 8 a.m. cabaret appearance which may run on till dawn. recording studio.Lunch at 1 p.m. at the office, Reading, writing, and (sometimes) arithmetic is Breakfast means grape -fruit, eggs and In the entertainment business it's a topsy-turvy world ; but the stars like it usually a sandwich.During the afternoon, music my evening occupation at home, and if I'm out ,Ibacon, toast and marmalade and coffee. and the irregular hours that the job entails.After all, there is no boredom where conferences, or a further recording session. sing or see a play, filth, or some such. Am generally shut up in my study all the there's so much variety. And here's what some of them think about it andhow Dinner at 7 p.m., choosing grills as a rule. My Exercise for the day :work in the garden (seemorning, answering letters and phone calls. seriously ! exercise for the day is getting from studio to above) when I have time, or "on the hands down" I don't have lunch, and go to my club during they each spent a typical day-though some must not be taken too studio, set to set, and to the office.Bed as a rule twelve times, or any other exercise that I need forthe afternoon. - at midnight. removing a pain or ache. At home in the evening I listen to the wireless, LEONARD HENRY BILLY THORBURN or else go to a cinema or a theatre. GET up at once and have my breakfast,365 DAYS outof the year I have the good BILLY COTTON DEREK OLDHAM My exercise for the day is giving my dogs three T old English breakfast of bacon and GET up at 8.30 a.m. No breakfast, butoutings round the houses ! which consists of grape-fruit-a meal and THIS is the way I spend an average day in I'm in bed any time between 11.30 and 2.30 a.m. a bath in one ! eggs. my life.Rising at the latest time possible. several cups of tea.During the morning barpracticeismy morning's And then-well, this is my time -table for I have a routine of attention to correspon- Horizontal to -day, which is typical of almost any : Having breakfast, for which I generally have to dence, and singing practice with and without MARIO DE PIETRO occupation. Rising at 7 a.m. rely on my wife's forethought. During the morning my accompanist. BREAKFAST is only a glass of water, I'm often late for appointments, the reason I work and grumble.During the afternoon I work grape -fruit, and toast. being tempus fugit (time flies). 9 a.m., making gramophone records at the Parlo- Exercise for the day is -work. I'm rarely late ,for my appointments, owing to phone studios until about 12.45 p.m. and still grumble. my early training in a b. nk ! Telephone and answeringmailduringthe And when I'm early for appointments I only And I generally manage to turn into bed some- morning. Usually lunch at 1.30 p.m., at the manage it because of indigo fugit (blue flies). 3 p.m., lunch.A short rest, and a second showwhere in the early morning hours ! I have lunch in the key of A flat, and duringat 5.45 p.m., having before the show attended to Court Club. During the afternoon visit friends and the afternoon my occupation is usually removingimportant correspondence and seen several callers agents-or both.Dinner usually at 8 p.m.- the pink elephants from the ceiling ! at the theatre. spaghetti Tagliatelli Bolognese, cooked (as can At dinner I usually eat ever such a lot (little Greeted in my dressing -room immediately after only be cooked) by L. Perella, of the Court Club. pig that I am !). the second show by my secretary with a reminder Exercise for the day is walking in the park with If I'm at home my evening's occupation is lettingthat programme for my next broadcast must be my spaniel, and I usually go to bed of 2 or 3 a.m. the fire out : and if I'm out, it's letting the cat in.sent to the B.B.C. tO-night. FRED HARTLEY Igo tobed between10 and 11-though This occupies us both for a considerable time. GET up at 12 o'clock. personally I think that's too many in a bed forAt last, finished and off to dinner. Breakfast consists of two eggs, two comfort ! Back to the dressing -room, where I start dic- tating this account of a day in my life.Break off rashers and a few " etceteras." RUDY STARITA to change for start of third stage show at 9.45 p.m. During the afternoon I look after my mail, and GET up at 9 a.m.Breakfast :prunes, Am now just rushing down the corridor to the business generally, and usually just manage to be toast, and tea. stage. on time for appointments. Morning's occupation is practice, attend to my Following the show, am looking forward to a Arranging or orchestratingis my evening's business when in town.Evening's occupation atlittle relaxation and chat, a joke and laughter with occupation if at home. home is criticising my records. I go to bed ata few friends, and so home to bed, sincerely hoping I may go out to the theatre or cinema-rbut I midnight-when I can that when I get home no urgent messages have come home to do some more work ! Seldom go to bed before between 3 and 4 a.m. PEGGY COCHRANE arrived that can quite possibly prevent me from RISE at 9.15 a.m., have coffee and toastretiring for a further hour or more. LESLIE WOODGATE ALBERT SANDLER in bed, Continental fashion. Above is Rudy Starita, who goes During the afternoon, if not playing a matinee MY average day. ... Rise at 8 a.m. Order the household meals. Meet friends AVERAGE day :Get up at10.30 a.m. to bed at midnight when he can ! myself, I go to other matinees and to the cinema, Breakfast at 9 a.m. - I am never late or telephone them. Exercise my dogs inthe Breakfast consists of fruit and tea. With the swagger carisPeggy when possible, to keep up to date. for appointments, as I have been brought up park. Bath and practising take up the morning. I get Cochrane, who has breakfast in I'm at home in the evenings usually only onto believe that punctuality is a politeness Light lunch of eggs or fish at 1.30 p.m. so interested in my violin that I forget all sense of bed and (left) Billy Cotton, whose Sundays, when with friends we make much music.which costs little. In the afternoon I practise or go into thetime.In the evening, if at home, I like nothing day sometimes includes some swift Exercise?Taken under supervision, followed I usually lunch at home at 1.15 p.m., and during West End on shopping expeditions. better than listening to .gramophone records.I motor racing ! by massage; a vigorous twenty minutes of physicalthe afternoon I rehearse. In the evening, working, music hall, cabaret, orhave a big collection of the great masters, and I jerks-intensive.I have a good read in bed-no My exercise for the day is conducting and radio. think they are an education.Get to bed usually matter what the hour may be. rushing from one rehearsal to another ! Bed at midnight if I'm lucky. Usually much later.around 1 a.m. 21 20 RADIO PICTORIAL January 28, 1938 LISTEN TO RADIO LUXEMBOURG 1,293 metres Chief Announcer :Mr. S. P. Ogden -Smith Assistant Announcer :Mr. S. H. Gordon Box 11.0 a.m. Elevenses With Geraldo and Diploma. -Presented SUNDAY, JAN. 30 by the makers of Diploma Cheese. 11.15 a.m. 8.15 a.m. Request Programme THE OPEN ROAD 8.30 a.m. Presented by Carter's Little Liver Pills. LouiseBrowne, " MASTERS OF RHYTHM " leading with 11.30 a.m. Luxembourg Religious Talk lovely Neal Arden (in French). lady of " Going Presented by the sneakers of Feen-A-Mint. 12 (noon) Calvert's Front Page Greek," is 8.45 a.m. Your Old Friend Dan Re-creating the most outstanding events starredin the Singing his way into the home. -Presented of the world. --Presented by the makers of Calvert's Tooth Powder. Rowntree's Big- by the makers of Johnson's Wax Polish. gest Little Show 9.0 a.m. 12.15 p.m. The Rowntree Aero Show GEORGE ELRICK- Harry Roy and Bill Currie in the lighter at 9 a.m.on MACLEAN'S LAUGHING sideoflife,whilethe famous band Wednesday ENTERTAINER AND HIS BAND "Swings It." -Presented by the makers of PresentedbythemakersofMaclean's Stomach Powder. Rowntree's Aero Chocolate. 9.15 a.m. Fifteen Minutes of Variety 12.30 p.m. Peter the Planter atthe Cafe AuLait,featuringFelix Presents H. Robinson Cleaver atthe Mendelssohn and His Orchestra, George organ of the Regal Cinema, Bexley Heath, Barclay and Guest Artiste, Dinah Miller. and his guest artiste, Wyn Richmond. - -Presented on behalf of Nestle's Milk On behalf of Lyons' Green Label Tea. Products, Ltd. 9.30 a.m. Master O.K. the Saucy Boy 12.45 p.m. Presented by the makers of Mason's O.K. HUNTLEY & PALMERS' GAIETY STARS Sauce. with 9.45 a.m. Showland Memories Leslie Henson A musical cavalcade of theatreland past Fred Emney and present, with Jan Van der Gucht, Mary Lawson Olive Groves and the "Showlanders." etc. -Presented by California Syrup of Figs. 1.0 p.m. Princess Marguerite Programme 10.0 a.m. Old Salty and His Accordion Music by Grant Hughes and His Orches- To -day, Old Salty meets trouble during tra. --Presented by Theron. his gun -running activities. -Presented by Rowntree's Cocoa. 1.30 p.m. 10.15 a.m. OVALTINE PROGRAMME OF CARSON ROBISON MELODY AND SONG AND HIS PIONEERS Presented by the makers of Ovaltine. Presented by the makers of Oxydol. 2.0 p.m. The Kraft Show 10.30 a.m. Directed byBillyCotton, with Peter DAVY BURNABY Williams, and Alan Breeze, Jack Doyle The Jovial Compere and Haver and Lee. -Presented by Kraft PresentedbythemakersofBisurated Cheese Co., Ltd. Magnesia. Max Bacon featuring 10.45 a.m. The Dream Man 2.30 p.m. Songs. You Will Never Forget and Marjorie Stedeford Clive Arnum, the Dream Man, tells you Featuring Fred Hartley and His Orches- The Manhattan Trio Peggy Cochrane what dreams mean to you.Mrs. Jean tra, with Brian Lawrance (vocalist), and PresentedbythemakersofLifebuoy ;Ind Scott gives you free cookery advice. - John Stevens(narrator). --Presented by Toilet Soap. Billy Scott-Coomber Presented by Brown & Poison. the makers of Johnson's Glo-Coat. 6.30 p.m. Compered by Christopher Stone 2.45 p.m. RINSO RADIO REVUE Presented by the makers of Beechams FAIRY SOAP featuring Lung Syrup and Germclene. Thos. Hedley & Co., Ltd., Jack Hylton and His Band 9.45 p.m. proudly present Peggy Dell COLGATE REVELLERS MISS GRACIE FIELDS Alice Mann Presented by Colgate Ribbon Dental and Introducingnewsongs,and anold Molly, Marie and Mary Shaving Creams. favouritein every programme, accom- Sam Browne 10.0 p.m. panied by Fred Hartley and His Orches- Tommy Handley A SERENADE TO MELODY tra. Compered by Eddie Pola Presented by the makers of Rinso. Presented by Pond's Extract Co., Ltd. 3.0 p.m. 7.0 p.m. 10.30 p.m. * 'REMINISCING ' BY MORTON DOWNEY DR. FU MANCHU QUAKER QUARTER-HOUR The Golden Voice of Radio By Sax Rohmer featuring Presented by the makers of Drene Shampoo Carroll Levis and His Radio Discoveries CHARLIE KUNZ * * * No. 61. -The Zagazig Mystery Eve Lynn, and Derek Chandler 3.15 P an Waltz Time A further episode in the timeless war (Duettists) With Billy Bissett and His Waltz Time between the famous criminal investigator, Gertie Green (Vocalist) Orchestra, Esther Coleman, Hugh Nayland Smith and Dr. Fit Manchu -- Greville King (Xylophone) French and The Waltz Timers. -Pre- arch -fiend of the Orient. Jimmy Freeman (Vocalist) CHARLIE sented by Phillips Dental Magnesia. Dr. Fu Manchu -Frank Cochrane Nayland Smith -D. A. Clarke Smith Arthur Dowrick (Musical Saw) KUNZ 3.30 P.m. Black Magic Dr. Petrie -John Rae Presented by Quaker Oats. ,ver popular "The Ace of Hearts" Orchestra, in a Weymouth --Arthur Young 10.45 p.m. Coty Programme pianist programme for sweethearts. ---Presented Forsyth -Arthur Young Presenting John Goodwood. A new brings you by the makers of Black Magic Chocolates. Samarkan-Vernon Kelso programme of haunting melodies, beauty Melodies 3.45 p.m - Zarmi-Rani Waller information, and John Goodwood, with ALBERT SANDLER PresentedbythemakersofMilkof astrologer, and student of the stars, who Memories with JackByfield(atthe piano) and Magnesia. will tell you how the planets shape your Reginald Kilby (on the 'cello). Compered 7.15 p.m. Eddie Pola and His Twisted destiny. byStephenWilliams. -Presented by Tunes.A programme of twisted words 11.0 to 12.0 (midnight) Request Boots The Chemists. and music. -Presented by the makers of Programme. 4.0 P.m. Monkey Brand. THE HORLICKS PICTURE HOUSE 7.30 p.m. Master -ofCeremonies BillyMilton SONGS AND SENTIMENT MONDAY, JAN. 31 Voice of Dick Powell A programme of piano and vocal duets, Vic Oliver featuring Helen Clare and Ronald Hill. 8.0 a.m. Waltz Time Winifred Shotter -Presented for your entertainment by the With Billy Bissett and His Waltz Time Peggy Cochrane makers of Danderine. Orchestra, Esther Coleman, Hugh Mervyn Saunders French and The Waltz Timers.- -Pre- 7.45 p.m. Dinner at Eight sented by Phillips Dental Magnesia. Rhythm Brothers Enid Stamp -Taylor introduces "My and Friends the Stars."The C. & B. Dance 8.15 a.m. GEORGE BARCLAY and JUDY SHIRLEY' The Horlicks All -Star Orchestra Band,directedbySydneyLipton. --- HORLICKS " MUSIC IN THE who sing the refrains Charlie plays under Presented by Crosse and Blackwell. MORNING " Debroy Somers Presented by Horlicks. Presented by Horlicks. 8.0 p.m. PALMOLIVE PROGRAMME 8.30 a.m. Scott's Movie Matinee Cadbury calling -bringingDon't 5.0 p.m. Ray of Sunshine Programme with Presentedbythe makersofScott's Emulsion. you a medley of old favour-forget Compered byChristopherStone. - Olive Palmer ites as a Tuesday morning Presented by the makers of Phillip's Tonic and 8.45 a.m. Yeast and Betox. Paul Oliver THE OPEN ROAD treat; and to tell you aboutMR. PENNY 5.30 p.m. 8.30 p.m. Luxembourg News Presented by Carters Little Liver Pills. Milk Tray Chocolates -theon THE OVALTINEYS (in French). 9.0 a.m. treat you can give yourself. Saturdays Entertainment especially broadcast for 9.0 p.m. MELODIES FROM THE MASTERS the League of Ovaltineys, with songs and HIGHLIGHTS ON PARADE Compered by RADIO 1293 METRES stories by the Ovaltineys, and Harry with Peter Heming Hemsley, accompanied by the Ovaltineys' Alfred Van Dam Presented by the makers of Kolynos Tooth Orchestra. -Presented by the makers of and his Paste. Ovaltine. Gaumont State Orchestra 9.15 a.m. LUXEMBOURG 6.0 P.m. and THE HAPPY PHILOSOPHER UP-TO-THE-MINUTE RHYTHM MUSIC Wyn Richmond A new programme of particular interest Ambrose and His Orchestra Presented by Macleans Limited. to all dog lovers. Both adults and children Tuesday morning with will eagerly await the arrival of their old 9.15 p.m. pal, The Happy Philosopher. Evelyn Dail BEECHAM'S RE -UNION Sam Browne with Presented by Bob Martin Limited. FEB 1 8-45 Vera Lynn Jack Payne and His Band Please turn to page 24 22 January 28, 1938 RADIO PICTORIAL

