LUXEMBOURG RADJU PICTORIAL, September 30, 1938. No. 246 NORMANDY: LYONS Registered at the G P.O as a Newspaper PARIS : EIREAN N PROGRAMMES Oct. 2 - Oct. 8

EVE R Y FRIDAY

BROADCASTING HOUSE REVELATIONS

EVE BECKE AT HOME

B.B.C.'s COMING PROGRAMME PLANS WHAT'S HAPPENED TO BRYAN MICHIE? By Sam Heppner "ALL MY OWN WORK!' By TOM MY HANDLEY ' STORY continued

SPECIALLY FEATURED: BILLIE BAKER Mrs. CARROLL GIBBONS W EBSTER BOOTH ‘« AU NTIE M URIEL" ALL THE WEEK'S RADIO NEWS, GOSSIP, HUMOUR AND PICTURES B.B.C. LAVE RICK PROGRAMME PHOT O GRAPH EtY FHA NK BUC KIPJ A Al GUIDE RADIO PICTORIAL September 30, 1938 GALA OPEN IN Ghliesong MONDAY, OCT.3rd 230 to 330 PM. THE WON 1 ER HOUR •

AT 2.30—"BACKSTAGE WIFE." The drama of Mary Noble, a little provincial girl who married Brian Noble, 's most hand- some and popular star, dream sweetheart of a million other women. Hers is the story of struggle to hold the love of her famous husband; of what it means to be the wife of a famous star; of the intrigues, the A SOLID HOUR joys and sorrows that face one in the complicated life Backstage. Presented by " Dr. Lyon's Tooth Powder." OF THRILLS_ FUN.. AT 2.45—" YOU NG WID O W JONES." The moving human story of a woman's heart and a woman's love. Living in the small town of Appleton, Peggy Jones, in her twenties, with two children to MUSIC_ ROMANCE support, ponders long on the question of what she owes to her children and what she owes to herself. A story of joy and despair, life and love as we all know it. A WONDERFUL HOUR Presented by " Milk of Magnesia."

IN WIRELESS AT 3.00—"S WEETEST LOVE SONGS EVER SUNG." Tenderly, sweetly played by celebrated orchestras, sung by world famous stars, your favourite love songs will thrill you—perhaps bring a ENTERTAINMENT smile—a memory—a tear to the eye. For here is music of enchantment. A lovely interlude in your day—a programme to cherish and look forward to. Presented by " Phillips' Dental Magnesia."

AT 3.I5— "STELLA DALLAS." A continuation on the air of the word-famous story of a mother whose love for her daughter was the uppermost thought in her life. For Stella Dallas saw her daughter Laurel marry into wealth and high society and realizing the difference AND AT 4.45— in their social worlds was too great, gave her up and then went out of " MARMADUKE BRO WN." her life. The story of Marrnaduke Brown and his devoted wife, Matilda. Marmaduke is a lovable character ... Presented by "California Syrup of Figs." lovable but so impractical. The world is full of men like him. His impractical inventions make everyone smile, except Matilda. She bu faith . . and she loves him . . . and while he lives in day- dreams, she struggles for security. Presented by " Phillips' Magnesia Beauty Creams."

DON'T FAIL TO HEAR THIS W ONDER H OUR It is packed with entertainment for you and =RADIO LUXEMBOURG your family. Four great shows in succession . . . another famous programme soon after . . . with all the pathos, drama, love and excitement of life itself. Remember, the Wonder Hour is presented five times each week at 2.30 p.m. It is your chance 2:30 ro 3:30 PM EVERY MON.. TUES., to enjoy the wonderful entertainment wireless offers you. Don't miss it WED., THURS., FRI.

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[ Published by BERNARD JONES PUBLICATIONS, LTD. 37-38 Chancery Lane, W.C.2. HOLborn 6158 I M A N A GIN G EDITOR K. P. HUNT ASST. EDITOR. MARG OT JONES _ - se_ !! I loolre.. 10.1 %) -tilleiliweii HE B.B.C. boys and girls are expect- ui ing to get their first good stare at their new boss next Thursday night. T It is also to be expected that Pro- fessor Ogilvie will do a little staring himself, because so many B.B.C. girls look very pretty in swimsuits. THIS WEEK'S GOSSIP By STUDIO REPORTER You see, October 6 is the date of the B.B.C. pionships were on. This has been done under the stand, he clumps a little pile outside the Newell gate swim ming gala (it will be the 13th annual supervision of a real P.C., a certain Constable Wigg. for Tony. one), and, unless anything urgent intervenes, P.C. Wigg is to retire after the championships Raymond tells me that he has just had a big play- the Director-General will make his first next year. Tony has decided to do the same. house built in the garden for the boy to run his trains appearance before his minions on that night. The Newell house is the only one near the in, but as the place also includes a dart board and Admiral Sir Charles Carpendale will, as entrance to the courts. Tony, dressed in police a table tennis outfit, the grown-ups have been usual, be the starter. uniform has put in two seasons by the side of the monopolising it, and not a single foot of railway line traffic cop duriug the rush hours, and thousands has yet been laid down! of motorists have smiled at the lad's signals. • • RODUCER ERNEST LONGSTAFFE wrote p In return for his guidance and instructions, the other day to Claude Dampier to ask if he PEAKING of youngsters, Renée Houston Tony invites P.C. Wigg to tea every day during ) told me that when she went with partner and Billie Carlisle could come along to Broad- the championships. casting House and discuss a show he wanted Donald Stewart on their recent South African • • • them for. tour, she missed her children terribly. Claude., who was out of town, wired that he T HE police are very fond of Tony. They have So Donald bought her a big Shirley Temple could be there on a certain date if it was O.K. by -1. presented him with a pair of real handcuffs, and doll---almost the size of Shirley herself--and Ernest. whenever the man with the sand goes round to Renèe pretended it was one of her own He then received this letter on official B.B.C. sprinkle it on the roadway where the traffic policemen ¡'lease turn to next page notepaper, complete with •' Our Ref." and Your Ref."' and everything: "Dear Claude, O.K. K.R. Y.S. E L." • It's the snappiest letter I've ever received from the B.B.C. Yairs—I must tell Mrs. Gibson about it," said•Ciande. Did you gel it? The " Kind Regards" took me a little time to decipher . . • • " y WENT over to Holland for lunch yesterday," or "I hopped over to France for tea," are phrases 'ha, more and more frequently from the lips of variety's second-in-command, Charles Brewer. This ex-wartime pilot, who can't play outdoor games because he got a wound in the leg, finds recreation in flitting all over the place in his Puss Moth. Skipping across the Channel is now his favourite Sunday morning jaunt, but he is always back home in time for tea. To look at tall and handsome Charles, you'd think he must have been only a child when war broke out. • • • 'THAT lovely redhead, Eve Becke, who is featured on page 8, doesn't like being called a crooner any more. " I've been taking lessons for a long time now," she told me, " and I've developed my voice till I can really sing. It's a nice feeling to know that I can sing in public without having to depend on the mike to put my voice across." Don't think Eve is scornful of crooners. She '••rself says that broadcasting calls for the '"ne technique, the soft-singing voio qf a murmur than any- thin ' when she ,untry stmas boated 71,.beact Tint , RIMPicloti81:11i81180 e year, in II then wi Lusk." ell 'Of EilelltiS181118f $80811168t30,1938 - No that he I .ger who unday in Lt; ASIN: :ony has imbledon Famous •• Discoverer" Carroll Levis is searching for Miss Glamour No. I. Looks as though he'd found an armful of if SIZE: Normal he cham- glamour here! This week's B.B.C. Program mes on pages 22 and 23 3 `, RADIO PICTORIAL " September 30, 1938 a -•!?› B.B.C. MAN LEADS THIS WEEK'S GOSSIP

written to him protesting against his new child character, Horace. They tnink Horace has an impediment in his speech or some- thing like that, and they say that Harry should not make fun of physical infiemities. Harry is anxious to point out that Horace is only two years old, and he can't talk yet. " I've listened to children of that age," Harry told me, " and I've copied them. One youngster I know always says Yake ' when she means ' Yes.' Another one says ' Lelly litty ' when she means ' Very pretty.' " Nobody must think I'm making fun of physical infirmity." • • • M OT long ago Harry said to Arthur Brown, the 1 B.B.C. s booking manager: "My children have been broadcasting for 14 years. What about increasing the fee ?" •' Ah," says the wily Mr. Brown, "but your children haven't grown any older." Now, says Harry, he is going to ask again. This time he can argue that thee has been an addition to the family, and there's another mouth to feed! You'll be interested to know that there is being published a book called "Wireless Songs 'I bat Winnie Sings." The words are Harry's, and the music is by Ernest Longstaffe. Harry has illus- trated it himself. • • • LISTENERS to a recent " Steamboat" programme L A did not know the secret behind the announce-

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ba nd--t akes ritfOeheedpihr:Ocirriedlic !aill; °hr children, even to the extent of buying clothes for it As soon as she came back home, interest in the doll naturally faded, because she no longer needed a substitute for her children. • • • ROPPIN G into a studio where Producer THE next person to fall for the doll was Donald D Bruce Sievier was rehearsing the other Stewart's mother, who came over from day, I noticed that he was shuffling large America to spend a holiday in London. When sheets of cardboard-- like a pack of giant the visitor was preparing to return to U.S.A. the cards. other day. Renée handed over the doll as a present. I discovered that each one had a page of But when the party got to Waterloo it was dis- script pasted on to it. covered that the inanimate Miss Temple bad been " No rustling of paper at the mike," Bruce forgotten in the hurry—and everyone was quite explained. " It may look clumsy, but it's distressed. absolutely silent." Then a child and a huge doll were seen stagger- • • • ing up the platform. It was Renée's 11-year-old ATRICK WA DDINGTON tells this story with Trevor, who had discovered the missing doll and Pa blush. was determined it should not be left behind. A few days ago he spent a week-end in the country, " People were laughing at me all the way in the and he was invited to go cubbing. tube," Trevor said disgustedly. "I nearly threw It appears that at one stage there was some dis- the darned thing out of the window !" cussion about the direction the dogs—pardon • • • the hounds had taken. D O you remember Those Four Chaps An elderly, distinguished-looking gentleman in the Bobbie Comber, Claude Hulbert, Paul party said he thought such-and-such a direction was , and Eddie Childs were the irrepressible four the right one. who once burbled inanities over the air. Pat, who is no mug at this sort of thing, expressed Bobbie Comber says there is every chance of a the opinion that another direction was the right one. revival of the act, only this time it will be Those Three Eventually the elderly gentleman took Pat's advice, Chaps, because Eddie Childs is tied up with music- and they rode on. hall engagements. However, before long, the distinguished-looking Anyway, in the old days Eddie was often absent— rider said he'd had enough, and he rode away. though listeners never guessed it, because somebody " Who was that ?" Pat asked a companion. used to pretend lo be him in any song or sketch "Lord Hillingdon, - was the reply. involving four different voices. Pat's face went a lovely geranium red. He'd been I'm telling you a secret now when I disclose that trying to teach an ex-M.F.H. his job l Bryan Michie, John Sharman, and Max Kesler • • • • have all, at one time or another, been one of Those HARRY HE MSLEY is rather upset be- Four Chaps—but only for a sentence or two. cause two or three listeners have 4 This week's Radio Luxembourg Program mes on pages 24, 26, and 27. September 30, 1938 RADIO PICTORIAL

Dwyer—the " big " half of Clapham and Dwyer—samples the first oyster of the sea- son, watched enviously "DOUBLE LIFE" by a friend —Continued from previous page

ment of a request item for the benefit of a girl in hospital. Robert Ashley told me the whole story. He got a letter from a girl who said she was going into hospital for an operation on her eyes. She knew that she'd be able to listen while in bed, so she asked him if he would sing a number specially for her. The song she wanted was "I'll See You Again." The broadcast announcement simply said it was sung at the request of somebody in hospital, thereby missing the whole point of the title. Anyway, this girl caused quite a stir in hospital by insisting that the programme should be switched over from National (to which they always tuned in) to Regional in order to get the Steamboat" programme. She got her way, and she heard the song while she lay with bandages over her eyes. Her sight has now been completely restored. • • • T HERE'S a man on the B.B.C. staff who -I- leads a sort of double life. He is Pat Regan, the chap in charge of all the furniture and fittings inside Broadcasting House—like the property master in a theatre. If a nail has to be ham mered In, or a screw taken out, or a carpet rolled up, then Pat Regan is the man to see that it's done. In his spare time he is announcer and Master of Ceremonies for boxing matches r Nelsa Nevard, the Without knowing who he was, listeners have clever little lady who heard him shouting, " On my left I have wrote the principal numbers for " Elise " Bloodthirsty Bill Belter, etc." — Bourjois' musical- • • • thriller fro m Radio FE W days ago a newspaper mentioned his Lyons on Sundays at 8.15 p.m. A activities in the ring, and two days later he was asked by the income-tax people to explain why he hadn't entered such fees in his returns. So Pat went along to the taxation office and how these programmes were written. Did they explained that announcing fights was his hobby, do it jointly, or was one of them the brains of the that the small fee he received for the job júst about combine, so to speak. paid his expenses, and that he often refused the " Well," said Bob, "when writing our material fee if the fight was for charity. we sort of pool our ideas to start with. Then each "O.K.," the taxation people said with a wan, of us writes a script, and from that we compile disappointed smile, "but we had to check up, the story we want to use. Often, our wives take you know." a hand in it, and supply some bright idea. They • • • also sometimes give us the feminine angle we HOSE two slick Canadian entertainers, Al and might not have thought of. TBob Harvey, are back on the air to-night, "Another thing we set out to do is to provide September 30, with another episode of the " hectic" the comedy in our shows more from amusing life enjoyed in that remote little Canadian village, situations rather than from wise-cracks." "Homer's Corner." And they do it well. / This time a young English girl arrives in • • • "Homer's Corner" as the new school . teacher, and AT long last Alfred van Damn, with a full orchestra that's where we get a love interest creeping in. of twenty, will be back on the air from the Talking to Bob Harvey recently, I asked him B.B.C. on September 30 and October 15 between 1 and — The string «dock" is 2 p.m.—one of the most popular listening times. to keep artistes the The trouble with the Musicians Union and the correct distance fro m Ribald reh «rsal for a the mike —not to B.B.C. has been settled. recent " Radio Pie" make them feel at —.the Two Leslie§ with Van Dam and his Orchestra are featured in the home! Ellina, who weekly broadcasts, from Luxembourg and Normandy, came over from Paris of the Macleans "Highlights on Parade" series of for the broadcast, and Tubby T programmes, and many of the tunes that have become favourites with Luxembourg and Normandy listeners will be included in the B.B.C. programmes. • • • SIXTY minutes of thrills, fun, music, romance—The Wonder Hour. From Luxembourg, 2.30 p.m. to 3.30 p.m. on Mondays to Fridays, there is an hour of the brightest listening in radio. Packed with entertainment, first it brings you the drama of an everyday girl who marries a famous actor, only to experience intrigue, jealousy and hate. Then the joy, despair, life and love of a young widow. Following that you will hear those love songs you love to hear. Finally, to complete the perfect hour of listening, a continuation of the world famous " Stella Dallas " story. A perfect feast for afternoon listeners. -THE GIRL ON THE COVER - 1

I ovely young stage, film, and radio personality, " Beryl Laverick is a strong favourite of the Children's Hour. Had a first exhibition of her paintings (one of her many hobbies) when she was only twelve years old, at the Greatrex Galleries. - 1 Radio Normandy Program mes on Pages 32, 35 and 36. 5 RADIO PICTORIAL

whose bandleader husband broadcasts with his Boys from Luxem- MRS. CARROLL GIBBONS bourg and Normandy twice a week in the Cookeen programmes

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What treats have the Powers-That- That very irr- portant person, Be in store for the long John Watt, who listening evenings ? as Director of Variety, con- tributes to so much of our radio pleasure

Anthony Armstrong, etc. Promptly at 8.20 there'll be a murder, a theft or, what have you By Our and the rest of the programme will be devoted to unravelling the mystery. SPECIAL COMMISSIONER Alternating with this series wiil be one called " Famous Music Halls." Eight notable halls will HE B.B.C. boys have dipped into the come under the spotlight, their histories will lucky bag and produced the bundle be reviewed and an excerpt from the stage will called " Autu mn Plans." conclude the shows. and Rey Speer T And you listeners, all set for long, will handle these shows. pleasant listening evenings, are anxiously From October 3, Dorothy Hogben and her waiting to know what's in store for this Singers and Players will have a fortnightly spot autu mn and winter. called "Matinée," while another afternoon pro- Let's come for a snoop round the Big House. gramme, which is provisionally scheduled for First port of call is the office of John Watt. three shows is "Afternoon Calling," a half-hour The Director of Variety has been doing a Cook's musical programme which will feature a suburban Tour of the seaside resorts (and having plenty fun couple called "Mr. and Mrs. Whiffieton." Fay en route). One wonders whether his absence from Dawn and Charles Penrose will play thesé two Broadcasting House partially accounts for the parts which smells suspiciously like " Friends to fact that there is little doing that's new and Tea" under another name. exciting on the Variety Front. Motto here is Oh, yes, and interesting news for swing addicts. "All Set and Little Change." Leslie Perowne's swing record shows will be aired You'll be giving the glad hand again to a batch on Wednesday nights instead of Friday afternoons of trusty and well-tried favourites. and each session will feature one or other of the October 17 brings us the first "Monday at personalities known as authorities on swing. Seven." Slight changes, here. The novelty having Thanks, Mr. Watt. The schedule rates a " May- worn off the "Singing Commère" stunt, Judy be !" at the moment. Shirley will not be on parade. Nor will " Puzzle Corner." BIG SERIALS AND PLAYS TO CO ME That has been promoted to a spot on its own. CAN we come in, Mr. Val Gielgud? We'd like For twenty minutes prior to each "Monday at to know what you have up your sleeve for Seven" show "Puzzle Corner" will be heard. drama enthusiasts. But Inspector Hornleigh (again played by that We start off with a large " Hooray" which will excellent actor, S. J. Warmington) will continue be echoed by thousands of listeners, particularly his detection feats. women. Terence de Mamey, the young man with the debonair presence and the sensitive voice who SATURDAY NIGHT SING-SON G rocketed to the snowy peaks with his Monte CONTINUES Cristo broadcasts, is to be starred in another serial rr HE big Saturday night variety spot will be to be produced on twelve consecutive Sundays. shared on alternate Saturdays by " " "The Cloister and the Hearth" is the vehicle and "Sing Song". The former will continue in chosen to exploit the biggest star that radio has the now well-known Sharman tradition; the latter, made for years. "Paul Temple" is coming back, as "The Wind and the Rain," "Murder on the having held up nicely throughout the summer, too. The popular detective made a great hit last Second Floor" and so on. will face the winter with confidence. But it's winter. Plans from the "Feature Folk" are, at the to be cut to an hour. Mabel and Denis C,onstanduros have got moment, immature. But, in my opinion, the " Big-Hearted" will, with Dicky together and produced a serial called " The English B.B.C. features have always been first-rate, and Murdoch, wisecrack as usual in " ," Family Robinson." A typical, English, middle- I await what is in store with perfect confidence. restarting on October 5, with Phil Cardew and his class family will have their daily adventures "Europe at Home," produced from various band again providing the melody. dramatised. Idea is, hope its sponsors, for listeners points of the Continent by Moray MacLaren, They're taking down " In Town To-night" again to turn to each other and say: "Gosh darn, bless sounds promising and will be on similar lines to from the shelf, dusting it up a bit, and putting it my heart and soul, but that's the sort of thing his well-established "European Exchange." that will keep on happening in our home !" on the air once again on October 8. Mike Meehan With war clouds in the air Val Gielgud is cash- will be in charge as usual. The aim this winter is Noel Coward's " Cavalcade," Flecker's" Hassan," ing in with what will be, I sadly fear, a topical Sir James Barrie's " What Every Woman Knows," to pep the show up by making it even more topical series called "The Thin Red Line," scheduled and for five minutes each the mike will rove the Ben Jonson's "Volpone" and Auden and Isher- to immortalise historic achievements of famous streets of London and the Home Counties in an wood's "The Ascent of F.6" are typical plays British regiments. The Grenadier Guards, the orgy of "Vox Popping." with which Gielgud hopes to entertain listeners. Royal Scots, the Inniskilling Fusiliers . . . In addition there's going to be a big round up of "You Shall Have Music," put over by Louis these are three already pencilled in. Levy and his Orchestra, continues each fortnight, Britain's many excellent repertory companies, Band Boomerang resumes from time to time (the who'll be getting the breaks with such shows FAVOURITE ‘4 TALKERS " first is on October 7). Two "Scrapbooks," three P ILE versatile Laurence Gilliam, with supreme shows of "The Kentucky Minstrels,' a couple of 1- disregard for specialisation, will tackle such "Showmen of England" shows and another varied feature programmes as "The Life of " Stargazing" are other old friends to anticipate. Barnum," "The Armada" and "The Mercantile Marine." " Sermons in Stones" will bring us the PROGRA M MES FOR WO MEN stories 'of Durham and Gloucester Cathedrals, N OW for the new stuff. and that other excellent "actuality" programme October 18 brings the first of a series of devisor, D. G. Bridson, will continue his excellent fortnightly shows which are labelled " For You, work. He has one documentary on coal already Madame." Accent here is on romance—they're lined up. going to bring a little colour and wistful charm Salaams, Mr. Gielgud. A pleasant-sounding into your lives, ladies—but just how it's going to bunch of plans and I'm glad to see that this season, be done has not yet been revealed by John Watt. in response to urgent agitation by Mr. and Mrs. But fair's fair and so that we men do not sit Joe Public, plays and feature programmes are around biting our nails with ill-concealed envy going to be shorter as a whole. A half-pint of at you lucky women, we're also going to have play served with the right "head" is much more a programme all to ourselves. The first one is on palatable than a quart served flat. October 4 and it is also to be fortnightly. Called Busiest department of the lot seems to be the "The Legionnaires," it's a series on "Beau Talks Department. There the Powers-that-Be Geste" lines, each programme having a self- have taken off their jackets, rolled up their contained plot and plenty of rousing, masculine sleeves and got down to their job with a will. choruses. Not too hearty, I hope, Mr. Watt. . . . Result is a packed schedule which sounds as Best idea that has emerged from B. H. for varied as the ingredients in a shepherd's pie. some time (on paper, at least) is a series of shows "Gardener" Middleton will be back with his scheduled for alternate Fridays, the first being polite, inconsequential talks about gardening. due on October 7. " What Happened at 8.20 ? " That means that after-lunch on Sundays will will bring a 'series of variety-mystery shows, seem familiar again. Lord Elton? Yes, he'll written by such notable exponents of the " Who- "This is the Deep Sea Diving Talk signing off . . . be giving his excellent " It Occurs to Me" chats. dunit" brand of play as John Rhode, Eric Maschwitz, good-bye, everybody, good-bye" Please turn to page 38 Next Week . . . Luxembourg's Autu mn Progranune Plans. 7 RADIO PICTORIAL September 30, 1938

EVE BECKE, radio singer, who is appearing with Christopher Stone in a new series of programmes from Radio Lyons on Sunday, October 2, at 7 p.m., takes our writer, Verity Claire, on a tour of her new fiat

F somebody asked you to name the most •-• glamorous woman in radio, who would you choose? It's ten to one a great /many of you would answer, Eve Becke. turn right, and there you have an almost Con- And you'd be right. She is glamorous, with all tinental-looking little window. The old flat had the virtues that the word implies—charming, an ordinary and rather ugly little window here. beautiful, talented, unusually smart. " That comes out !" said the Count, and out it " It's all very well to be glamorous," you might came, leaving an open space that merged into the say," but it's apt to be a bit trying to live with a bar, of which more hereafter, and let in light from glamorous woman who can't cook, sew, or do a bigger window which looked out on the mews. anything useful, and merely sits around looking This space has been filled with wrought iron- decorative and devastatingly attractive." work in a scroll pattern, painted white and topped And there you'd be wrong, if you were thinking with a little awning of crimson and white silk, of Eve Becke, because she's no glamorous lovely which is most attractive and gives an impression who turns faint at the thought of getting busy of space—always to be aimed at in compact flats. with an oven, and doesn't know which end of a Into the drawing-room, complete with bar— needle is the right one. and what a bar! Not she. Eve, besides being glamorous, is a It was originally a small room, one wall being competent housewife, an excellent needlewoman, a the aforesaid window space, with a door into the diligent and accomplished knitter, and a lot more drawing-room. This has been removed. too, and besides. . Eve's husband had the bright idea of hacking a She and her husband, the Count di Rivarolo, large piece out of the wall, making the little room have just moved into a new flat, a charming little into a bar which faces the drawing-room. mews affair just off Baker Street. Beneath its glass shelf is the pièce de résistance " I've always wanted a mews," said Eve. "I of the whole flat—the tank of fish. think they give you so much scope for originality." In case you don't know, Eve and her hus- band are " fish fans," and have been for n this new home Eve has had ample oppor- years. In this large tank beneath the bar Itunity to indulge her flair for interior decoration. artifically warmed and thermostatically con- She's very keen on novel ideas for the trolled to remain at a constant temperature home, and so is her husband. The only of 78 degrees, live all kinds of brilliantly trouble is that they don't always agree about coloured tropical fish—not anything like so what they want, and argue for hours, days, mundane as the ordinary goldfish that some and weeks, only to find, very often, that of us keep in bowls I they've both had very much the same idea in The tank is aerated and artificially lit, so that mind all the time, but haven't described it guests may watch the fish swimming around in in the same way! their weedy and rocky home. The fiat was not absolutely finished when I saw I spent some time on my knees in front of the it and they were still in the throes of discussion. Quite amicable discussion, really, though they both insist that they'll never give way. One of the most individual things about their new home is the hall—if you can really call it that. Up steep stairs, painted white, with a red carpet.

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Shiva, the most enchanting little Siamese kitten, so pale as to be almost white, with smoky-brown ears, paws, nose, and tail tip. The Count took dozens of photographs of Shiva and on that very day the flat was burgled and among the things the thieves took was the camera, not to mention Eve's jewellery!