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4.30 p.m. The Family Circle 9.45 a.m. 6.45 to 7.0 p.m. Radio Luxembouri Gramophone records, compered by THE MILTON SISTERS Presents- -? ChristopherStone. -Presentedbythe Dinah Miller makers ofPhillips Tonic Yeast. and Pat Hyde WEDNESDAY, FEB. 2 4.45 p.m. with their entertaining announcer MARMADUKE BROWN Bob Walker 8.0 a.m. The Charm of the Waltz the lovable, eccentric inventor and Bringing you each week a melodious and his patient wife quarterofan hourofwaltz music. Arthur Young Presented by Matilda (atthe piano) Phillips Dental Magnesia. Presented by the makers ofPhillips Dental Presented byMilton. 8.15 a.m. Magnesia. HORLICKS " MUSIC IN THE 10.0 a.m. Fit as a Fiddle MORNING " 5.0 p.m. Borwick's Baking Powder PresentedbythemakersofCastorets Presentedby Horlicks. Concert. Brand Tablets. 10.15 to 10.30 a.m. Request 8.30 a.m. Scott's Movie Matinee 5.15 to 5.30 p.m. The Sunny Side Programme. PresentedbythemakersofScott's Featuring That FriendlyFellow. --Pre- Emulsion. sented by British Tutorial Institutes. 3.30 p.m. Concert of Music By the Luxembourg Station Orchestra. 8.45 a.m. 6.30 to 7.0 p.m. Request Programme GOOD MORNING 3.45 p.m. Ah ! Bisto A visit from Albert Whelan, bringing a On the air is Sidney Torch, at the organ, song, a smile and a story. and Webster Booth, the famous tenor, RepresentingthemakersofAndrews TUESDAY, FEB. 1 in popular melodies and songs. Liver Salt. 4.0 p.m. Fifteen Minutes of Variety At the Cafe Au Lait, featuring,Felix 8.0 a.m. Hildegarde The most fascinating personality of the Mendelssohn and His Orchestra, George by Phillips Dental Barclay, and Guest Artiste, Stella Roberta year. --Presented Presentedonbehalf ofNestle'sMilk Magnesia. Products, Ltd. 8.15 a.m. " 8.15 And All's Well " 4.15 p.m. FeaturingBrowning and Stem -Pre- THE GLYMIEL JOLLITIES sentedby the makers ofAlka-Seltzer. with 8.30 a.m.Household Hints by Mrs. Able SylviaCecil,Tessa Deane,Marjorie Presented by the makers ofVitacup. Stedeford, Gwen Catley, Clarence Trefor Jones will sing for you in Wright. Monte Rey, Neal Arden, Al theBoots' show at3.30 p.m. 8.45 a.m. Burtonand TheGlymielOrchestra CADBURY CALLING Presented by the makers ofGlymiel Jelly. on Thursday. and presenting Reminiscing with Charlie Kunz, playing 4.30 p.m. 9.30 a.m. With The Immortals melodies with memories, and HUNTLEY & PALMERS ASSORTED A musicalproblem,introduced by Janet Lind and George Barclay A mixed musical programme. Orpheus,and presented by the makers of singing for you Presented byHuntley & Palmers. Bisodol. Compere : Ralph Truman 4.45 p.m. 9.45 a.m.Keeping House With Elizabeth Presented by the makersofCadbury's MARMADUKE BROWN Milk Tray Chocolates. The lovable, eccentric inventor Craig.Introduced by Peter the Planter. and his patient wife, Presentedby Lyons' Green Label Tea. 9.0 a.m. Matilda 10.0 to 10.30 a.m.Tommy Dallimore MUSIC ON THE AIR PresentedbythemakersofMilkof andHis Band, broadcasting from the Presented by the makers ofKolynos Tooth Magnesia. Luxembourg Studio. Paste. 5.0 p.m. 3.30 p.m. Concert of Music 9.15 a.m. With The Immortals THE COLGATE REVELLERS By the Luxembourg Station Orchestra, Amusical problem,introduced by Presented by the makers ofColgate Ribbon under the direction of Henri Pensis. Orpheus, andpresented by the makers of Dental and Shaving Creams 4.0 P.m. Fireside Memories Bisodol. 5.15 to 5.30 p.m. Tommy Dallimore ListentoWinifredShotter's A programmeofworthwhilemusic. 9.30 a.m. Brown & Poison Cookery and His Band, broadcasting from the Presented by the makers ofCoalite. Club.Club news and cookery talks by Luxembourg Studio. sweet voice in Horlicks Picture 4.15 p.m. The Dansant the President, Mrs. Jean Scott. 6.30 p.m. Request Programme House at 4 p.m. on Sunday.

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RADIO LUXEMBOURG'S PROGRAMMES Become a 9.0 a.m. The Biggest Little Programme 9.30 a.m. Brown & Poison's Cookery 9.45 asst. Concert Starring Louise Brown, Peggy Desmond, Club.Club news and cookery talks by Presented by Brooke Bond Dividend Tea. Paul England, and Monia Litter. -spon- thePresident,oftheCookeryClub, 10.0 a.m. sored by the makers of Chocolate Crisp. Mrs. Jean Scott. MUSIC ON THE AIR BETTER 9.15 a.m. 9.45 a.m.Keeping House With Elizabeth Presented by the makers of Kolynos Tooth THE HAPPY PHILOSOPHER Craig.Introduced by Peter the Planter. Paste. A new programme of particular interest Presented by Lyons' Green Label Tea. 10.15 to 10.30 a.m. Ah ! Bisto toalldog lovers. Both adults and 10.0 a.m. On the air is Sidney Torch at the organ, children eagerly await the arrival of their MACLEAN'S MORNING MELODY and Webster Booth, the famous tenor, old pal, The Happy Philosopher. -Pre- Presented bythemakersofMaclean's in popular melodies and songs. COOK sented by Bob Martin Limited. Brand Stomach Powder. 3.30 p.m. Concert of Music 9.30 a.m. 10.15 to 10.30 a.m. Request By the Luxembourg Station Orchestra, OLIVER KIMBALL Programme directed by Henri Pensis. Listen to the Borwick's The Record Spinner 3.30 p.m. 4.0 p.m. Th4 Dansant Programme presented by Bisurated Mag- THE MEDICINE CHEST 4.15 p.m. Master O.K. the Saucy Boy Broadcast and pick up nesia. A programme of tunes and tonics devised Presented by the makers of Mason's O.K. by Sauce. 9.45 a.m. Radio Favourites Boots The Chemists useful hints while you Presented by Brooke Bond Dividend Tea. 4.30 P.m- The Family Circle Compered by Gramophone records, compered by 10.0 to 10.30 a.m. Stephen Williams ChristopherStone.- Presentedbythe are being entertained CARROLL GIBBONS Guest Artiste makers of Phillips Tonic Yeast. AND HIS RHYTHM BOYS Trefor Jones 4.45 p.m. Here isa professional cook's with 4.0 p.m. Fireside Memories MARMADUKE BROWN Anne Lenner A programme of " worth -while " music. The lovable, eccentric hint.If you want to make the George Melachrino Presented by the makers of Coalite. inventor and his patient wife, deliciouscakesandfeathery and 4 .15 p.m. Matilda pastries of an expert, use plain The Three Ginx G.P. TEA -TIME Presented bythemakersofMilkof Sponsored and presented by the makers of GeorgePayne &Co.,Ltd.,present Magnesia. flourandBorwick'sBaking Stork Margarine. Cavalcade of Memories (1897-1937) 5.0 p.m. Powder.This makes successful 3.30 p.m. Concert of Light Orchestral 4.30 p.m. Your Old Friend Dan MORTON DOWNEY Baking easy,for you get the Music. Singing his way into the home. -Pre - smiled by the makers of Johnson's Wax The Golden Voice of Radio right amount of Raising Power 3.45 P.m Polish. Presented by the makers of Drene Shampoo in each different cake or pastry. MACLEAN'S 4.45 p.m. 5.15 to 5.30 p.m. Glyco-Thymoline MUSICAL MATINEE MARMADUKE BROWN Programme. Numerology --a fascinating Take this tip and you, too, Presentedbythemakersof Maclean's The lovable, eccentric inventor talkshowinghow yourbirthdate Peroxide Toothpaste. affects your whole life, by James Leigh, will soon earn a reputation for and his patient wife, the famous numerologist. 4.0 P.m. Variety Matilda successful baking. 4.15 p.m. PresentedbyIkemakersofMilkof 6.30 p.m. PUTTING A NEW COMPLEXION Magnesia. KREEMA KOONS ON LIFE 5.0 p.m. Featuring DAYS AND TIMES OF BORWICK'S Presented by D.D.D. " MASTERS OF RHYTHM " Leonard Henry PROGRAMMES with Neal Arden Billy Thorburn 4.30 p.m. The Family Circle Helen Raymond Gramophone records compered by Presented by the makers of Feen-A-Mint. Every Monday, Luxembourg An Earful of Music Curtis and Ames ChristopherStone. -Presentedbythe 5.15 to 5.30 p.m. and (1293 m.), 5-5.15 p.m. makers of Phillips Tonic Yeast. FeaturingCeliaRyland. --Presented by Rentals. R.A.P., Ltd. Ronald Fletcher Every Friday, Normandy (269 m.1 4.45 p.m. 6.30 to 7.0 p.m. Tommy Dallimore Presented by Messrs. Needier's, Ltd. 10-10.15 a.m. MARMADUKE BROWN and His Band, from the Studio. 6.45 to 7.0 p.m. Tommy Dallimore The lovable, eccentric inventor and HisBand, from the Luxembourg and his patient wife, Studio. Matilda 11.0 to 1.0 a.m. Late Dance Music Presentedby the makers ofPhillips FRIDAY, FEB. 4 I Magnesia Beauty Creams. BORWICK'S 5.0 P.m 8.0 a.m. Hildegarde SATURDAY, FEB.5 CARSON ROBISON The most fascinating personality of the BAKING POWDER AND HIS PIONEERS year. -Presented by Phillips Dental 8.0 a.m. Programme of Popular Music The Best in the World Presented by the makers of Oxydol. Magnesia. Talk by Nurse Johnson on child prob- 5.15 to 5.30 p.m. Glyco-Thymoline 8.15 a.m. Record Review lems. --Presented by California Syrup of Programme. Numerology -a fascinating A programme ofpopularmelodies, Figs. talk,showinghowyourbirthdate chosen by Donald Watt. -Presented by 8.15 a.m. affects your whole life, by James Leigh. the makers of Parmint. HORLICKS' the famous Numerologist. 8.30 a.m. Chivers Concert MUSIC IN THE MORNING " YOU MUST 6.30 to 7.0 p.m. Tommy Dallimore Presented by Chivers & Sons, Ltd. Presented by Horlicks. and His Band from the Studio. 8.45 a.m. 8.30 a.m. Sunny Jim's Programme of HEAR OUT OF THE BLUE " Force " and Melody. The Programme of Surprises brought to 8.45 a.m. THURSDAY, FEB.3 I you out of the blue.Introduced by Ruth CADBURY CALLING Dunning -The Reckitt's Reporter. This A new blend of radio entertainment : 8.0 a.m. The Charm of The Waltz week Ruth Dunning hopes to bring you a TheExploitsofMr. Penny,"by NEEDLES Bringing you each week amelodious singing Princess, and, by way of contrast, Maurice Moiseiwitsch quarterofanhourofwaltzmusic. musicians from the streets of London, No. 9.--" Mr. Penny's Phone Presented by Phillips Dental Magnesia. playing rarely heard instruments. Call " Richard Goolden as " Mr. Penny," and Doris Gilmore as " Mrs. Penny," with BROADCAST Ernest Sefton. Foster Carlin, and Maurice Denham, and the music of Blackpool's Wizard of the Wiirlitzer, Reginald Dixon. Presented by Cadbury Brothers, Ltd. 9.15 a.m. THE HAPPY PHILOSOPHER A new programme of particular interest EViliAl111801111CER to all dog lovers, but of special interest to children, who will eagerly await the FRIDAY arrival of Uncle Phil. at6-30 Presented by Bob Martin Limited. FENNay Janet Lind's 9.30 a.m.Brown & Poison Cookery Club charming Club news and cookery talks by the voice will be Presidentofthe Cookery Club,Mrs. heardin Jean Scott. 9.45 a.m. Keeping House with Elizabeth "Cadbury Craig.Introduced by Peter the Planter. Calling" at' Presented by Lyons' Green Label Tea. LEONARD HENRY 8.45 a.m. on 10.0 a.m. Uncle Coughdrop's Party Tuesday. for the Kiddies. -Presented by Pineate HELEN RAYMOND Honey Cough Syrup. 10.15 to 10.30 a.m. BILLY THORBURN 8.15 a.m. 9.0 a.m. Zebo Time GOOD MORNING CURTIS and AMES HORLICKS A musicalcontrastof Grandmother's A visit from Albert Whelan, bringing a " MUSIC IN THE MORNING " romantic songs, with the gay rhythm of of smile, a song and a story. RONALD FLETCHER Presented by Horlicks. to -day. -Presented bythe makers Representingthe makersofAndrews 8.30 a.m. Zebo-Reckitt & Sons, Ltd. Liver Salt. THE OPEN ROAD and grand 9.15 a.m. Countryside 4.15 Pan. The Dansant Presented by the makers of Carter's Little A musical panorama ofour glorious Liver Pills. country highways and byways, featuring 4.30 p.m. Programme of Music SLOGAN 8.45 a.m. Simon The Singer andtheCarnation Presented by the makers of Ladderix. GOOD MORNING Countryside Quintet. -Presented by Car- 4.45 p.m. Showland Memories COMPETITION A visit from Albert Whelan, bringing a nation Milk. A musicalcavalcadeof theatreland, song, a smile and a story. past and present, with Webster Booth. Representingthemakersof Andrews 9.30 a.m. Edward Reach, Olive Groves, and the Liver Salt. THE MILTON SISTERS " Showlanders."-Presented by California NEEDLERS 9.0 a.m. Dinah Miller Syrup of Figs. MELODIES FROM THE MASTERS and 5.0 p.m. Station Concert Compered by Pat Hyde King's Cigarettes Peter Heming with their entertaining announcer 5.30 to 6.0 p.m. Kreema Bob Walker Football results programme. -Sponsored Presented by the makers of Kolynos Tooth by Ardath Tobacco Co., Ltd. Paste. and MILK CHOCOLATE 9.15 a.m. Ann French's Beauty Talks Arthur Young 6.30 P.m- Altcar's Radio Presented by the makers of Reudel Bath (at the piano) Review. Latest greyhound racing news, Creamy, Velvety c Delicious! Cubes. Presented by Milton. gossipand form on thisevening's programme. Information supplied by Wireless Publicity, Ltd Electra House, Victoria Embankment, 6.45 to 7.0 P.m. Station Concert 18 VARIETIES 2°. BLOCKS W.C.2.Sole Agents In the British Empire 11.0 to 1.0 a.m. Dancing Time 25 RADIO PICTORIAL January 28, 1938

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8.15 p.m. " Highlightson Parade" WithAlfredVan Dam and His State Broadcasting Orchestra, and Wyn Richmond. -Presented by the makers of Maclean's Peroxide Toothpaste. 8.30p.m. CARROLL LEVIS as and His Radio Discoveries " FurtherUnknownsofto -dayand Probable Stars of to -morrow" include, this week : Eve Lynn and Derek Chandler (Duetists) LY CI N5 Genie Green(Vocalist) Greville King (Xylophone) 10.45p.m. To -day's Horoscope ' Jimmy Freeman (Vocalist) A programme of mystery and music for Arthur Dowrick (Musical Saw) everybody. Birthday predictions and Discovered by CarrollLevis, and pre- advice for the future. -Presented by the sented by courtesy ofQuaker Oats, Ltd. makers ofJersey Lily Beauty Lotion. 11.0 p.m. "Comedy Corner " 8.45 p.m. Station Concert and News Thirty minutes of humour with -Gracie 9.0 p.m. Young and Healthy Fields,MaxMiller,George Formby, A programme of modern, snappy dance - Robb Wilton,Revnell and West, and rhythm and swing. -Sent to you by the M urgatroyd and Winterbottom.Your makers ofBile Beans. favourite laughter -makers together in a gramophone -record concert. 9.15 p.m. The Zam-Buk Programme of melody, song and humbur. 11.30 p.m. "As You Like It" Being a programme of request items. 9.30 p.m. Hildegarde Radio'smostfascinatingpersonality. 12(midnight) Close Down Royal Performance act -that delightful pair, Revnell and West figure Presented bythemakersof Phillips inthis week's "Comedy Corner" collection of famous humourists. Magnesia BeautyCream. Sunday, II p.m. 9.45p.m. Waltz Time MONDAY, JAN. 31 With BillyBissetand His Waltz Time Orchestra, Esther Coleman, Hugh 10.0 Dance Music French,and The Waltz Timers. An A delightful programme of rhythm hits. SINCE "kindly, philosophical" invitationtotheWaltz. -Fromthe 10.15 p.m. Sunny Jim Transmitting Tony Melrose was introduced makers ofPhillips Dental Magnesia. "Force"andMelody. Anew -time SUN., JAN. 30 toa prominent American film - ballad concert. -Presented by the makers actress, life for "The Man on the ofForce. 5.0p.m. Set" has hardly been worth living. 10.30 p.m. The MovieClub "SONG AND DANCE" It appears that the raging beauty Hollywood Highlights and Stop Press A programme of recent popular tunes, has never met our "friend of the News cabled direct from the film capital, performed by dance -combinations and stars" and rumour is abroad that with intimate glimpses of your favourite vocalists. -Presented byThompson, foot- "M. on S." appears in public these stars. --Presented by the makers ofLux ball -forecasting genius of Manchester. Toilet Soap. days, clubfooted -due no doubt to 10.45 Pm- Organ Parade 5.15 p.m. Your Old Friend Dan incessantleg -pulling from Uncle A feature whichis ever popular with Songs and sound advice from Lyle Evans, Tony.Honours were even, how- listeners who delightinthe work of with music by the JohnsonOrchestra. - ever, at the time of going to press, Britain's famous cinema organists. Presented bythemakersof Johnson's for "M. on S." had received pathetic 11.0 p.m. The Stage -Door Lounger Wax Polish. appeal from Northern listener who Radio Lyons' backstage reporter with thinks he has "such a lovely voice." his weekly "bag" of theatreland-celebrity 5.30 p.m. Dance Time gossip, and music from the hit -shows of Fifteen minutes of rhythmic harmony. The two boys are happy again now, for a spell. the moment. 11.30 p.m. Feminine Fancies 5.45 p.m. Peter the Planter C Blonde, brunette and redhead, stars of PresentsFredHartley'sSextet,with ONSTANT Lyons listener sends American and English radio, featured in Brian Lawrance.-On behalf ofLyons' yet another limerick :- this half-hour of their favourites. Green Label Tea. There was a young lady of Crewe, 12 (midnight) Close Down 6.0 P.m. Whose affairs with young men CARSON ROBISON were but few. WHAT do you think of those AND HIS PIONEERS From the C.R. Ranch, far out in the 'Till one day it chanced jollyfellows "The Miceter- West, thesefavouritesongsters bring With our Tony she danced, singers? Manylistenershave you their rhythm, melody and humour Now her signature tune is "Boo written to say how much they do of the range. -Sent to you by courtesy of Hoo." enjoy their weekly visit at 7.30 p.m. the makers ofOxydol. on Sundays to "The Micetersingers' 6.15 IP.m AL BOWLLYmakes his first Club" where the boys rehearse. MORTON DOWNEY appearance from Radio Lyons George, Bill, the Professor anda Radio's GoldenVoice on Sunday, February 6, at 11 p.m. whole host of other cheerful chaps and the Al is accompanied at the pianos by are always there and it really is good Drene Orchestra two vivacious young things who OliveGroves singsopposite fun.This is another programme ina programme of song and melody bear the names Honey and Almond. Webster Boothin "Showland Presented by the makers ofDrene. that you can't afford to miss. One is a striking blonde and the Memories" on Sunday at 6.30 p.m. other a pretty brunette with big 10.30 p.m. BRIAN LAWRANCE isback BEECHAM'S REUNION brown eyes.-These girls, together withusagain. Listeners with 'with Al Bowlly, are sure to produce missed him when he left " Palmolive JackPayne and His Band well above the 10.0 P.m. Billy Scott-Coomber something that's "SONGS AND SENTIMENT " Time," but they'll be very glad to Ronnie Genarder average, so don't miss the first one featuring know that they can hear him with Peggy Cochrane on Sunday, February 6, at 11 p.m. Helen Clare Fred Hartley's Sextet on Sundays and The programmes, by the way, are RonaldHill at 5.45 p.m. presented by Peter the Marjorie Stedeford presented by the makers of Hinds and Planter. The wholeprogramme compered by Honey and Almond Cream. Jay Wilbur and the ChristopherStone. - Sponsoredby Danderine Orchestra ONE of "Uncle" Tony Melrose's Beechams Pills, Ltd. A delightful programme of vocal -duets, pupils from the Academy at seasonedwithoneortwopopular "Toad -in -the -Hole" recently con- 7.0 p.m. melodies CARROLL GIBBONS Presented by the makers ofDanderine. fronted his master during a broad- cast,and,what is more, while that AND HIS RHYTHM BOYS 10.15 p.m. Dr. Fu Manchu TUNE IN TO With By Sax Rohmer. A further episode in the worthy was setting the class their Anne Leaner timeless war between Nayland Smith, homework. This, the latest "stooge" George Melachrino crimonalinvestigator,and Dr.Fu to our philosopher, takes refuge Sam Costa Manchu, arch -fiendof theOrient. under the name of " Ferdinand," RADIO LYONS and Episode No. 47. -"The Sleeping Venus." and in his own words, is "a man The Three Ginx Dr.Fu Manchu -Frank Cochrane, Nay - without a past.""Not that I've EVERY A programme of dance music, songs and land Smith -D.A. Clarke Smith,Dr. melodious memories by those famous Petrie -Gordon McLeod, Weymouth - lost my memory," he says (Tony artistes. -Presentedbythemakersof ArthurYoung, 1stPoliceman -Arthur thinks he never had one), "but I SATURDAY Stork Margarine. Young, 2nd Policeman -Vernon Kelso, just can't remember anything but EVENING AT 1I-15 Woman's Voice -Rani Waller, Inspector canings,ink -fightsand masters' 7.30p.m.At The "Micetersingers"Club Watford -Vernon Kelso, Voice -Frank facesonblackboards." This Cochrane, Preston -Arthur Young, Rorke bundle ofmischief inthe Sign FOR THE DAY'S A novel programme of merry music and -Arthur You ng . -Presented by the song. -Presented by the makers ofLiver- makers ofMilk of Magnesia. Please Programme is really quite pool Virus. sane and sober minus his Eton 10.30 p.m. Showland Memories FOOTBALL POOL A programme ofhitsfrom musical - jacket and once -white, stiff collar, 7.45 p.m. Station Concert and News comedy with Olive Groves, Webster but then, even Tony himself, with- Booth,andtheShowlanders.-Pre- out his cap and gown, is, well !at DIVIDENDS 8.00 p.m. Dance Music sented by the makers ofCalifornia Syrup least -sober. Ongramophone records. of Figs. 26 January 28, 1938 RADIO PICTORIAL Announcers : Gerald Carnes and Johnny Couper

11.30 p.m. The NightWatchman 10.45 p.m- Light Music Bringsanotherselectionofpleasant Away with "pep" and hot rhythm.Let music for the closing programme. the strings of the world's greatest light 12(midnight) Close Dowr. orchestras delight you for a brief spell. 11.0 p.m. Guess the Bands Radio Lyons' fascinating competition - feature, which has already become one WEDNESDAY, FEB. 2 of the most popular programmes on the air.You may win an attractive prize : 10.0 p.m. Dance a Little don't miss this bright half-hour. To the strains of "sweet" style rhythm - 11.30p.m. Trans -Atlantic bands in their latest recordings. Half an hour of rhythm and laughter in 10.15 p.m. "Sunny Jim's Consultation recent recordings from famous artiste, Series."In which this famous character in the U.S.A. interviews housewives from all parts of 12(midnight) Close Down theBritishIsles. -Presented by the makers ofForce. 10.30 p.m. FRIDAY, FEB. 4 PALMOLIVE TIME With Olive Palmer, Paul Oliver, and the 10.0p.m- Dance a Little Palmolivers.Palmolive's own collection Strict -tempodanceorchestrasin of radio -favourites in songs, duets and fifteen -minute programme for dancers. rhythm. 10.15 p.m. Bolenium Bill on Parade 11.0 p.m. Film Time Featuring BoleniumBill and his army of Another up-to-the-minute programme of daily workers. -Presentedby Bolenium news from Screenland, with delightful Overalls. musical selections, byThe Man on the 10.30 p.m. Vocal -Ivory -Ticklers Set,Radio Lyons' Friend of the Stars. Songster -pianists in half an hour of songs Address the Man on the Set at 10 Soho at the piano and piano solos. Square, London, W.I. "Smile, please !""Not likely," 11.0 p.m. Varied Fare The popular Brian Lawrance, who 11.30 p.m. Old and New Something for all tastes. says Ferdinand, TonyMelrose's Certain records, bearing early numbers sings with Fred Hartley's Sextet p.m. Afterthoughts latestpartner. See note on inthe Radio Lyons library -list,have 11.30 on Sunday's at 5.45 p.m. become firm favourites.Here they are Wasn't your "pet" record in the last opposite page request programme? Don't despair,it played with request -items,alternating may be in this selection of songs, solos, 10.45p.m. Film Time with selections from the latest arrivals and request items. Radio Lyons' own film -reporter,The -the favourites of to -morrow. Man on the Set,brings you the latest TUESDAY, FEB. 1 12 (midnight) Close Down 12(midnight) Close Down news from Screenland in another of his interesting, up-to-the-minute, first-hand bulletins. 10.0p.m. Variety SATURDAY, FEB. 5 11.15 p.m. Empire Pools Special Something for everyone in an enjoyable THURSDAY, FEB. 3 A programme of songs and good Cheer entertainment. -Offeredby the makers of 10.0 p.m. Hosand Highlights from Stage announcing to -day's football pool results. Stead Razor Blades. 10.0 p.m. Dance -Time and Screen. Music from stage -shows and 10.15 p.m. Bolenium Bill on Parade Featuring recorritogs of popular swing motion -pictures of yesterday, to -day and 11.30 p.m. Passing By With hisarmy of daily workers. -Pre- and sweet bands. to -morrow. --Presentedby The makers of Friendly, popularTony Melrose,with a Macleans Peroxide Toothpaste. further supply of remedies for "what ails sented byBolenium Overalls. 10.15 p.m. Cavalcade of the Stars you."Spend the last half of the day 10.30 p.m. Vaudeville With famous artistes in selections of their 10.15 p.m. Cavalcade of the Stars with Uncle Tony, and write to him at 10, Old-timers, the stars of yesterday; and great hits -Presented by the makers of Great stars in their greatest successes. - Soho Square, London, W.1. Presentedbythemakersof Thermos the modem snappy teams Of to -day's Thermos Flasks. 12(midnight) Close Down music -hall,collaborateto produce 30 10.30 p.m. Flasks. minutes of variety. OUT OF THE BLUE 10.30 p.m. 11.0 "H" Stands For -- Aprogramme of surprises. The Big Stars THE OPEN ROAD Information supplied by BROADCAST Quitea lot of things, including song -titles, and Personalities Brought to you out of Iscalling and our Caravan of Health ADVERTISING LTD.. of SO PALL MALL, some of which go to make up another the Blue, introduced by The Reckitt's wends its way down "Happiness Lane." LONDON, S.W.I,Sole Agentsfor intriguingedition of our alphabetical Reporter -Presentedbythemakers of Sponsored by the makers of Carter'sLittle RADIO LYONS. Programme Dept.: Vox, series. Reckitt's Blue. Liver Pills. 10a Soho Square,London,W.I.