'The bedroom has another novel idea in it. The tank, gazing at them enthralled, while their names I twin beds, covered with sea green, are sur- and habits were explained and the more unusual rounded by white leather pinned to the walls with ones identified from a huge coloured plan brought tare chromium-plated drawing-pins, and long out for my benefit. headlights for reading are let into the walls. There are angel fish—striped, with long, black The fireplace in between the two beds has been whiskers, the very opposite of the popular con- converted into a little dressing-table, mirror above, ception of an angel—black mollies, vicious-looking mirror shelf across and inside what was the fire- creatures, red-tailed sword fish, and dozens of place itself, and a small stool in front. All very others. They used to have two large black ones, compact and most charming. called Flanagan and. Allen, but alas! they died. Along the other end of the room runs a huge Life in the tank was too "crazy" for them, American-style clothes closet, half for Eve, half perhaps! There is also a Siamese fighter fish. for her husband, with three doors with long mirrors, and room enough inside to dress in, if ther inmates of the tank were striped zebra you've a mind to. O fish, golden platys, glass tropical cat fish, and The carpet is pinkish red, and the curtains are exciting little fellows called Panchax Panchax, Eve's great pride, being quilted chintz, thick and The champion "hospital-begger' of radio— pale pink and lovely. And one peculiar little heavy, in shades of dull pink, green, and beige. creature bred in the tank, that had a hunched back. Stene—is launching a new appeal for When she's not working at some theatre, = heron Sundays from Radio Lyons, and " If only we could breed from it, it would be or house decorating, or broadcasting, Eve "Radio Pictorial" feels honoured that he has ahe m worth pounds and pounds," said Eve. "but we likes to sew. the Queen's Hospital for Children, where we have couldn't be sure that the offspring would be a cot, as his first appeal. Charming Eve Becks is Should their tastes lean towards a home- his that "guest artiste" next Sunday, October S, at hump-backed, too." cooked meal, Eve is ready to provide something 7 p.m. They have great fun w:th their fish and spend a exceedingly tasty. She's interested in cookery lot of time watching them. and, therefore, does it really well. The drawing-room is white, with navy carpet, She doesn't stop at English cooking, either. shrimp-pink curtains, and a lovely sofa covered French, Italian, Chinese, she can manage it all. with Italian damask in a peculiar shade of red. You don't get the ordinary roast beef and two Eve calls it cocoa-coloured. veg., followed by apple tart, if you dine with Eve. The piano was the subject of furious argument. Oh no, something much more exotic is likely to Eve said blue—the Count said white. Result: fill your plate. navy blue, with a white top All of which goes to show that a glamorous The dining-room is navy, white, and red, too, woman is not necessarily useless in the with a cherry-coloured carpet, and navy and white house, as so many people allege. Take a dining table and chairs, with marvellously com- lesson from Eve Becke, who successfully fortable Dunlopillo seats. The sofa in the window combines glamour and beauty with love of is navy, the walls white, and the heavy linen home and great confidence in the way she curtains striped white and navy. runs it. Over the mantelpiece is a large Chinese picture She proves to the full that you needn't be of birds and trees embroidered on satin, with a bad housewife if you're beautiful—and that Chinese characters in the corner. you needn't be dull if you're domesticated! The most decorative thing in the house is RADIO PICTORIAL September 30, 1938

Evidently Bryan and Phyl Robins belong to the Where's Bryan Michie? same cycling club. Asks SAM HEPPNER

t ."1 > Ex-B.B.C. Compere, Bryan has had few broadcasts since he took to the footlights. When are we dree" going to hear him again ?

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lint t was at Lectis that I had such an over- whelming number of applicants that I couldn't control either them or myself and behaved just like Mrs. Feather in my confusion. "One man, determined to be heard, stood up at the back of the circle and sang ' Rose Marie' " Putting a show across to an invisible audience, while I was watching the act of a trick cyclist! as we did at the B.B.C., often had the effect of "It all reminded me of the Carroll Levis days making us unduly optimistic. I realise it now. which only the other day had an amusing sequel. In the theatre it's just the reverse. " I was going into the theatre when a funeral "We used to leave the mike, at the end of a was passing. The hearse halted at the traffic show, smugly confident that we had raised a lights and the driver climbed down into the street and chased after me calling: ' Bryan Michie!' " W ENT to say good-bye to Sir John Reith mellow glow of satisfaction in every house. We on my last day at the B.B.C. He asked took the success of a broadcast for granted! "Very puzzled, I stopped, and the driver, me about my plans and when I told him "It's not so easy doing it from the stage. I catching hold of my hand, said: 'Don't you /something of what I proposed to do, he may imagine we have a full house and mention remember me, sir? Carroll Levis! I was The looked at me searchingly and then said: ' Who my hopes to the manager who instantly shatters Singing Undertaker!' is this fellow Hylton—an American, I suppose? — them with a sad shake of the head and a 'No, How we all exploded with laughter, I remember it's very disappointing!' " ne UT I am making an earnest effort to unearth when, at his farewell dinner in January, Bryan "It's odd, too, how theatre people kid them- some of the very excellent talent which I'm Michie—solemnly adjuring the press to secrecy— selves. I'm beginning to learn the ropes. They sure must be hidden away somewhere in the told this excruciating yarn about the B.B.C.'s always have an excuse for bad business. It's country. ex-chief. either the rain, the heat, the snow, the fog; " In odd parts of the country I ran across some But it was a different and more significant or it's Lent or a Jewish holiday. So now, whenever of the people I had introduced in 'In Town portion of that farewell interview which Bryan I see the manager looking gloomy, I say, ' Don't To-night.' I met Darby and Joan, the old couple Michie recalled when I saw him a few days ago, tell me—it's Ash Wednesday!' of wandering musicians, walking along the beach eight months after his successful début as a - But I must say that altogether audiences have at Bridlington; and when I went to Gretna Green— vaudeville artiste under the banner. been very kind to me. And so have my fellow just as a sightseer, of course !—I was warmly " Explaining my reasons for leaving thç B.B.C. artistes—Robb Wilton, Phyllis Robins, Rosie received by the smith who had been one of our I said to Sir John, ' I'm sua-e, sir, you've taken Lloyd and the rest of them.. Realising my newness characters. risks in your time,' and he replied : ' Yes, 1 have to variety, they've done all they can to make me "Yes, I have done a lot of sightseeing—but done and I will in the future.' happy and put me at my ease." everything seems to be at the top of the most " I hadn't the least idea when Sir John frightful hills; and 1 didn't prove to be in such Reith said that, of course, that his own ERE you recognised by people on your good training as Phyllis Robins on our numerous resignation would be announced in the space " W travels?" I asked Bryan. cycling tours ! of six months ! " " Oh, yes. During my week at Edinburgh I " I've had to do some curious things during my went to the Glasgow exhibition and the lift man travels. I christened a car with a bottle of RAN Bryan to earth, after his long absence on a. recognised my voice and asked for my autograph. champagne, got up at 6 a.m, to start a motor provincial tour, at the Wandsworth Granada Several people recognised me in the street, I had rally and opened a bowling green during which I Theatre—rotund, jovial, beltless, he differed not a sume letters from people whose shops 1 had threw a bowl so far that it went right outside the whit from the arch-radiator of cheer and friendship patronised (they were evidently too shy to let me green and landed in a neighbouring allotment. whose very presence once melted the austerity of know that they knew me while I was actually in " I don't know when 1 shall be on the air again. Broadcasting House. the shops) and the conductor of a trolley-bus told So far I've managed to squeeze in occasional "Well," I asked, "how's it going? And what me that he identified me by my photograph. Sunday broadcasts with Reginald Food, Ernest have you been up to all these months?" " I was surprised to find the number of people Longstaffe and Charles Shadwell. He pondered. The question was evidently a who not only imagined that I was still with the " I've never for a mo ment regretted leaving large one. B.B.C. but apparently thought that I ran the the B.B.C. That may sound ungrateful; "There's a lot to tell," he began, "and it all place—judging by their diligent attempt to get it isn't really. The theatre is simply a requires a bit of sorting out. So I'll start from the me to hear their small daughters whose talent was different aspect of the entertain ment world, usual place. calculated to shake the foundations of Broad- of which radio is now an integral part. " I expect my transition—from microphone to casting House! " I want to make it clear that I'm very stage, 1 mean—was one of the quickest quick- " Actually, 1 have been on a talent hunt. You grateful to the B.B.C. and particularly to changes ever effected in the theatre. I went out see 'Secrets of the B.B.C.' my first show, ran listeners who gave me enough confidence of the studio on to the stage. I said good-bye to several months—very successfully, too; and now to go out and tackle this other field." listeners in the Saturday 'In Town To-night' I'm touring the Granada cinemas in the ' Granada — Tommy Handley interviewed me, if you Discoveries.' LOST ? remember—went to Sheffield the next day and " During one of the auditions an rehearsed solidly and was on the boards the impersonator, anxious to give me an impres- S1 NGEE (at auditicn) : I took out a £10,000 following Monday night. sion of some well-known performer, said: policy against losing my ,voice. " And I've found myself wishing all along 'Do you mind if I take my teeth Out ? ' When PRODUCER : What did you do with the money ? that I'd had this valuable six months' I nodded he swiftly removed them —and By Billy Milton (Horlicks Picture House, s experience before joining the B.B.C. handed them tome! Luxembourg, Normandy, Paris, October 2). 10 Radio Paris progra m mes on page 30 RADIO PICTORIAL

U D early How -bout a morning, in dance ? forno timen gin , Billie pre loses"e be k We'll th ere. another pa,ring day. uusy

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Ceeie RADIO PICTORIAL September 30, 1938 RADIO FAN CLUB NEWS Bringing to .you all the latest news and activities of your favourite clubs.

W O letters from club me mbers have written to the club secretary has still not been arrived at the same time—two letters answered. I wrote about six weeks ago . . . if all Tso different in character, so many clubs were conducted in the same way, the miles apart in theme, that we are giving enthusiasm which we feel for the stars would very extracts from both of them here. soon wane. . .." The first, from Miss Megan Lewis of Shooters Which is only too true. Fortunately, the Hill, high-lights the effectiveness of a well- majority of club secretaries are extremely prompt organised and brightly-run club. in replying to letters, and are always extreme)' Miss Lewis says: "Since joining the Brian active in organising meetings between members, Lawrance Fan Club, I have spent some of the and will see to it that pen-friends in different happiest moments of my life. Brian attends all parts of the country are introduced. our ' tea-gatherings' and he is, I assure you, even The writer of the second letter is anxious to more charming than his singing implies. He join a club in honour of Esther Coleman. At the welcomes any çriticism of his programmes 'on moment there's not one on our records, but there the air' and keeps us fully informed about his is no reason why some energetic Esther Coleman radio and theatre activities. fan should not set the ball rolling. And she adds: "To anybody who is thinking of joining this club—Don't Hesitate, you will LASGO W branch of the George Elrick never regret it." G Fan Club is now well under way. Had We were pleased, very pleased, when we read a chatty letter from the organising secretary, that. Mr. John Ford, 75 Brassey Street, Ruchill, Here, though, is the second letter. It tells a tale Glasgow, N.W., Scotland, and he tells us of its own. that all George's admirers will receive a This girl has been a member of a club for a long hearty welcome if they call at his address. time, and she writes: " I belong to a club which Age, he says, is no barrier. He'll gladly enrol Laughing George Elrick is feeling *yen happier since has been a great disappointment, as when I Grandma (the Club runs a knitting competition), the inauguration of a Scottish branch of his Fan Club joined I wrote to a few members and not one of and there are no restrictions. them answered my letters. . . . My last letter " I find that the barrier to the formation of a F. Rainsford, has its own Bulletin every month. club," writes Mr. Ford, "is shyness. I implore This Bulletin, considering Mr. Rainsford has to intending members not to be shy but* to rally do everything himself, including typing the round in their hundreds, and spend many pleasant copies, puts a spotlight on the Birmingham branch evenings with mutual companions." of the B.C. Club. The Hon. Secretary puts a A few words in a letter . . . a stamp . . . a stamped tremendous amount of energy into organising and addressed envelope . . . and in no time you'll and arranging meetings, parties and what not. become a member of the G.E. Fan Club, Glasgow Yet he still finds time to spend many, many hours Branch. So why not ? • producing the Bulletin. Besides this, he keeps Another letter from Miss Joan Roman, secretary all his members fully posted with Billy Cotton's of the new Eve Becke Fan Club, arrived to say activities in the radio, variety, and recording that Miss Ivy Childs, Stockwell, S.W.9, will not, fields. after all, be able to share the secretarial work Here is a list of the branches and branch with her. secretaries. Mr. Clem Ashby, 24 Chandos Street, Instead, Mr. W. A. Bateman, 46 Studley London, W.C.2, for London. Scotland, William Road, Clapham, S.W.4, will be glad to enrol Miller, 10 Limekiln Road, Stevenstozi, Ayrshire, any of Eve's fans who send him a card. Scotland. Southampton and Portsmouth, Arthur A well -known personality has promised to Medley, 37 Woodcote Road, Swaythling, attend the first meeting of the Eve I3ecke Club— Southampton. Birmingham, Stanley F. Rains- but we can't tell you who it is just yet. Write ford, 8 Norman Avenue, Harborne, Birming- to either Miss Roman or Mr. Bateman if you are ham 32. Wolverhampton, Miss Edna Fletcher, intrigued. 68 Nelson Street, Bradford, Manchester, 11, More news of this club later. Judging from the jointly with Miss Clare Fosbrook, 75 Belle Vue plans already under way, it should be an alive Street, Manchester. Leicester, Ronald Trillo, and interesting club. cio 14 Princess Road, Leicester. Nottingham, By the way, the International Radio and Film Arthur Mellows, "Ravenscar," Wilford Hill, Club has now been discontinued. West Bridgford, Nottingham. Good luck to the club, and all the secretaries. V NTERPRISING, efficient, friendly—that, in a few words, sums up the Billy Cotton T ONDON me mbers of the Vera Lynn club Fan Club. Branches in all parts of the -Li meet every other Thursday in the West country, nearly all the " Cotton-ltes " have End, where they rent a club room for the banded themselves together and formed one evening. A week or so ago they had a spelling of the brightest clubs bee, which turned out to be great fun. Also in the circle. Mr. Clem in the club room they have card tables, a Ashby has recently taken tele-radiogram, dart-board. Badges can be over the London Secre- obtained for is. tarial position in place Members who have written to the Bob Mallin of Mr. David Hayes, Fan Club, and who have not yet received a reply, whose business con- need not worry. The secretary has been faced with an unexpected delay in the printing of the membership torms, but these should soon be Vera Lynn sends a with her, and then everything will again be dazzling smile to her plain sailing. countless fans. See news of her club in this Other Bob Mallin fans, who have not yet Pars written to the secretary, should do so now, as it looks as if the B.M. Fan Club is going to be good fun. Incidentally, when writing to club secretaries, will members and would-be members enclose a stamped and addressed envelope for a reply? Otherwise, it runs the secretary into a heavy nections with his own band have left him with expense, and really an unnecessary one. very little time for Club work. A large number of clubs, run from London, Whenever Billy visits a large town, the local do not appear to have provincial branches, and members have a night out, visit the theatre, and as the majority of the members live in the pro- after the show they all go round to the dressing- vinces, they cannot join in with the general fun. rooms and chat with Billy and the boys. The best way out of this difficulty is to let any Sometimes two of the branches go together, one person who can start with twenty members, be at the other's invitation, and then the compliment appointed branch secretary of a district. This is returned. gives everybody a chance to enjoy weekly even- Besides the official magazine, "The Cotton ings with fellow members. Reel," the Birmingham Branch, run by Stanley And that's half the enjoyment of a fan club.

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By TOM MY HANDLEY Radio's long-term Comedian cracks a joke with you

/ ULLO, folks! I've just come from court. Vine Street I think it was called. Something about a motor- ing offence. How did I get on ? Oh, fine, thanks, fine! Nothing serious. I was caught demonstrating how a pal of mine had knocked over a ten ton lorry. The trouble was that I had the wife's mother to deputise for the lorry. Talking of motoring, I've just bought a car radio. So now when I broadcast to the Empire I can tune-in half way home and sing a duet with myself coming back from Nicariguagua. What a v..tve length ! I suppose you'd like some of my reminiscences. How I was i boy, how I grew up. my romantic moments—sez you! My parents wanted me to become an ear specialist. But I said I'd rather be 41 dentist. Folks have only two ears—but thirty-two teeth. So I was apprenticed to a fang twister and began to fill the aching gaps in people's lives. The sight of all those yawning mouths soon bored me, too. They used to have gas until 1 made them laugh. Then the boss declared it was a waste of money using laughing gas on people who'd laugh for nothing. ' He really got my back up when he half-inched a sovereign tip I'd been given and used it as a filling. Now you know why I make you laugh —I'm looking for that filling ! And when I find it? Oh boy, won't I bridge the gap. Having chewed over my young days let us turn to my other days. Days when I was a Scout. But they went bust when I Guided the girls home too often. There was one very girly little Guide. We used to take her home on our two seater. That was the little cart you've seen Scouts pulling. Two of us would take turns to pull while the other sat on with—with Bless me, I've forgotten her name. I think she was a Nutmeg or a Clover or something. And, of course, I was a devil of a Rover. After that I just gave up trying and let myself slide. It being Christmas Day in the workhouse. "All My Own Work

And outside as well. Then some awful man took I was watching my favourite home team my slide away. Said it wasn't the first time he'd t'other day when the man on the feet next to missed it from his trombone. mine asked if the forwards scored much. He told me he was in a band. I believed " I don't know," I said. " I've only been him. My uncle smoked cigars that smelled watching them three seasons." the same as he did. I think they'd be better at darts. They're but you must have something to carry them Seeing I was a nice little lad he asked me if always "doubling" off the field, making a "bull's home in. I'd like a ticket for the Music Hall where he eye" for the refreshment tent, to ask for food for And think of the pictures. How long do you played. An awfully nice chorus there that week. the "inner" man in their little "treble" voices. think the Television boys are going to keep the I said I'd rather be in the orchestra and get paid Oh, hand it to me on a plate. I think I'd have camera on the bathing belles? Not so long as for my eyestrain. a dart at anything with a point to it. you'd like, I'll bet. After all, they're only human Once I was loose in a place like that I rapidly That's where radio is so useful. We hear foot- —and nearer. made my way to the top. Only to be told I'd ball matches, see them televised, results given, In spite of all the nice things you and I come up the wrong ladder and was perched on and so on. And everybody knows all about it can say about radio I don't think it will ever the lights' perch. I hastily climbed down again all, except how to- scoop the pool. take the plee of newspapers. and took my place on the stage as assistant to Why, when I broadcast a gag about wanting No, folks, it's one sure thing you can't swat a peanut vendor. And I've been cracking ever since. another " home," eighteen estate agents seat me a fly with a six-valve screen grid superhet. You may not like that, but it's clean. photos of desirable residences to let. Having arrived at the age of discretion—I mean, Lucky, wasn't it. I'd filled in three certaln sheltered by a mike and a few assorted wave draws? lengths, I can now say what I like, apart from I try to find new gags by reading the newspapers advertising. And provided it has all been duly Oh yes, folks, I can read. I'm not so indecipher- URGENT sponsored--er, censored. With nothing up my able as all that. Not like a pal of mine who went sleeve and my only cheque an ex-harris tweed to the Zoo. He saw a notice, To the Lions—went SHE: It was very unkind of you, George, to switch I am prepared to give you this lovely gold watch, along, enjoyed himself. Saw another notice, To on to dance music when you know Mother likes gents—sorry, my mistake, I've mixed my ohms the Tiger—went along, enjoyed himself. an organ. and aways. Saw another notice. To the Exit--and then HE : Aw, let her listen-in an her own set ! Talking of football—who was ?—well, never complained he couldn't find the animal although SHE : For twopence I'd write and tell her not to mind, let's talk about it just the same. I'm he'd got right out into the road. come here again. a keen football fan. In fact, an electric fan. Many people think the radio will be the HE : Here's sixpence—send it Air Mail ! And not one of those which blows hot one end of newspapers. I don't agree. You can By Bobby Howell (Stork Radio Parade, Nor- mo ment and cold the next. keep bottles in the back of a radio cabinet, mandy, October 2, Luxembourg, October 5).

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'Mummy can have the flowers if I can have Kitty,'' thinks little Barbara Lyon

Bebe recalls one hectic broadcast when she overslept and nearly did n' t arrive at all at the et, mike BEN, THE MIKE

e have had a number of letters from our Don't miss the opportunity of hearing one of friends in America, who have picked up Hollywood's most popular married couples in our English broadcasts on their short- W wave sets, and every time we get letters like these, it makes us realise anew what a miracle radio is and what a vast audience we play to of to-day. There is, too, a regiment of every time we go to the mike. people just as happily married as Ben and While we are still on the subject of the U.S.A., I myself, but you never hear much about the must tell you about a unique broadcast I did in happy marriages, because they aren't America some years ago and which was the first " news " ! of its kind ever undertaken. Many Hollywood folk to-day have other busi- While living and working in Hollywood, we nesses to attend to outside filming. They have used to do our broadcasts from the studios at Los invested their money wisely in outside interests, Angeles. For one of the broadcasts I sang in the Los Angeles studio, while Paul Whiteman's Band accompanied me in the studio at New Yore, ringing up children is also a fashionable three thousand miles away! The members of the Bpastime in Hollywood, and you will find there orchestra wore earphones and were thus able to many devoted and really domesticated mothers. accompany me singing on the other side of the I met dozens of them at the little birthday " treats " continent. we staged for Barbara. I was supposed to wear earphones, too, in order I think this is the first time I have mentioned to hear the orchestra, but I couldn't stand the our daughter, Barbara. She is six, and has had sound of my voice "coming back at me," so I 2¡ years in England. She speaks not only good removed them and trusted to luck. The broad- English, but also quite a little French and can cast was a big success and came over perfectly. count up to a hundred in that language. We are realising an ambition in giving " Babs " an 1\ if y very first broadcast from Los Angeles nearly English as well as an American education, which 112 didn't take place.lt was a midday broadcast, will endow her with a "cosmopolitan outlook" in and having had a very late night, I was still fast the years to come. asleep at eleven o'clock. And the studios were If Barbara should wish to pursue a stage, eighteen miles away from my home! I lived film, or radio career later on, I would not do through hours on that drive to the studios and anything to prevent her. Which means that I arrived just one minute before thç broadcast was have had a happy life myself in the acting pro- due on the air. ' This, I think, was my most fession, and would choose the same profession if nerve-racking 'experience. I had my life to live over again. It is possible to Well, we have drifted quite naturally back to live a normal, happy, decent life in the entertain- Hollywood, which conjures up many vivid ment business. It is just a matter of plain memories too numerous to recall here. But there common sense. is one impressicn I always like, and have always Ben and I have often been asked why our liked to correct, which is that Hollywood is peopled marriage has lasted eight years. It is looked on as with maniacs, good-for-nothings, and generally a sort of phenomenon, but there is really nothing irresponsible folk. to it. Hollywood has its share of wild people, but Ben and I made absolutely certain we loved it is for the most part a very hard-working each other before getting married. There com munity, going to few wild parties, because was no eloping on the spur of the mo ment, it has to get up so early for work, and keep but a year's courtship. physically fit. At least, that is the Hollywood After we were married. I still found Ben the

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Corner of the luxurious living- room in Bebes California beach home which is full or valuable antiques s.

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(Right) The hope of the family has no inten- tion of go- ing on the stage at the moment.

(Bottom right) Bebe swings it with the band

BEBE DANIELS continues the story of her AND ME iamazing radio career the Rinso Radio Revue from Luxembourg. starred in The Prince Chap in San Francisco. Normandy and Paris, on Sunday at 6.30 p.m. Because I was infringing the child-labour laws by appearing on the stage, they got round the law by making me part-owner of the theatre, so that I was working for myself on a percentage basis most attractive man 1 had ever met and gifted and not receiving a stipulated wage. But I acted with a great sense of humour. When we made a up to the part of theatre-ownership by giving Hollywood film together, we had to get up at free seats—the best in the house—to all my kid five o'clock one morning and travel by motor-boat friends, till the management had to put a stop to an island off the Californian coast. Ben took to it! some pillows along and put them in the bottom Shortly before I became thirteen, while I was of the boat for me to rest on. living with my aunt in Los Angeles, I heard that There is our mutual love, too, for Barbara, Hargld Lloyd was looking for a leading lady for his which keeps us close together—especially when, as Lonesome Luke comedies. He wanted a blonde, often happens, we have to go on tour for several and my hair was jet black, but that didn't worry weeks and see nothing of her. Just watch us me. race back for the reunion when the "gloomy sorted through my aunt's dresses while she spell" is over! Then we can't bear to let her out T of our sight for a second. was out and found one that made me look the most "glamorous" and the most "grown up." Her hats wouldn't fit me, so I borrowed one of the ne of Barbara's favourite hobbies is cook's. Thus attired I went to see Harold Lloyd, O playing our gramophone records on the and got the job for my cheek. I was willing to radio-gramophone. She handles the wear a wig or bleach my hair even, but didn't mechanism all right, but fails sometimes to have to. control the speed of the record, with the I appeared in one hundred and fifty Harold Lloyd result that Ben's voice becomes a sort of comedies, mostly one-reelers which we filmed at soprano and my own like Minnie Mouse! the rate of one a week, and have made a total now Another of her hobbies is collecting autographs. of about two hundred and fifty films. And what a diversity of signatures she possesses! I was glad when the talkies came in, because Among them you will find Lords, and Ladies, it enabled me to do something I had always Ambassadors, artists, policemen, chefs, lift-boys wanted to do—develop my singing voice. I butlers, and cab-drivers. She is going to grow gave all my spare time to singing practice, up into 'a marvellous fan! and my labours were rewarded with " Rio Since falling in love with Shirley Temple, her Rita ". favourite film star, she has gone in for tap-dancing Ben didn't enter the movies quite as early as in a big way. I did, but early enough. He left school at fifteen When I was Barbara's age I was already on the to try his luck in pictures, and got several " bits" stage. My mother and father were both theatre to do. For a while "bits" were all right, but folk, and I had been taken on the stage when ten naturally he got a little discouraged and tired of weeks' old in the traditional style. touring the Hollywood studios in his battered At the age of four I was the Duke of York in car. Richard the Third, and at five I was Lewis Stone's He decided to have a shot at the legitimate son in The Squaw Man. Oddly enough, I played stage, and did vcry well, achieving distinction in Lewis Stone's leading lady in a film thirteen years several very spccessful plays. He found this later—a very peculiar change in relationship. stage-training of great benefit when he returned At seven I had my mme in electric lights, being Please turn to page 33

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I WALKED OVER NEW YORK! by WEBSTER BOOTH

Who tells of some exciting adventures he has experienced both in his amazing climb to fame and when he was on a recent visit to America. His glorious tenor voice can be heard every Monday and Wednesday from Luxembourg at 9.15 a.m. in that grand Persil show, "With a Smile and a Song."

urged the police officer not to take too long over the interview. He was civil enough. " I won't keep you very long, sir." He didn't, but those few seconds cost me two pounds and an endorsed licence! However, that's all part of the game—a game I started when I was a chorister at Lincoln Cathedral. I was young then, of course, and had great ambitions to become a famous singer. When I was thirteen my voice broke, so I studied accountancy and got a job in an office. Soon after my voice had settled down again I met Richard Wassell, who was then conductor of the Birmingham Orchestra, and, after hearing me sing, he insisted on my taking lessons with him at Bantock's school. All this took place in my spare time. I was also giving several public performances. Some- how it didn't fit in with my job in an accountant's office. Although I tried to concentrate on my work, my mind was always on singing.