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11.0 a.m. I.B.C. TIME SIGNAL 3.45 p.m. Times of Transmissions PUTTING A NEW COMPLEXION ON AL COLLINS AND HIS BAND N.B. All Times Stated are Greenwich LIFE From the Berkeley Hotel, London Mean Time Presented byD.D.D., Fleet Lane, E.C.4. playing Sunday. 7.45 a.m.-I2.30 p.m. 1.30 p.m.- 7.30 p.m. 11.15 a.m. Music in the Mayfair Manner 10.00 p.m.- 1.00 a.m. THE STORK RADIO PARADE Presented byPond's Face Powder. Weekdays: 7.45 a.m.-1 1.30 a.m. Presented by the makers ofStork Margarine 4.0 p.m. *2.00 p.m.-- 6.00 p.m. from the Stage of the Union Cinema, THE HORLICKS PICTURE HOUSE .1-12 (midnight) --1.00 a.m. Kingston -on -Thames MasterofCeremonies:BillyMilton "Thursday:2.30 p.m.-- 6.00 p.m. featuring Vic Oliver }Friday, Saturday, 12(midnight)-2.00 a.m. Harry Marconi Winifred Shotter Walsh and Barker Peggy Cochrane with Mervin Saunders Phil Park The Rhythm Brothers and and the voice of Jack Dowle Dick Powell SUNDAY, JANUARY 30 at the Organ and directedby The Horlicks All-Starer Orchestra Harold Ramsay under Announcer: Bob Walker Morning Programme 8.45 a.m. Sporting Special Debroy Somers Skater's Waltz,Waldteufel;Sailing Home, 11.45 a.m. Programmes in French Presented byHorlicks, Slough, Bucks. Assn. des Auditeurs de Radio Normandie. 7.45a.m. Studio Service Samuels;Selection -Mikado,Sullivan; 5.0 p.m. Peter the Planter From Rouen.Conducted by the Rev. little Grey Home in the West,Lohr; presentsFred Hartley's SextetandBrian C. Ross of All Saints' Church, Rouen. Follow the Bride, .Ellis;In the Mission Lawrance.--Onbehalf ofLyons' Green 8.0a.m. In Search of Melody by the Sea,Hill;My Nicolo,Lehar; Afternoon Programme Label Tea. GaietyEchoes, Caryl];Christel Waltz, Liberty Bell March,Sousa. -Sent you by Jam.;The Song of Songs,Moya; Artist's International Sporting Pools, Bath Road, 5.15 p.m. Life -Waltz, Strauss. -Presented byPyno- Bristol. 1.30 p.m. THE QUAKER QUARTER HOUR vape Brand Inhalant, Yeo Street, E.3. 9.15 a.m. I.B.C. TIME SIGNAL LOUIS LEVY featuring And His Symphony Carroll Levis 8.15 a.m. I.B.C. TIME SIGNAL The Movie Club.Highlights of Holly- with A Musical Sally.Selection -Aunt Sally, wood anda Hollywood "Stop Press And His Radio Discoveries Eve Becke Eve Lynn and Derek Chandler (duets) Woods;Sally,Haines;Just Another Sally, News."Cabled direct from the Film and Carlton;You Ought to See Sally on Capital. IntimateglimpseofEddie Gertie Green (vocalist) Sunday, Gerry Fitzgerald Greville King (xylophone) Woods. Cantor. -Presented bythemakersof Announcers: 8.30a.m. Musical Alphabet Lux Toilet Soap. Jimmy Freeman (vocalist) Old Comrades' March,Teike;0 Sole Mio, Bob Walker and Roy Plomley Arthur Dowrick (musical saw) diCapua; Over My Shoulder,Woods; 9.30 a.m. Showland Memories Presented byF. W. Hampshire & Co., Ltd., Presented by the makers ofQuaker Oats, Offto Philadelphia, Haynes. -Presented A MusicalCavalcadeofTheatreland, makers ofSnowfire Beauty Aids. Southall, Middlesex. byKia Ora. Past and Present,withEdward Reach, 2.0p.m. The Kraft Show Olive Grovesand the"Showlanders."- Directed byBillyCotton,withPeter 5.30 p.m. Hildegarde Presented byCalifornia Williams, Alan Breeze, Jack Doyle and The Most Fascinating Personality of the Year. -Presented Phillips 179 Acton Vale, W.3. Haverand Lee. -PresentedbyKraft by the makers of MagnesiaBeautyCreams,179 Acton 9.45 a.m. The Smoking Concert Cheese Company, Ltd., Hayes, Middlesex Vale, W.3. A Convivial Collection with a Cigarette At the Theatre ... and a Song on Their Lips,featuring 2.30 p.m. Listen to PhilParkpresentshis ownMedley of 5.45 p.m. The Adventures of Master O.K. Charlie the Chairman and The Smoking Organ Music.-Sponsored byHaliborange, featuringMaster O'Kay (The Saucy Boy), Concert Company. --PresentedbyRizla Allen & Hanburys, Ltd.,Radio Dept., UncleGeorge, BettyDale,Johnnie Cigarette Papers, Rizla House, Beresford E.C.2. Johnson and The O.K. Sauce Orchestra. " MASTERS OF Avenue, Wembley, Middlesex. --Presentedby O.K. Sauce, Chelsea 10.0a.m. Waltz Time 2.45 p.m. Works, S.W.18. WithBillyBissett and His Waltz Time THE OPEN ROAD Orchestra, Hugh French, Esther Cole- Presented byCarters Little LiverPills, manand theWaltz Timers. --Presentedby 64 Hatton Garden, E.C.I. Evening Programme RHYTHM" PhillipsDental Magnesia, 179 Acton 3.0 p.m. Vale, W.3. A SERENADE TO MELODY 6.0 p.m. Harold Ramsay An outstanding series of broadcasts 10.15 a.m. Presented byPond's Extract Co., Perivale, Atthe Organ. HungarianMarch, -new and different.Every week, CARSON ROBISON Greenford, Middlesex. Berlioz; Caprice Viennois, Kreisler; And His Pioneers 3.30 p.m. There's a Lull in My Life,Revel;Will Neil Arden brings toyou adif- Presented byOxydol Co.,Lcd., New- GAIETY STARS You Remember?Romberg;Good -night, ferent programme of a different type castle -on -Tyne. with Vienna,Posford;AttheBalalaika, of rhythmic music -illustrating how 10.30 a.m. Eddie Pola Leslie Henson Posford.-Presented for your entertainment it is played by the masters in their And His Twisted Tunes. A Programme Fred Emney byFynnon, Ltd. of Twisted Words and Music. -Presented Mary Lawson 6.15 p.m. More Showland Memories class :Rhumbas by crack Cuban bythe makers ofMonkey Brand, Unilever The Gaiety Singers A Musical CavalcadeofTheatreland, bands, Waltzes by the great Viennese House, Blackfriars, E.C.4. Written and devised by Leslie Henson Past and Present,withEdward Reach, orchestras,Swing -swung by au- 10.45 a.m. The Rowntree Aero Show and Douglas Furber, with the Gaiety Stars Olive Grovesand the"Showlanders."- Harry Roy and Bill Currie in The Lighter Orchestra, under the direction of Wolseley Presentedby California Syrup ofFigs, thenticswingsters--every week a SideofLifewhilethe famous band Charles 179 Acton Vale, W.3. different type -from the music the "swings it." -Presentedby the makers of Presented byHuntley and Palmer, Ltd., Rowntree's Aero Chocolate. Biscuit Manufacturers,Reading. 6.30p.m. . . . whole world taps its feet to RINSO RADIO REVUE listen to it as the masters play it. featuring Jack Hylton and His Band It's a thrill I Peggy Dell Alice Mann Molly, Mary and Marie LUXEMBOURG Sam Browne Tommy Handley Every Sunday morningat8.30 compered by Eddie Pola Presented by the makers ofRinso, Unilever NORMANDY House, Blackfriars, E.C.4. 7.0 p.m. Black Magic Every Wednesday afternoon at 3.45 "The Ace of Hearts Orchestra" ina Programme for Sweethearts. -Presented by the makers ofBlack Magic Chocolates. Listen also to the 7.15p.m.TheBiggest Little Programme RHYMING RACONTEUR StarringLouise Browne, Peggy Desmond, and his album of records. Paul England and Monia Litter. - LUXEMBOURG. Sponsored byRowntree's,the makers of Chocolate Crisp. Every Thursday afternoon .at 5.0 7.30 p.m. Programmes in French Assn. des Auditeurs de Rad:- Normandie. PRESENTED BY THE MAKERS OF 10.0 p.m. Variety 10.30 p.m. John Good wood andThe CotyQuintette. A New Programme of Haunting Melodies with Beauty Information and John Goodwood FEEN-A-MINT (Astrologer)TellingYou How the Planets Shape Your Destiny. -Presented THE DELICIOUS MINT -FLAVOURED byCoty (England), Ltd. LAXATIVE FOR SLIM, VIGOROUS Molly, Maryand Marie are in the Rinso Radio Revue this Sunday at 10.45 p.m.Invitation to Czechoslovakia HEALTH 6.30 p.m. Please turntopage 31 28 January 28, 1938 RADIO PICTORIAL TWO STARS OUR RADIO LETTER ARE BORN! BOX Readers Write to the Editor.. . eSaoot&cl Stars are seldom born as twins-but and the Editor Replies Half a crownispaidforeachletter and meet Pat and Dinah and you'll agree Published on this page. Write to "Radio that they are exceptions. They're Letter Box," "Radio Pictorial," 37/38 Chancery Lane, London, W.C.2. Anony- while full of fun, and they sing like angels.- mous letters are ignored. Write on one side up-to-date angels! They're a duet of the paper only. 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11.0 p.m. Vaudeville 3.0 p.m. Advance Film News -Presented byWestern SportsPools, Presented byAssociated British Cinemas, Westgate Chambers, Newport, Mon. TUESDAY, FEB. I 30 Golden Square, W.I. 11.15 p.m. Lament Without Tears p.m. 11.30 p.m. Normandy Playbill 7.45 a.m. Laugh and Grow Fi Thos. Hedley & Co., Ltd. Advance News and Some of Next Week's withJoeMurgatroyd (TheLadfra proudly present High Spots. Yorkshire)andPoppet at the Piano. - MISS GRACIE FIELDS 11.45 p.m. Mandoline Serenade Presented byNemakol, Braydon Road, introducing 12 (midnight) Melody at Midnight N.16. New Songs and Old Favourites in Every Hal Grayson and His Orchestra.Guest 8.0 a.m. Romeos of the Radio Programme Artistes: The Rhythm Rascals(Electrical Introduced byDiana -The Outdoor Girl, accompanied by Fred Hartley and His Orchestra Recordings). -PresentednightlybyBile Jack Cooper(ElectricalRecordings). - Beans, C. E. Fulford, Ltd., Leeds. Presented byOutdoor Girl, Brunel Road, 3.30 p.m. 12.30 a.m. I.B.C. TIME SIGNAL East Acton, W.3. MORTON DOWNEY Dance Music. 8.15 a.m. I.B.C. TIME SIGNAL The Golden Voice of Radio 1.0 a.m. I.B.C. Goodnight Melody Jane and John. -Presented. Drages, Presented byThos. Hedley & Co., Ltd., Close Down. Ltd., Everyman House, Oxford Street, makers ofDrene Shampoo. W.I. 8.30 a.m. Contrasts Neal Arden Introducing Mrs. Able.It's the Natural Presents Thing to Do,Johnston;Lord and Lady MASTERS OF RHYTHM MONDAY, JAN. 31 Whoozis,Lerner;You Needn't Have Kept A Programme illustrated by Outstanding It a Secret,O'Connor;Love Was Born, Recordings by Famous Orchestras and Mayer1.-PresentedbyVitacup,Win- Artistes 7.45 a.m. Laugh and Grow Fit Sponsofed byFeen-a-M int, Thames House. withJoeMurgatroyd(The Ladfra' carnis Works, Norwich. Yorkshire)andPoppet at the Piano. - 8.45 a.m. Film Rhythm S.W.I. 9.15 a.m. Tunes We All Know 4.0 p.m. Popular Tunes Presented byNemakol, Braydon Road, Presentedforyour by N.16. Presented by Limestone Phosphate, entertainment 8.0 a.m. Braydon Road. N.I6. Fynnon, Ltd. MUSIC IN THE MORNING 9.30 a.m. Ann French's 4.15 p.m. Songs From the Screen Presented byHorlicks, Slough, Bucks. BeautyTalks. -Presented byReudel Bath "Romeo oftheRadio" -Jack 4.45 p.m. Fingering the Frets Cubes, Braydon Road, N.I6. A Programme for Instrumental Enthu- 8.15 a.m. 8.15 -And All's Well Cooper (Tuesday, 8 a.m.) siasts. An Early MorningProgramme to 9.45 a.m. Waltz Time Encourage the Healthy, Happy Side of With Billy Bissett and His Waltz Time 5:015V p.m.ri I.B.C. TIME SIGNAL Orchestra, Esther Coleman, Hugh 4.30 p.m. Potted Revue Life,featuringBrowning andStarr. -- I.B.C. TIME SIGNAL Invitation to Czechoslovakia PresentedbyAlka Seltzer Products. Frenchand theWaltz Timers. --Presented 5.0 P.m. p.m. 8.30. a.m. I.B.C. TIME SIGNAL bePhillip's Dental Magnesia, 179 Acton Light Orchestral Concert. Presented byThe Czechoslovak Travel Vale, W.3. 5.15 p.m. A Quarter -Hour Programme Bureau. . and SpeakingoftheWeather 10.0 a.m. I.B.C. TIME SIGNAL For Boys and Girls.Birthday Greetings 5.30 p.m. Hawaiian Echoes here is The Musical Barometer. - From the Uncles. Sporting Special Sponsored byKeen Robinson & Co., Ltd., Normandy Playbill.Advance News and 5.45 p.m. Some of Next Week's High Spots. 5.30 p.m. Sent you byInternational Sporting Pools, makers ofWaverley Oats. PALMOLIVE TIME Bath Road, Bristol. 8.45 a.m. Jane and John 10.15 a.m. THE OPEN ROAD with 43.0 p.ni Programmes in French PresentedbyDrages,Ltd.,Everyman Assn. des Auditeurs de Radio Normandie. House, Oxford Street, W.I. Bond of Friendship,Rogan;We'll All Go The Palmolivers Riding on a Rainbow,Wood;Ca c'est Paul Oliver 12 (midnight) Melody at Midnight 9.0 a.m. I.B.C. TIME SIGNAL Henry King and His Orchestra. THE OPEN ROAD Paris,Padilla;There's a New World, and Guest Carr; Scottish March,Haines. -Presented Olive Palmer Artiste: Carol Lee(Electrical Recordings). Colonel Bogey,Alford;You've Got to Presented byPalmolive Soap, Palmolive, -Presented nightly byBile Beans, C. E. S -M -I -1.-E, Stowing;SemperFidelis, byCarter's Little Liver Pills, 64 Hatton Garden, E.C.I. Ltd., S.W.I. Fulford, Ltd., Leeds. Sousa;Everything's in Rhythm With 6.0 p.m. Programmes in French 12.30 a.m. I.B.C. TIME SIGNAL My Heart,Sigler;WashingtonPost, Assn. des Auditeurs de Radio Normandie. Dance Music. Sousa.- Presented byCarter's Little Liver 12 (midnight) Melody at Midnight 1.0 a.m. I.B.C. Goodnight Melody Pills, 64 Hatton Garden, E.C.I. Tom Doringand HisBoys. Guest Close Down. 9.15 a.m. Sporting Special Artiste: Art Tatum(Electrical Record- Sent you byInternational Sporting Pools, tngs).-Presented nightly byBile Beans, Please turn to next page Bath Road, Bristol. C. E. Fulford, Ltd., Leeds. 9.30 a.m. From the HillBilly Cabin 12.30 a.m. I.B.C. TIME SIGNAL 9.45 a.m. Hildegarde Dance Music. The Most Fascinating Personality of the 1.0 a.m. I.B.C. Goodnight Melody Year. -PresentedbyMilk of Magnesia, Close Down. CARROLL LEVIS'S 179 Acton Vale, W.3. 10.0 a.m. I.B.C. TIME SIGNAL Potpourri of Light Music.. MOST POPULAR 10.30 a.m. In Search of Melody WEDNESDAY, FEB. 2 Presented bePynovape Brand Inhalant, Yeo Street, E.3. 