ne evening I managed to get an audition with O the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, and a few days later I received a telegram from Webster Booth was a great success in last season's Rupert D'Oyly Carte to go to London for an \ 4 " Hiawatha " at the Royal Albert Hall interview. Unfortunately, the day I was asked to go clashed with an important audit I had been I was still feeling the effects of my hazardous 'D heard a lot about the New York instructed to carry out by my office. elevated railway, and when I visited journey over New York, so I left my card and I was faced with the alternative of either A merica last year, it was the first thing walked out of the place, thoroughly disgusted missing the interview in London and retaining a /I set out to see. with American stage managers. secure job, or losing my job for a speculative Within a few hours of landing I found But I didn't have an altogether disappointing venture. myself seated in a train high up above time over there. I decided to take a chance. Luck was with 7th Avenue, all set for my debut as an ele- I have returned with some very pleasant me. The interview proved to be successful and vated passenger. memories of the N.B.C., with whom I broadcast I was given a contract with the D'Oyly Carte Pulling out of the station. I looked down on a not only locally, but also on coast-to-coast hook- Company. stream of traffic as we passed over 7th Avenue. ups, and to England. After touring England and Canada, I found that It was a wonderful sight, seen for the first time. And the Rainbow Room, New York's smartest I hadn't improved my position very much, so I As we gathered speed, we crossed over the Great restaurant, is the most marvellous place I tave decided to strike out on my own. White Way—Broadway—and rumbled cheerfully ever been in. I sang there on several occasions A year later I was fortunate enough to be given over 8th Avenue. as a guest artiste, and I must say they gave me a contracts by the B.B.C., and from that day Suddenly, for no apparent reason, we stopped. grand time. everything has been plain sailing. For a moment there was silence. Then every- There is one great thrill to it. Situated on one began talking at once. There had been a the sixty-seventh floor of a building, it takes W hile in Birmingham a few weeks ago I was breakdown. We were told that we'd have to the lift just thirty-two seconds to get up V V giving over the air a recital of Purcell. walk back to 7th Avenue Station. there. That's just over two floors a second. That was at 10.30 p.m. Planks were laid over the track to facilitate The first time I went in that elevator I left my At 10.30 a.m. the following morning I was in walking, and I set out on an elevated hike. Right inside on the third floor I London, rehearsing a programme for Persil. above my head the sun was beating down a heat Anne Ziegler, who accompanied me on the trip, It struck me as being a rather odd coincidence I /of at least 100 degrees. I had no hat, and was caught in the lift with several women trippers The Persil show, " With a Smile and a had a suitcase and a heavy music case in my to New York. When the elevator started on its Song," with Anne Ziegler, James Dyren- hands. thirty-two-second journey, one of the women forth, Charles Ernesco, and myself, is a By the time I. had walked over the three screamed and nearly fainted. really grand program me to work on. You blocks I was terrified, hot, and disagreeable. It was Anne's first trip, too, and when she heard should listen to it every Monday and Wed- Having an interview at a theatre, I bundled into that *penetrating scream, and at the same time nesday, from Luxembourg. a taxi and did the journey by road. felt the sickening ascent, she also nearly fainted You'll like it. Arriving at the theatre, I found crowds of with shock. people in the wings, and I guessed there was an audition in progress. I ife's always one big rush. It is for me, at any Somehow I managed to push my way through I— rate. For years now I have spent my time to the front, and came across a fat little man, dashing from studio to studio, from London to TO SAY THE LISZT! the provinces, from concert hall to film studio, on sleeves rolled up, who was yelling instructions to W HEN Mr. and Mrs. Smith gol home from a the go the whole time. everyone within sight. VP' shopping expedition, Mr. Smith switched on I asked him where I could find the man I Rarely do I get a spare hour to myself. I the radio. • remember one evening when I had to get from the wanted to see. The orchestra will now play Liszt's Sixth Albert Hall to Broadcasting House in a matter of He looked me up and down. Rhapsody," said the announcer. a few minutes. "Have you got'n act?" "There you are !" snapped Mr. Smith. "If we'd Speeding along in my car—doing far more than I told him that I had an appointment and that caught the earlier bus, as I suggeskd, we'd have heard I was Webster Booth, the tenor. the regulation thirty miles an hour—I looked into the first five !" He didn't seem the least bit interested. After my driving mirror and saw a police car right on yelling another instruction, he turned to me. my heels. By James Dyrenforth (Persil programme, " Then have you gotter pianner player?" Gonged, I pulled up, produced my licence, and Luxembourg, October 3, 5). 16 September 30, 1938 RADI 0 PICTORIAL MYSTERY LADY This Week's Complete Cameo Tale with a Surprise Ending

HE foyer was packed to capacity with celebrities of radio, stage and screen By arriving for the big film première. T Calm and collected, despite the pressure Captain of the throng, Jeremy Haddon darted hither and thither with his portable microphone endeavouring A. O. Pollard, to persuade the more important guests to say a . few words for the benefit of the listening public. V.C., M.C., D.S.M. A girl touched him lightly on the arm. She was exquisitely dressed and, had he been less pre- occupied, he would have found her decidedly attractive. "May I say a word over the mike?" she begged eagerly. " I—I have always had a secret ambition to broadcast." Jeremy shook his head. His instructions were definite that speeches should be confined to well- known personalities. "I'm sorry," he refused curtly. "You must write to Broadcasting House." She pouted—then, altering her expression to one of extreme disdain, she shrugged her dainty shoulders. AsJere my Haddon "Zis ver' foolish young man, 'e do not like ze darted hither and look of me," she murmured, and mingled with the thither with his por- crowd. table mike, trying to get important guests at the film eremy stared after her in astonishment. Her voice pre mière to say a and mannerisms were an exact impersonation few words, a girl J touched him on the of the famous Hungarian film star, Liena Velesque! arm. If she could do things like that, she was a find May I say a word worth hanging on to. overthe mike ? "she begged. "I-1 have Before he could chase after her, however, he always had a secret was tackled by a colleague. ambition to broad- "Pipe down, Jerry, you're ' off.' They're going cast." over to the balcony." "O.K., but did you see that girl I was talking She was tied hand and foot, but the straightness So she really was Liena Velesque. All that talk to?" of her figure and the poise of her head revealed of her being mixed up in some political intrigue "Liena Velesque? Rather ! She'll earn you a that she was far from cowed by her predicament. was true. What a blind fool he had been not to pat on the back, my boy." Her theatre escort was standing over her, recognise her at the theatre. Liena had a world-wide reputation for elusive- regarding her with a grin of triumph, while two The girl sighed wearily. ness. Although it was generally attributed to swarthy-faced blackguards watched the proceed- " I shan't tell you anything." extreme modesty, rumour had recently suggested ings with evident satisfaction. Black-hat's face became suffused with anger. that her shyness was a pose to conceal secret ' I tell you I don't know," the girl cried firmly. " You won't ?" he thundered. " We'll see about activities in Central European politics. Her black-hatted inquisitor made a clicking that I" "It might have done if she were," chuckled noise with his tongue. He gave a sign and his two confederates seized Jeremy. "Unfortunately, she wasn't. She was "Come, come, Madamoiselle Velesque," he said her firmly by the arms. With fiendish deliberation only taking her off." sarcastically. " I admire your stubbornness, but Black-hat drew a knife from his pocket. David Hard..astle whistled. I must remind you that we're in deadly earnest. That filled Jeremy with blind rage. Barging "Are you sure? Well, she jolly well deceived For the last time, have they sufficient proof to his shoulder through the window, he burst head- me. I could have sworn —" convict us?" long into the room. "You should read your newspaper, my lad; Jeremy experienced a thrill of excitement. Liena Velesque is in Hollywood." ne moment he sprawled on his hands and O knees; the next he was fighting with berserk eremy surrendered his microphone and went fury. Jinto the theatre in the hope of spotting the girl His fist took one of his opponents on the point who had intrigued him. But it was impossible of the jaw and down he went. Jeremy was to distinguish individuals in the darkness and he 'boo -room Room conscious that Black-hat struck at him with the did not catch sight of her again until the show was knife but, ducking swiftly, he butted him heavily. over. The third man, overcome by surprise and the She was entering a large expensive-looking defeat of his comrades, took to his heels. limousine in company with what Jeremy decided Jeremy picked up the knife and slashed at the was a nasty-looking-piece-of-work in a black felt girl's bonds. hat. " Are you all right?" he inquired anxiously. By this time Jeremy was determined. He " I think so," she answered shakily. sprinted to the corner of the street and, securing He left her to recover while he occupied himself a taxi, instructed the driver to keep her car in in tying his prisoners back to back. sight. To his surprise the chase led away from the Heaven's sake, tell me what it's all about?" " F or West End to a back street in the East End of he begged when they were secured to his satis- London. faction. " Who are these blokes?" Jeremy's curiosity was now thoroughly aroused. The girl laughed softly. The neighbourhood was decidedly not in keeping "They're a gang of revolutionaries," she with the clothes and manner of the girl who had explained. " I managed to gain their confidence spoken to him. W AS she here of her own accord, in order to find out what they were up to. he wondered. Unfortunately, their leader saw through me and At that moment the car in front stopped. Out enticed me here to make me talk. But for you stepped the girl and entered a dingy-fronted house, he would have succeeded." closely followed by her companion. "My word, what a sensation !" cried Jeremy Jeremy paid off his taxi and looked about him. admiringly. "Famous film star defeats gangsters. Taking careful note of the location he made a Mademoiselle Liena Velesque in real life drama." detour and found that, by climbing on to the She smiled at him roguishly. tow path of the Grand Junction Canal, he could "Unfortunately, I am not Liena Velesque," she reach the back of the building. remarked. "My name is Mary Smith and I'm a A lighted window attracted his attention and humble member of the Women Police." peering through a chink at the side of the blind "By Jove, I'm glad to hear that," Jeremy he saw that he had attained his objective. "1 tell you, John, she impressed me very much" exclaimed impulsively. And the versatile member The girl was seated with her back towards him. of the Women Police blushed. 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My husband started with acute Indigestion, which steadily got worse, but after two bottles of Maclean Brand Stomach Powder it has gone altogether." No doubt Mrs. C. W. S. now keeps a bottle of Maclean Brand Stomach Powder always handy, as thousands have done after finding how surely it removes Indiges- tion, Flatulence, Heartburn, Dvspepsia, Excess Acidity. Follow their example, but be sure you get MACLEAN BRAND Stomach Powder, which is only genuine if the signature "ALEX. C. MACLEAN' appears on bottle and carton. Sold only in 13. 2,- and 5/- bottles, Powder or Tablets and handy tins of Tablets, 9d.

GEORGE ELR1CK and his Music Makers, Radio LUXEMBOURG, SUNDAYS, 9.0 a.m, other concerts Radio Luxembourg, Thursdays MRS. DAN DONOVAN'S PET SOUFFLE' 10.15 a.m. Radio Normandy, Fridays 10.30 a.m. DIANA M ASO N calling again! Once more on her round of visits to the stars, she brings you their special beauty and fashion hints—with a new idea to give your flowers longer lives STA BS O UT W ENT to dinner with the Dan Donovans For a witch-bowl type of vase—one of the most the other evening and never in my Me difficult to arrange blooms in nicely, I use green OF T H E B L U E Ihave I tasted such a delicious souffle as sand, filling the bowl half full with it. the one that we ate there! " The sand idea is excellent for a valuable, not- Wake up, wake up, the stars are calling. Mind you, I will admit that I'm a real hog too-safe vase, too, giving it sufficient weight to Here's a bright new program me — over anything cheesey—you can keep your prevent it being knocked over accidentally. Green fruit salads and your trifles and leave me in sand can be bought from most good florists, or packed with personalities. C.H. Mid- a corner with a Welsh Rarebit any day of ordinary sand can be used with a bottle of green dleton and Beverley Nichols talk,ing on the week! ink poured over it." But since most men, so I've found, share gardening, Carl Brisson, Florence Des- THOSE INK STAINS my love of cheese, I wormed the recipe for W HEN Suzette mentioned green ink it reminded mond, and Quentin Maclean are all on Cheese Sou ffle out of Mrs. Donovan so as to me of a really excellent preparation l use the air — and every week there will be be able to give it to you. myself for removing ink stains. A drop of it applied Here you are then! a surprise item by a famous star . . . to ink—or any other stain for that matter—on any It's true Blue. material that is fast-dyed, except silk, will remove ELT two ounces of -butter in a saucepan, the stain before your eyes. Listen w this new programme compired by Quentin M stir in two tablespoonfuls of flour and mix Maclean and presented by the makers of It costs Is. 3d. a bottle, post free, and if any of them very thoroughly together, then add half a you are interested and care to send me a stamped, RECK I TT'S BLUE, from Radio Normandy pint of hot milk, slowly, and stirring all the time every Thursday at 8 a.m., beginning October 6th, addressed envelope, the name of the suppliers shall so that there are no lumps whatsoever. Now stir and from Radio Luxembourg every Friday at 845 be yours as fast as I can send it. a.m., beginning October 7th. in two ounces of grated cheese, take the pan off the gas and stir in the yolks of two eggs. Beat FUR IS IN! Tratunsissions from Normandy through I. B.C. the whites of the two eggs stiffly and fold them AS fast as you can, look out those odd pieces into the mixture. Butter a soufflé dish and tie of fur you have "put by" in your scrap bag. a piece of stiff white paper round the outside. Fur is "in" again with a vengeance, according Pour in the mixture from the pan and bake for to Diana Miller, who I interviewed on fashion STORK RADIO PARADE twenty-five minutes in a moderate oven. ideas this week. Remember that a soufflé must be eaten imme- "It's fur, fur, fur everywhere," Diana said. diately or it will flop dismally! Remember too " Evening frocks of black velvet have silver fox New Programme Ideas • that Mrs. Donovan says a sprinkling of cayenne shoulder straps, and nice and warm they are on pepper over the top as the soufflé comes out of chilly nights, too! H E Stork Radio Parade will soon start the oven makes an enormous difference. " Flat white fur is used an enormous lot to make cute little Peter Pan collars and three-inch wide its third edition, which will be bigger NO W FLO WERS ARE SCARCE T belts for black wool day frocks," Diana continued, and brighter than ever. From Sunday, OMETHING that makes an enormous difference S "and I've even seen fur tippets on afternoon October 2, each program me will be built to the life of your cut flowers is a hint everyone frocks !" is scrambling after just now when half a crown goes around a special theme. The first of these " What's going to be the season's most popular no way at all in a florists! new program mes will be called "The New fur, Diana?" I asked. Listen to what Suzette Tarri—who, as you know, Show," and will introduce and explain the "Lynx," she said. " I'm glad, because it's a is passionately fond of gardening in general and new idea to listeners. A new compère, with lovely fur, every bit as nice as fox, I think, and flowers in particular—has to say about the subject. real personality, is also to be introduced. it's being used on black, darkest green and nigger "Cut the tips off the stalks every day," Suzette brown. Also on the new tan shade that's a bit He is Ted Andrews, the " Canadian told me, - and in the case of chrysanthemums and more cinnamon than London Tan used to be. Troubadour." woody-stemmed flowers, bash them lightly two inches Lovely !" up the stem with a hammer so that they can drink LOOK EXCITING! snore easily. A small piece of camphor in the water l'ELY is the right word to describe the way helps to make them last longer, too. Powdered L you'll look if you follow Wynne Ajello's beauty charcoal is another "long-lifer." tip. " Very often, flowers that are a bit wilted will perk "The best tip l know," Wynne said, " for making up if you put the stalks in boiling water for five your skin look really exciting and glamorous, is to minutes and then arrange them in cold water again." use two shades of powder!" ARRANGING THE M " What, both at once ?" I said. " "T HANKS a lot, Suzette," I said, '' and talking " No, one after the other," she told me. "Buy a 1 about arranging, you've certainly got the box of almost white powder and another box of the knack" —her living-room was a riot of beauty in shade you usually use, or a shade just half a tone the floral line—" how d'you get them to stand up darker. Use your foundation cream and rouge and so well?" then powder thickly with the white powder, brush off " I use various methods, - Suzette said. " For the surplus with a powder brush and re-powder with those tall, narrow vases that are so difficult to the dark shade, brushing it off again with your ASK YOU! CHEMIST FOI a M I COPY« -iiyou ENE FOS WOMEN" AV iitaisi 'ten arrange flowers in, I use a loofah! Cut to fit the brush. You'll be amazed at the result. Your skin vase, the holes at the narrow ends are just perfect positively glows." for taking the stems of short-stemmed flowers. That's all for this week, dears! 18 September 30, 1938 RADIO PICTORIAL

Conducted by AU NTIE MURIEL • the North's most popular Children's Broadcaster

ELLO, EVERYONE! and say, " Please send out an SOS! "—or what ? RADIO ALP HABET I have had some very interesting letters He pondered over the matter for a long time, C is for CRO ONER H from readers of our page. Thank you all. and all the time he grew more and more curious, Lilian Shaw tells me of words that she and her until he could no longer lie still in his home brothers make up. My small daughter has some underneath the studio carpet, but felt he must go C is for crooner, You've heard him, I know, lovely words of her own. For instance, she calls and do a little scouting round in the hope of learn- digging with a stick "stigging" —which is really ing something. For he is included In many a show. very suitable. The only place where he was likely to hear But though his scat singing More good efforts in the Missing Town contest anything on the subject was, in the first place, come from the following, who came near to win- the great front hallway of Broadcasting House. Sounds easy as wink, ning prizes :— The little gnome had never ventured to linger It's not quite so simple Lilian Griffett (Swansea), Frank Hayes (Shef- in this spot before, and it was with a fast-beating As many might think. field), Kathleen Wilson (Leighton Buzzard), heart that he crept down many flights of stairs So unless you are perfect, Muriel Gibbs (Shirley), Elsie jurd (Horton Heath), until the hall stretched out before him. We'd very much sooner Doreen Preston (Leicester), Keith Wykes (Pod- He simply dare not walk across alone in broad You did not apply ington). daylight, for someone might see him, and he For audition as crooner! Congratulations on winning a prize, Mary imagined himself to be much bigger than he Tucker (Wedmore). actually was. Result of Auntie Muriel's Competition More next week from Soon an office boy appeared, and so Mick hid NA ME THE ANIMALS Yours affectionately, in his shadow and walked behind him until he The names were Coyote, Armadillo. Antelope. reached the seat at the other side. Then the •Wallaby. Cheques for half a crown have been sent micrognome hid behind the leg of the seat and, A,.rt, 11.4 trembling all over, waited until his breath to MthAe Yfo llHowOinRgT pIrNiz ew(aignen er1s0 ), 2 Napier Road, returned. Wembley, Middx. (Barham &host.) JOHN EVANS (age 9), 48 Queens Road, attention was suddenly distracted by the ar- HO WLER! IS Aylesham, Canterbury, Kent. (Ayksham School.) rival of a policeman, who handed in a note at " T_ TA MLETS father is like a pig with a curly H TEDDY ROURKE (age 8), 536 Bromford tail," wrote Jones minor. "Because Shake- the desk and then sat down patiently on the seat. Lane, Ward End, Birmingham, 8. (Corpus Christi speare says, ' He could a tale unfold' " Mick the Micrognome was so deeply interested School.) that he quite forgot his fears and climbed up on " ILENE SIDDALL (age 11), 6 Old Cross Street. RASH the seat to have a closer look at the policeman. Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancs. (Parochial School.) PTIHEN there was the boy who said that the only It was at that unfortunate moment that the difference between a man who drove his car at officer, feeling rather warm after a long walk, CO MPETITIO N seventy miles an hour and a slice of bacon was that took off his helmet and placed it on the seat. NA ME THE CYCLE PARTS the first was rash and the second was rasher The next moment he broke into a cold sweat of OST of you are interested in bicycles, even if horror, for on looking down, he saw that his 1V-1- you do not possess one of your own. helmet was walking away! The boy in the picture was so interested in his He had, of course, put the helmet straight over that he took it to bits. A DVE NT URES OF A MICR O G N O ME Mick, who, in a great fright, ran up and down the Can you find the names of the pieces in. the Mick Up Against the Law seat unable to free himself. jumbled letters? ICK the Micrognome is sqmething like a cat "Ooohow !" gurgled the policeman. "Broad- Write your solutions on postcards only and, LVI — well, anyway, he seems to have nine casting House is haunted!" and gingerly grabbing together with your full name, age, address, and lives! This time he had such a narrow escape his offending helmet, he ran out of the building, school, post, not later than October 6, to Auntie that it is a wonder he isn't spending a nice few while Mick ran back to the studio and safety as Muriel, Rapio PICTORIAL, 37 Chancery Lane, weeks in gaol! I said he resembled a cat, and he fast as he could go. It was a pity he was not London, W.C.2. does—because curiosity killed the cat 1 It present to hear the receptionist behind the desk I will award four half-crowns for the first tour didn't quite kill Mick, but very nearly. murmur into thin air, "The SOS is quite in correct solutions received in the neatest hand It was curiosity that set him wondering all order, officer." writing. about S 0 S's. How did they arrive ? Did some Don't Mies Another Mick Adventure Age will be taken into consideration, when distressed lady or gentleman rush into the building Next Week. judging.

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All these jumbled words rep -esent the names 'Ooohow! gurgled the poli. eman, as his " Will you ring up the B.B.C.? I've dropped helmet walked away. .casting House of different parts of a bicycle. How mans is haunted my acid drop in the slit in the loudspeaker... can you find ?

19 RADIO PICTORIAL September 30, 1938 BROADCASTING HOUSI

"/ ERE is an S O S message. . . ." Atmeeier "no.4 Pausing for a mo ment a wo man stood, a glass of water in one hand, pills in the other, and listened. • The calm voice of the announcer con- tinued. .--i+efee g Would the wo man, who had purchased pills from a certain chemist, not take the pills, as she had been supplied with a poisonous variety by mistake? Horrified, the wo man looked at the pills, They were half-way to her mouth. In a few more seconds she would have swallowed them. A miracle had saved her. And that miracle was the radio. Only a few minutes before those warning words had been sent palpitating through the ether, an urgent voice had come through the telephone to Broadcasting House. It was the distressed chemist. A stranger to his district—a woman —had bought some pills. By mistake he had supplied her with poisonous ones. All his efforts to trace her had failed. Could the B.B.C. send out an SOS? There was just a chance. The B.B.C. decided to take it. All the preliminary formalities were over in a few seconds . . . the announcer received his instructions . . . the S 0 S was broadcast . . . a woman's life was saved.

hat is just one of the dramatic revelations Tcontained in "Broadcasting From Within" (The Pitman Press, 2s. 6d.), by S. W. Smithers, an official of the B.B.C. Here is a volume of stories which takes the reader into the very heart of Broadcasting House, dealing graphically with every facet of radio; the drama, romance, humour which is part of the lives of the men and women inside that modern Tower of Babel. For years now the listener has been intrigued by the backstage glamour of the B.B.C. To him it is an enigma, a large mark of interrogation. It is the little things that make or break a broadcast. Balance is one of those things. With- out it, a programme would be distorted, unpleasant to hear. Balance is the ogre of every broadcasting débutant. Not that the artiste need worry over much. As long as he does what the engineer or producer tells him to do, balance should not enter his technique. But it is disconcerting when, in the middle of a song, someone comes up behind you and pulls

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(1) Wooing young Miss Sea-Lion is just one of the day's jobs for an Outside-Broadgaster who takes the mike on a tour of the Zoo. (I) The Effects Department produces the sound of those dancing feet! September 30, 1938 RADIO PICTORIAL

iM r. and Mrs. John Listener sit by E REVELATIONS their fireside and enjoy the cream ) of the world's news, music, comedy, drama . . . while behind it all the you a foot away from the microphone, or, orchestra; a variety programme, Brahms Sonata' gigantic edifice of Broadcasting alternatively, pushes you a foot nearer. And nearly all day spent rehearsing. If it were not for Teddy Gower, variety "balance" A. Stuart Hibberd has been chef announcer House conceals the vast organisation expert, many a variety act would have been ruined, for over ten years. Others, whose voices are well which makes the wheels go round. whereas listeners have heard acts at their best. known in every home, include T. Lidell, L. F. It has been Teddy Gower's job to study artistes What goes on behind the scenes ? Marson, R. MacDermot, F. Phillips, L. J. Gamlin, IHere are B.B.C. Officials' enthralling and their stage habits. These habits are difficult D. Grinnell-Milne, and D. Lloyd- James. to throw off before the microphone, and often an All news items, S 0 S messages and weather stories, re-told by artiste will get absorbed in his act and will stray forecasts are part of an announcer's job. 1 H. MACKENZIE NEWNHA M from his correct position, while others "almost The earliest S 0 S message, sent out in 1923, eat the microphone—stand and all." was broadcast from the Birmingham studios. LIM.•••••• WV.•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••011.111.1•••••••••••••••••••••1 In a relay from Covent Garden once, the volume A man was dying in a London hospital. His only of the double basses completely swamped the near relative was living in a tiny little hamlet in an entire symphony was played backwards. rest of the orchestra. Which was curious, because Bedfordshire, and being a Sunday, it was impossible Apparently the records had got reversed, everything had been accurately balanced before- to reach the man in time. and the last record was played first, and so hand. The S 0 S was broadcast. Crouched over a on until the first record was reached. However, the reason was soon discovered. One small crystal set, a man heard that message. What is more, nobody noticed it till an of the double bass players hadn't liked the position The dying man's relative was his neighbour. indignant listener telephoned Broadcasting of the mike, and had swung it six feet out of place There's nothing very odd about a micro- House. and tied it up with a piece of string to the back phone, yet there are very few people who can Mr. H. L. Fletcher, Recorded Programmes of the orchestral pit. resist its mesmeric power when it is " alive." Executive, has an interesting story to tell. During an audition one day, a well-known Early in 1930 experiments were made with the • -1' HE B.B.C. has its oddities. actor who had played brilliantly before steel tape recording system. The first attempt I Seated on a wheeled chair, a girl gives thousands of audiences without a qualm, was made at the Ottawa Conference, when all the herself a slight sideways push, and away she stood before the microphone for the first time. speeches of the Dominons Prime Ministers were glides on miniature railway lines. She He opened his mouth to speak. Nothing " taped." travels seven feet to the left, brakes, and makes happened. He tried again. Still nothing H. L. Fletcher wanted to cut down these an entry on a page as big as a wall. happened. He was victimised by the micro- speeches, which lasted six hours on ten miles of Then another push. Smoothly she travels phone, unable to speak a word, dumb. tape, to only a few minutes—a difficult task. to the right for seven feet, brakes, and makes Suddenly he dropped his script and ran He decided to cut the tape. There were bits and another entry in the same book. for all he was worth from the studio. pieces everywhere before he finally managed to Not Alice in Wonderland, but a girl clerk, Bruce Belfrage, whose job it is to book dramatic condense the speeches down to the required time. sitting in her office on the fourth floor of actors and actresses, has seen a lot of this at But it took a long time, and H. L. Fletcher Broadcasting House—the office of complex auditions. Fortunately he is a sympathetic man decided to devise a system that would give him mystery, the studio "Clearing House." and can generally manage to dispel microphone reproduction within a few minutes of being made. And the seven-fool wide book is the studio Roll fear from the average radio aspirant. Gramophone records were out of the question. Call, in which every studio is kept tabulated, and Arthur Brown, Variety Bookings Manager, They take forty-eight hours to prepare. all allocations to different rehearsals and pro- who spends about a quarter of a million Staff engineers wcre roped in, and they invented grammes are entered. pounds a year negotiating new and established a small, flat disc that would be ready to use acts for the microphone, says he has between immediately it had been cut. So that the needle T HERE is something about the friendly voice four and five thousand acts on the books. could be put on a given spot on the record for 1. of an announcer that has made him almost a In spite of that he often has a headache. One "continuity" purposes, groove-beaters were made. member of every family in the . of the worst things to happen to him is the last- But Fletcher wanted an automatic drop-arm S. W. Smithers hit it very well when he said second fall-out of an artiste from a cast. system, so that the needle would be automatically that it is the habit of almost every listener to But even that is not as bad as the time, around dropped on the record. reply to an announcer. When you hear the the Christmas of 1931, when a programme was He pondered on the subject; and, curiously announcer say: " Good night, everybody," cancelled at the last moment, and a variety Please /urn to page 38 don't you usually find yourself answering: broadcast was scheduled to take its place. "Good night", ? Arthur Brown, with John Watt, set out to (5) This is the amazing seven-foot book which contains the details Strange, but true. build up a programme. They dashed around of all the programmes and But listeners rag announcers ruthlessly. London visiting all the music halls, and found rehearsal; with their appropriate If an announcer has suffered with a slight Alexander and Mose in Chelsea, Gracie Fields studios—not 3 the wheeled chair hoarseness, hundreds of cough tablets arrive at the Winter Gardens Theatre, Claude Hulbert for "travelling" up and down the by the following post. and Reginald Purdell, and Tommy Handley and book. (6) How many lives have They are hard working men, announcers. Here Anona Winn. Rehearsals took place on Christmas been saved, and hearts made is a typical evening in the life of one. First, a morning, and the show followed almost happy by the voice of Announcer talk on farmers; then, world affairs, B.B.C. immediately. Stuart Hibberd saying: "Here is 'THERE are around eighty thousand records (3) Eight floors up is th a "magic" an S 0 S message. . . ." I at Broadcasting House, and between three Control Room wnich looks like a and four thousand of these are used every week. scene from an H. G. Wells film! Besides compiling programmes of records, a (4) The "Boss" of the whole number of these are used for effects. show, Mr. F. W. Ogilvie. We have heard a lot of stories about the backstage of the effects and record depart- ment, but an amusing tale is told of the time