7.45 a.m. Laugh and Grow Fit DISCOVERY 10.45 a.m. Music We Remember WithJoeMurgatroyd(The Ladfra' 11.0 a.m. I.B.C. TIME SIGNAL Yorkshire)andPoppet at the Piano. For Sunday, January 16th DanceMusic. --Presented byRoboleine, 8.0 a.m. 51 Clapham Road, S.W.9. MUSIC IN THE MORNING was 11.15 a.m. Something For Everybody Presented byHorlicks, Slough, Bucks. 11.30 a.m. Programmes in French 8.15 a.m. I.B.C. TIME SIGNAL Assn. des Auditeurs tie Radio Normandie. Prosperity Programme,featuringAltair JOSEPH RAINSLEY 2.0 p.m. Peter the Planter TheAstrologer. -Presentedby Odol, whistling andA Particular Lady Talk Over Tea Odol Works, Norwich. to the Music of the Fantasia Orchestra. - 8.30 a.m. . . and Speakingof the " Broken Hearted Clown" Sponsored byLyons' Green Label Tea. Weatherhere isThe Musical Barometer. 2.15 p.m. Accordion Favourites --Sponsored byKeen Robinson & Co., This artiste received the greatest 2.30 p.m. Arthur Young Ltd.,makers ofWaverley Oats. andAFriend. TheI.B.C.Musical 8.45 a.m. Songs You Will Never Forget number of votes from listeners Director at the Piano introduces listeners FeaturingFred Hartley and His Orchestra and has therefore been awarded toa Radio Guest. --Sponsored byThe Tommy Kinsman, director of the withBrian Lawrance (vocalist)andJohn the Quaker Oats Cash Prize for Mentholatum Co., Ltd., Slough, Bucks. O.K. Sauce Orchestra. Hear Stevenson(narrator). -Presented byJohn- 2.45 p.m. Beauty and Romance son's Glo-Coat, West Drayton, Middle- the week. Palace in Paradise; Dancing Under the him every Sunday at 5.45 p.m. sex. Stars,Harry Owen;Water Lilies by the 9.0 a.m. I.B.C. DIME SIGNAL Don't miss CARROLL LEVIS and Moonlight,Stock;SilveryMoon and 10.30 a.m. Cookery Nook. Your Rendezvous with Golden Sands,Pease. --Presented by POPULAR CONCERT Phyllis Peck, McDougall's Cookery Expert his latest Hinds, Ltd., S.W.20. Presented byMacleans, Ltd., Great West ----Presented byMcDougal's, Ltd., Millwall 3.0 p.m. Advance Film News Road, Brentford. Docks, E.14. RADIO DISCOVERIES next week ! Presented byAssociated British Cinemas, 10.45 a.m. Brass Band Music 9.15 a.m. With the Immortals 30 Golden Square. W.I. 11.0 a.m. I.B.C. TIME SIGNAL A Musical Problemintroducedby Orpheus 3.15 p.m. Prosperity Programme LEISURE AT ELEVEN --Presented byBisodol, 12 Chenies Street, AND DON'TFORGET YOUR featuringAltairtheAstrologer. -Pre- Featuring Mrs. Feather W.C.I. VOTE. sentedbyOdol, Odol Works, Norwich. Little Old Lady,Carmichael;In a Clock 9.30 a.m. These Were Hits IT MAY MEAN A STAGE 3.30 p.m. Your Requests Store,Orth;It Looks Like Rain in Cherry 9.45 a.m. A Programme of Popular Music CONTRACT FOR ONE OF THESE 4.0 p.m. What's On BlossomLane, Leslie. -Presented on With a Talk by Nurse Johnston on Child Stop Press Reviews of the Latest Films, behalf ofGoblinElectricalProducts, Problems. -Presented by California Syrup "UNKNOWNS " Shows and Other Attractions,byEdgar Fulham, S.W.6. of Figs, 179 Acton Vale, W.3. Blatt, the I.B.C. Special Critic. 11.15 a.m. Sporting Special 10.0 a.m. I.B.C. TIME SIGNAL 4.15 p.m. Sunny Songs Sent you byInternational Sporting Pools, Light Music. NORMANDY 5.0 p m. I.B.C. TIME SIGNAL Bath Road, Bristol. 10.30 a.m. An All -Scottish Concert LYONS Variety. 11.30 a.m. Programmes in French Presented by Scott's Porage Oats, 5.15 p.m. Invitation to Czechoslovakia Assn. des Auditeurs de Radio Normandie. A.& R. Scott, Ltd., Colinton, Midlothian. 5SUND'15 pAY.m' 8.30 p.m. Perpetuum Mobile,Strauss;Intermezzo, 2.0 p.m. Miniature Matinee 10.45 a.m. My Southern Home Tronandasi, n through SUNDAY Coleridge -Taylor;Slavonic Dance,Dvorak; 2.30 p.m. Old Favourites 11.0 a.m. I.B.C. TIME SIGNAL I. B.O. Ltd. Mazurka,Delibes.-Presented byThe 2.45 p.m. Beauty and Romance TheColgateRevellers. ---Presentedby Czechoslovak Travel Bureau. Presented byHinds Ltd., S.W.20. Colgate's Ribbon Dental Cream, Colgate, 5.30 p.m. A Quarter -Hour Programme 3.0 p.m. Ltd., S.W.I. LUXEMBOURG 10.30 p.m. For Boys and Girls.Birthday Greetings OLIVER KIMBALL 11.15 a.m. Listento Vitbe SUNDAY From the Uncles. The Record Spinner Presented by VitbeBread, Crayford, Kent. 5.45 p.m. Yesterday's Favourites Presented beBismag, Ltd., Braydon Road, 11.30 a.m. Programmes in French 6.0 p.m. Programmes in French N.I6. Assn. des Auditeurs de Radio Normandie. Assn. des Auditeurs de Radio Normandie. 3.15 p.m. Dancing Reflections 2.0 p.m. Peter the Planter - JOE DANIELS* 12 (midi fight) Melody at Midnight IntheMusical Mirror.--Presentedby andA. Particular Lady Talk Over Tea. Stage, Radio & Recording Star Jimmie Grier and His Orchestra.Guest Novopine Foot Energiser, Yeo Street, To the Music of the'Fantasia Orchestra. - Artiste: Cleo Brown(Electrical Record- E.3. Sponsored byLyons' Green Label Tea. (LATE HARRY ROY'S BAND) ings). -Presented nightly byBile Beans, 3.30 p.m. The Magic Carpet 2.15 p.m. In Search of Melody London's principal distributors of Musical C. E. Fulford, Ltd., Leeds. 4.0 p.m. Song Hits Presented byPynovape Brand Inhalant, Instruments, Drums,Accordions,Saxo- 12.30 a.m. I.R.C. TIME SIGNAL byMack Gordon and Harry Revel. Yeo Street, E.3. phones, Trumpets, Guitars, etc. etc. Dance Music. Soaring with Seraflo Popular Pairs 4.15 p.m. 2.30 p.m. Dept. R, 4 Soho Street, lAUTSs' 1.0 a.m. I.B.C. Goodnight Melody Presented by the proprietorsofSeraflo 2.45 p.m. Beauty and Romance GER. Close Down. Self Raising Flour, Dartford, Kent. Presentedby Hinds, Ltd., S.W.20. till Oxford Street, London, W.I. Flu

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THURSDAY, FEB. 3 FRIDAY, FEB. 4 SATURDAY, FEB. 5 7.45 a.m. 7.45 a.m. Laugh and Grow Fit 7.45 a.m. LAUGH AND GROW FIT WithJoeMurgatroyd(The Ladfra' LAUGH AND GROW FIT with Yorkshire)andPoppet at the Piano. with Joe Murgatroyd Presentedby Kolynos Toothpaste. Joe Murgatroyd (The Lad fra' Yorkshire) 8.0 a.m. (The Lad fra' Yorkshire) and MUSIC IN THE MORNING and Poppet at the Piano Gangway,Goodhart;Day in Day Out, Poppet at the Piano Presented hrKolynos Toothpaste. Evans;Eight Bars in Search of Melody, Presented byKolynos Toothpaste. 8.0 a.m. Hudson;Wilhelmina,Clark;Smile When 8.0 a.m. OUT OF THE BLUE You Say Goodbye,Parr -Davies.. -Pre- MUSIC IN THE MORNING A Programme of Surprises, the Big Stars sented byHorlicks, Slough, Bucks. The Lady Who Couldn't BeKissed, and Personalities Brought to You Out of 8.15 a.m. 8.15 -And All's Well Warren;Hometown, Kennedy;Hick the Blue AnEarlyMorning Programme to Stomp, Phillips; Medley; Twinkle, introduced by Encourage the Healthy Happy Side of Twinkle, Little Star,Oakland. -Presented Ruth Dunning Life, with Browning and Starr. -- byHorlicks, Slough. Bucks. The Reckitt's Reporter Presentedby Alka Seltzer Products. 8.15 a.m. I.B.C. TIME SIGNAL Presented by the makers ofReckitt's Blue, 8.30 a.m. I.B.C. TIME SIGNAL Farmyard Frolics. --Presented by the Reckitt and Sons, Ltd., Hull. Pictures on the Wall. -Presentedby.the makers ofChix, 8 Devonshire Grove, makers ofParmint, 161 Smedley Street, S.W.IS. 8.15 a.m. I.B.C. TIME SIGNAL Happy Days Zebo Time. A Musical Contrastof S.W.8. 8.30 a.m. Grandmother's Romantic Songs, with the 8.45 a.m. One Thing Leads To - Presentedby Wincarn is, Wi ncarnis Works, Gay Rhythm ofTo -dm -Presented by Presented by Sunny Jimonbehalf of Norwich. Zebo, Reckitt and Sons, A. C. Fincken &Co., Clifton House, 8.45 a.m. Sunny Jim's the makers of Euston Road, N.W.I. Young Folk's Programme. -Presented by Ltd., Hull. A.C. Fincken & Co., Clifton House, 8.30 a.m. Popular Tunes 9.0 a.m. I.B.C. TIME SIGNAL Euston Road, N.W.I. Presentedforyourentertainment by Round the World. --PresentedbyHan - 9.0 a.m. I.B.C. TIME SIGNAL Fynnon, Ltd. cock's the Chemists, Fleet Street, E.C.4. 9.15 a.m. Light Fare,introducingMrs.Able. - The voice of Dick Powell will be 8.45 a.m. Songs of the Century THE GLYMIEL JOLLITIES Presentedby Vitacup, Wincarnis Works, Presented byJersey Lily Beauty Lotion, with Norwich. heardthis SundayinHorlicks Dept. CIO, 15 Burrard Street. Jersey, C.1 Sylvia Cecil 9.15 a.m. Take a Chance Picture House -4 p.m. 9.0 a.m. I.B.C. TIME SIGNAL. Tessa Deane 9.30 a.m. A Quarter of an Hour's Light Music.Selection -Hide and Seek, Marjorie Stedeford Entertainment for Mothers and Children. Ellis;Baby's Sweetheart,Corti;Quiver. Gwen Catley ---Presented byUncle Coughdropand the ing Quavers,Thomas;Naila Intermezzo, Clarence Wright Pineate Aunties and Uncles. -Presented Delibes;Lilac Domino and Chocolate Monte Rey hr Pineate Honey Cough Syrup, Braydon RADIO Soldier,Straus;Waltz Medley,Cuvillier. Neal Arden Road, N.I6. 9.15 a.m. Al Burton 9.45 a.m. The Milton Sisters and The Milton Sisters MEDITERRANEE PAT HYDE AND DINAHMILLER PAT HYDE AND DINAH MILLER The Glymiel Orchestra with their Entertaining Announcer (Juan-les-Pins) with their Entertaining Announcer Presented by the makers ofGlymie! Jelly. 235.1 m.. 1176 Kcts. Bob Walker 9.30 a.m. Radio Favourites Bob Walker and Presented on behalf ofBrooke Bond & Co., and Arthur Young at the Piano Ltd., London, E.!. Arthur Young at the Piano Presentedby Milton, John Milton House, Time of Transmission Presented byMilton, John Milton House, 9.45 a.m. Programme of Popular Music Sunday: 10.30 p.m. -I.0 a.m. N.7. Talk by NurseJohnstonon Child N.7. 9.30 a.m. Problems. -PresentedbyCalifornia Syrup 10.0 a.m. I.B.C. TIME SIGNAL TUNES YOU MIGHT HAVE HEARD Popular Dance Orchestras. of Figs, 179 Acton Vale, W.3. Light Orchestral Concert SUNDAY, JAN. 30 jubilee Dance Memories; Wedding of the I.B.C. TIME SIGNAL 10.30 a.m. Rose,Jesse!:Post Horn Swing, Koenig; 10.0 a.m. 11.0 a.m. I.B.C. TIME SIGNAL KITCHEN WISDOM Listen to Vitbe.-PresentedbyVitbe Bread. Animal Antics,Wark.-Presented by the Presented byBorwicks Baking Powder, 10.30 p.m. Film Reminiscences proprietors ofLavona Hair Tonic, Braydon Crayford, Kent. You Ought to Be in Pictures (New York Road, N.16. I Bunhill Row, S.W.I. 11.15 a.m. Something 10.15 a.m. Dream Waltzes Programmes in French Town), Heyman; Happy (Happy), 9.45 a.m. Hildegarde 11.30 a.m. Lupin;ThisLittlePiggy Went to The Most Fascinating Personality of the Presentedby TrueStory Magazine, Assn. des Auditeurs de Radio Normandie. 30 Bouverie Street, E.C.4. Military Moments Market (Eight Girls in a Boat), Costa/a; Year. --Presentedb'.Milk of Magnesia, 10.30 a.m. 2.0 p.m. IfIHad a Talking Picture of You 179 Acton Vale, W.3. Presentedbythemakers ofHaywards Where SONGS AND MUSIC Military Pickle, Montford Place, Kensing- (Sunny Side Up),Schuster; 10.0 a.m. I.B.C. TIME SIGNAL FROM STAGE AND SCREEN There's You There's Me (Jack of All Relay of Religious Musicfrom theBasilica ton. Presented byMacleans, Ltd., Great West 2.15 p.m. The Magic Carpet Trades),Sigler;I'll String Along with of Ste. Therese de ['Enfant Jesusat Road, Brentford. You (Twenty Million Sweethearts), Lixieux. 2.30 p.m. Arthur Young You Brought a New Kind of Love 10.45 a.m. Rhythm andA Friend. The Musical Dubin; 2.30 p.m. Miniature Matinee LB.C. to Me (The Big Pond),Fain;Look What The King's Navee,Dunn;Moonlight on 11.0 a.m. I.R.C.FascinatingTIME SIGNAL Director at the Piano introduces Latest Hits by Popular Screen Stars. -- Listeners to a Radio Guest You've Done (TheKid from Spain), the Waterfall,Kennedy;Pleasure Cruise, -Presented by Kahn. Maitland;Rumba Medley; Hometown, PresentedbyLadderix,Ltd.,Slough, theMentholatumCo.,Ltd.,Slough, 11.0 p.m. Variety Kennedy. Bucks. Bucks. The Love Bug Will Bite You,Tomlin; 2.45 p.m. Beauty and Romance 11.15 a.m. Something for Everybody 2.45 p.m. The Whirl of the World With My Shillelagh Under My Arm, Presented byHinds, Ltd., S.W.20. 11.30 a.m. Programmes in French Presented byMonseigneur News Theatres. Assn. des .4uditeurs de Radio Normandie. Advance Film News O'Brien;Pardon Me, Pretty Baby, Rose; 3.0 p.m. An Earful of Music 3.0 p.m. On My Little Toboggan,Box;Poor Little Show Boat Shuffle,Ellington;Whispers 2.0 p.m. Peter the Planter Presentedby Associated British Cinemas, andA Particular Lady Talk Over Tea. 30 Golden Square, W.I. Angeline,Kennedy;Hang It in the Hen in the Dark,Hollander;T Got Rhythm, House,Fields;Selection -Road House, Gershwin;Stare in My Eyes,Kreisler; To the Music of the Fantasia Orchestra.- 3.15 p.m. Heart of the World Sponsored byLyons' Green Label Tea. Dancing Time Woods; The Merry -go -Round Broke The ValleeMedley. -Presented byRentals 3.30 p.m. Down,Friend. R.A.P., Ltd., 183 Regent Street, W.I. 2.15 p.m. Sporting Special A Programme of Dance Music chosen by Father's Favourites 3.15 P.m. Hollywood Personalities Sent youby International Sporting Pools, Victor Silvester. 11.30 p.m. Swing Music Only a Bird in a Gilded Cage, vonTilser; (Electrical Recordings). Bath Road, Bristol. 4.0 p.m. Daddy Wouldn't BuyMea Bow Wow, 3.30 p.m. Sporting Special 2.30 p.m. Dancing Reminiscences Request Programme fromMr.H. J. Beauty and Romance Keegean of Leytonstone, London, E.I I. ' Tabrar;After the Ball,Harris;Two Little Sentyou by International Sporting Pools, 2.45 P.m. GirlsinBlue,Graham;LittleAnnie Bath Road. Bristol. Presented byHinds. Ltd., S.W.20. 