2 I RADIO PICTORIAL September 30, 1938 THIS WEEKS B. Regional, with Joan Cross, Tom Egon Petri offers a piano recital first of a new series of Jack Payne SATURDAY, OCT. I Williams and Clifford Carson as on Regional in which he will play productions called Jack in the Music soloists. Joan Cross is, of course, the Beethoven's Mammerklavier Sonata, Box. They are likely to come more popular soprano, Tom Williams, Op. 106 in B flat. Dorothy Hil- in the variety category than the Variety baritone, and Carson the eminent dreth also has a National piano dance-music, but you can be sure pianist. recital, while Terence Casey plays that they will be rattling good enter- 4 RNEST LONGSTAFFE has the Theatre Organ on National. tainment. gathered together an amus- Opera lovers have the opportunity Another outstanding programme ing bill for his variety show of hearing La Boheme from Sadler's Wells Theatre on Regional, while the should be an Orchestral Hour in Music Fto-night. He has decided to which the B.B.C. Midland Orchestra For those who missed last night's put on two acts which are new to Theatre Orchestra has a session with will play a selection of their favourite production of Tom Jones another radio. The first is Keith Devon and Robert Irwin singing. Other light music attractions include Troise pieces. (National.) opportunity occurs on Regional. Audrey Wayne (" The Half-wit and and his Mandoliers, and Bobby Dorothy Grinstead has a piano the Nit wit") and the other the three recital on Regional, while Frederick Smed•te Brothers, who are in the Howell's Orchestra on National. MONDAY, OCT. 3 Sharp will give a baritone recital on crazy wisecracking line so popular National. these days. Sport Variety Light music comes from Arthur Other humour will be supplied in The International Grand Prix is T HAT lively couple Billy Caryll Salisbury 's orchestra, John Reyn- good measure by Cheerful Charlie to be held to-day at Donington I and Hilda Mundy continue their ders' orchestra and Fred Hartley's Chester, the young Cockney Park and F. J. Findon and Alan argumentative adventures in Mr Sextet. comedian who, mark my words, is Hess will act as commentators for going places in a big way, Joe this exciting race. On North Hayman, with his famous Cohen Reg'onal John Hodgson will com- on the Telephone sketch, and the mentate on the English Water Polo effervescent Nellie Wallace, whose Finals. act never seems to grow old. In fact, looking the bill over, it seems to be entirely comedy, for Douglas Young and Nan Kenway SUNDAY, OCT. 2 make no concession to gloom, while Leon Cortez and his Coster Pals seem to supply music entirely as a Plays, Talks, Features background for Leon's cockney ERBERT KENDRICK and humour. They are the ideal com- 1 Harold Scott have written a bination for putting over "The H feature programme based on the Lambeth Walk, which they will do amazing life of Barnum, the world's with plenty of vim. (National.) greatest showman, which Laurence Prior to this variety show, on Gillia m will produce on Regional. National, Reginald Foort will The story of the Oxford Repertory conduct Sing Song, and he'll have Company is to be produced in a Sydney Burchall and Ethel feature programme by Anthony Co mer-Lewis as his vocalists. MacDonald. This company has Phil Park and Fredric Bayco been the " nursery" of many very are two organists who will do their famous stars, notably Flora Robson, stuff on National. Emlyn Williams, John Gielgud, Plays, Talks, Features Pamela Stanley, Diana Churchill, Richard Goolden, 'rhea Holme and A couple of speakers to-day are Gyles Isham. Some of these will You wouldn't think it to look at 'env, but they're known as "The Half-Wit R. J. Goold-Adams, whose sub- help to unfold the story of this and Nit-Wit," (Keith Devon and Audrey Wayne) and they're in Variety on ject is A Young Man in America, October I (Nat.) interesting company. (Regional and and Ian Cox, who talks about Midland.) and Mrs. Neemo, on National, with Harvest Home. (Regional and Round the Courts continues on National respectively.) Jay Wilbur's band, the Cavendish TUESDAY, OCT. 4 Regional, while on National there Three and Sam Costa to supply Kevin Fitzgerald, in the Prom are two talks of religious appeal. concert interval, gives another of the melody which helps to make this R. Ellis Roberts talks on New one of the best variety shows that his ever amusing talks on Regional. Books on Religion, while the Rt. Rev. Variety Title this time is No Aunts to Tea, the B.B.C. has ever offered. E. S. Woods, D.D., talks on In the afternoon, on Regional, -U VERYTHING'S happening this a typically Fitzgeraldian subject. week. The B.B.C. is starting Christian Unity. begins the new series, Matinee. There is also a short story on the autumn campaign with a swing. F. Buckley Hargreaves dis- This stars Dorothy Hogben and her National. This is Mr. Blite's Tiger To-day, for instance, the eagerly cusses the Fortnight's Films on Singers and Players. On National which has been written, and will be awaited variety series, The Legion- National and there is the welcome Harry M. Millen has a Theatre read, by S. L. Bensusan. naires, begins. (National.) return of C. H. Middleton to Organ session. ‘ Dance Music • gladden the hearts of the local This series is on Beau Geste lines, gardeners. Plays, Talks, Features with a self-contained plot, and After his provincial tour Carroll An old friend in Men Talking plenty of good, rousing singing. Gibbons is now back in town and reappears to-day, with Valentine Among those taking part will be he'll be in the studio at tea-time to Services, etc. Williams to act as chairman. Lance Fairfax, Denis O'Neil, give one of his smooth broadcasts The Very Rev, A. D. Gilbertson These sane, varied discussions occupy Sonny Miller, Peter Bernard, with his New Savoy Orpheans. conducts a Church of England ser- a deservedly high place in the Henry Gilbert, Jacques Brown, George Melachrino and Anne vice on National from H.M.S. esteem of listeners. Moray Mc- Joe Lee and saxophonist Harry Lenner will, of course, do the vocals. Excellent at Portsmouth, while Laren to-day produces, on National, Karr. It's for men only officially, Jack Harris and his band from the evening service on the same the first of his new series of pro- but I suspect that the ladies will Ciro's take over the late night wavelength is a Congregational grammes from various points of take a peep. session, which is preceded on service from the City Temple, interest in Europe. To-day's comes Dave Frost's When You and I National by Bob Crosby and his with the Rev. L. D. Weatherhead from France. With Europe so much were Dancing show has another band from America in the America in charge. in the news these days this series airing to-night on National while on Dances series. On Regional there is a Church of Regional there is a show called England service from Hexham should be full of interest. H. P. Elliston also gives the first Piccadilly Playtime, which sounds Music Abbey. of his talks called The Week on Wall attractive. But the Piccadilly is not The last night of the Prom Street (Regional). and on the same London but Manchester, and the concerts will be broadcast on Music wavelengt h—and also on Regional— programme is heralded as sophisti- National brings us the evergreen T. A. Waterhouse and David cated light musical entertainment opera, Tom Jones, and Stanford Gretton will describe the scene on " with a difference." Robinson, whose Theatre Orchestra the Severn when 5,000 anglers will Tom my Matthews and his will be in attendance, has booked compete in the Birmingham Anglers' Orchestra (the Swift Serenade boys) ANOTHER "CRACK" his wife, Lorely Dyer, Denis Association Annual contest. are to be strongly featured while HIS music," remarked John Noble and Edmund Willard to Fear Walks the Moors is a Hylton each programme will have a speci- TListener to his wife, pointing to head an excellent cast. Among the Brown short story which the ally written vocal introduction, the radio," seems to be in broken time." others taking part in this tuneful author will read on National. prelude and continuity. This sounds " Well, don't blame me," cut in the show will be Brian Hayes, Peggy like the Monday at Seven singing maid absently, "I never touched it I" Bryan, Brenda Wells, Charles Dance Music commère idea, and the lady to do By Anne Lenner (Coolteen half- Wreford, Marcella Saltzer, Fred Apart from Joe Loss's late-night the warbling is young Vicki hour, Normandy, October 1, 8; Yule, Betty Huntley Wright and session from the Astoria, chief Roberts, one time member of the Luxembourg, October 3). Bernard Ansell. Recommended. dance-music interest centres in the Rhythm Sisters. 22 September 30, 1938 RADIO PICTORIAL

another old friend who will be in this show. (Nat.) FRIDAY, OCT. 7 Florence de Jong will again be PUG 41MES heard on the Theatru Organ. Variety vouNG Ronnie Waldman, re- Plays, Talks, Features 1 cently drafted into the variety Other variety attractions include evening on Regional. The band to Sir James Barrie's What Every department from the B.B.C. school, Reggie Foort at the Theatre Organ kick off this welcome series is Kai Woman Knows is to be produced gets his teeth into an important and Eric Shrimpton on his Spanish Ewans', from Copenhagen. to-day by the Scottish Regional appointment to-night. Production and electric guitars. (Both on folk. (Reg.) of the first of the What Happened at Regional.) Music A new feature starts and an old 8.20? mystery shows, so arranged Madame Sans Gene is an opera one resumes on to-day's National that plenty of music and variety can Plays, Talks, Features which will be heard on Regional programme. The former is the series be interspersed throughout the show, Neil Tuson talks on National to-day, broadcast from Italy, while which 'will be a sort of conducted as well as the " crime" which is the about the career of the ill-fated on the same wavelength the Torquay tour of Whitehall. E. D. O'Brien motif of the series. (Nat.) Great Eastern ship, under the title Municipal Orchestra will give another takes us along and reveals some of Following this show we get a Hoodoo Ship. of their attractive programmes. the mysteries and workings of the spell of Gillie Potter, fresh from his Class, the first of a series of Hetty Bolton, the popular pianist, Home Office. The old feature is the lively Continental holiday. (Nat.) National programmes devoted to has a Beethoven recital on National, excellent The World Goes By, the On Regional there is variety from an inquiry into the social structure and the Theatre Orchestra and radio " magazine " starring Freder- the Theatre Royal, Edinburgh, and a of this nation brings us Tom Harry Engleman's Quintet are ick Grisewood. session by E milio, the Wonder Boy Harrisson and T. H. Marshall other attractions for music lovers. Accordionist. Reginald Foort and (National and Regional respectively.) to talk, while on Regional the Under Dance Music an organist new to me, P. Allender Twenty Club has its first meeting. Busy week for Carroll Gibbons. Fryer, both have Regional sessions This is to be an imaginary club At tea-time on National he and his on the Theatre Organ. which, with an adult chairman, will WED., OCT. 5 Boy Friends (a smaller combination give the youth of this country a than his Savoy Band) have a dance Dance Music chance to put the world right. Variety music session, while the late-night 1 hree sessions to-day, involving The 1938 Church Congress opens HE Melody is Here, one of last music is in the hands of Jack four bands. Pre-lunch session on to-day and the opening service from Twinter's big variety hits, re- Jackson. There is also a dance National offers Brian Lawrance's Cathedral will give `us an appears this afternoon, under Doris cabaret from Torquay, with Harry slick little outfit, while Ken opportunity of hearing the Arch- Arnold's production. I hope this Evans and his Band, and a ("Snakehips") Johnson, coloured bishop of York, on Regional. will be the first of many. The number of guest artistes. bandleader from the West Indies, Ronald Watkins will read a Arthur Dulay Quintet provides the has an evening session on National. William Gerhardi short story melody and as one of her singers Music Late music is shared by Jack called The Film Script. (Regional.) Doris has booked Margaret Eaves White and his Collegians and Outstanding musical treat of the (who made a big success in the series Maurice Winnick and his Band Dance Music week is to be heard to-night on before). (Reg.) from the Piccadilly Hotel. The' Dansant on Regional is in the An even bigger attraction will National. It is an hour's excerpt capable hands of Victor Silvester probably be Band Waggon. Arthur from Sir Henry J. Wood's Jubilee and his Band, while Sid Lipton's Askey and , Concert from the Royal Albert Hall. SATURDAY, OCT. 8 Grosvenor House Orchestra has nicely sunburned by the Hastings Music lovers will also enjoy a the late night session. The first of a ozone, will be up to their tricks recital of music by Peter Cornelius, Variety a piano recital by Maurice Reeve, series of broadcasts of European again, with Phil Cardew and his OHN SHAR MAN 'S Music Hall and a performance by the B.B.C. dance bands will be heard in mid- band to play. Bettie Bucknelle is programme to-night sounds Welsh Orchestra. plenty of fun. Welcome back to Radio's most pop- John's "protegees," W heeler and ular wo man organ- ist, Florence de Wilson. They are the comics who Jong, has a session THURSDAY, OCT. 6 made a big success just before Music on the B.B.C. Hall went into its summer hiberna- Theatre Organ on October S tion a few months back. Variety He also has Tom my Trinder, R ENIER W ARREN'S post- another new discovery of his. The -", poned series, Life Begins at cheeky Tommy has just concluded Sixty, at last has reached fruition. a "wow" of a season at Shanklin and It will be heard to-night on Regional. will bring us more of his Cockney James Moody has devised impertinences. Two " old-timers " in another of his stop Dancing shows, Lily Morris and George Robey with himself, Percy Waterhouse, will add ripe and well-seasoned Frank Rea, David Curry, George humour to the fun parade, while the Alsopp and Jim my Regan to play, attractive Gypsy Nina will bring and James Johnston and the melody to the show. Three in Harmony to sing. (N. Ire- land and Reg.) Plays, Talks, Features This afternoon (Reg.), Afternoon Don't miss the National rendering Calling makes the first of its three of J. B. Priestley's I Have Been bows. Charles Penrose and Fay Here Before, an intriguing essay on Dawn will play Mr. and Mrs. Time. Whiffieton and their son and daugh- ter will be Clarence Wright and Dance Music Melody with your muffins ? Jean Melville respectively. They will be typically suburban people at A mbrose, on National. There'll be many who will stay at home to listen home to tea and they will have a to the maestro. Later there'll be couple of lively visitors in the persons of Rupert Hazell and Elsie Day. .Joe Loss and his Band to lure you Also on Regional, Hughes and to B.B.C. Ballroom, while just before Lever will have a spot on their own you sleep the magic music of Jack to sing their own inimitable songs. Harris 's Band will get you in a gay frame of mind. Plays, Talks, Features Sport Regional listeners can catch a Aviation fans should switch to much curtailed version of Shaw's Midland to hear a Birmingham How He Lied To Her Husband, which journalist, Ivan Roe, giving an eye- is officially being produced for witness impression of a gliding Empire listeners. exhibition on Long Mynd. At the Black Dog returns to give the programmes a familiar look once more. Howard Marshall and Cyril Nash and Sunday Wilshin NON-TECHNICAL HITCH

will again be in the shows. 1-11DN'T you feel awful when you -•-•e discovered your trousers coming Dance Music down at the microphone ?" Late music to-day comes from the " No, I rescued them halfway and London Casino, and is provided by said, 'Pardon, ladies and gentlemen, Bert Firman and his Band; while, but there has just been a slight hitch.'" on National, Mantovani's Dance By Sidney Torch (Cadbury show, Band has a mid-evening session. Luxembourg. October 2). 23 RADIO PICTORIAL September 30, 1938

4 to- THIS WEEK'S ite listen PROGRAMMES RADIO IN FULL EM BO UR G 1,293 metres

Chief Announcer: Mr. S. P. Ogden-Smith •ge - Assistant Announcers: Mr. S. H. Gordon Box and Mr. John Bentley Photo by courtesy of H. MV. 10.1 5 aan• Theatre, London, are exciting more and 7.30 p.m. INSTANT POSTUM more interest every week. You, too, "LONDON MERRY-G O-ROUND" presents can join in with Gracie and her enthusi- A programme of happy music from the SUNDAY, OCT. 2 "No. 7 Happiness Lane" astic audience as she sings "Dream musical shows and night clubs, with The romantic adveatures of a musical Lover," "Marquita" and "One Night of Teddy Randall and His Sensational Love." You'll enjoy every minute. London Band 8.1 5 a.m. T HIS human story of a theatrical 3.0 p.m. with Madeleine de Gist and THE SMOKING CONCERT A family, the Gibbons, takes a turn for CARSON ROBISON Pierre le Kreun A convivial collection with a cigarette some exciting and perhaps unpleasant AND HIS PIONEERS and the singing, smiling and a song on their lips. Featuring developments, this week. Their dance at continue their popular Hil!-Billy broad. "Men-about-Town" Charlie the Chairman the local Town Hall has been threatened casts Presented by the makers of Danderine. and the with disaster and it all el:mends on ALL this talk of oil araund the C.R. 7.45 P.m Smoking Concert Company Spencer Doughty Holnaes, that veteran Ranch makes more trouble for THE BIG LITTLE SHO W Presented by Ririe Cigarette Papers. actor, to see them throu;h. Go along Carson and his boys, this week. Let's with 8.3 0 a.m. with thesis and hear what happens. hope he'll be able to smooth it out soon. Helen Clare GEORGE FORMBY 10.30 a.m. But, in the meantime, on with the songs, Guest Artistes : The Three Admirals with a strong supporting cast, including HARRY DAVIDSON includimr "Memory Lane," "Red Wing" and "Beryl" and His Com modore Grand Orchestra and a solo from Pearl, "Whst'll I Do." Eddie Gaye A terrific series of laughter and song Sponsored by Bisurated Magnesia. Sponsored by the makers of Oxydol. Compère : Russ Carr programmes 10.45 earl. Brown & Poison 3.1 5 p.m. Presented by 'he makers of Cookeen HERE'S George Formby in songs Present Eddie South and His Orchestra, THE NE W "WALTZ TIME" Cooking Fat. you've requested and songs that are with Mrs. Jean Scott, President of the with 8.0 p.m. new. To-day George has joined the Army, Brown & Poison Caokery Club. Tom Shephard and His Orchestra PALM OLIVE PROGRAMME so follow him now on parade in this early 11.0 a.m. The Happy Philosopher and the golden voices of with morning "turn-out" of tau sister and A program me of particular interest to Jerry Roberts Olive Palmer music. all dog lovers.-Presented by Bob Martin, and Paul Oliver Presented by the propriebrs of Fee n-a-M i nt. Ltd. Mary Monroe and 8.45 a.m. 11.1 5 a.m. Presented by Phillips' Dental Magnesia. The Palmolivers YOUR OLD FRIEND DAN THE OPEN ROAD 3.3 0 n.m. Black Magic "THERE'S a certain glitter and gleam singing his way into the home Presented by Carters Little Liver Pills. "The Ace of Hearts" Orchestra in a A about the Palmolivers. And their Presented by the matters of Johnson's Wax 11.3 0 a.m. Luxembourg Religious Talk riro^ram me for Sweethearts.-Presented characteristic playing should show up Polish. (in French). by the makers of Black Magic Chocolates. well in this new prosramrne. Their 9 .0 a.m. 12.0 (noon) 3.45 p.m. Geraldo in Play romance medley includes "Day by Day," GEORGE ELRICK QUAKER QUARTER-H OUR A quarter-hour of unbroken melody. "Blue Moon." Other numbers will be Maclean's Laughing Entertainer featuring Presented by the makers of Diploma "Skating down the Old Mill Stream," and Carroll Levis Cheese. and the sonorous "Highland Swing." His Band and 4.0 p.m. Paul Oliver and Olive Palmer (that Presented by the makers of Maclean Brand His Radio Discoveries HORLICKS PICTURE HOUSE happily named pair) are together again in Stomach Powder. Mabel Ingham (Croonette) Master of Ceremonies : Billy Milton "Paradise for Two" and other songs. 9.1 5 a.m. On Board the Top Hat Express Marshall and Somers (Guitar Duettists) th 8.30 p.m. Luxembourg News (in French) Whose passengers include the Top Hat Douglas Calder (Musical Saw) Edward Everett Horton 9.0 p.m. Orchestra, conducted by Felix Mendels- Ivor Pye (Song at the Piano) Oliver Wakefield HIGHLIGHTS ON PARADE sohn. The Top Hat Singers, Paula Green James Golding (Accordionist) Josephine Houston with and George Barclay, and a Surprise " HO W do you do everybody, how do Jack Kerr Alfred Van Dam Passenger.-Presented by Nestles. you do! "-with some such phrase The Cavendish Three and 9.3 0 a.m. Muter O.K. the Saucy Boy from Carroll Levis on the stage of the The Horlicks Singers His Gaumont State Orchestra Presented by the makers of Mason's O.K. Odeon, Leicester Square, the pro- and and Sauce. gramme of discoveries begins. This time The Horlicks All-Star Orchestra Wyn Richmond 9.45 a.m. Showland Memories there's a "croonette" diminutive and under Presented by Macleans Limited. A Musical Cavalcade of theatreland, past charming, a gentleman who will oblige Debroy Somers 9.1 5 p.m. Snawfire Aids to Beauty and present, with Webster Booth, Olive with the musical saw, an accordionist, Presented by Horlicks. present Mantovani and His Orchestra. Groves, and The Showlanders.-Pre- and others who are getting and taking 5.0 p.m. Ray of Sunshine Programme 9.3 0 p.m. Symington's Sunday Night soiled by California Syrup of Figs. their big chance. Compered by Christopher Stone.-Pre- Excursion, including Douglas Byng, Mar- 10.0 a.m. Old Salty and His Accordion Presented by the makers of Quaker Corn sented by the makers of Phillips' Tonic jorie Stedeford, Al Bowlly, The Southern To-day : Old Salty's Adventures with Flakes. Yeast and Betox. Airs, and the Symington Serenaders, Persian Pirates.-Presented by the makers 12.1 5 p.m. John Goodwood 5.3 0 p.m. The Ovaltineys directed by Harry Karr.-Presented by of Rowntree's Cocoa. (Astrologer) and the Coty Orchestra. with Harry Hemsiey and Orchestra. the makers of Symington's Soups. Presented by Coty. Presented by the makers of Ovaltine. 9.45 p.m. On the Air 12.3 0 p.m. "Peter the Planter" G A p.m. With Carroll Gibbons and the Savoy Presents "Plantation Minstrels," with THE RADIO GANG SHO W Orpheans, Anne Lenner and George C. Denier W , Todd Duncan, Dale Presented by the makers of Lifebuoy Soap Melachrino.-Presented by the makers of and Dodd, The Plantation Singers, The featuring Colgate Ribbon Dental Cream and Plantation Banjo Team, and The Planta- RALPH READER Shaving Cream. tion Players.-Sponsored by the blenders Veronica Brady Gwen Lewis 10.0 p.m. of Lyons' Green Label Tea. Dick Francis Bill Bannister A SERENADE TO MELODY 12.45 p.m. Syd Palmer Jack Orpwood featuring HUNTLEY & PALMERS Jack Beat Norman Fellows Jack Jackson and His Orchestra present Dennis Gilbert Eric Christmas with Ray Noble and His Orchestra Yoland, Elva and Dorothy Barbara Back 1.0 p.m. Lux Radio Theatre Orchestra under the direction of and Featuring Eddie Carroll and His Orches- George Scott-Wood "A Star of To-morrow" tra, introducing lean Gillie as Guest 6.3 0 p.m. Presented by Pond's Extract Co., Ltd. Star.-Presented by the sneakers of Lux. RINSO RADIO REVUE 10.3 0 p.m. 1.3 0 p.m. Ovaltine Program me of Melody featunng THE GREYS ARE ON THE AIR and Song Jack Hylton and His Band The Greys Band 2.0 p.m. The Kraft Show with with Directed by Billy Cotton, featuring Bebe Daniels and Ben Lyon Raymond Newell Fred Duprez with Phyllis Robins, Peter Tommy Handley The Greys' Singers Williams and Alan B . Sam Browne and 2.3 0 p.m. Pat Taylor Lt.-Col. Graham Seton Hutchinson, FRED HARTLEY AND HIS ORCHESTRA The Henderson Twins D.S.O., M.C. Brian Lawrence and John Stevens Compèred by Ben Lyon (author of "The W Plan") revive for you Presented by the makers of Rinso. This Week : The Royal Artillery "Songs You Can Never Forget" 7.0 p.m. T HE Greys Band opens to-night's Presented by the makers of Johnson's Gio- Announcing a series of thrilling dramas programme with the Royal Artillery Coat. centred round the characters of March, 'Duchess of Kent.' 2.45 p.m. Inspector Brookes The Band is playing another old THOMAS HEDLEY & CO., LTD. of Scotland Yard, and his son favourite, too, ''Light of Foot," while proudly present Dick Raymond Newell has chosen for his solo, Miss Gracie Fields Presented by the makers of Milk of Mag- "Boots," broadcast to-night by special in a program me of new songs, and at nesia. permission of Mrs. Rudyard Kipling. Charming Anne Bolt, who sings in least one old favourite, with some '7.1 5 p.m. Eddie Pots and His Twisted Presented by Godfrey Phillips, Ltd., te the Instant Posturn show, "No. homely advice about Fairy Soap Tunes. A programme of twisted words makers of Greys Cigarettes. 7, Happiness Lane," on Sundays GRACIE'S song and laudster pro- and music.-Presented hy the makers of at 10.15 a.m. and Fridays at 5 p.m. grammes recorded at the Scala Monkey Brand. Please turn to page 26 24 ',..pter-nb(2r 30, 1939 RADIO PICTORIAL

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2.45 p.m. 10.3 0 a.m. presentMg 10.3 0 a.m. PLAIN JANE I 0.45 p.m. "YOUNG WIDO W JONES" PLAIN JANE Presented by the makers of Rinso. CADBURY CALLING A moving human story of a woman's The story of Plain Jane Wilson and her 10.45 to 11.0 a.m. Request Let's Meet at the Organ heart and a mother's love. A story of struggle for those things that every Sidney Torch Programme joy and despair, life and love as we all woman longs for-love and happiness. entertains his friends at the Organ. 2.3 0 p.m. know it.-Presented by the makers of A girl endowed with imagination, but no This week - THE W ONDER HOUR Milk of Magnesia. Jan Van Der Gucht beauty, who is determined to make life " BACKSTAGE WIFE" (Singing "For You Alone") give her what she wants. . . . For The thrilling story of an everyday girl 3.0 p.m. "THE SWEETEST LOVE SONGS EVER Billy Mayerl excitement, romance and adventure, who married a famous actor-a story of SUNG" (famous syncopated pianist playing his listen every morning (Mondays to love and intrigue, jealousy and hate. A new all-star feature of Radio-fifteen own composition, "Marigold" Fridays) at half-past ten to Plain Jane. Presented by the makers of Dr. Lyons' minutes of romance, starring some of the The Radio Revellers Presented by the makers of Rinso. Tooth Powder. most popular singing voices of our time, (the Human Orchestra) 10.45 to 11.0 a.m. Request Programme 2.45 p.m. singing the love songs you love to hear. A Musical Variety sent by Cadbury's of 2.3 0 p.m. "YOUNG WIDO W JONES" THE W ONDER HOUR Presented by Phillips' Dental Magnesia. Bournville to announce their stew Cad- A moving human story of a woman's A solid hour of thrills, fun, music, bury's "Roses" Chocolates. heart and a mother's love. A story of 3.1 5 p.m. romance. A wonderful hour in wireless " STELLA DALLAS " 1 1.0 p.m. Young and Healthy joy and despair, life and love as we all A programme of modern snappy dance entertainment. Gala Opening. know it--Presented by the makers of Milk A continuation on the air of the world- " BACKSTAGE WIFE" famous story of a mother whose love rhythm and swing.-Sent to vow by the of Magnesia. makers of Bile Beans. The thrilling story of an everyday girl for her daughter was the uppermost who married a famous actor -a story of 3.0 p.m. thought in her life. 11 .15 p.m. The Zam Buk Programme "THE SWEETEST LOVE SONGS EVER of song, melody and humour. love and intrigue, jealousy and hate. Presented by California Syrup of Figs. SUNG" 11.3 0 to 12.0 (midnight) Request Presented by the makers of Dr. Lyons' 3.3 0 p.m. Concert of Light Orchestral Tooth Powder. A pew all-star feature of Radio-fifteen Programme minutes of romance, starring some of the Music. 2.45 p.m. most popular singing voices of our time, 3.45 p.m. Maclean's Musical Matinee "YOUNG WIDO W JONES" singing the love songs you love to hear. Presented by the makers of Maclean's MONDAY, OCT. 3 A moving human story of a woman's Presented by Phillips' Dental Magnesia. Peroxide Toothpaste. heart and a mother's love. A story of 3.1 5 p.m. 4.0 p.m. Variety joy and despair, life and love as we all " STELLA DALLAS " 843 a.m. know it. -Presented by the makers of Milk 4.3 0 p.m. The Family Circle MELODIES FROM THE MASTERS A continuation on the air of the world- Gramophone records compèred by of Magnesia. Compèred by Peter Fleming famous story of a mother whose love Christopher Stone.-Presented by the Presented by the makers of Kolynos Tooth 3.0 p.m. for her daughter was the uppermost makers of Betox. Paste. "THE SWEETEST LOVE SONGS EVER thought in her life. 4.45 p.m. 8.1 5 a.m. HORLICKS SUNG" Presented by California Syrup of Figs. MARMADUKE BRO WN "MUSIC IN THE MORNING" A new all-star feature of Radio-fifteen 3.3 0 p.m. Concert of Light Orchestral The lovable, eccentric inventor and his Presented by Horlicks minutes of romance, starring some of the Music. patient wife, 8.3 0 a.m. An All-Scottish Programme most popular singing voices of our time, 4.0 p.m. On Board the Top Hat Express Matilda Presented by Scott's Potage Oats. singing the love songs you love to hear. Whose passengers include the Top Hat Presented by the makers of Milk of Magnesia 8.45 a.m. THE OPEN ROAD Presented by Phillips Dental Magnesia. Orchestra, conducted by Felix Mendels- 5.0 p.m. CARSON ROBISON Presented by Carter's Little Liver Pills. 3.1 5 p.m. sohn, The Top Hat Singers, Paula Green. AND HIS PIONEERS 9.0 a.m. Station Concert " STELLA DALLAS " George Barclay and a Surprise Passenger. continue their popular Hill-Billy broad- 9.1 5 a.m. A continuation on the air of the world- Presented by Nestle's. casts The Makers of Persil Greet You famous story of a mother whose love 4.1 5 p.m. dOOD AFTERN OON Presented by the makers of Oxydol. WITH A SMILE AND A SONG for her daughter was the uppermost A visit from Albert Whelan, bringing a 5.1 51.. 5.3 0 p.m. Station Concert with Charles Ernesco and His Quintette thought in her life. song, a smile and a story.-Representing Webster Booth, Anne Ziegler Presented by California Syrup of Figs. the makers of Andrews Liver Salt. and James Dyrenforth 3.3 0 p.m. 4.3 0 p.m. THURSDAY, OCT. 6 9.3 0 a.m. Station Concert STARS ON PARADE HUNTLEY & PALMERS 9.45 a.m. Keeping House With Elizabeth A Programme of Movie Memories present Craig, introduced by "Peter the Planter" Presented by the makers of Puffed Wheat "The Best of Everything" 8.0 a.m. MUSIC ON THE AIR Presented by Lyons' Green Label Tea. and Puffed Rice. A programme arranged and compèred by Presented bs the makers of Kolynos Tooth 10.0 a.m. 3.45 p.m. Concert of Light Orchestral Christopher Bouch THE COOKENE PROGRAMME Music 4.45 p.m. MARMADUKE BRO WN Paste. with 4.1 5 p.m. Coty Presents The lovable, eccentric inventor and his 8.1 5 adri• HORLICKS "MUSIC IN THE MORNING" Carroll Gibbons and His Boys "The Charm School," featuring Kay patient wife, Presented by Horlicks. Anne Lenner Lawrence. A program me mainly for Matilda and women. Presented by the makers of Milk of Magnesia 8.3 0 a.m. THE OPEN ROAD George Melachrino 4.30 p.m. The Family Circle 5.0 p.m. On the Air Presented by Carter's Little Liver Pills. Guest Artistes Gramophone records compèred by With Carroll Gibbons and the Savoy Billy Reid and Esther Coleman Christopher Stone. -Presented by the Orpheans, Anne Lenner and George 8.45 a.m. GOOD MORNIN G makers of Baton. Melachrino.-Presented by the makers of Colgate Ribbon Dental and Shaving A visit from Albert Whelan, bringing a 4.45 p.m. sous, a smile and a story. -Representing MARMADUKE BRO WN Creams. the makers of Andrews Liver Salt. The lovable, eccentric inventor and his 5.1 5 to 5.3 0 p.m. Request patient wife Programme 9.0 a.m. Station Concert Matilda 9.1 5 a.m. OLIVER KIMBALL The Record Spinner Presented by the makers of Milk of Magnesia Programme presented by the makers o 5.0 p.m. WEDNESDAY. OCT. 5 Bisurated Mazriesia. BOR WICK'S LEM ON BARLEY 9.3 0 am. Brown & Poison Cookery CONCERT 843 a.m. Club. Club news and cookery talks by 5.1 5 to 5.3 0 p.m. Request MELODIES FROM THE MASTERS the President of the Club, Mrs. Jean Scott. Programme Presented by Brown& Poison. WITH Compered by Peter Heisting Presented by the matters of Kolynos Tooth 9.45 a.m. Keeping House With Elizabeth Paste. Craig, introduced by "Peter the Planter." SIDNEY TORCH TUESDAY, OCT. 4 8.1 5 a.m. HORLICKS Presented by Lyons' Green Label Tea. at the mighty Wurlitzer organ "MUSIC IN THE MORNING" 10.0 a.m. The Living Witness playing 'Sanctuary of 8.0 a.m. MUSIC ON THE AIR Presented by Horlicks. Fascinating episodes from the lives of the Heart' Presented by lise makers of Kolynos Tooth 8.3 0 am. Fifteen Minutes of Light men and women around you.-Pressisied Paste. .-Presented by Rowntree's by the makers of Genasprin. 8.1 5 a.m• The Alka Seltzer Boys Cocoa. 10.1 5 a.m. Browning and Starr.-Presented by Alka- 8.45 •.m. GOOD MORNING MACLEAN'S MORNING MELODY BILLY Seltzer Products. A visit from Albert Whelan, banging a Presented by the makers of Maclean Brand 8.3 0 sian• Household Hints by Mrs. song, a smile and a story.-Representing Stomach Powder. Able.-Preserited by the makers of the makers of Andrews Liver Salt. 10.3 0 a.m. PLAIN JANE MAYERL Vitacup. 9.0 a.m. Problem in Music Presented by the makers of Rinso. that maestro of hot 8.45 •.m. CADBURY CALLING Presented by the makers of Symington's 10.45 to 11.0 a.m. Request piano, playing and presenting Soups. Programme 'Marigold' Songs to Make You Sing 9.1 5 a.m. 2.3 0 p.m. with The makers of Persil Greet You THE W ONDER HOUR Charlie Kunz WITH A SMILE AND A SONG " BACKSTAGE WIFE" (at the piano) with The thrilling story of an everyday girl and Charles Ernesco and His Quintette who married a famous actor-a story of JAN VAN The Three Admirals Webster Booth love and inti igue, jealousy and hate. Leslie Mitchell tells you the tunes Anne Ziegler Presented by the makers of Dr. Lyons' DER GUCHT 'THE Three Admirals have certainly James Dyrenforth Tooth Powder. A seen the world! For the past twelve 9.3 0 a.m. 2.45 p.m. popular tenor. singing years they've been touring Europe and ANN FRENCH'S BEAUTY TALKS "YOUNG WIDO W JONES" For you Alone' America-and they're equally popular Presented by the makers of Reticle' Bath A moving human story of a woman's in both Continents. They appeared in Cubes. heart and a mother's love. A story of one of Germany's biggest and most 9.45 a.m. Radio Favourites joy and despair, life and love as we all ambitious shows-Max Reinhardt's Ger- Presented by Brooke Bond Dividend Tea. know it - Presented by the makers of Milk THE RADIO REVELLERS man version of "Burlesque" in 1928- 10.0 a.m. of Magnesia. one of the first of the "Backstage" plays. FALL IN FOR A NE W STORK RADIO 3.0 p.m. accompanied by guitar and making their They also took part in the original PARADE "THE SWEETEST LOVE SONGS EVER own noises, give you 'Mama don't low it' "Wonder Bar" in Berlin -and after- W E can't tell you wlio the artistes SUNG" wards played it in three different coun- " will be because, well-you see it's a A new all•star feature of Radio-fifteen Cadbury Calling every Sunday, bringing you tries ! Besides fluent German, they also "new show" and any number of "stars" minutes of romance, starring some of the speak French, Greek, Italian, Polish and may turn up for the audition. We CAN most popular singing voices of our time, different stars each week. And don't forget the two or three other languages. Just part promise plenty of fun, and one or two singing the love songs you love to hear. Saturday program mes - Around the Blackpool of the day's work. surprises. Here's your chance to be in on Presented by Phillips' Dental Magnesia. Shows, and the Tuesday program me featuring Presented by Cadbury Bros., Ltd. a real live audition, so make a date with 3.1 5 P.m- Charlie Kunz. Both com mence at 8.45 a.m. 9.0 a.m. Station Concert your radio. " STELLA DALLAS " 9.3 0 a.m. The Brown & Poison Cookery Presented by the makers of Stork Margarine. A continuation on the air of the world- Club. Club news and cookery talks by 10.3 0 a.m. PLAIN JANE famous story of a mother whose love the President of the Club, Mrs. Jean Presented by the makers of Rinso. for her daughter was the uppermost Sunday Night Scott.-Presented by Brown & Poison. 10.45 to 11.0 a.mi Request thought in her life. 9.45 a.m. Station Concert Programme. Presented by California Syrup of Figs. 3.3 0 p.m. RADIO 10.0 a.m. Ask Your Doctor 2.3 0 p.m. 10-45 TO II p.m A program me presented by the makers of THE W ONDER HOUR STARS ARE ON PARADE Sanatogen Brand Tonic Food, with music " BACKSTAGE WIFE - A programme of Movie Memories by the Arcadian Octet. The thrilling story of an everyday girl Presented by the makers of Puffed Wheat 10.1 5 a.m. Doctor Humankind who married a famous actor-a story of and Puffed Rice. LUXEMBOURG gives you a slice of life from his casebook love and intrigue, jealousy and hate. 3.45 p.m. Geraldo in Play of humanity -Presented by the Kraft Presented by the makers of Dr. Lyons' A quarter-hour of unbroken melody. O C T. 2 1,293 ME TRES Cheese Co., Ltd. Tooth Powder. Presented by the makers of Diploma Cheese 26 September 30, 1938 RADIO PICTORIAL

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4.0,p.m• Station Concert 5.1 5 to 5.30 p.m. Request some surprises. The celebrities' comments 4.1 5 p.m. G.P. Tea Time 10.1 5 a.m. Station Concert Programme are as interesting as their choice of tune, George Payne & Co., Ltd., present a 11.0 p.m. Program me of Dance Music 10.3 0 a.m. Concert and Reg Dixon is going to tell you what Presented by Brooke Bond Dividend Tea. Cavalcade of Memories-I897-1937. Presented by the makers of Ovaltine. the headliners have told him. 10.45 to 11.0 a.m. Request 4.30 p.m. 11.1 3 to 1.0 a.m. Dance Music Presented by Cadbury Bros., Ltd. YOUR OLD FRIEND DAN Programme 9.0 a.m. 5.0 p.m. Station Concert Singing his way into the home CADBURY CALLING Presented by the makers of Johnson's Wax "The Coaacub Radio News" 5.1 5 p.m. A Musical Cocktail Polish. SATURDAY, OCT. 8 A Radio Magazine for boys and girls, Presented by the makers of Zubes. 4.45 p.m. MARMADUKE BRO WN edited by Jonathan. With the Cadbury 5.30 to 6.0 p.m. All the Association The lovable, eccentric inventor and his 8.0 a.m• Cowboys, boy and girl entertainers, Football Results, flashed straight from patient wife THESE NAMES MAKE MUSIC Zoo talks by • Keeper Bowman of the the grounds, and presented in the most Matilda Nicholls London Zoo, puzzles, surprises, etc. entertaining wanner, by the waken of Presented by the makers of Milk of Magnesia Presented by the makers of Bisodol. Something new in Children's programmes. the famous "Wishing Well Toffee." 5.0 p.m. GEORGE FORMBY 8.1 5 a.m. HORLICKS Sponsored by Cadbury's on behalf of their 11.0 p.m. Programme of Dance Music with a strong supporting cast including "MUSIC IN THE MORNING" Bournville Cocoa. Presented by the makers of Ovaltine. "Beryl" Presented by Horlicks. 9.1 5 a.m. The Happy Philosopher 11.1 5 to 12.0 (midnight) Dancing A terrific series of laughter and song 5 3 0 a.m. Sunny Jim's Programme of A programme of particular interest to all Time programmes "Force" and Melody dog lovers.-Presented by Bob Martin, 12.0 (midnight) Presented by the proprietors of E'en-a-Mint. 8.45 •.m. CADBURY CALLING Ltd. MIDNIGHT IN MAYFAIR 5.1 5 to 5.30 p.m. Request "Famous People Call the Tune" Programme 9.30 a.m. Brown & Poison Cookery Club with Requests from celebrities of the day, Club news and cookery talks by the Greys' Cigarettes played by Reginald Dixon on the President of the Club, Mrs. Jean Scott. Presented by Godfrey Phillips, Ltd. Blackpool Tower Wurlitzer. Presented bv Brown á Poison. 12.1 5 to 1.0 a.m. Late Dance Music FRIDAY, OCT. 7 REGINALD DIXON'S mailbag has 9.45 a.m. Keeping House With Elizabeth grown heavier than usual these last Craig. Introduced by "Peter the PI " few weeks. He's been ringing and writing 8.0 a.m. Presented by Lyons' Green Label Tea. Information supplied by Windesa Publicity, THESE NAMES MAKE MUSIC celebrities to find out their favourite 10.0 a.m. Uncle Coughdrops Party music. Writers, musicians, film atare- Ltd., Electra House. Victoria Embankment, Carmichael for the Kiddies -Presented by Pineate Presented by the makers of Bisodol. are all making their choice and you'll get Honey Cough Syrup. W.C2. Sole Agents In the British Embire. 8.1 5 a.m. "Records at Random" Compèred by Donald Watt. --Presented by the makers of Dodo Asthma Tablets. 8.3 6 a.m. Chiven Concert Featuring Mrs. Cambridge (Christine Barry).-Presented by Chiven d Sons, HOW GORGEOUS! Ltd. A BACKLESS' 8.45 a.m. OUT OF THE BLUE The programme of surprises brought to EVENING GOWN you out of the blue, with Quentin Maclean at the organ and a mystery item every week-a Star or Celebrity straight from the headlines Presented by the makers of Reckitt's Blue. 9.0 am. Zebotime Fred Douglas, the Zebotime Orchestra, and others in a gay quarter-hour, showing how the songs of to-day are like the old- time melodies of grandpa's day.-Pre- settled by the makers of Zebo. 9.1 5 a.m. Countryside A musical panorama of our glorious c.mritry highways and byways.-Pre. Nented by Carnation Milk. 9.3 0 a.m. Station Concert 9.45 a.m. Concert l're,ewleyibl. Brooke Bond Dividend Tea. 10.0 a.m. Station Concert 10.1 5 a.m. Station Concert 10.30 a.m. PLAIN JANE Presented by the makers of Rinse. 10.45 to 11.0 a.m. Request Programme 2 .30 p.m. THE WONDER HOUR " BACKSTAGE WIFE" The thrilling story of an everyday girl who married a famous actor-a story of love and intrigue, jealousy and hate. Presented by the makers of Dr. Lyons' Tooth Powder. 2.45 p.m. "YOUNG WIDO W JONES" A moving human story of a woman's hea. t and a mother's love. A story of joy and despair ,life and love as we all know it-Presented by, the makers of Milk of THEN SHE FOUND OUT Magnesia. 3.0 p.m. HOW TO BECOME "THE SWEETEST LOVE SONGS EVER SUNG" A new all-star feature of Radio-fifteen "SCHOOLGIRL minutes of romance, starring some of the most popular singing voices of our time. COMPLEXION singing the love songs you love to hear. Presented by Phillips' Dental Magnesia. 3.15 p.m- ALL OVER " I " STELLA DALLAS" A continuation on the air of the world- famous story of a mother whose love BECAUSE A BEAUTY EXPERT SAID for her daughter was the uppermost thought in her life. (20.000 OF THEM SAC THE ÇAMé Presented by California Syrup of Figs. 3.30 p.m. at 8 13.e). PALM OLIVE PROGRAMME YOO NEED OLIVE OIL with FOR YOUR SKIN - eervikga dio PR1DArs Olive Palmer NATURE'S OWN and GENTLE CLEANSER- Ra 1..uxernbo et 3.3° P.11). Paul Oliver I RECOMMEND YOU (1293 tn etres)efrit and The Palmoliven TO USE PALMOLIVE IN YOUR BATH 4.0 ;Ian. Friday at Four TUESDAYS at 5.30 p.tt). -.t.2 AND GIVE ALL YOUR The du Manner Diary of the week, with Tr happy memories of your favourite stars. sout4 THIS NATURAL Radio Norryiaridy an.rhistion the-On/eh Presented by Ike makers of Du Maurier \\e' TREATMENT. Cis 4.1 5 p.m. Master O.K. the Saucy Boy (212.6 thet res) I.8.C. Presented by the makers of Mason's O.K. Sauce. THREE WEEKS LATER 4.30 p.m. The Family Circle Gramophone records compèred by YES,THANKS Christopher Stone.-Presented by the CHEERIO DARLING- makers of Betox. TO YOU AND . HAVE A GOOD TIME. 4.45 p.m. PALMOLIVE-IM , YOU LOOK. MARMADUKE BRO WN SCHOOLGIRL, The lovable, eccentric inventor and his RAVISHIN G ! COMPLEXION II patient wife, Matilda ALL OVER / Presented by She makers of Milk of Magnesia 5.0 p.m. d "No. 7 Happiness Lane" The romantic adventures of a musical family per tablet A programme presented by the makers of Instant Postum. BF It eL7 September 30, 1938 RADIO PICTORIAL Rae 215 metres

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5.0 p.m. America Dances Leading American Dante Orchestra, In some trilles of to-day. 5.30 p.m. Around the Bandstand Excellent recordings of Military Marches and Brass Bands. 6.0 p.m. I Hear Their Gentle Voices Calling Presenting Hildegarde, Connie Boswell, Richard Tauber and Paul Robeson in half an hour of melody in song. IIRISTOPBER STONE AND HIS 6.30 p.m. Rumba Rhythm and Tango Time The Lecuona Cuban Boys and the Orquesta Tipica Fran- A R MICHAIR MYSTERIES sisco Canaro weave a pattern of seductive music its the VERY Wednesday and Saturday at 10.15 p.m. Latin style. E -beginning on October 5th-Christopher 7.0 k.m. 500 Pennies from the Stars stone comes to the microphone to amuse you, Introducing Eve Beck., puzzle you and entertain you with his Armchair this week's Guest Artiste-in Mysteries. In each programme he will introduce a new series of program mes, one of the Hundred Mysteries for Armchair devised and presented by Detectives, which were compiled and written Christopher Stone. by J. C. Cannell, and published in book form by 7.1 5 p.m. Comedy Corner John Long. • Keep it in the Family. Jack Hulbert and Cicely Court- J. C. Cannel' is well known as one of the chief neidge, George Formby and Beryl and The Western Brothers in humour in the home. collaborators in the early presentations of the 7.30 p.m. G.P. Tea Time famous " In Town To-night series, and he tells A programme of popular music compèred by Cyril Fletcher us that most of these mysteries are based on actual and presented by George Payne and Co., ltd. crimes and mysteries investigated by Scotland 7.45 p.m. Station Concert and News in French Yard. It will be interesting to see if you can 8.0 p.m. Do You Remember This One Let us remind you of some of the tunes that were once on solve some of the problems which have puzzled everybody's lips and then faded away to become dim voices Scotland Yard's most famous detectives. from the past. Christopher Stone, in his friendly, personal way, 8.15 p.m. will put the full facts of the case before you, and ELISE later in the programme will give you a solution to The second chapter of an enthralliag mystery-thriller in the problem. It does not necessarily follow that thirteen parts. Featuring Suzette Lamonde, Bernard Clifton, inga Anderson, Neal Arden. Scott Harold. and it is the only solution, and if you can think of an James Pirtle. With the Orchestra tinder the direction of alternative or a better one, write to Christopher Richard Crean. Produced by Bertram Fryer.-Presented Stone. And write and tell him, too, what you Or Bourjois. creators of " Evening in Paris." think of this new series of programmes. He 8.3 0 p.m. welcomes your suggestions, and your criticisms. CARROLL LEVIS and D (Joie de Vivre) Durbin is one of the "feminine The address is: I 0a, Soho Square, London, W.I. fancies" in the program me on Tuesday at 1030 p.m. His Radio Discoveries ser. An all-winners programme in which you will hear 10.3 0 p.m. The Best of the Bargain Mabel Ingham (Croonette) you, too, we hope, with a selection of their own favourite A programme for football fans of especial interest to all Marshall and Somers (Guitar Duettists) recordings. sportsmen.-Presented by Avon Pools, Ltd. Douglas Calder (Musical Saw) 12 (midnight , Close Down Ivor Rye (Song at the Piano) 10.45 p.m. Keyboard Capers James Goulding (Accordianist) Carroll Gibbons, Charlie Kunz and Vivian Ellis in a Sponsored and presented by the makers of Quaker Cornflakes. quarter of an hour of piano wizardry. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4 8.45 p.m. Station Concert and News in French 11.0 p.m. Songs from Stage and Screen 9.0 p.m. Young and Healthy Songs and music from recent successes-sung by The Sweet and swing in the latest Dance Music--Presented by Norsemen. Greta Keller, Eve Becke, with Geraldo's 10.0 p.m. Variety the makers of Bile Beans. Orchestra, Gerry Fitzgerald and The Andrews Sisters. Something for everyone in an enjoyable entertainment. 9.15 p.m. The Zam Buk Programme 11.30 p.m. Our Own Choice Offered bv the makers of Stead Razor Blades. Melody, Song and Humour in this quarter-hour of Variety. Radio Lyons' friendly announcers amuse themselves and Continued on opposite page Sent to you by the makers of Zam Sub. 9.3 0 p.m. Peter the Planter Presents " The PI ion Minstrels." -On behalf of the blenders of Lyons Green Label Tea. 9.45 p.m. " Hutch" (Leslie Hutchinson). Romantic singer of World Renown, in a Program me of Song.-Presented in the sophisticated manner by the proprietors of Phillips Magnesia Beauty Creams. 10.0 p.m. W ALTZ TIME The New Waltz Time, with England's distinguished young orchestra leader, Tom Shepherd, and the golden voices of Mary Monroe and Jerry Roberts.-Presenied by Phillips Dental Magnesia. 10.15 p.m. THE ADVENTURES OF INSPECTOR BRO OKES of Scotland Yard and his son Dick The continuation of " The Jewels of Destruction " Presented in serial form weekly by the makers of Milk of Magnesia. 10.30 p.m. Showland Memories A Musical Cavalcade of Theatreland past and present, with Olive Gr , Webster Booth and The Showlanders. By courtesy of the makers of California Syrup of Figs. 10.45 p.m. Organ Parade A quarter of an hour at the organ with Reginald Foa m Eddie Dunstedter and Al Bollington. 11.0 p.m. Honey and Almond (Four Beautiful Hands) and Patrick Waddington. An attractive piano and song interlude.-Sponsored by the makers of Flinds Honey and Almond Cream. 11.1 5 p.m. Happy Days A cheerful quarter-hour of popular songs and dance music. Brought to you by W Sports Pools. 11.30 p.m. As You Like It Your favourite artistes and tunes in this half-hour pro- gram me of miscellanea. 12 frnidnightl Close Down

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10.0 p.m. Dance Music The leading Kings of Swing and Sweet Music conduct their Orchestras in this half-hour concert of contrasted dance Taking part in Colour in Cabaret on Thursday at 11.15 prrr are those boys of rhyth m - rhythms. the Four Ink Spots

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10.1 5 Pan. Boleniuns Bill 011 Parade 11.0 p.m. Songs of Hawaii 11.3 0 p.m. By Request Stirricg marches and gay dance tunes in a programme Famous Hawaiian Orchestras bring the palm-laden shores Listeners request recordings are played in this programme. presenied and conspèred by Bolenium Bill. right into your room. To hear your favourite artiste or tune-write to Radio 10.30 p.m. Feminine Fancies Lyons. 11.1 5 p.m. Colour in Cabaret The Clamour Girls of Radio and Screen putting over some 12 (midnight) Close Down popular songs in characteristic style Listen to Maxine Listen to Ethel Waters, Ella Fitzgerald, with Chick Webb Sullivan, Lucienne Boyer and D Durbin. and his Orchestra, and the Four Ink Spots. 10.45 p.m. Honey and Almond I 1.30 p.m. The Night Watchman SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8 With Patrick Waddington. Four beautiful hands and a A further supply of soothing goodnight music brought by magnetic personality in a programme of piano duets and our good friend-to put you in a mood for slumber. 10.0 p.m. Hot Sweet and Swing song.-Presented by arrangement soak the makers of Hinds 12 (midnight) Close Down Honey and Almond Cream. .loe three styles of Dance Music demonstrated by humus 'Minx. Orchestras. 11.0 P.M. Dancing Time Music for the dancer played by strict tempo Danc , 10.1 5 p.m. Christopher Stone and His Armchair Mysteries Orchistras. 10.30 p.m. érnpire Pools Special Song and Good Cheer in a Variety entertainment -Pre- 11.30 p.m. By Request FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7 Half an hour devoted to the listeners' own choice. To hear sented by Empire Pools, Ltd. lavoinite record --write to Radio Lyons. 10.45 p.m. Kings of the Cinema Organ 12 linidright) Close Down 10.0 p.m. Dance Music Old favourites anti new -played by famous organists. By swing organists and accordeon bands. 11.0 p.m. Swing with Good Sway IDOO.USOO.MMO.A. 10.1 5 p.m. Bolenium Bill on Parade A programme of rhythm hits by well-known orchestras. W EDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5 Gay dance tunes and stirring marches in a programme Presented by Goodsway Bonus Football Pools. presented and cornpèred by Bolenium Bill. 11.1 5 p.m. Marching Along Quarter of an hour of records by famous Military Bands. 10.0 p.m. Yesterday's Dances 10.30 p.m. Trans-Atlantic 11.3 0 p.m. Love is on the Air To-nIght Stars of American Radio, Stage and Screen are to be Dowl memory lane to hear the tull e, iv e were huninong Love songs old and new, in a final thirty-minute serenade heard in this thirty-minute patchwork of swing, song and and dancing to. at Yesterday's Dances. to sweethearts of all ages. humour. 10.1 5 p.m. Christopher Stone and His Armchair 12 (midnight) Close Down Mysteries. I 1.0 p.m. Concert Platform RADIO LYO NS PROGRA M ME DEPARTMENT, VO X 10.3 0 p.m. Music Hall World-famous Orchestras, Singers and Instrumentalists Feat, ring Larry Adler, The S Singer, Ronald Frankau visit our Concert Platform to-night. PUBLICATIO NS LTD.,I0a SOH O SQ., LON D O N, W.I and Gracie Fields. 11 .0 p.m. Radio Round-up Our weekly quarter-hour of Cowboy Songs and Hill-Billy Favourites. 11.1 5 p.m. Rhythm-Highspot Fifteen minutes of vocal and orchestral swing, with "Fats" Waller, Mildred Bailey, Benny Goodman and The Milt March Quartet. 11.30 p.m. This and That Then is something for evercone in this varied fare. 12 (mid right) Close Down

Glamour personified is the only title to fit Lucienne Boye-. Se can be heard on Tuesday at 10.30 p.m.