4.15 p.m. Old Favourites Musical Cavalcade Theatreland Rooney,Nolan;Are We to Part Like 3.45 p.m. Dancing Reflections 3.0 p.m. 4.45 p.m. This?Collins. IntheMusicalMirror. -Presentedby. Presented by the nublishers ofCavalcade, 5.0 p.m. I.B.C. TIME SIGNAL. 11.45 p.m. Accordion Band Music Novopine Foot Energiser, Yen Street, 2 Salisbury Square, E.C.4. AnEarfulofMusic,featuringCelia Let's Have a Jolly Good Time, Kesler; E.3. 3.15 p.m. The Magic Carpet Ryland.--/'resentedbyRentalsR.A.P., All Alone in Vienna,Ilda;A Cowboy's 4.0 p.m. Jane and John 3.30 p.m. lane and John Ltd.. 183 Regent Street. W.I. Goodnight My Love, PresentedbyDrages, Ltd.,Everyman Wedding Day,Noel; Hope You Will Like.Believe Me if All 5.15 p.m. Memories Revel. Those Endearing Young Charms,Moore; House, Oxford Street, W.I. Presentedby Du Mau rierCigarettes, In Search of Melody 12 (midnight) Light Orchestral Concert Just the Way You Look To -night,Kern; 3.45 p.m. I Sekforde Street, E.C. I. Presented byPynovape Brand Inhalant, 1.0 a.m. I.B.C. Goodnight Melody Tramps at Sea,Stothart;That's Why 5.30 p.m. Who Won! Close Down. Darkies Were Born. --PresentedbyDrages Yeo Street, E.3. TheResultsofAssociationFootball Ltd., Everyman House, Oxford Street, 4.0 p.m. Light Music Matches played to -day will be broadcast W.I. 4.15 p.m. What's On as soon as they come to hand. -Sent You 4.15 p.m. Traditional Airs Stop Press Reviews of the Latest Films. by InternationalSportingPools.,Bath 4.30 p.m. Fifteen Minutes of Variety and Shows and Other Attractions, by Edgar Road, Bristol. EntertainmentattheCafé AuLait. Blatt.. the Special I.B.C. Critic. 6.0 p.m. Programmes in French RADIO To -day's Guest Artiste,June Malo.- Fingers of Harmony Assn. des Auditeurs de Radio Normandie. Presented byNestle's Milk Products. Presented by theproprietorsofDaren 12 (midnight) Melody at Midnight LJUBLJANA 4.45 p.m. Normandy Playbill Bread, Daren, Ltd.. Dartford, Kent. EddyFitzpatrick andHisOrchestra. Advance News and Some of Next Week's 4.45 p.m. Gems from Favourite Operas GuestArtistes:The Three Brownies 569.3 m., 527 Kcis. High Spots. 5.0 p.m. I.B.C. TIME SIGNAL (Electrical Recordings). -Presented nightly 5.0 p.m. I.B.C. TIME SIGNAL Novelty Orchestras. byBile Beans, C. E. Fulford, Ltd., Leeds. Accordion Favourites. 5.15 p.m. A Quarter -Hour Programme 12.30 a.m. I.B.C. TIME SIGNAL. Time of Transmission 5.15 p.m. A Quarter -Hour Programme For Boys and Girls.Birthday Greetings Friday: 9.30-10.0 p.m. For Boys and Girls.Birthday Greetings From the Uncles. MelodyCalling.-PresentedbyBritish Home &OfficeTelephones, 31 From the Uncles. 5.30 p.m. Variety Ltd., Announcer: F. Miklavcic Programmes in French Great Peter Street, S.W.I. 5.30 p.m. Request Programme 6.0 p.m. 12.45 a.m. Dance Music From Mr. Gerald Murley of Bridport, Assn. des A uditeurs de Radio Normandie. 9.30 p.m. Popular Potpourri Dorset. 12 (midnight) Melody at Midnight 1.0 a.m. I.B.C. TIME SIGNAL Post Horn Galop,Koenig;The Merry 6.0 p.m. Programmes in French Dick Jurgen and His Orchestra. Guest 1.30 a.m. I.B.C.TIME SIGNAL Widow Waltz,Lehar;Sylvia,Speaks; Assn. des Auditeurs de Radio Normandie.. Artistes:TheJonesBoys (Electrical Dance Music. Bonnie Banks o' Loch Lomond, Trad.; 12 (midnight) Melody at Midnight Recordings). -PresentedbyBileBeans. 2.0 a.m. I.B.C. Goodnight Melody In a Chinese Temple Garden,Ketelbey. Seger Ellis and His Orchestra. Guest C. E. Fulford, Ltd., Leeds. Close Down. 9.45 p.m. Mother's Favourites Artistes: The Farr Brothers(Electrical 12.30 a.m. I.B.C. TIME SIGNAL Somewhere aVoiceis Calling,Tate; Recordings). -Presented nightlybyBile Dance Music. Because,d'Hardelot;Maggie, the Cows Beans, C. E. Fu[ford, Ltd., Leeds. a.m. I.B.C. TIME SIGNAL Information supplied by the Inter- Are in the Clover,Darrell;If Those Lips 12.30 a.m. I.B.C. TIME. SIGNAL 1.301 . I.B.C. TIME SIGNAL national Broadcasting Co.,Ltd., Could Only Speak,Ridgewell;The Old Dance Music. Dance Music. 37 PortlandPlace.London, W.I. Kitchen Kettle,Woods. 1.0 a.m. I.B.C. Goodnight Melody 2.0 a.m. I.B.C. Goodnight Melody 10.0 p.m.Close Down. Close Down. Close Down. 32 January 28, 1938 RADIO PICTORIAL

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.,." 999 ", dialled on your telephone, sets powerful radio equipment in motion.This is Scotland Yard's latest advance in the radio war against criminals.HERBERT HARRIS reveals some interesting facts in this article

Police at a seaside resort over eighty miles fromable to dial the Emergency call without fear of London telephoned the Yard just recently thatbeing overheard by the burglar. At present it is there had been a car stolen in their district. Thejust possible that the movements of the dial might VERY home with a telephone is now aether at once crackled with messages, as a resultbe heard, and, though they are not actually transmitting station. of which the police patrol cars " blocked " roads" noisy," it would be a great thing if they were Powerful radio equipment can beleadingintoLondon. Two -and -three-quarterabsolutely silent. set in motion at once by speaking ahours after the report was phoned from the coast, The Yard's biggest difficulty is making few words into your telephone. The strongesta car was stopped entering London and three menmembers of the public anti -crime conscious, opposition criminals have ever had to face isdetained. and persuading them to make fullest use of virtually in your very hallway and drawing - The Yard carefully "logs" its radio achieve-the great radio machinery at its disposal. room. ments, meticulously recording " times "to the London issaid to have suffered from over Recently the police declared a new " Radiominute. 5,000 burglaries and housebreakings last year, but War" on crime when telephone subscribers found For example, it was at " 8.46" one eveningthat figure can be considerably reduced if the Man the following police communiqué on their break-recently that the Information Room received ain the Street looks upon himself as a detective and fast -tables : report of an attempt to enter premises.It was atkeeps his eves and ears open at all times. "In order to deal more expeditiously and effec-"8.51"thatradio -equippedpolicepatrolmen But in c,..ses other than burglaries, the new tively with matters requiring urgent police actionarrived on the scene. Two arrests were made. radio facilities are a great boon to those who come in their areas, the Commissioners of the Metropolitan Many telephone -calls from members of theface to face suddenly with an emergency.Re- and City of London Police have made revised arrange-public tell of suspicious -looking characters seencently a man in an East End house found his ments in conjunction with the General Post Office forloitering.The police cars patrolling the regionfather gassed. He got on the phone, the Yard all EMERGENCY telephonecallswithintheirfrom which the call comes can be on the spot in as transmitter was again put districts to go DIRECT to the INFORMATIONlittle as two minutes, seldom more than five or six. intoeffect,and ina few ROOM, NEW SCOTLAND YARD. As a result of which the police to -day, when the minutes help was at the door "The Information Room is in touch by wirelesspublic play their part as unofficial " sleuths," of this house of tragedy. day and night with Police patrol cars in all parts ofoften know of a robbery before it is committed ! the Metropolitan and City of London Police Districts, What chance do crooks stand if there is and it immediately sends out to them and to the localclose co-operation between the public and RADIO- PoliceStationinformationrespecting crimes ofthe Yard 's radio men ? Dial 999, "spill the The violence,burglaries,housebreakings,stolencars,beans," and you set a whole fleet of Patrol, Policeman's persons acting suspiciously, etc. "Q," and Flying Squad cars converging Most "The Information Room thus provides the speed-upon the scene. Modern iest and most effective means of summoning Police Take this vivid instance. . . . Weapon or putting them on the track of criminals." Mr. X lies asleep in an upstairs bedroom, The communiqué went on to explain that nowith a telephone at his side. He is awak- time should be lost in contacting the Informationened in the early hours by the noise of a Room, as " seconds are vital." With a dial phone,window beingraiseddownstairs.He dial 999, and when Exchange answers, say " Police,picks up the receiver by his bed, dials Scotland Yard.- With an ordinary phone, lift999, says " Police, Scotland Yard." receiver, and when operator answers, say " Police, Scotland Yard."In each case, you will be con- He isconnectedtoInformation nected at once-DIRECTLY-with the Yard's Room, tells them somebody has just radio -equipped Information Room. It is the dutybroken in.Information Room radios of everyone to read the full instructions. the police patrol car circling the district Within a week of this new Radio War onaround Mr. X's house.In a few minutes, crime, a number of sensational captures hadthe police car arrives at Mr. X's house, just been made. in time to catch the burglar climbing There were fools, of course, who abusedout of the window ! this tremendous benefit. The practical jokers, Who'd be a burglar nowa- which means, I suppose, the same thing. days ! Theburglarsimply Professional humorists have overworked thatdoesn't know when the police are hoary gag of the dear old lady who phoned thebearing down on him.In the old Yard and said, " Quick, get out the Flying Squaddayswhen weyelled" Police, -my canary's missing." But truth is strangerpolice !"out of the window or than fiction. The Yard has actually had such ablew police whistles, or stamped request, only recently, but it wasn't a canary, itdownstairs bravely armed with was a peacock ! a poker, the Bill Sikes of the time had plenty of time to Lost dogs have accounted for a good manyvamoose. Emergency calls. The Yard has been sublimely Radio is not only helping patient with these maniacs who want to set theto make crime impossible, ether buzzing with S.O.S.'s for "darling Fido," but is making the lot of but the Yard men's temper can only stand sothe " beat -constable" much.. . . much lighter. Car -thieves have been particularly hard-hit Another step is yet by the co-operation of police, public, and radio. to be taken in making Almost daily a stolen or " borrowed" car isthe Radio War on restored to its owner in less than the time it usedcrime more intense. to take to report it. There are no defi- The Yard excelled itself a short time agonite plans at the when a motorist (who must have spilled somemoment, but in salt or walked under a ladder or something)time it is safe had his car "borrowed " two days running !tosay On the first day, the police radio patrolmenthat the recovered the "borrowed" car and seizeddial- the suspect only fifteen minutes after themachin- Within a minute of report had been radioed to their area. eryon a crime taking place NN hen the selfsame motorist told the Yard,tele- the policecanbe twenty-four hours later, that " his car had dis-phones will be silent. Tests have already been summoned thanks appeared AGAIN !"the police patrolmen, thecarried out to this end, but the reorganisation to radio minute the message came through, set off to beatwill, if it comes, be a lengthy and costly pro- their previous day's record by seven minutes!cedure. This time they caught up with the " borrowed " The idea is that a householder,if he hears car in eight minutes. suspicious noises in an adjoining room, will be 34 January 28, 1938 RADIO PICTORIAL Gay