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10.0 p.m. Record Review A programme of outstanding recordings selected by Behemian," and presented by arrangement with the publishers of The Gramophone Magazine. 10.1 5 p.m. Highway to Happiness Songs of the open air and the humour of life down on the farm.-Przsented by the makers of Hobson's Choice. 10.3 0 p.m. Comedy Corner Presenting some of your favourite humourists in half an B O U RJ OIS bout of fun and frolic.

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9.1 5 a.m. HAPPY AND GAY THESE ARE 9.1 5 a.m. RHYTHM IS IN THE HANDS OF 9.3 0 a.m. MOVIE MUSIC 9.3 0 a.m. VARIETY 9.45 a.m. FOR VARIETY FANS Il Dacio, Troise and His Mandoliers; My Little Buckaroo, Times of Transmissions : The Highbrow Sailor, Mr. Flotsam and Mr. Jetsam; Turner Layton; Goodnight My Lucky Day, Carroll Sunday: 9.15 a.m.-I1.15 a.m (is) H'ya Countess, (b) I'll Get By, Walsh and Barker; Gibbons; Beginner's Luck, Shep Fields and His Rippling 5.00 p.m.- 7.00 p.m. Far Away in Shanty Town, Elisabeth Welch; I'm Afraid Rhythm; I Hear a Call to Arms, Dorothy Lamour. 10.30 p.m.-II.30 p.m. to Open Your Letter, Elsie Carlisle. 9.45 a.m. BRO WN à POLSON Weekdays: 9.15 a.m.-II.15 a.m. 10.0 a.m. FROLICS Present Eddie South and His Orchestra, with Mrs. Jean Scott, l'resident of the Brown & Poison Cookery Club. 10.30 p.m -I I 00 p.m. Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday 10.1 5 a.m. THEATRE MEM ORIES Announcer : ALLAN ROSE Try to Forget, Jeanette Macdonald; Wanting You, Law- 10.0 a.m. POT-POURRI rence Tibbett; Be Yourself, Florence Desmond; Love 10.1 5 a.m. MIRTH AND MUSIC Lost For Ever More, Richard Tauber; Sailor Beware, 10.3 0 a.m. THE NE W MAYFAIR ORCHESTRA 10.45 a.m. ACE PLAYERS Bing Crosby. SUNDAY, OCTOBER 2 I 10.3 0 a.m. FAM OUS STARS AND FAM OUS MELODIES 11.0 a.m. FIVE STARS I 10.45 a.m. WELL-KN O WN DANCE BAND VOCALISTS You Don't Know the Half of It, Binnie Hale; Boots and 11.0 a.m. A SPOT OF BOTHER Saddle, Bing Crosby; One Fine Day, Grace Moore; My 9.1 5 a.m. HIGHBRO W TO LOWBRO W 10.3 010-m• PARIS NIGHT LIFE Old Kentucky Home, Paul Robeson. The Student Prince, Seltn., Alfredo Campoli; Silly Girl, Surprise transmission froto famous Cabarets and Night 10.3 0 P•m• PARIS NIGHT LIFE Tommy Handley; Emperor Waltz, International Novelty Clubs. Surprise transmission from famous Cabarets and Night Orchestra; I'm a I.ittle Prairie Flower, The Two Leslies; Clubs. In a Persian Market, International Concert Orchestra. 9.3 0 a.m. A MEDLEY OF SELECTIONS TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4 Wake Up and Live, Seltn., Anton, the Paramount Theatre TH URSDAY, OCTOBER 6 Orchestra; Lionel Monckton Memories, Debroy Somers' 9.1 5 a.m. LIVELY SONGS AND DANCES 9.3 0 a.m. REFRESHING REFRAINS Band; The Hit Parade, Seltn.. Anton and the Paramount HIGHLIGHTS OF SWING 9.45 a.m. DANCE MUSIC-CUM-CABARET SHO W 9.1 5 a.m. Theatre Orchestra, Al Bollington at Organ. VARIED CHOICE 10.0 a.m. YOUR FAVOURITE SINGERS 9.3 0 a.m. 9.45 a.m. DRYC OLE MELODIES Once in a While, Les Allen; So Many Memones, Elsie 9.45 a.m. SPOT THE STARS Presented by the Elephant Chemical Co., Ltd. Carlisle; You're a Sweetheart, Al Bowlly; I'm Still in Guess their name,. 10.0 a.m• STARDUST Love With You, Pat Hyde; Mayl Have the Next Romance 10.0 a.m. VARIETY PERFORMANCE The Leech, Leslie Hutchinson; The Little Silk-worm, With You, Denny Dennis. 10.1 5 a.m. FIVE LOVE SONGS Jessie Matthews; Mrs. Worthington, Noel Coward; 10.1 5 a.m. DRYCOLE MELODIES Gypsy Love Song. Derek Oldham; You, Me, Love, The Dubarry, Anny Ahlers; Outside of You, Dick Powell. Presented by the Elephant Chemical Co., Ltd. Cavan O'Connor with orche:tra; Stay as Sweet as You 10.1 5 a.m. NE WSICAL BULLETIN 10.3 0 a.m. INTRODUCING .Are, Kate Smith, acc. by her Swanee Music; You're a March Winds, April Showers, Ruth Etting; On a Little Mrs. Bartholomew, Cicely Courtneidge; Lord and Lady Heavenly Thing, Cleo Brown, vocal, acc. self at Piano; Bamboo Bridge, Jay Wilbur; Gershwin Lockshon-Soup Whoozis, Jack Hylton; Sweet Sue, Benny Goodman: Show Me the Way to Romance, Frances Day. _lack, Max Bacon; Rhythms O.K. in Harlem, Ambrose; Little Black Bronc, The Hill Billies; Little Old Lady, 10.3 0 a.m. DANCE BAND SESSION 10.45 a m. MUSICAL PICTURE BOOK The Farmyard Waltz, Leslie Sarony. The Mills Bros. 10.3 0 a .m . 10.45 a•m• SLICK VARIETY 11.0 a.m. CABARET THE OPEN ROAD 11.0 a.m. TO-DAY'S RADIO SHO W PRESENTS Blue Hawaii, Al Bowlly; Harlem, Harry Roy's Tiger- Youth and Vigour 10.3 0 p.m. PARIS NIGHT LIFE ragamuffins on two Pianos; Popular Hits, Patricia Ross- The Gladiator Surprise transmission from famous Cabarets and Night borough ; We Always Go Mad in the Spring, Dave Burnaby Something to Sing About Clubs. ard Michael Worth .; When I'm With You, Hildegarde. Trusting My Luck Juarez Presented by Carters Little Liver Pills. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7 10.45 a.m. •• ACC ORDIANA Love, Life and Laughter. Seltn., Primo Scala's Accordion 9.1 5 a.m. Band; Lady of Madrid, Primo Scala's Accordion Band; THE OPEN ROAD The Donkey's Serenade, Primo Scala's Accordion Band; March of the Grenadiers Grinzing, Primo Scala's Accordion Band. Ride of the Janissaries 11.0 a.m. A LITTLE SWING Austrian Army Georgia on My Mind, Nat Gonella and His Trumpet; Soaring Keep Going, Bert Firmans Quinn of Swing; Jazz in the When the Sergeant Major's on Parade Rain, George Scott Wood; I'm a Ding Dons Daddy, Presented by Carter's Little Liver Pills. Benny Goodman Quartet; The Toy Trumpet, Horace 9.3 0 a.m. A WEALTH OF MELODY Heidt and His Brigadiers. 9.45 a.m. A.B.C. OF RHYTH M 5.0 p.m. 10.0 a.m. CHOSEN FOR THEIR CHARM HORLICKS PICTURE HOUSE 10.1 5 a.m. DRYCOLE MELODIES Master of Ceremonies: Billy Milton Presented by the Elephant Chemical Co., Ltd. Edward Everett Horton 10.3 0 a.m. SOME SERIOUS, SOME GAY Oliver Wakefield Golden Heart, Henry Hall; Love and Learn, Roy Fox; Josephine Houston lii the Days of the Bustle, Ethel Revnell and Grace West: Jack Kerr japanese Lady, Callenders' Brass Band; Just Drifting The Cavendish Three Along, Tex Morton, the Yodelling Bronco Rider with The Horlicks Singers Guitar. and 10.45 a•rn• LIGHT FARE The Horlicks All-Star Orchestra 11.0 a m. THE CHEERY SIDE OF LIFE under The World Laughs On, Edith Loran° and Her Viennese Debroy Somers Orchestra; I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm, Dick Presented by Horlicks. Powell; With a Twinkle in Your Eye, Jack Hylton; Wake 6.0 p.m. LUX RADIO THEATRE Up and Live, Harry Roy; They All Laughed, Tommy Featuring Eddie Carroll and His Orchestra, introducing Dorsey. Mary Maguire as Guest Stan -Presented by the makers of Lux. 43.3 0 P•m• RINSO RADIO REVUE SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8 featuring Jack Hylton and His Band 9.1 5 a.m. MUCICAL PARADE Bebe Daniels and Ben Lyon 9.3 0 a.m. PICK OF THE TUNES Tommy Handley 9.45 a.m. HILL BILLY SONGS Sam Browne 10.0 a.m. A WORD OR TWO OF RHYTHM Pat Taylor Stardust, Bing Crosby; Railroad Rhythm, Four Crotchets; Henderson Twins Concentratin', Connie Boswell; Rhythm Lullaby, Phyllis Compered by Ben Lyon Robins; Wake, Leslie Hutchinson. ' Presented by the makers of Rimo. 10.1 5 a.m. CHANGING TEMPO 10.30 p.m. RHYTH M COCKTAIL 10.3 0 a.m. FILM AND SHO W PIECE Consolation, Coleman Hawkins with the Ramblers; No 10.45 a.m. A PORTSM OUTH REQUEST Name Rag, Harry Roy; Sweet as a Song, Al Bowlly; It WtPm the Sun Says Goodnight to the Mountain, Roy Fox; Never Dawned on Me, Teddy Wilson; By the Lazy Will You Remember, Jeanette Macdonald and Nelson Lagoon, Len Fillis. Eddy; Home on the Range, Bing Crosby; Alohe 0e. Bing 10.45 p.m. JAZZ QUINTETTE Crosby with Dick McIntyre and His Harmony Hawaiians; Gold Diggers of 1935, Seltn., Reg. Dixon; Little Silhouette, September in the Rain, The Street Singer. The Three Virtuosos on three Pianos; Hot Pie-Second 11.0 a.m. TUNES OF NOT SO LONG AGO Helping, Scott Wood and His Six Swingers; Cuban Pete, Joe Daniels and His Hot Shots; Cupid on the Cake, Rudolph Star. Anglo-Continental Publicity Ltd., Cavendish Man- 11.0 p.m. SOME PARTY Coloured singer of stage, radio, and film fame, Elisabeth sions, Langharn Street, London, W.I. 11.1 5 Pan • SHO WLAND MEMORIES W elch can be heard. on Monday, at 9.45 a.m.

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The Week's Luxembourg, Normandy, Lyons, Paris * Listen-in to this galaxy of talent in the N E W PLAIN RINS O RA DIO REV UE, every Sunday at 6.30 and Eireann Program mes and B.B.C. Program me Guide. p.m. fro m Luxe mbourg, Nor mandy and Poste JANE Parisien. (Transmission for Normandy arranged through At 10.30 sm. daily from Luc- the International Broadcasting Company Ltd.) emboora. A ,l-hour programme To avoid disappointment order your copy now Monday to Friday inclusive riving a thrilling new ellisode every day ft 268O-170 R 5 Ht) 050N LTD LONDON

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Horlicks prices from 2,- at all chemists and fr yfi TN» MONTI'S LATER Is that Mn' Johnson? grocers. Mixers 6d. and 1,-. Parknq, I must tell you- 've just heen lUnehinq ve.f1+ the l'oct. he HORLICKS GU AR DS r.e sard some pretty Mee «linos! Shouldn't he AG AINST NIG HT STA RV ATIO N Surpnseal Ini put in charge of tAe TUNE IN ottice to the Horlicks Picture House Programme with Debroy Somers and his band. Luxembourg (1293 metres) and Normandy (212.6 metres) Sunday 4-5 p.m. Paris Broad- casting Station (Poste Parisien — 312.8 metres) 5-6 p.m. And to " Music in the Morning" — Monday, Wednes- day, Thursday, Saturday, 8.i 5-8.30, Luxembourg, Monday, Wednesday, Friday. Saturday, 8-8.1 5, Normandy. Transmission from Normandy arranged through the Lax.. Ltd.

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I.B.C. Studio Manager: George R. Busby Transmission Controller: David J. Davies Resident Announcers: Ian New man, Godfrey Bowen, Norman Evans, Henry Cuthbertson Technical Staff: Clifford Sandell, Vivian Gale

2.0 p.m. The Kraft Show .0 p.m. Harold Ramsay Directed by Billy Cotton, featuring Fred At the Organ. Presented for your enter- Dupre:, With Phyllis Robins, Peter fainrareu by Fynnon, Ltd. Williams. Alan B a . 6.1 5 p.m. Showland Memories 2.3 0 p.m. Phil Park Presented by California Syrup of Figs. Presents His Own Medley of Organ 6.3 0 p.m. SUN DAY. OCT. 2 Music.-Sponsored by the house of RINSO RADIO REVUE Genatosan. Featuring 2.45 p.m. Jack Hylton and His Band M orning Progra m me THE OPEN ROAD Bebe Daniels and Ben Lyon l'resented bv Carter's Little Liver Pills. Tommy Handley 7.0 slam Radio Reveille I.B.C. TIME SIGNAL. 3.0 p.m. Sam Browne A Morning Greeting of Sparkling Melody. 3.0 p.m. Pat Taylor I.B.C. TIME SIONAL, 7.15 a.m. A SERENADE TO MELODY Henderson Twins 7.3 0 a.m. French News Bulletin Featunng Compered by Ben Lyon 7.45 a.m. Sacred Music lack Jackson and Orchestra Presented by the makers of Rinse. The Thought for the Week. The Rev. with Barbara Back I.B.C. TIME SIGNAL, 7.0 p.m. James Wall, M.A. and a 7.0 p.m. " Black Magic " I.B.C. TIME SIGNAL, 8.0 a.m. " Star of To-morrow " The Ace of Hearts Orchestra in a l'ro- 8.0 March of Melody a.m. Presented by Pond's Extract Co. gramme for Sweethearts. -Presented by Presented by Novopine Foot Energiser. 3.3 0 p.m. " Aunt Daisy" the makers of Black Magic Chocolates. I.B.C. TIME SIGNAL, 8.15 a.m. Another of the Special Short Series by 7.1 5 p.m. Stagers " Good Mixers" 8.1 5 a.m. Breakfast with Health New Zealand's First Lady of the Radio, Join us at the Good Mixers Roadhouse Presented by Farmers' Glory. Ltd. arranged for you, as she passes through with Ivy Sc. Helier, Jan van der Gucht, 8.3 0 a.m. French News Bulletin on her way home from a world holiday Oscar Rabin and His Romany Band.- 8.40 a.m. tour.--Presented by Fynnon. Ltd. Presented by the House of Seeger. "YOUR MESSAGE FROM THE STARS" 3.45 p.m. The Movie Club 7.3 0 p.m. Program mes in French Murray Lister Intimate Glimpse of Hollywood by Colin Assn. des Auditeurs de Radio Normandze. The Radio Normandy Astrologer Cooper, with a Musical Background by Reads in the Stars Your Luck for To-day Bert Firman and His Orchestra.- Pre- Evening Progra m me Presented by Reudel Bath Cubes. sente/ by the makers of Lux Toilet Soap. 8.45 a.m. The Songs We Know Them By 10.0 p.m. 4.0 p.m. Presented by Ladderix, Ltd. Listen to Bobby Howell in the New RADIO NORMANDY CALLING HORLICKS PICTURE HOUSE I.B.C. TIME SIGNAL, 9.0 a.m. Stork Radio Parade on Sunday at Alfredo and His Gipsy Band 11.15 a.m. Master of Ceremonies: Joe Young and His Company 9.0 a.m. Billy Milton THE BIG LITTLE SHO W Belles of Normandy 9.1 5 a.m. The Organ, Some Records Edward Everett Horton with Marie and Laura Carson and Me. Compered by Donald Watt. Oliver Wakefield Maisie Weldon Helen Clare Presented by International Laboratories. Josephine Houston Finalists of Weekly Amateur Talent and Guest Artistes The Long-r-ange Weather Forecast for Jack Kerr Billy Reid Spotting . Contest to-morrow will be given at 9.30 a.m. The Cavendish Three Esther Coleman Introduced by Jae Young 9.3 0 a.m. The Bisto Studio Party The Horlicks Singers Compère: Roy Plomley Compère: Russ Carr Once again we meet The Bisto Kids, and Presented by Mas-leans, Ltd., Makers of Presented by the makers of Cookeen Muriel Kirk, Bob Walker. And the The Horlicks All-Star Orchestra Macleans Peroxide Toothpaste and Cooking Fat. special guests for to-day are Bennett and under Maclean Brand Stomach Powder. Williams. Harry Marconi. -Presented by Debroy Somers 10.3 0 p.m. Sunday Night Excursion the makers of Bisto. ¡'resented hi Horlicks. into Mirth and Melody. Compered by 9.4 5 a.m. TIME SitiN.4L, 5.0 p.m. Douglas Byng. Featuring Al Bowlly, ROLL UP ! ROLL UP! Marjorie Stedeford, Southern Airs, CARR OLL Roll up to the and The Symington Serenaders under Rill' Fun Fair Harry Karr.--Presersled by W. Symington All the Fun of the Fair & Co., Ltd. with Fred Douglas 0.45 p.m. Advance Film News LEVIS'S Wyn Richmond Also a Programme of Music chosen from Special Barrel-Organ Arrangement by the Latest Films -Presented by Asso- M OST POPULAR Signor Pesarersi ciated British Cinemas, Presented by Rizla Cigarette Papers. I.B.C. TIME SIGNAL ,I1.0 a.m. I.B.C. TIME SIGNAL. 10.0 a.m. 11.0 pm. Vaudeville 10.0 a.m. I've Brought My Music Presented by Western Sports Pools. DISC OVERY A Programme of Piano Solos and Songs 11.1 5 p.m. Czechoslovak Picture Book at the Piano, by Harry Jacobson.-Pre- Sent to you by the Czechoslovakian Travel sented by the makers of Pepsodent Tooth- Bureau. On Sunday, Sept. 18th paste: 1.3 0 p.m. Normandy Playbill w as 10.1 5 is.m. Advance News and Some of Next Week's CARSON ROBISON High Spots. Compered by Benjie And His Pioneers McNabb. KEN W ELLS Continue Their Hill-Billy Brmslcasts 11.45 p.m. Roumanian Concert Sponsored by the makers of Oxydol. 12 (midnight) Melody at Midnight Blind Trumpeter, playing 10.3 0 a.m. Eddie Pola Presented nightly by Bile Beans. And His Twisted Tunes, A Progranune 2.3 0 a.m. "Swing Something in the of Twisted Words and Music--Presented Fifty Million Robins " Morning." Teddy Foster and His Kings by the makers of Monkey Brand. of Swing. .1th his Singing Guest: Betty 10.45 a.m. Kent. This artiste received the greatest GEORGE FORMBY 12.45 a.m. Dance Music number of votes from listeners With a Strong Su"Bm, s°rting Cast, including 1.0 a.m. I.B.C. Goodnight Melody eryl" Close Down. and has therefore been awarded A Terrific Series of Laughter and Song the Cash Prize for the week, pre- Program mes Presented by the proprietors of Feen-a-Mint. Ja. M O NDAY, OCT. 3 sented by the makers of Quaker I.B.C. TIME SIGNAL, 11.0 a.m. Delightful Helen Clare will sing for 11.0 a.m. you in the Cookeen Big Little Show 7.0 a.m. "Swing Something in the Cornflakes. DONALD PEERS on Sunday at 9.0 am. Morning." Teddy Foster and His Kings Cavalier of Song of Swing, with Betty Kent. Don't miss CARROLL LEVIS and Supported by 5.0 p.m. Peter the Planter 7.1 5 a.m. Sparkling Melodies Arthur Young I.B.C. TIME SIGNAL, 7.15 a.m. and the D.D.D. Melodymakers Presents The Plantation Minstrels, with his latest 7.3 0 a.m. French News Bulletin Presented bv the makers of D.D.D. C. Denier Warren, Todd Duncan, Dale The Long-range Weather Forecast for Prescription, and Compered by Roy and Dodd, The Plantation Singers, The to-morrow will be given at 7.40 a.m. RADIO DISCOVERIES next week! Plomley. Plantation Banjo Team, The Plantation (approximately). 11.1 5 a.m. Players.---Sponsored by the blenders of AND DON'T FORGET YO UR Lyons' Green Label Tea. 7.45 a.m. Laugh and Grow Fit To-day the famoso With Joe Murgatrovd (The Lad fra' STORK RADIO PARADE 5.1 5 11.m• Yorkshire), and Poppet at the Piano. VOTE. IT MAY MEAN A STAGE enters its third edition QUAKER QUARTER-H OUR Presented to-day by the makers of Halex with the Featuring CONTRACT FOR ONE OF THESE Toothbrushes. NE W SHO W NU MBER CARROLL LEVIS I.B.C. TIME SIGNAL, 6.0 a.m " UNKNO WNS " The whole show will be put together And His Radio Discoveries 8.0 a.m. before the audience of the Granada Mabel Ingham (croonette) MUSIC IN THE MORNING Theatre, Walthamstow Marshall and Somers (guitar duettists) Presented by Horlicks. N ORMA NDY Bobby Howell and His Band Douglas Calder (musical saw) I.B.C. TIME SIGNAL, 8.15 a.m. LYO NS with Surprise Artistes Ivor Pye (song at the piano) 5.15 p.m. James Golding (accordionist) 8.1 5 a.m. Records at Random Presented by the makers of Stork Margarine Compered by Donald Watt.-Sponsored 8.30 p.m. 11.3 0 a.m. Programmes in French Presented by the makers of Quaker Oats. SUNDAY by International Laboratories. Assn. des Auditeurs de Radio Normandie 5.3 0 p.m. "Hutch" SUNDAY 8.3 0 a.m. French News Bulletin 1.2.0. Lad. Romantic singer of world renown. A fternoon Progra m me Presented by the makers of Phillips 8.40 a.m. 5.45 p.m. O.K. for Harmony "YOUR MESSAGE FROM THE STARS" LUXEMB OURG (12 noon) 1.3 0 p.m. Lux Radio Theatre Featuring Master O'Kay (The Saucy Murray Lister The Radio Normandy Astrologer Featuring Eddie Carroll and His Orches- Boy), Uncle George, Paula Green, SUNDAY tra, introducing Ern Westmore as Guest Johnnie Johnstoih'and The O.K. Sauce Reads in the Stars Your Luck for To-day Star.-Presented by the makers of Lux. Dance Band, directed by Tommy Kins- Presented by Reudel Bath Cubes. - I.B.C. TIME SIGNAL, 2.0 p.m. man.-Presented by O.K. Sauce. Please turn to page 35 32 September 30, 193b RADIO PICTORIAL

BEN* THE MIKE AND ME MAESTRO MACLEAN Continued from page 15 USE BEFORE SMILING! Quentin Maclean has two big spots on the to Hollywood for a second attempt at the movies, sponsored air every week now in the MAGNESIA IS FOUND TO and landed important parts in films like So Big Reckitt's Blue program me, Out of the Blue, and Flaming Youth. Luxembourg, Fridays at 8.45 a.m. and WHITEN TOOTH ENAMEL Because he was a tried and trusted aviator, Normandy, on Thursdays at 8.0 a.m. Ben got one of the much-coveted roles in " Hell's Angels." Ben, in fact, can claim And he is including a Mystery Item each to have " discovered " the late Jean Harlow, w eek . . . Did you know that teeth, so badly stained who was a very dear friend of ours. that the discoloration resists even scraping, It was when they were looking for the perfect VEN organists will tell you that will become a beautifully clear white if your Hell's Aneels girl, and lots of tests had been made, Quentin Maclean is the best of the dentifrice 'contains magnesia of the right Ben saw lean walking around with a group in the cinema organists. brand? Christy Comedies studios, and thought she was so E Where others are show men or Try this on dingy teeth, and see them striking in appearance that he introduced himself brilliant exponents of console fireworks, whiten! There is something in the chemistry and took her to see Howard Hughes, the million- " Mac " is a true musician, trained to regard of the mouth that blanches the tooth enamel aire-producer of the picture. You know the rest an organ as a musical instrument rather of the Harlow story. than a one-man band. when a certain toothpaste of high magnesia Ben faced many dangers in making that Quentin Maclean, sturdy favourite with listeners content is used a few times. Phillips' Dental picture, but it only served to increase his insatiable for years, doesn't broadcast half as many times as Magnesia gives you 75 per cent. 'Milk of appetite for flying. I, too, have a p2ssion for he should, and it's grand news that Reckitt's have Magnesia,' and even the deep yellow stains aviation, and hold a student's pilot licence. signed him up for a new series of weekly pro- from tobacco disappear completely. grammes. Dentists advocate this new type of denti- was made a lieutenant in the 322nd Army From Normandy, on Thursday mornings, pen frice. Not because of its remarkable whiten- Pursuit Group, U.S. Reserves, and granted and Luxembourg, on Friday mornings, ing action, but for its complete correction a transport-licence, the highest licence in American " Mac " will send out his golden melodies. flying. He has also gained a Pilot's " A " licence in Reckitt's have found inspiration for their pro- of acid mouth. 'Milk of Magnesia' Britain, and been elected a member of the Royal gramme in their famous slogan, "Out of the Blue neutralizes the mouth acids which cause Aero Club. Because of my own interest in flying comes the whitest wash." "Out of the Blue" cavities and cause carefully-filled cavities I was elected Honorary Colonel in the 322nd becomes the programme title, and in this melodi- to fall away from the filling. Tartar Army Pursuit Group and also in the Massachusetts ous quarter-hour Quentin Maclean will produce at does not form either, when Phillips' Dental National Guard. least one surprise item every week. Magnesia keeps the mouth alkaline; teeth are as We did a great deal of flying together when we Maestro Maclean's Mystery Number One is one clean and smooth at the gumline as on polished were filming at Elstree, and were delighted to find of the few musical comedy stars who can still surfaces. that they had a convenient little aerodrome close bring young ladies flocking round the stage doors. It's the amazing whitening properties that really to the film studios. He comes from Scandinavia. He's been a won the populace to this new type of dentifrice. It is one of our ambitions to do a radio show fighter and a film star. He's big and boyish. As Women are particularly partial to it, but noticeably with a flying background, and we have talked the for his voice, if he isn't exactly a Caruso, he has a white teeth are a great asset to men, too. The idea over many times. certain something in his tones that makes a words ' Milk of Magnesia' referred to by the writer In fact, we often sit and talk over ideas, com- woman's heart flutter. of this article constitute the trade mark distinguish- pleting the whole script in our minds before we With Quentin Maclean he will sing songs he ing Phillips' preparation of Magnesia as originally have finished. It gives us pleasure to do this. made famous in London and Hollywood. Have you prepared by The Charles H. Phillips Chemical even though it is "bilking shop." But then we guessed who he is ? Co. To obtain the dentifrice recommended ask enjoy writing our own material, and have produced for Phillips' Dental Magnesia. Price 6d., 10 Y2c1., most of the gags for our broadcasts. rr hen comes Mystery Two. A "mike" inter- 1/6 the tube of all chemists and stores. We also like to listen to ourselves and share each view with the two men you think of first when other's criticisms of our work. That is why we the word "gardening" is mentioned. One's a have private recordings made of our broadcasts broadcaster, the other's an equally well-known whenever possible, so that we can play them on our writer. Sh! Don't tell anyone. radiogram afterwards and sit back and pull our- Mystery Number Three is " Potted Film Stars." selves to pieces! You'll recognise the voices of your favourite film stars. Your problem is to tell how many of them n our new house in Bayswater we have a are there in the flesh. Iroom which is in some respects a miniature Then we come to "Mac's" fourth mystery— broadcast studio. It is our cocktail-room, and Britain's most famous mother. You've seen her the walls have all been decorated by Arthur photograph on the pictures and in the papers. Woods, the film director, a close friend of ours. You know where she lives, how many there are in In this little sanctum you will find Ben's her family, and how many children she has. She collection of ash-trays, gathered in all parts of the will talk on the topic women like most of all. world (he can never resist buying a unique-looking What is it? Who is she? ash-tray) and reverently framed and inscribed— a sprig of heather from the grounds of Shakespeare's ifeanwhile, there's no mystery about Quentin home in Stratford-on-Avon, the mecca of all .LV.L Maclean's success. His family have alwaysbeen Americans. musicians. His father was the famous Alick Our London home is a strictly modern affair, Maclean, of Scarborough. and different from our Hollywood home which You'll be switching on to an entirely new kind Quentin was born in London about forty years of musical show! The Carters Caravan will looked out over the Pacific Ocean. Our Holly- ago. I've tried to find out how he got his unusual fascinate you with Music, Song and Drama — wood home was somewhat of a show place, as it name and, as far as I can discover, it was a name the brightest show on the air. You and your contained a great number of early 17th century family will enjoy every minute of it. taken from one of his father's most successful French and Italian antiques which Ben and I had compositions. collected through the years. Among my own Quentin started young. He was studying the Sponsored by the makers of personal collection was a set of swords that had organ at the age of eight. Four years later he belonged to Rudolph Valentino. went to Leipzig Conservatoire, and at fifteen he But no home in future will ever be as made his first appearance as organist in Bach's old Carters Little Liver Pills exciting as our " Coronation Home," the church at Leipzig. Brand house we took temporarily in Buckingham RADIO LUXE MBOURG (12 93 When Quentin Maclean was eighteen he was metres) 11.15 a.m. every Sunday; Gate, near the Palace, to have our own soloist at the Bach Festival. Then the war TIMES 8.45 a.m. every Monday; 8.30 a.m. exclusive windows overlooking the Coron- started and he was interned in Ruhleben Camp. every Thursday. ation procession. We were snowed under RADIO NOR M AN DY (212.6 metres) After the war he was presented to the King and with applications for seats at the windows, and 2.45 p.m. every Sunday; 9.0 a.m. every Queen as the camp organist. Then he became and, as Ben remarked, we had never realised Monday; 8.45 a.m. every Tuesday. honorary assistant organist at Westminster we had so many friends! STATIONS PA RIS BR O A D C AS TI N G Cathedral. STATION (POSTE PARISIEN — More of Bebe Daniels' own story next week. Shortly afterwards he had his first taste of 312.8 metres) 10.30 a. m. every Sunday; 9.15 a.m. every Friday. playing for a wide public. A lecture film was produced, With Allenby in Palestine, and Quentin Radio Normandy transmissions arranged through the I.B.C. bd. Maclean toured with it, providing the incidental • VERY LIKELY music. ONG-HAIRED M USICIAN (applying for When they put Europe's largest Wurlitzer FREE TO LADIES in all ailments incidental to the Sex L job): I have played under such great conductors organ at the " Troc" cinema, Elephant and Castle, D R. OSTER M A N N'S FE MALE PILLS have as Koussevitsky, Stokowski, Gabrilowitsch, Mengel- Quentin Maclean was the inevitable choice for been used with extraordinary success. Countless letters berg, Vincenzo, Klemperer, Barbirolli, Knapperts- engagement. He has been there since 1930. from all parts of the world provide conclusive and undeniable proof of their efficacy. Every woman sufferer should write busch, and Schmalstich! If you like melody in your music, if you for FREE SAMPLE. Sold in boxes. Price S/-, 12/.. PRODUCER :Okay, I'll keep those names in mind. enjoy something unusual in your radio FROM THE MANAGERESS By Gwen Lewis (Lifebuoy "Gang Show," Luxem- entertainment, Reckitt's " Out of the Blue " The HYGIE NIC STORES, Ltd. (Dept. R.P.), bourg, October 2). program me is the show for you. 95, Charing Cross Road, London, W.C.2.

33 RADIO PICTORIAL September 30, 1938 eiat-L-Is&ywfs geettz R E ADERS are invited to send in their views about radio in general and particularly This Week's Prize Winner the program mes they like or dislike. A prize of 10s. 6d. will be awarded for the For the best letter received this week the best letter published. Letters should be addressed to The Editor, Radio Pictorial," Editor has pleasure in awarding 10s. 6d. to Mr. 37-38 Chancery Lane, London, W.C.2, and marked " What Listeners Think." G. Green, c/o 21e Windsor Road, Boscombe, Hants. W HY does the B.B.C. insist on all talks Mr. James Johnson, 18 Rectory Road, Hetton- which call for our deepest respect because of their dialogues and plays being read ? Le-1101e, Co. Durham. gentle beauty and sentiment and their immortality People would be much more natural if they m the musical world. Let us have swing by all means, WOULD like to correspond with a RADIO PICTORIAL T but please confine it to modern compositions of the were allowed to me morise their speeches or (female preferred) who is interested in music even —after giving the gist of the speech to I moment, the distortion of which offends no one. and films, as well as radio, age about 20, residing in the the B.B.C.— make them up as they go along. north of England. Some of the " In Town To-Nighters " who Mr. Reginald Perry, Surrey. used to stumble so hopelessly over the written Monica Bennett, Blackheath. ANY well-known acts are favoured with regular word would, I am sure, have been able to broadcasts from provincial theatres, relayed to "chat" much more fluently without a LTHOUGH I am a keen enthusiast of dance music, M the Regional stations, but, as most modern sets " pull script. A it is with dismay that I note the increasing Even experienced actors put on a wooden popularity of introducing" swing" amongst the classics. in" the Regional stations, the broadcasts are, in effect, " reading voice very often and that is why It seems sacrilege to make such a travesty of those National. My complaint is that certain acts deem it un- there is often so much amateurishness about lovely old songs " Loch Lomond," " John Peel," etc., necessary to change their material, so that we hear radio plays. Surely the B.B.C. could experiment with a old stuff over and over again. It should be possible few unimportant plays and talks, allowing for the B.B.C. to ensure that the same material is not the actors to broadcast without scripts and too often used—" act-plugging" can be just as annoy- ing as " song plugging." the speakers to improvise more. I believe it would be a great success— indiscreet speakers can soon be faded off Mrs. M. Carter, Willesden. and they can't do any real harm, anyway! T WOULD like to say how much I enjoyed Billy 1 Cotton's programme on a recent Sunday, and particularly his smger, Peter Williams. He has a very Miss M. Judge, Dublin. fine voice and should be heard more often.

T GLADLY second the appeal of G. Phillips, Lewes, Mr. R. Thomas, Islington. for an evening broadcast by Henry Hall. I belong to his large legion of " working fans," my office hours ITH reference to listeners criticising the B.B.C. for being 9 to 6. Therefore I miss his 12.15 and 5 p.m. W not giving information about speedway racing, I sessions. wrote to the B.B.C. and received a reply. They have since Don't you think it is rather hard luck? Surely the given talks on this subject. This shows that if you B.B.C. could arrange for more relays from the theatres make an effort, and await your turn, it always where he is playing. comes. I, like many other fellow listeners, am very satisfied. Fred Hood, Morden. S. A. Kettley, Junr., Oundle. r r HE " aloofness " of B.B.C. announcers, deplored .1. by one of your correspondents, is one of their ISS BURIAL WELLOCK, in a recent letter, greatest assets. It would be foreign to British tradition M deplored the lack of afternoon entertainment to give forth momentous announcements in aay less on the radio. By now, most" R. P." readers should be formal manner. acquainted with the many fine concerts broadcast The dignity of the British Empire is •admirably daily from the Continent. upheld by the calmness of our B.B.C. announcers in Those who find home transmission unsuitable, can times of crisis. find an adequate substitute via 212.6 metres. And, by the way Miss Wellock, Gracie Fields and George D. Haslett, Ilford. Formby are yours for the tuning, over the same wave- length, every Wednesday afternoon. T is with joy I read Harry Roy's numerous admirers Iwill soon be hearing him again on the air, and we Reginald Sinclair, Kingston can look forward to the pleasure of seeing him again on the screen. HILE applauding the B.B.C.'s attitude in giving W important sessions to provincial bands, I M. A. Carol, Sheffield. regret that it has allowed the front-rank bands to slip completely into the background. TUDIO audiences should be cut out. The average Not very long ago Sradio show audience will go into raptures over stuff the bands of Jack that would leave a paid audience cold. It beats me Hylton, Lew Stone, how it is possible to find so many people willing to Roy Fox and Harry snigger at jokes that had expired when the gates of H avin g see n Roy were to be heard Eden were closed on Adam. Patricia Leonard on the air regularly, on television, a reader asks why but to-day they are S. Harvey, Reading. we don't hear seldom heard at all. r r HE B.B.C. has devised various schemes, in the m ore of this past, to discover what listeners wish to hear, charming artiste J. H. Hughes, on the air. although results of these schemes are rarely acted upon. Honey. Seems to me the simplest way to answer this question AVING seen is to have request gramophone record programmes. HPatricia Leonard Seeing that our old and friendly and extremely happy on television some station of Radio Lyons runs two request programmes a time ago, I was struck by her versatility and her charm- week I should think the B.B.C. could manage three ing voice. Why has she not been on the air recently? easily. Is she too busy, or is this clever artiste not being given the air space she deserves through oversight at the F. Beckwith, ex B.S.M., Weymouth. B.B.C. A FTER reading " These Listeners Didn't Laugh," I am wondering whether we are devoid of humour. F. Forte, Stalbridge Well, I don't think my Clan are—Ex-Sergeant Major's T SINCERELY hope that Miss J. Dennet, of New- and Serving S.M.'s. 1 castle, listens to the next record session that Goodness, how musical artistes have torn us to pieces Lionel Maison compères. Surely no one has a more in the past, and we are still great stuff for them. friendly voice than his, or any more intimate knowledge Get one on the" S.M." and the rawest recruit laughs— of the artistes who are recorded. under cover! and do we laugh? We do—also under I have just heard him compère the B.B.C. ballroom, cover! and I liked his splendid voice just as much as I did the dance music! Mr. Bernard G. Buckingham, N.W.I0. Mrs. M. Richards, Am manford. AM pleased to read that at least one reader and Ilistener to the Continent notices that engagements HE programme that I enjoyed immensely was for cinema organists are given to only a few, on the TJosef Marias On Trek. The different characters Continental commercial programmes. I could name were so natural, especially Hlubi the Zulu boy. The many first class organists I should like to hear from a fact that they had a Zulu made it more real. The Continental station. oxen and the wagon was perfect. The music they One name comes to my mind, Donald Thorne, a provided was sweet and lovely. There have been good organist, with tons of personality, who, I feel sure, many other good programmes. but On Trek took could announce his own musical programme, and make my fancy. Hoping we shall have something similar a first class job of it. soon. • 34 September 30, 1938 RADIO PICTORIAL

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8.45 a.m. Happy Families 11.30 a.m. Programmes in French 7.45 a.m. Laugh and Grow Fit 7.45 a.m. Presenting Famous Musical Families. Assn. des Auditeurs de Radio Normandie. with Joe Murgatroyd (The Lad fra' York- LAUGH AND GRO W FIT With a Special Message for Your Own 2.0 p.m. Advance Film News shire), and Poppet at the Piano.-Pre- with Family.----Sponsored by Keen, Robinson Also a Programme of Music Chosen from seriled to-day by the makers of Halex Joe Murgatroyd & Co.. Ltd. the Latest Films.-Presented by Asso- Toothbrushes. (The Lad fra' Yorkshire) I.B.C. TIME SIGNAL, 9.0 a.m. ciated British Cinemas. 1.13.C. TIME SIGNAL, 8.0 a.m. and 9.0 a.m. 2.1 5 p.m. Miniature Matinee 8.0 a.m. THE OPEN ROAD Poppet at the Piano 2.3 0 p.m. Music and Mystery MUSIC IN THE MORNING Presented by the makers of Kolynos Tooth Paste Presented by Carter's Little Liver Pills Number Six Of a New Series of Complete Presented by Horlicks. I.B.C. TIME SIGNAL, 8.0 a.m. 9.1 5 a.m. Light Music Ten-Minute Thrills.-Sponsored by Pyno- I.B.C. TIME SIGNAL, 8.15 a.m. 8.0 a.m. OUT OF THE BLUE 9.45 a.m. vape Inhalant. 8.1 5 a.m. Prosperity Programme The Programme of Surprises brought to LONDON MERRY-G O-ROUND 2.45 p.m. Alpine Echoes Introducing " Careers for Girls. '-Pre- you out of the Blue, with Quentin Presented by Milk of Magnesia. I.B.C. TIME SIGNAL, 3.0 p.m. sented by Odol. Maclean at the Organ, and A Mystery I.B.C. TIMÉ SIGNAL, 10.0 a.m. 3.0 p.m. Radio Normandy Concert Hall 8.3 0 a.m. French News Bulletin 10.0 a.m. Popular Dance Bands Item every week. A Star or Celebrity 3.1 5 p.m. Radio Sweethearts 8.40 a.m. straight from the Headlines.-A Pre- Playing Your Favourite Tunes. Romantic Adventures of Daphne and "YOUR MESSAGE FROM THE STARS" sentation by the makers of Reckitt's Blue, 10.3 0 a.m. In Search of Melody Douglas. Told in Comedy and Song. Murray Lister I.B.C. TIME SIGNAL, 8.15 a.m. Presented on behalf of Pynovape Inhalant. 3.3 0 p.m. Floor Show (the Radio Normandy Astrologer) 8.1 5 a.m. Zebo Time 10.45 a.m. Cinema Organ Music I.B.C. TIME SIGNAL, 4.0 p.m. Reads in the Stars Your Luck for To-day Fred Douglas. The Zebo Time Orchestra I.B.C. TIME SIGNAL, 11.0 a.m. 4.0 p.m. The Pleasant Quarter-Hour Presented by Reudel Bath Cubes. and Others in a Gay Quarter-hour, 11.0 a.m. The Songs We Know Them By Presented by Farmers' Glory, Ltd. 8.45 a.m. Happy Families showing how the Rhythm Songs of To-day Presented by Ladderix, Ltd. 4.1 5 p.m. What's On Presenting Famous Musical Families, are like the Old-time Melodies of Grand- 11.1 5 a.m. Radio Normandy Concert Intimate Reviews of the Latest Plays, with a Special Message for Your Own pa's Day.-Sent to you by the makers of Hall. Films and Other Attractions, by Edgar Family.-Sponsored by Keen, Robinson Zebo. 11.3 0 a.m. Programmes in French Blatt, I.B.C. Special Critic. & Co., Ltd. 8.3 0 a.m. French News Bulletin Assn. des Auditeurs de Radio Normandie. 4.3 0 p.m. Tunes and Tea Cups I.B.C. TIME SIGNAL, 9.0 a.m. 9.40 a.m. 2.0 p.m. Miniature Matinee Our Weekly Half-hour of Tea-time 9.0 a.m. Light Entertainment "YOUR MESSAGE FROM THE STARS" 2.3 0 13.m• Sunshine S de Dance Music. 9.1 5 a.m. Murray Lister 2.45 p.m. Two and a Piano I.B.C. TIME SIGNAL, 5.0 p.m. THESE NAMES MAKE MUSIC (the Radio Normandy Astrologer) I.B.C. TIME SIGNAL, 3.0 p.m. 5.0 p.m. Czechoslovak Picture Book Hoagy Carmichael Reads in the Stars Your Luck for To-day 3.0 p.m. Nauticalities Presented by Czechoslovakian Travel Presented by the makers of Bisodol. Presented by Reudel Bath Cubes. 3.3 0 p.m. Band Parade Bureau. 9.3 0 a.m. Normandy Playbill 8.45 a.m. Popular Tunes I.B.C. TIME SIGNAL, 4.0 p.m. 6.1 6 p.m. A Quarter-hour Programme Advance News and Some of Next Presented for your entertainment by 4.0 p.m. The Pleasant Quarter-Hour For Boys and Girls. Birthday Greetings Sunday's High Spots. Compered by Fynnon, Ltd. Presented by Farmers' Glory, Ltd. from the Uncles. Beriiie McNabb. 4.1 5 p.m. I.B.C. TIME SIGNAL, 9.0 a.m. 9.45 a.m. Showland Memories 9.0 a.m. " G.P. Tea-time" A HOBBY AND SOME HARM ONY Presented by California Syrup of Figs. Of Interest to Stamp Collectors and with Cyril Fletcher, in Odd Odes and 1.13.C. TIME SIGNAL, 10.0 a.m. Music.-Presented by George Payne & Would-Be Stamp Collectors 10.0 a.m. Musical Potpourri Presented by Surrey Stamp Services. Co.. Ltd. 10.3 0 a.m. Light Orchestral Favourites 9.1 5 a.m. Way Out West 4.3 0 p.m. Advance Film News I.B.C. TIME SIGNAL, 11.0 a.m. Also a Programme of Music Chosen from 9.3 0 a.m. Music You Might Have Heard 1 1.0 a.m. The Colgate Revellers Presented by the proprietors of Lavona the Latest Films.-Presented by Asso- Presented by Colgate's Ribbon Dental Hair Tonic.. ciated British Cinemas. Cream. , 4.45 p.m. Variety 9.45 a.m. 11.1 5 a.m. Radio Normandy Concert LONDON MERRY-G O-ROUND I.B.C. TIME SIGNAL, 5.0 p.m. Hall. 6.1 5 p.m. A Quarter-Hour Programme Presented by Milk of Magnesia. 11.3 0 a.m. Programmes in French I.B.C. TIME Sltilil.41„ 10.0 a.m. For Boys and Girls. Birthday Greetings Assn. des Auditeurs de Radio Normandie. from the Uncles. 10.0 a.m. Relay of Religious Music 2.0 p.m. In Search of Melody 5.3 0 p.m. Czechoslovak Picture Book from the Basilica of Ste. Therese de Sponsored by Pynovape Inhalant. L'Enfant Jesus, at Lisieux. Presented by Czechoslovakian Travel 2.1 5 p.m. Listen After Lunch Bureau. 2.3 0 p.m. Miniature Matinee An Informal Program me of Songs and 1.B.C. TIME SIGNAL, 3.0 p.m. 5.45 p.m. Winners Melody, by Arthur Young and Wilfrid 3.0 p.m. Radio Normandy Concert Hall. Tunes to Make you Whistle and Song Thomas. to Make you Smile.-Presented by The Music by Tchaikowsky. 2.3 0 p.m. The Songs We Know Them By South Wales Pari-Mutuel, Ltd. 3.1 5 p.m. Songs from the Old-time Presented by Ladderix. Ltd. Music Hall. 6.0 p.m. Programmes in French 2.45 p.m. The Sway of the Grass Skirt Assn. des Audileurs de Radio Normandie. 3.45 p.m. The Musical Mirror I.B.C. TIME SIGNAL, 3.0 p.m. Sponsored by Novopine Foot Energiser. 12 (midnight) Melody at Midnight 3.0 p.m. I've Brought My Music Presented nightly by Bile Beans. I.B.C. TIME SIGNAL, 4.0 p.m. A Programme of Piano Solos and Songs 4.0 p.m. What's the Answer! I.B.C. TIME SIGNAL, 12.30 a.m. at the Piano, by Harry Jacobson.-Pre- 12.3 0 a.m. Dance Music Presented by Farmers' Glory, Ltd. sented by the makers of Pepsodent Tooth- 4.3 0 p.m. Cavalcade of Melody 1.0 a.m. I.B.C. Goodnight Melody puce. Close Down. Presenting Tunes of Yesterday, To-day 3.1 5 p.m. and To-morrow, with the Top-Hat Thomas Medley and Company Sweethearts and the Top Hat Orchestra. proudly present Presented by Nestle's. Makers of Top-Hat TUESDAY, OCT. 4 MISS GRACIE FIELDS Chocolates. In a Programme of New Songs and at 4.45 p.m. Let's Go Places Least One Old Favourite I.B.C. TIME SIGNAL, 5.0 p.m. 7.0 a.m. Radio Reveille With some homely advice about Fairy Soap. 5.0 p.m. Czechoslovak Picture Book A Morning Greeting of Sparkling Melody. 3.3 0 p.m. Presented by the Czechoslovakian Travel I.B.C. TIME SIGNAL, 7.15 a.m. FRED HARTLEY Bureau. 7.3 0 a.m. French News Bulletin And His Orchestra 5.1 5 p.m. The Thursday Half-hour The Long-range Weather Forecast for Brian Lawrance Programme. For Boys and Girls. Birth- to-morrow will be given at 7.40 a.m. and John Stevens day Greetings from the Uncles, and (approximately). Revive for You The Weekly Visit of the Animal Man. 7.4 5 a.m. Laugh and Grow Fit Songs You Can Never Forget 5.45 p.m. Request Program me With Joe Mu rgatroyd (The Lad Ira' Presented by Johnson's Glo-Coat. from Mr. Sydney Sharman, of Westward Yorkshire), and Poppet at the Piano. 3.45 p.m. Ho, North Devon. Presented on behalf of Novopine Foot GEORGE FORMBY 6.0 p.m. Programmes in French Energiser. With a Strong Supporting Cast Assn. des Auditeurs de Radio Normandie. 1.11.C. TIME SIGNAL, 8.0 a.m. including 12 (midnight) Melody at Midnight 8.0 a.m. "Beryl" Presented nightly by Bile Beans CADBURY CALLING A Terrific Series of Laughter and Song I.B.C. TIME SIGNAL, 12.30 a.m. presenting Programme 12.3 0 a.m. Dance Music SONGS TO MAKE YOU SING Sponsored by the proprietors of Peen-a-MInt 1.0 a.m. I.B.C. Goodnight Melody with I.B.C. TIME SIGNAL, 4.0 p.m. Close Down. Charlie Kunz 4.0 p.m. The Pleasant Quarter-hour (at the piano) Presented by Farmers' Glory, Ltd. and 4.1 5 p.m. Songs from the Screen The Three Admirals 4.3 0 p.m. Fingering the Frets Leslie Mitchell tells you the tunes FRIDAY, OCT. 7 Listen, and I'll sing you a song, says Brian A Programme for Instrumental Enthu- Presented by Cadbury Bros., Ltd. Lawrence. He will, too, in the Johnson's siasts. 1.11.C. TIME SIGNAL, 8.15 a.m. Glo-Coat program me on W ednesday, 4.4 5 p.m. Czechoslovak Picture Book 7.0 a.m. "Swing Something in the 8.1 5 a.m. Light Fare at 3.30 p.m. Presented by Czechoslovakian Travel Introducing Mrs. Able.-Presented by Morning." Teddy Foster and his Kings Bureau. Vitacup. 5.3 0 p.m. of Swing, with Betty Kent. PALM OLIVE HALF-H OUR I.B.C. TIME SIGNAL, 5.0 p.m. 8.3 0 a.m. French News Bulletin 1.13.C. TIME SIGNAL, 7.15 a.m. with the Palmolivers 5.0 p.m. Pot-Luck" 8.40 a.m. 7.1 5 a.m. Bolenium Bill on Parade Paul Oliver An Invitation to Take Pot-Luck in "YOUR MESSAGE FROM THE STARS" Presented by Bolenium Overalls. and Melody and Mirth.-Extended lo you by Murray Lister 7.3 0 a.m. French News Bulletin Olive Palmer the makers of Seniors Fish & Meat Pastes. (the Radio Normandy Astrologer) The Long-range Weather Forecast for Sponsored by Palmolive Soap. 5.1 5 p.m. A Quarter-Hour Programme Reads in the Stars Your Luck for To-day to-morrow will be given at 7.40 a.m. 6.0 p.m. Programmes in French For Boys and Girls. Birthday Greetings Presented by Reudel Bath Cubes. (approximately). Assn. des Auditeurs de Radio Normandie. from the Uncles. 8.45 a.m. 7.45 a.m. 12 (midnight) Melody at Midnight 5.3 0 p.m. Variety THE OPEN ROAD LAUGH AND GRO W FIT Presented nightly by Bile Beans. 6.0 p.m. Program mes in French Presented by Carter's Little Liver Pills. with 1.13.C. TIME SIGNAL, 12.30 a.m. Assn. des Auditeurs de Radio Normandie. I.B.C. TIME SIGNAL, 9.0 a.m. Joe Murgatroyd 12.3 0 a.m. Dance Music 12 (midnight) Melody at Midnight 9.0 a.m. Songs and Smiles (The Lad fra' Yorkshire) 1.0 a.m. I.B.C. Goodnight Melody Presented nightly by Bile Beans. 9.1 5 a.m. OLIVER KIMBALL and Close Down. I.B.C. TIME SIGNAL, 12.30 a.m. Poppet at the Piano The Record Spinner 12.3 0 a.m. Dance Music Presented by the makers of Kolynos Tooth Paste. Presented by Bismag, Ltd. 1.0 a.m. I.B.C. Goodnight Melody I.B.C. TIME SIGNAL, 8.0 a.m. 9.3 0 a.m. Tunes We All Know Close Down. Presented by Limestone Phosphate. WEDNESDAY, OCT. 5 8.0 a.m. 9.45 a.m. "WALTZ TIME" MUSIC IN THE MORNING Presented by Phillips' Dental Magnesia. 7.0 a.m. Swing Something in the Morning Presented by Horlicks. I.B.C. TIME SIGNAL, 10.0 a.m. Teddy Foster and His Kings of Swing, THURSDAY, OCT. 6 I.B.C. TIME SIGNAL, 8.15 a.m. 10 a.m. One Good Tune Deserves Another with Betty Kent. 8.1 5 a.m. The Alka Seltzer Boys 10.3 0 a.m. Radio Favourites 1.13.C. TIME SIGNAL, 7.15 a.m. 7.0 a.m. Radio Reveille Browning and Starr, in Fifteen Minutes Presented by Brooke Bond & Co., Ltd. 7.1 5 a.m. Favourite Melodies A Morning Greeting of Sparkling Melody. of Mirth and Melody. An Early Morning 10.45 a.m. Theatre Memories Presented by Freezone Corn Remover. I B.C. TIME SIGNAL, 7.15 a.m. Programme to Encourage the Healthy, I.B.C. TIME SIGNAL, 11.0 a.m. 7.3 0 a.m. French News Bulletin 7.3 0 a.m. French News Bulletin Happy Side of Life.-Presented by Alka 1 1.0 a.m. The Songs We Know Them By The Long-range Weather Forecast for The Long-range Weather Forecast for Seltzer Products. Presented by Ladderix, Ltd. to-morrow will be given at 7.40 a.m. to-morrow will be given at 7.40 a.m. 8.3 0 a.m. French News Bulletin 11.1 5 a.m. Something for Everybody (approximately). (approximately). 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10.1 5 to 10.30 p.m. Amongst the Winners. Winners of the Popularity Stakes in the Melody Handicaps of various seasons. Programme details: THURSDAY, OCT. 6 9.3 0 to 10.0 p.m. Down at the Old Bull and Bush. Songs and Company I SUNDAY, OCT. 2 I in a Community Atmosphere. 10.0 to 10.1 0 p.m. "Foortissimo." 9.3 0 to 10.3 0 p.m. Sunday Serenade Reginald Foort Obliges (Electrical Re- We dip at random into the Album of cordings). Melodies which have charmed the World. 10.1 0 p.m. (approximately) You will hear our Racing Commentary. M ONDAY, OCT. 3 10.1 5 to 10.3 0 p.m. Macari and His Dutch Serenaders in accordion hits. 9.3 0 to 10.0 p.m. Nightmare Requests This is w hat yollf Announcer Dreamt FRIDAY, OCT. 7 after reading a few thousand request letters and eating a lobster supper. 9.3 0 to 10.0 P•m• Dr. Rhythm Prescribes. A Melody for ever,. Malady - 10.0 to 10.1 0 p.m. Starring Hildegarde (Electrical Recordings). Lyrics for the Lovelorn--Variety Tonic 10.1 0 p.m. (approximately) You will for the Dejected -And Sleeping Drafts hear our Racing Commentary. for the Insomniacs-Prescriptions mixed 10.1 5 to 10.3 0 p.m. Strict Time by the Announcer. For Dance Timers. With Josephine 10.6 to 10.1 0 p.m. Stars in Harmony Bradley. The Comedy Harmonists (Electrical Recordings). 10.1 0 p.m. (approximately) You Will TUESDAY, OCT. 4 [liar Our Racing Commentary. 9.3 0 to 10.3 0 p.m. The Ladder of 10.1 5 to 10.3 0 p.m. Leaves from the September Diary of a Dance Leader. Fame. From the Bottom Rung to the Top. A progranime in a Reminiscent Jack Harris in flit , of ,.he Nlonth. Mood for Many Moods. 10.1 0 p.m. (approximately). You will SATURDAY, OCT. 8 hear our Racing Commentary. 9.3 0 to 10.1 0 p.m. Comparing Com- peres. A Program me of Improbabilities WEDNESDAY, OCT. 5 conjured up by your Announcer visual- i-ing Eddie Pola. Will Fyffe, Flanagan and 9.3 0 to 10.0 p.m. Music of Your Dreams. Lovely and Favourite Melodies Allen, Robertson Hare, Carson Roblson and a host of others, introducing your played for you by our Symphonic Or- chestra. Saturday night's entertainment at the Studio Turntables. 1 0.0 to 10.1 0 p.m. Further Feminine Fancies. Ruth Etting and Helen Raymond 10.1 0 p.m. (approximately). You will (1,1,1rual Recordings). hear our Racing Commentary. Listen to the program me starring lovely Hildegarde, looking as charming and 10.1 5 to 10.3 0 p.m. Dancing Tunes 10.1 0 p.m. (approximately) You will vivacious as always, on Monday at 10 p.m. Ten minutes with this scintillating hear our Racing Com mentary. with a Parts Spirit to wind up a Happy personality will drive away all those Monday blues. Saturday Night.