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10.45p.m. Old Favourites Announcer : Old Comrades'March, Teike; Sea Shanties; The Blue Danube, Strauss; THURSDAY, FEB. 3 An Evening with Liszt, Urbach. John Sullivan 11.0p.m. Cabaret 10.30p.m. DanceMusic The Chicken Reel, Daly; Trees, Rasbach; Maybe ILove You,Berlin; Stormy Darling je vous aime Beaucoup, Sosenko; Weather,Koehler;In aLittle Gypsy 6.0 p.m. MusicHall With Plenty of Money and You, Warren; Tea-room, Leslie;Kiss Me Good -night, Sweepin' the Clouds Away, Coslow; That Oh, Cruel Were My Parents, Trad. Green; Donnez moi ton coeur ce soir, Times of Transmissions Must Have Been Our Walter, Barston; 11.15p.m. Request Medley Stolz;CharlieKunzPianoMedley; Sunday: 5.00 p.m.- 7.00 p.m. Wot Foil -Burnaby; We Can't Blame the Champagne Cocktail, Phillips; Love in ArabianLover,Fields;CottonClub 10.30 p.m. -11.30 p.m. Bobbies for That, Maya* Celebratin', Bloom, Rainger; Stardust, Carmichael; Stomp, Rodgers. Weekdays:10.30 p.m. -I1.00 p.m. Woods. rBolero, Ravel; Solitude, Ellington; Pro- 6.15 p.m. cession of the Sirdar, ippolitov-/vanov. OPTIMISTIC OUTBURSTS 11.30 p.m. Goodnight Melody Pick that Bass, Bernard; With Thee I Close Down. FRIDAY, FEB. 4 Swing,Stillman;LittleBlackBronc, SUNDAY, JAN, 30 Clause,; With a Twinkle in Your Eye, Reader. -Presented by Albert Thompson 9.0p.m. (approx.)French Theatre Relay 5.43 p.m. From the Shows and Film and Co., Manchester, 19. MONDAY, JAN. 31 Yours and Mine (Broadway .Melody of 6.30 p.m. 1938), Brown; Leaning on a Lamp Post THE OPEN ROAD (Feather Your Nest), Gay; The Lady When the Band Goes Marching By, 10.30p.m. Relay of Cabaret SATURDAY, FEB. 5 Who Couldn't Be Kissed (The Singing Sarony; Buddies; Radio March, Pecking; from the Pavillon de L'Elysie. Marine),Warren;Coom,Pretty One Stein Song, Fenstead; On the Quarter 10.30 p.m. DanceMusi (Rolling in Money), Sarony; If You Only Deck,Alford. -PresentedbyCarter's Dixieland Band, Mercer; On the Good Knew (Crest of the Wave), Novello. LittleLiverPills,64 Hatton Garden, ShipLollipop,Whiting;Unbelievable 5.15 p.m. Request Medley E.G.!. TUESDAY, FEB.I Broones; PickYourself Up, Kern; I Saw a Ship a -Sailing, Jerome; Good- 6.45-7.0 p.m. Dance Time Bandoneon Arabalero, Conturci; Tanita night, My Love, Revel; It Looks Like Caravan -Foxtrot,Ellington;China- de la proa, Mexigo; Roy Fox's Commen Rain in Cherry Blossom Lane, Burke; town, My Chinatown,Schwartz; Toy 10.30p.m. Relay of a French Play tary; Dulce Mujer, Stormy; Vengo por la Home Town, Carr. Trumpet -Fox trot, Scoff; Whispers in from the Studio. conga, Barrels. 5.30 p.m. Sporting Special the Dark -Fox trot, Robin; Georgia on Remember Me, Warren; Roses in My Mind -Fox trot, Carmichael. December, Bullock; The Geisha -Vocal 10.30p.m. Variety Theatre WEDNESDAY, FEB. 2 Information supplied by Anglo-Conti- Gems,Jones;Gangway,Lerner; The That Old Feeling; Because You Are You, nental Publicity Ltd.,6Cavendish Lancashire Toreador, Formby; One Fine Midnightand Music,Ellis;You're Mansions, Langham Street, London, Day, Puccini; Blossoms on Broadway, Laughing at Me, Berlin. -Presentedbr 10.30p.m. Relayof Cabaret Rainger. - Presented by International Goodsway Bonus Football Pools, Sunder- fromtheScheherazadeNightClub. W.I. (Telephone: Langham1162.) Sporting Pools, Bath Road, Bristol. land. Compered by John Sullivan. GETTING THE BEST OUT OF YOUR SET George Winter, Manor Park, E.12. the length of your aerial to an absolute minimum of about 35 ft., and to connect in series with the lead-in WITH asuper -betreceiver of the type you are at Readers' Technical Queries present using, unless the selectivity is of a highwire a small variable condenser having a capacity of order you probably will have difficulty in picking up.000I-mfd. This will give you the maximum selectivity Normandy and Luxembourg in your area.As youpossible with your tyre of receiver, but as the separa- Answered by probably know, the new B.B.C. station at Stagshawtion between the National programme and Radio isvery closein wavelength to Normandy, whileNormandy is so small, you would have very great Moscow has now opened a new station exactly on thedifficulty in listening to Normandy without a back-OUR TECHNICAL EXPERT same wavelength as Luxembourg. ground of the National. The only suggestion I can make is that you ask your The same remarks apply to stations close to the local dealer to trim up the I.F. stage in your receiverRegional and other very powerful stations. PIETRO and if possible to erect fcr you a nice short aerial and feed it to the receiver through a very small condenser.G. Westover, Burnley. £8.8.0 This will have the effect of sharpening up the tuning VALUE and will enable you to hear the stations you mention ALTHOUGH American battery -operated valves are free from interference, if it is at all possible with your electrically similar to the British 2 -volt type, FOR set. I cannot advise you to replace your British valves with If you care to write to me personally, I shall beAmerican types, owing to the fact that totally dissimilar £4.19.6 glad to advise you on the purchase of a highly selectivebases are used.If you care to experiment it would receiver of a similar type. probably be quite possibleto obtain satisfactory SPECIAL results with American valves, but you have to obtain ANNOUNCEMENT an adaptor to convert the American pin bases to suit De Luxe Pietro Plano Leonard Tinsley, Chester. British valve -holders. Accordion In White, Blue or Rose Pearl,with 24 pearl piano key., 24 Basses. powerful YOU can obtain from Messrs. A. F. Bulgin, of 64 Incidentally, there is very little difference in price tone, deep bellows, multi chord Sion, 2 shoulder strap.. between British and American valves, and as British Cash £4.19.13 or on Easy Term.. Other models equally attractive. Holborn Viaduct, E.C., a vibrator converter unit Whether you are a beginner, amateur or professional there ie a Pietro to run from a 4, 6, or 12 volt accumulator. This willvalves are more efficient in most instances I cannot to suit you In the new season's models. Prices -t`2 2s. to 515 12*. enable you to run a receiver with mains valves andseeyourreasonsforwishingtouseAmerican Write for hilly illustrated catalogue to-dav, post free. types. J. & A.MARGOLIN, Dept. R.P. 281. Wholesale overcomes the need for any H.T. supply from the Distributors. 112. 114. 118. OldStreet,London,E.C.1 house mains.It is quite satisfactory and compara- tively inexpensive. G. Best, Ashwell. IUNDERSTAND that you are still obtaining con- PLAY YOUR RECORDS G. Jenkins, Salisbury. siderable interference, despite the fact that you PLACE YOUR throughyour RADIO THII;111W rr HE trouble with your receiver isquite easilyhave erected a noise -suppression aerial.It must be SET HERE rectified.The fact that the set refuses to oscillateremembered that unless the aerialisconsiderably PLUS -A -GRAM on both wavebands shows that a fault has developedabove the field of the interference being picked up, STAND your Set on a "Plus -a -Gram" in the detector -oscillator valve.I should advise you tothis noise -suppression aerial, no matter how efficient, and your Radio becomesaSuper obtain another valve of a similar type just to prove thewill not give satisfactory results.The fundamental Radiogram at the turn of a switch. point, or ask your local dealer to check over the oscilla-principle of a noise -suppression aerial is to erect a Notetheoutstandingf tor circuit for you. conventional aerial high above the local noise level and Handsome Walnut Cabinet. to transfer the signals picked up by it to the receiver Special Pick-upwithvolume by means of a screened down lead.In this way the control. British -madeMotors. A. Allen, Wood Green. Automatic start and stop. aerial picks up noise -free signals and conveys them Balanced opening device. Plays SURELY you are expecting too much from yourthrough the belt of noise above the ground by means open or closed.Ample record simple receiver if you expect to receive Radioof a special cable which does not pick up anything space. Normandy, for example, clear from the Nationalat all but merely transfers signals from one end to the A.G. Model, or 6 6. programme in view of your closeness to Brookman'sother.Generally speaking, if the aerial is erected at BatteryModel0.4 Park.Although the receiver you have is one of theleast 35 ft. above the ground in free space, it should Free coloured brochure from : best of its kind, it is not absolutely suitable for thebe quite effective. The interference from ignition EASY J. A. MARGOLIN (P.P.28I) degree of selectivity you require. 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Compere : JOSLYN MAINPRICE. Tune -in to 328.6 metres. Announcer : ALLAN ROSE. SUNDAY, JANUARY 30 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY I 4.30 p.m. YOURS FOR THE ASKING 10.15 p.m. JANE CARR'S FILMLAND CORNER Write to Radio Toulouse, 23 Buckingham Gate. London, S.W.I. and ask them to include A straight -from -the -shoulder talk to the film struck, illustrated somewhat flippantly your favourite tune in this programme. with the music of the moment. 4.45 p.m. BOUQUET FROM COVENT GARDEN 0.45 p.m. FRIENDS ON THE IVORIES Selections from the best-known Operas. Personalities of the Piano. Sam Costa (Never in a Million Years); Patricia Rossborough (Shall We Dance Selection); Gerry Moore (When We Feather Our Nest); Billy Mayerl 4.55 p.m. GOODSWAY FOOTBALL POOLS- (Crazy Days Selection).(Electrical Recordings). DIVIDE NDS 1.0-11.15 p.m. THEY ALL LAUGHED 5.0 p.m. ALL KINDS OF MUSIC All Humour. Boo Hoo (Charlie Kunz); Broken Hearted Clown (Primo Scala Accordion Band); With Sword and Lance (Massed Brass Bands); Sweet Leilani (Roy Smeck); Lilac Time Selection (Commodore Grand Orchestra); Yodelling Sailor (George Van Dusen); La Paloma (Troise and His Mandoliers); The Mood That I'm In (Greta Keller); Slap that Bass (The Ink Spots). WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2 (Electrical Recordings). 10.15 p.m. THEY CAUGHT THE WORLD BY THE EARS 5.30 p.m. THIS REMAINS TO BE SEEN Each Year Has Its Song. Just a pleasant surprise for some of you. 10.45 p.m. MELODIES THAT NEVER DIE 5.45 p.m. THE LILT OF THE WALTZ EVER POPULAR MUSIC FROM THE CLASSICS. Cloches de Corneville (Marek Weber and His Orchestra); Sweetheart (International Concert Orchestra); Morgenblatter (Marek Weber and His Orchestra); Artistes Life (Vienna Phil- harmonic Orchestra). (Electrical Recordings). 11.0-11.15 p.m.LET'S DANCE TO EDDIE CARROLL Love is Good for Anything that Ails You; Sunset in Vienna; There's a Lull in My Life; 6.0 p.m. COMFORT CORNER How Could You? ; Was it Rain?(Electrical Recordings). The Understanding Heart invites you to confide your troubles to her. 6.15-6.30 p.m. SANDY MACPHERSON AT THE ORGAN of the New Empire Cinema. London, presents an essay in melody " A PATCHWORK THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3 SYMPHONY." (Electrical transcriptions made at the New Empire Cinema, London.) 10.15 p.m. OH, LISTEN TO THE BAND INTERVAL 10.30 p.m. YOURS FOR THE ASKING 10.15-11.15P.m.THE HORLICKS PICTURE HOUSE Write to Radio Toulouse, 23 Buckingham Gate, London, S.W.I and ask them to include with your favourite tune in this programme. Master of Ceremonies : EDWIN STYLES VIC OLIVER GENEVIEVE TOBIN 10.45-11.15 p.m. BROADWAY AND PICCADILLY SYLVIA WELLING Stars from both sides of the Pond.Wippen Poof Song (Rudy Vallee); She's My Lovely ROBERT IRWIN (Bobby Howes); Laughing at Me (Lee Sims):, Riddle Scene from Swing Along (Leslie Henson HELEN RAYMOND and Fred Emney); All You Want to do is Dance (Tommy Dorsey); Le Cygne (Alfredo Campoli RAMONA and His Orchestra); Born to Swing (Louis Armstrong); When You Gotta Sing (Alice Mann); and The Lady Who Couldn't be Kissed (Teddy Hill).(Electrical Recordings). THE HORLICKS ALL-STAR ORCHESTRA under DEBROY SOMERS Presented by HORLICKS, SLOUGH, BUCKS. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4 10.15 p.m. SPORTSMEN'S CORNER MONDAY, JANUARY 31 Featuring CLIFFORD BASTIN. 10.15 p.m.LET'S SIT THIS ONE OUT A programme of dance music for the non -dancers.It's Best to Forget (Frances Day); 10.30 p.m. NEW WORLD RIVIERAS Musical Comedy Switch (Debroy Somers and His Band); Dinner For One, Please, James and "Laconia" cruise to the West Indies and Mexico.-Presented by CUNARD WHITE (Turner Layton); The Skaters Waltz (Marek Weber and His Orchestra); My First Thrill STAR LIMITED. (June Clyde); My Heart and I (Evie Hayes); Music From The Movies (Louis Levy and His G.B. Symphony).(Electrical Recordings). 10.45-11.15 p.m. MICROPHONE MIRROR 10.45 p.m. THE MARCH OF SWING TIME The Radio News Revue of Interest and Entertainment for the Whole Family. The Family Tree of Jazz. 11.0-11.15 p.m.LET'S DANCE TO VAL ROSING AND HIS ORCHESTRA SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 5 My Honey's Lovin' Arms; Gone; Southern Moon; Avalon; In Your Own Quiet Way. 5.0 p.m. ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL (Electrical Recordings). The Day's Results presented by INTERNATIONAL SPORTING POOLS, Bath Road, BRISTOL. 5.30 p.m. BREEZY BALLADS Eddie Carroll- 5.45 p.m. DO YOU REMEMBER ? Wednesday, Old Favourites. IIp.m. 6.0-6.15 p.m. THE WAXWORKS REVUE An up -to -the -moment floor show on Gramophone Records. INTERVAL 10.15 p.m. TOULOUSE SONG CLUB Present to the public for the first time new and unknown songs by Amateur Composers, played by TOMMY KINSMAN AND HIS BAND and sung to you by HELEN McKAY and JOHNNIE JOHNSON. Compered by JOSLYN MAINPRICE. 10.45 p.m. A LITTLE MORE DANCING 11.0-11.15 p.m. GLOUCESTER FOOTBALL POOLS- DIVIDENDS

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10.0to10.30p.m.Ten Minutes With a Here are the details : Star and the Star is-Dorothy Morrow. Then aMusical See -Saw . . . Dancing Melodies of the 1890's - and 1935 ! You will hear our Racing Commentary at10.10 p.m. approx. SUNDAY, JAN. 30

9.30to 10.0 p.m. Toy Town FRIDAY, FEB. 4 Symbolical MusictoTin Soldiers, Dancing Dolls and Toy Trumpets. 9.30 to10.0 p.m. Thirty Minutes of 10.0 to 10.30 p.m. A Nursery LightVariety,withElsieRandolph, Collection.A. A. Milne, Walt Disney, JeanetteMacdonald.Jack Buchanan, LewisCarroll,coupledwithMusical Enrico Marco,Tino Rossi, Harold Memories of our early days. Ramsay and Henry Hall and His Orches- tra.

10.0 to 10.30 p.m. Two GoldenVoices MONDAY, JAN. 31 in Four Melodies from the Films. We Present -Lily Pons and Lawrence Tibbett. Then on to Dancing Moments to the 9.30 to 10.0 p.m. Between Call of Great,Old Favourites. Ourselves. An intimate StudioPro- duction inwhich wefeatureJennie es.,.... You will hear our Racing Commentary Benson, Renee Flynn. Dorothy Morrow, dli at 10.10 p.m. approx. Doris Robbins, Hubert Valentine, Les .4 __ ittus. , $ Arthur. Three In Harmony, Five Melody Boys, and Our Rhythm Band, under the America's great baritone, Lawrence Jeanette Macdonald, with other famous stars,is included in Friday's direction of Dave Frost. Tibbett, will be heard this Friday at SATURDAY, FEB. 5 10p.m. programme at 9.30 p.m. 10.0 to 10.30 p.m. Ballroom Melodies ...of Present and Past phere of the Concert Hall.Admission 10.0 to 10.30 p.m. Filmland and Moments. ... by tuning -in to 531 metres. Theatreland. A Medley of the Latest 9.30to 10.0p.m. Bass andBaritone You will hear our Racing Commentary You will hear our Racing Commentary Hits fromtheFootlights and Silver with a Light Orchestral Interlude.Paul at 10.10 p.m. approx. at 10.10 p.m. approx. Screen. Robeson, Peter Dawson, Malcolm Mc- You will hear our Racing Commentary Eachernand selections from Fred at 10.10 p.m. approx. Hartley's Quintet. WEDNESDAY, FEB. 2 10.0 to 10.30 p.m. Crooner and TUESDAY, FEB.I Croonette with A Dancing Interlude. 9.30 to 10.0 p.m. Music of Your THURSDAY, FEB. 3 Hildegarde, Judy Shirley, Bing Crosby, Dreams. Here is a further Wealth of Al Bowlly and Vocalists from the Popular 9.30 to 10.30 p.m. From Our Golden Melodyinwhich we feature Concert Hall.Again we bring for your Dorothy Morrow, Ronnie Genarder and 9.30 to 10.0 p.m. Evening Melodies Dance Orchestras. entertainment the starsof, the Stage our SymphonicOrchestraunderthe Here is a further collection of favourite You will hear our Racing Commentary Radio and Screen in the happy atmos direction of Dave Frost. refrains for these your fireside moments. at10.10 p.m. approx. N 0 ALMOND TOILET SHAVEX BRUSHBRSH ZEE-KOLSOAP REVOLUTION IN SHAVING Beautiful and Talented Woman's Evidence that it -- Millions are now using SHAVEX all over the world. Beware of imitations. CREATESBEAUTY and PRESERVES BEAUTY Throw away your soap and brush and use the up-to-date method and has a beautiful lingering perfume It has taken years to of shaving which takes a quarter of the time. 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Ltd in this case my appreciationSHAVEX ZEE-KOL CO., LTD.,{Dept, R64I facesoft and sweet,also Zee-Kol Almond Oilbeautifulsoap -originallyI-per(Dept. S41), 40, Blenheim of your 'Shaves' is genuine. removesthebeardbetter Rd..Upver Holloway, N.I9 IshallIRRIY.use R." 40, Blenheim Rd., Upper Holloway, N.19. than any shaving soap." Soap. tablet. now 6d." 37 RADIO PICTORIAL January 28, 1938 B.B.C. PROGRAMME GUIDE "-And comes aders, an ace band of_its type; and your Patrick calls this play " an essay in the mac- out there !" sweet favourites, The Viennese Singingabre," and such a description is perhaps a little Ivor Moreton Sisters. mild. It's a " not -after -dark "tale,all right ! and Dave Kaye Hollywood offered W. H. Berry aHold tight and listen out 1 sing "Songs of four -figure sum to play Mr. Micawber The Count of Monte Cristo goes on his thrilling, Tomorrow " in its film of David Copperfield.sad way.' On JANUARY 31, National, Terence on February 3 Bill didn't go.His wife wasde Marney enacts another adventure in the poorly; he wouldn't leavecareerofthisromanticcharacter. Terence her.It would be hard torecently received his brother, Derek, home from finda happier marriedHollywood, where he has made a big impression. pair who have weath-And by saying "received" I mean it in the full ered the years of tryingsense, for these two brothers took their parting theatrical work.Now,sorely.They have helped each other with their however, he is to playcareers, lived together, faced the same troubles. Micawber forB.B.C. Manor to Mine, on FEBRUARY 3, Regional, listeners. Max Fester isa Robin Whitworth programme showing has adapted excerptscontrasts in the life of three villages, Laxton- of Dickens'famousold-world type; Caunton-influenced by nearby story for radio to beindustries; and 011erton-quite industrialised. broadcast on FEBRU- Margaret Bondfield, the Labour leader, looks ARY 2, National. back to tell us How I Began in this series of talks ClaudeHulbertandon FEBRUARY 1, National. Enid Trevor pick Monday What it's like being a film actor-not all fan at Seven for squabbling timemail and champagne-will be revealed, as perhaps on JANUARY 31, National.it has never been revealed before, in the next of There's latest news that littlethe Cinema series of talks, on JANUARY 31, Jill Hulbert, enfant de Claudewhen a distinguished film actor will describe his Pere and Enid mere, is learn-job.Physical Well -Being To -day and Yesterday is ing dancing.The Hulbertthe subject of Charles Sanger's Progress talk on familydon'tmeantheirFEBRUARY 1, National. Lord Cecil, champion name tofade away fromof the League of Nations, talks on its history in British show business.AlsoThe Way of Peace series on FEBRUARY 1, inthisprogramme,FredNational. Gibson and Nance Haines. Martyn Webstercom- peresan attractive little show of Melodies from the Comedies DANCE BANDS on FEBRUARY 1, Regional, with Michael Cole at theIT seems the mike goes overseas for swing these piano. Another Midland show days. This, may be an interesting dodge, for Regional consumption, onbringing into the programmes many colourful FEBRUARY 3, offers Laur-bands from many colourful spots, but some are ence Porter and Partner inasking " Is there no British swing ? " syncopation on two pianos, Anyway, Leslie Perowne has fixed Eddie and Professor Whup givingSouth and His Band for the programme on a very serious discourse onJANUARY 29, Regional.Eddie will be playing Life's Little Worries. from Paris.This coloured violinist and his boys Peggy Cochrane will bewere heard a few years ago in London at the Café playingTune -a -MinuteonAnglais, Leicester Square. Eddie hit the top when Air FEBRUARY 3, Regional; onhe was resident at the Club Alabam' in New York. the same day there's one of He studied violin in Budapest and Paris; and those popular relays from thehas played in Chicago. Great success, they say, in Argyle, Birkenhead; andParis. George Formby--" recovering from pantomime Yet another swing programme from far away VARIETY on Tyne" (Newcastle)-is A Lancashire Lad incomes on JANUARY 31, Regional, from over the London again on FEBRUARY 4, National. Pond. This time it's Bob Crosby and His Band '' HE GANG SHOW" isto become a playing from the Hotel Pennsylvania, New York B.B.C. variety feature. This quick -fire City. revue, made famous by its cast of boy Bob's brother to the King Crooner, Bing the scouts forms the basis for a new seriesPLAYS -FEATURES-First, you'll probably guess.And you're right. of broadcasts with professional artistes starting His band recently-1.935-came to the front in on FEBRUARY 4, Regional. TALKS America as one of the leading swing combinations. Production will be by Harry S. Pepper and Bob's younger than big brother Bing, but both each programme will be compiled from scenes, THIS must be Dickens week. Drama Depart-were playing and singing together before Bing sketches and songs that have won enormous ment rivals Variety Department's Mr: Micaw-had crooned a note in Hollywood. success in the stage and film Gang Shows. Besidesber with a feature all about Nicholas Nickleby. The Dansant session this week, on FEBRUARY a big Scout Chorus, the B.B.C. Revue Chorus andMoray Maclaren produces this on JANUARY3, National, goes to Sydney Lipton and his Variety Orchestra will take part. 30, Regional. Moray is not only going to depictGrosvenor House Band, with, of course, those Ralph Reader for a long time organised thesethe famous Mr. Squeers, sinister schoolmaster ofbrilliant vocalists, The Three Ts an't1 Chips scout shows under the pseudonym, A HolbornDotheboys Hall, but is attaching to the imaginaryChippendall.Sydney had a big night the' other Rover. Ralph started inAmericadancing inyarn true reconstructions of some of the Yorkshireweek playing for a private dance at Grosvenor musical comedy choruses-the same choruses asschools Dickens was tilting at when he wrote theHouse,.Many people there he knew, many he'd film stars Joan Crawford and Jack Oakie footedbook. argued with before then about such things as it in. He shared an apartment with Oakie. To -day, Script has been prepared by V. C. Clinton"balance" and "right of contract."You see, it at 33, he is a leading West End producer, noted forBaddeley, that favourite Dickens broadcaster,was the B.B.C. staff dance. his direction of dance ensembles and specialities.who, incidentally,is reading in serial form A About 600 members of Broadcasting House Three Royal Command Performance acts goTale of Two Cities-JANUARY 29, National.staff kicked the light fantastic to Syd's music towards making John Sharman's Music HallThis story has been. carefully divided into twentywell into the early hours. Cabaret also provided. billfor JANUARY 29,National,a bumperinstalments for the readings each week. Neat way of doing these things, have the B.B.C. attraction. Florence Desmond will drag herself Felix Felton, just back from honeymoon (hechiefs.Dancers didn't pay for their tickets, just away from decorative schemes which she has beenwas married in the B.B.C.'S Parish Church, Allgave in their names and the price was then docked busily working on, for a country home her recentlySouls, Langham Place,right opposite Broad-off their next salary cheque, in each case according wedded husband is to give her.It's news whencasting House) goes to Piccadilly for a programmeto size of salary !Sixteen Variety Department Dessie picks out some new subjects for heron JANUARY 30, National.Piccadilly is aproducers went with their secretaries as partners. marvellous imitations-because they're alwaysfeature about the famous London way, which, Herman Darewskiisin Ballroom on FEBRU- unique and difficult people to imitate-and I hearsome forget, is a street as well as the Circus roundARY 1, Regional; Phil Cardew rolls along The that she has got new ones for this broadcast.Eros. Band Wagon again on FEBRUARY 2, Regional, Revnell and West, those two kids, are up to They say the ideal way of listening is to turnwith Reggie Foort and Arthur Askey aboard; mischief again; and Jack Warman, the rubber -your lights out.This method will certainly addand Lew Stone provides a session on FEBRU- faced comedian who luckily for us has a rubberto your enjoyment-or horror-in hearing Rope,ARY 2, National. voice as well, will be providing luscious and fruitythat creepy play. by Patrick Hamilton which is Ord Hamilton has some singing at a piano to fun. Also, pay heed to a new combination,being revived by Lance Sieveking on FEBRU-do on FEBRUARY 1, National, when he will Macari and His Dutch Accordion Seren-ARY 4, National. include some of hislatest compositions; and 38 January 28, 1938 RADIO PICTORIAL Regular Radio Gang Shows::New Florence Des- mond Imitations :: Dickens Week :: Swing Bands -from Paris and New York::" The Rebel Maid " Ivor Moreton and Dave Kaye take anotherA Shropshire Lad, and peep into the future with Songs of To -Morrow onBeethoven's Eighth FEBRUARY 3, Regional. Symphony. Sir Adrian A new harmony trio broadcasting for the firstalso holds the baton time will be The Three Js in a Midland pro-for the Symphony Con- gramme on JANUARY 31 ; they have all had acert at Queen's Hall on goodeal of experience as solo radio artistes.FEBRUARY 2, Nat- With them is Schofield Earl, piano -accordionist.ional, when Myra Sim Grossman and His Band with EdwardHess will play Con- Slade accompany a West Region cabaret fromcerto No. 24 in C minor the Bournemouth Pavilion Ballroom on FEB-for pianoforte by RUARY 4. Mozart. The Menges String Quartet will play Schu- bert's Quartet in G in MUSIC a programme on JAN- UARY 3Q, National; GORDON McCONNEL hasarrangedaand on FEBRUARY special presentation of the songs from The1, National, the Phil- Rebel Maid to be broadcast on FEBRUARY 2,harmonic Quartet will National. A typical McConnel cast has been chosenplayElgar'sString including Roy Henderson, Ina Souez, LorelyQuartet. The members Dyer and Dick Francis. ofthisQuartetare An interesting and little-known fact came toCharles Bye, violin; light in the arrangements made for this programme.James Soutter,violin ; The B.B.C.'s meticulous copyright officials foundHorace Ayckbourn, that "Lyrics by Gerald Dodson" meant Judgeviola ; and Fred- Dodson, Recorder of the City of London. Puttingerick Alexander, 'ke no one else, words to music is one of the Judge's pastimes. 'cello. hough she models Julius Buerger's popular pot-pourri, City of ArthurCatterall rself on others- Music, is being revived by Stanford Robinsongives a violin recital orence Desmond, with the TheatreOrchestra,Chorus and anon FEBRUARY 3, m pe r attraction imposing cast, on JANUARY 30, National. OnNational; and Albert this w '.:;.y is the same day Leonard Gowings sings with theSammons one on Theatre Orchestra (National). FEBRUARY 4, Reg- Music for Worship this week comes from King'sional. A recital by College, Cambridge (noted for its carols everyHerbert Dawson will Christmastide), when the Cambridge Universitybe broadcast from the Musical Society will provide the programme. Thisorgan of St. Margaret's, is on JANUARY 30, National. Westminster,inthe Sir Adrian Boult will conduct the SundayRound the London Or- Orchestral Concert on JANUARY 30, Regional,gans series on FEB- in a programme including George Butterworth'sRUARY 2, National, FreddieGrisewood, ex -announcer, ace commentator, now turns his attention to table tennis. He is photographed here with his daughter who broad- cast with himre- cently

preceded by a description of the organ. The special recitals of the SPORT week will be devoted to folk songs from the various prov- FREDDIE GRISEWOOD, who added to his incesofFrance,sungby fame by commentating on Wimbledon tennis Charles Panzera, every even-Championships for television programmes last ing, National. summer, now turns his attention to table tennis. On JANUARY 31, Midland,On JANUARY 29, Regional, he will betake him- onceagainG.H.Heathself to Wembley where the Men's TableTennis Grade, musicaladvisertoFinals are infull swing. the DioceseofDerby, and Policemen make good boxers-it's all in their organist at Derby Cathedral,beat, for what better for a tough burglar than a presents a programme designedlittle bit of ring craft ?So on FEBRUARY 2, tofamiliarise church choirsRegional, Tom Woodroffe will be at the Albert andorganistswithrecentHall with mike to describe the Open Police Boxing music suitable for even thoseChampionship bouts. whosechoralresourcesare An interesting radio spot of fun is being jointly limited. The Midland Singersarranged by Wales and Scotland as a prelude to and Gilbert Mills, organ, willthe International Match between the Leek and provide this programme whichThistle next Saturday (Feb. 5). On the eve of the comes from the Church of thematch, FEBRUARY 4, Regional, mikes will be Messiah, Birmingham. ensconced on the platforms of Cardiff Station to The Huddersfield Vocal Un-take in all the fun of the Welsh team's departure ion, which will broadcast afor Murrayfield. Scotland will later come in concert for North on FEBRU-with a programme giving an idea of the welcome ARY 1, dates from 1914.Itawaiting the invaders at F-dinburgh. flourished under its first con- ductor and founder, the late RECORDS OF THE WEEK J. Fletcher Sykes, for twenty Edgar Jackson's Selections years. It has won overthirty for Everybody prizes,includingthechief CARROLL GIBBONS' SAVOY HOTEL ORPHEANS--" IStill Love choral prize at the Blackpool to Kiss You Goodnight " and " Blossoms on Broadway " festival in the last two years. (Columbia FBI842). Its members come from local For Swing Fans DANNY POLO and HIS SWING STARS-" Blue Murder " and industries, including mills and " That's aPlenty " (Decca F6SS0). Workshops. Printed weeklyin Great Britain by The Sun Engraving Company, Limited, London and Watford, for the publishers, BERNARD Joan PUBLICATIONS, LIMITED, 37/38 Chancery Lane, London, W.C.2.Subscription rates: Inland and abroad, 17s. 6d. per annum. Sole Agents for AUSTRALIA ILND NEWZEALAND-Gordon St Gotch (A'sia), Limited; CANADA-Gordon & Gotch, Limited, Toronto; SOUTHAFRica-CentralNews Agency, Limited;Fiumcs-MeasaaeriesHachette, 111 rue Reaumur, Paris2me. 39 RADIO PICTORIAL January 28, 1938

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