-Continued from n i ne in RA DIO NOR MANDY • • 111 page 35 Full Program me Particulars 8.40 a.m. 3.45 p.m. The Pleasant Quarter-Hour 8.1 5 a.m. Happy Days "YOUR MESSAGE FROM THE STARS" 3.3 0 p.m. Dance Music Presented by Farmers' Glory, Ltd. Presented by Wincarnis. I.B.C. TIME SIGNAI., 4.0 p.m. Mur ay Lister /.8.C. TIME SIGNAL, 4.0 p.m. (Oa, Radio N..rmande Adrologer) 8.3 0 a.m. • French News Bulletin 4.0 p.m. Pleasant Quarter-hour 4.0 p.m. Do You Remember 8.40 a.m. Presented by Farmers' Glory, Ltd. htuail , ni the Stars V.sur luck fir To-day Pre,enled by Reudel Bath Cubes. 4.1 5 p.m. What's On "YOUR MESSAGE FROM THE STARS" 4.1 5 p.m. "Swing Something in the Murray Lister 8.45 a.m. Intimate Reviews of the Latest Films, Morning." Teddy Foster and His Kings (the Radio Normandy Astrologer) SMILES, SONGS AND STORIES Plays and Other Attractions, by Edgar of Swing, with his Singing Guest: Betty Compbred by Albert Whelan BlaCt. I.B.C. Special Critic. Reads in the Stars Your Luck for To-day Kent. The Morning " Swing " Pro- Presented by Reudel Bath Cubes. gramme repeated by Special Request. Presereed by Andrews Liver Salts. 4.3 0 p.m. Light Songs I.B.C. TIME SIGNAL, 9.0 a.m. 8.45 a.m. • Sunny Jim's 4.3 0 p.m. Old Friends 4.45 p.m. Sunshine Serenade Programme for Children--Presented by 9.0 a.m. Round the World I.B.C. TIME SIGNAL, 5.0 p.m. I.B.C. TIME SIGNAL, 5.0 p.m. A. C. Fincken & Co. Presented by Hancocks the Chemists. 5.0 p.m. Pot-Luck Hid'. TIME SIGN.4L, 9.0 a.m. An invitation to take Pot-Luck in 9.1 5 a.m. 5.0 p.m. Your Requests 3.1 5 p.m. A Quarter-hour Programme melody and mirth. THESE NAMES MAKE MUSIC 9 . 0 a. m. S MILES, SONGS AND STORIES Horatio Nicholls For Boys and Girls. Birthday Greetings E ttinat..d t., you by the makers of Seniors Presented by the makers of Bisodol. from the Uncles. Compèred by Albert Whelan Fish and Meat Pastes. Presented by Andrews' Liver Salts. 5.1 5 p.m. Your Requests 9.3 0 a.m. Radio Favourites 5.3 0 p.m. The Musical Magazine 9.1 5 a.m. Famous Musical Comedies 5.3 0 p.m. " Who Won Presented on behalf of Brooke Bond litt Co., 6.0 p.m. Program mes in French Ltd. Lionel Monckton. 'Illy Results of the Association Football Assn. des Auditeurs de Radio Normandie. 9.45 a.m. Showland Memories 9.3 0 a.m. A Quarter of an Hour's Enter- Matches will be broadcast as soon as they Presented by California Syrup of Figs. 12 (midnight) Melody at Midnight tainment for Mothers ana Children. come to hand.- -Presented b' the pro- I.B.C. TIME. SIGNAL, 10.0 a.m. Presented nightly by Bile Beans. Presented by Uncle Coughdrop anti the prietors of Placate Honey Cough Syrup, I.B.C. 12.30 a.m. 10.0 a.m. Kitchen Wisdom TIME „SIGNAL, Pineate Aunties and Uncles.-Presented 6.0 p.m. Programmes in French Presented by Borwick's Baking Powder. 12.3 0 a.m. " Swing Something in the by Pineate Honey Cough Syrup. Assn. des Auditeurs de Radio Normandie. 10.1 5 a.m. Dream Waltzes Morning." Teddy Foster and His Kings 9.45 a.m. Movie Melodies 12 (midnight) Melody at Midnight Selected Famous Waltz Melodies, New of Swing, with Betty Kent. I.B.C. TIME SIGNAL, 10.0 a.m. Presented nightly by Bile Beans. and Old. -Presented by True Story 12.45 a.m. Dance Music 10.0 a.m. I.B.C. TIME SIGNAI., 12.30 a.m. Magazine. I.B.C. TIME SIGNALS, CARROLL GIBBONS AND HIS BOYS. 12.3 0 a.m. "Swing Something in the 10.3 0 a.m. 1.0 a.m., 1.30 a.m. with Morning." Teddy Foster and His Kings SONGS AND MUSIC 2.0 a.m. I.B.C. Goodnight Melody Anne Lenner of Swing, with Betty Kent. Close Down. From Stage and Screen George Melachrino 12.45 a.m. Dance Music Presented by Maclean Brand Stomach Guest A r' sic, I.B.C. TIME SIGNALS, Powder. Billy Reid 1.0 a.m. 1.30 a.m. 2.0 a.m. I.B.C. Goodnight Melody 10.45 a.m. Favourite Serenades SATURDAY, OCT. 8 Esther Coleman I.B.C. TIME SIGNAL, 11.0 a.m. Compere: Russ Carr Close Down. 11.0 a.m. DONALD PEERS Sponsored by the makers of Cookeen Cavalier of Song 7.0 a.m. " Swing Something in the Cooking Fat. Supported by Arthur Young and the Morning." Teddy Foster and His Kings 10.30 a.m. Radio Favourites D.D.D. Melodymakers of Swing, with Betty Kent. Presented by Brooke Bond & Co., Ltd. RADIO Presented by the makers of D.D.D. 10.45 a.m. Military Band Concert 7.1 5 a.m. Sparkling Melodies Prescription. I.B.C. TIME SIGNAL, 11.0 a.m. I.B.C. TIME SIGNAL, 7.15 a.m. 11.1 5 a.m. Radio Star Bargain Pro- 11.0 a.m. Radio Star Bargain Program me LJUBLJA N A gram me - Pensent cd by Messrs. Lennards, 7.3 0 a.m. French News Bulletin Presented b3 Messrs. Lennards, Ltd. 569.3 527 Ki s , 6.3 Kw Ltd., Shoe Manufacturers, Bristol. The Long-range Weather Forecast for 11.1 5 a.m. The Songs We Know Them By 11.3 0 a.m. Programmes in French to-morrow will be given at 7.40 a.m. Presented by Ladderix, Ltd. Times of Transmission (approximately). Assn. des Auditeurs de Radio Normandte. 11.3 0 a.m. Programmes in French Friday :9,30 -10.0 p.m. 2.0 p.m. Miniature Matinee 7.45 a.m. Assn. des Auditeurs de Radio Normandie. Announcer : F. Miklavcic 2.1 5 p.m. Listen after Lunch LAUGH AND GRO W FIT 2.0 p.m. Military Moments An Informal Programme of Songs and with P5 r epse.nmt ed by Hayward's Military Pickle, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7 Melody, by Arthur Young and Wilfrid Joe Murgatroyd 2.1 Miniature Matinee Thomas. (The Lad Ira' Yorkshire) 2.3 0 p.m. In Search of Melody 9.3 0 p.m. Light Fare 2.3 0 p.m. The Songs We Know Them By and Presented by Pynovate Brand Inhalant. 9.4 5 p.m. Magic of the Waltz Presented by Ladderix, Ltd. Poppet at the Plano 2.45 p.m. The Whirl of the World 2.45 p.m. Cinema Organ Interlude Presented today by The Makers of Kolynos Presented by Monseigneur News Theatres. I.B.C. TIME SIGNAL, 3.0 p.m. Tooth Paste 1.11.C. TIME SIGNAL, 3.0 p.m. 3.0 p.m. Radio Normandy Concert Hall I.B.C. TIME SIGNAL, 8.0 a.m. 3.0 p.m. Radio Normandy Concert Hall information supplied by the Inter- 3.1 5 p.m. Eddie Cantor Successes 8.0 a.m. 3.1 5 p.m. Normandy Playbill (Electrical Recordings). MUSIC IN THE MORNING Advance News and Some of Next Sun- national Broadcasting Co., Ltd.,I 3.3 0 p.m. The Musical Mirror Presented by Horlicks. day's High Spots. Compered by Benlie 37 Portland Place, London. W.I. Sponsored by Novopine Foot Energiser. I.B.C. TIME SIGNAL, 13.15 a.m McNabb. 36 September 30, 1938 RADIO PICTORIAL

MAKING THE MOST OF YOUR SET By Our Technical Expert R. Barrington, Dumbarton. QUITE a number of receivers are still being home constructed despite the fact that in normal circumstances there is little, if any, saving BRisroL in cost. There is the advantage, however, that Enter with a home-built receiver all the little gadgets INTER NATIO N AL which you require can be included, while should it SPO R TIN G PO OLS The world's best Football Pool, owned go wrong at any time, there is no need to call in a by the people, run for the people. The only . local dealer to have it put right. As a great publicly owned Football pool. Unbeatable for number of this year's cheap sets are mass produced economy of workin and BIG DIVIDENDS. t. the advantage of home-set building is considerably TENFOLD LUCKY POOL PEN- : FREE Fill in C oupon and reeeivesPecial' increased. Satisfactory designs of all-wave CIL and Coupons with FREE - receivers are published quite regularly in Television POSTAGE RETURN ENVELOPE in which to send your entry and Short-Wave World and you can obtain a copy of this publication from any bookstalls. *2. H. Groom, Southsea. THE symptoms which you have given me indicate that the trouble is due to a faulty smoothing condenser. If the bad crackle which starts when the receiver is first switched on slowly dies away after the receiver has warmed up, it rather points to a condenser not being able to withstand the high surge voltage which is present until all valves are taking their full current. Temporarily disconnect the single wire to the first condenser. When the receiver is switched on there will be a very loud hum but a complete absence of crackle, if you have picked on the RADI AT THE FINGER-TIP faulty condenser. If. however, you get both hum and crackle, re-connect this condenser, and try another one until you find the faulty one. L. Deight, Fleetwood. THE New range of Pilot Radio superhets for IN your locality you will probably experience a fair amount of interference from European All-wave, All-World listening includes the stations. Radio Paris, for example, is very well latest innovation of PRESS-BUTTON tuning. receiver' in the south of England and unless your In keeping with the Pilot Radio standard of receiver has a high degree of selectivity you will not be able to pick up the long-wave National excellence, these models employ a mechanical Transmitter without interference. I suggest you method of operation which immediately and purchase a superhet receiver with one radio- accurately brings in your favourite stations by frequency stage. This R.F. stage is included in the slight pressure of a button. most of the better superhets, but if you are in doubt you can easily query the point with your When you wish to receive stations other than local dealer. those available on press-button tuning, you You can, however, take it almost for granted that if you are offered a superhet receiver with simply use the separate tuning knob supplied only four valves, it will not be sufficiently selective for that purpose; there are no adjustments to unless it has been specially designed to give good be made and the World of radio broadcasts is separation. In such circumstances, the overall always at your command. gain will probably have suffered. E.A. Bournemouth With PILOT you have a wide choice of Table, IF your receiver is a commercial one, then it is Console and Radiogram superhets and every likely to prove expensive to put it in good repair. However, the main trouble of not being mcdel is of outstanding merit, both from per- able to receive long-wave stations is probably due formance and appearance points of view. to either a break in one of the coils or to a fault in PILOT Radio is All-wave, All-World British-made radio the rotary switch. Your local dealer should be BT 530 able to put this in order for you for a few shillings. and is the greatest value ever offered the British public. Ask your local dealer for PILOT. There are G. Constable, Whetstone. battery models, A.C. and AC/DC models at prices I N your particular instance, as the receiver has PI LOTU NE within the reach of everybody. H.P. terms are also been in use for a considerable number of years, PRESS BUTT ON available on every model. it is more than likely that one or more of your valves has lost its emission. I should strongly TUNING

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11 URING the past twenty-six years, turn his mind in the direction of work, and how to They wanted Mr. Morgan to give the lad special Callenders' Cable Band, under the get it when the time came for him to leave. But tuition for the cornet, as they hoped that one day direction of Tom Morgan, have suc- thanks to the influence he had already begun to he might be an exceptionally brilliant player. ceeded in placing Britain on the map exert over the bands in England, a job was made For many months this lad received expert where brass bands are concerned. Thanks for him without his being aware of it. tuition, and to-day he is the leader of one of the are due to this reticent Welsh man, who, ever finest dance bands in England. He is Jack Jackson. since he was retained by the company's abour employers were beginning to be worried When discussing the younger composers, directors as bandmaster, has aimed for Lwith the increasing amount of leisure their Mr. Morgan is ready to admit that while we have perfection only. Callenders are, without workers were obtaining through the passing of such men as William Walton, Benjamin Britten, doubt, the proud possessors of the finest various laws, which said that a man should work Arthur Bliss, and Arnold Bax, all steadily writing brass band in the country. so many hours, and no more. The more long- up to the standard they have set themselves. These directors are not philanthropists in the sighted of them realised that if they were to Britain has very little to fear from any foreign finer sense of the word. They are a group of men sponsor some kind of sport or hobby for their own composer. He quotes, as corroboration of this, who have the rare faculty for discovering the employees, then they would be conferring some the various tributes paid them from time to time right man to fit a particular job, and they are sort of benefit upon them. by such men as Toscanini and Bruno Walter. also firm believers in helping their employees to It was difficult to decide what would really It is only when he comes to compare the brass help themselves. interest the men. Some were for sport in its band movement of to-day with what it used to be With such a body of men on the band's com- wider sense. Others believed that some kind of not so long ago, that his voice slightly fades and mittee, it is hardly to be wondered at that in mental interest would be more effective. takes on a more melancholy note. fourteen years they have given 160 broadcasts Callenders Cable Company knew of the great He says that it is still a real vital force in and have been chosen as the leading outfit in the interest their workers took in the band they had the country, and this is proved by the number country. started among themselves. They had no need to of works which have been specially written But the dominant figure which stands out from puzzle their brains as to what the men wanted. for this medium. But the men ? Why can't the personnel of the band is Tom Morgan, whose So they came to the conclusion that if the they put their backs into it and buck up their life has been solely devoted to the furthering of band was put on a more permanent footing, enthusiasm with a little more ambition and the brass band movement throughout England everybody would be satisfied. They did higher ideals? And then ? And only then and the Empire. this, and made Mr. Tom Morgan an offer for will the future be as perfect as the past. At a very early age he joined the local Llanelly his services, which he accepted. Volunteer Band, and achieved such success as a Since the date he first took up his duties with hat seems to delight him more than anything solo cornet and trumpet i,layer, that he was soon them, Tom Morgan has been called in by the men W else are the great number of musicians who appearing at most of the mammoth music festivals behind music festivals to adjudicate competitions have been trained in brass bands and are now to then becoming extremely popular with the Welsh and decide major points connected with the be found in all our great orchestras. He con- public. musical profession. siders the B.B.C. Military Band to be the best in Desiring to extend his knowledge of music, He is the man who has the very arduous task Europe. he signed up with the crack military band of of adjudicating in the forthcoming Scottish Band Mr. Morgan is a pioneer of radio. He first his day, the Coldstream Guards. While with Championship Festival at Edinburgh this October broadcasted with the Callenders' band in 1924. this regiment he was called in by the Carl —one of the most important events of the year. To-day he can sit back in his. chair and ponder Rosa Opera Company and the Savoy Opera Mr. Morgan has some very pertinent remarks over the strangeness of fate which decreed that Company to do special orchestral work for to make about music, composers, and bands. He he, out of all the millions, should be the one to them. calls music written for dance bands nigger music. organise, teach, and help to get going the move- His period of service with the army passed all It was only a few years ago that a young boy was ment that to-day is absorbing some of the finest too rapidly, and with many others he began to brought to him by the directors of Callenders. brains in the country.

Time now to call on Stanford Robinson to B.B.C.'S AUTUMN PLANS liad out his plans. BROADCASTING HOUSE Continued from pate 7 Two full-length operas (each lasting a couple of hours) have been fixed lor the autumn quarter. REVELATIONS Continued from p Raymond Gram Swing's illuminating "American Only one title has yet been decided on and Commentary" will be a regular, while the lighter this is "Hugh the Drover," which will be aired on side of American life will be put over in a regular October 28 on National and subsequently on enough, the solution lay in his own home. weekly talk on Thursdays called "Mainly About Regional, the week after. The opera has a virile Hating alarm clocks, he had devised a gadget Manhattan." Alistair Cooke, man about Broad- story, set in the Cotswolds, at the time of the big that would play a gramophone at 7.30 in the way, will give these talks. Napoleonic scare of the nineteenth century. morning. He made a model of this and took it F. Buckley Hargreaves will talk on films, A couple of operettas are to be produced. A to the B.B.C. The system was adopted. Monsieur Stephan will look after French talks revival of Gordon McConnell's adaptation of and readings and Sir Adrian Boult, Scott Goddard " Tom Jones" is to be heard on October 2nd, and, ' THERE is something very authentic about and Dr. Percy Scholes will talk on music. in December, " The Queen's Lace Handkerchief," I an Outside Broadcast. Although there is Once again "Men Talking," under Valentine with Strauss's music, will have its first broadcast. more intimacy about a studio programme, it Williams benign supervision, comes back as does not have the same realism as when a micro- befits one orthe best features ever put on the air. hat else is there in store? phone is taken into the circus tent, beside the Now let's run the rule briefly over some of the W Two programmes in the " Theatre Compos- boxing ring, or into a theatre, where the spon- newer ideas awaiting your "Yea" or "Nay." ers" series, one spotlighting Paul Rubenson Octobei On Friday nights "Advance in the Air" is to taneity of the audience can be captured. 30, and the other putting the finger on Sydney Director of Outside Broadcasts, Mr. S. Joly de review the swift progress that has been made Jones, have both been arranged by Willson Disher. (and is still being made) in aviation. Monday Lotbinière, or better known at the B.B.C. as Two of Stanford Robinson's most popular series "Lobby," can tell you some fascinating stories. evenings brings us " Building the British Isles,' will continue during this autumn season. These reviewing the change of face of this country since Ten weeks, he will tell you, is the ideal time to are "Victorian Melodies" and "Songs of the make thorough arrangements for an O.B. But the Ice Age. Tuesdays will be devoted to an British Isles." inquiry into the social structure of the country. there are occasions when arrangements have to Many of us have pleasant, nostalgic memories be made with much shorter notice. Wednesdays offer a series of talks that will form a of "Table Under the Tree." These have been tour of Whitehall and on Thursdays the Mediter- For instance, it took the O.B. boys just two revived and will continue at regular intervals. hours to reach the Crystal Palace fire. ranean and its problems takes the stage. Wilfrid Rooke Ley will again arrange them and "The World Goes By" resumes on Wednesdays They tumbled into a taxi, equipment and all Mark Lubbock will conduct the orchestra. and made a mad dash to the and on Tuesdays there is a new idea which That, very baldly, comprises an outline of the should make an instant appeal to younger They borrowed a private telephone to relay B.B.C.'s autumn plans. There will be the usual their broadcast to the studios, but as they could listeners. An imaginary "Under Twenty" club grumbles from discontented listeners, but these is to be formed, which, with an adult chairman, not get another to contact the engineers in London, provisional plans already reveal that listeners they had to use a radio set for their cues. will give youth a chance to express itself. are going to get their ten bobsworth! Lovers of even more serious music will welcome e"gious talks on Sundays will be varied and in 'There was an old marbles champion who R the hands of eminent theologists and parsons, the news that sixteen conccrts by the B.B.C. 1 repeated the same line when reading while for women during the day the usual house- Sympathy Orchestra will be heard. his script in " In Town To-night." hold, cooking and fashion talks will be the vogue. " Dang it," he exclaimed," I've read that A Saturday morning series sounds particularly line before." useful and promising. The title explains the object Someone tried to point out the place. of the talks. . . . "Have You Been Following OUTSTANDIN G " Get yer finger out of the light," he the News." hot trumpeter is a itizard. He can hold muttered, forgetting that his words could be It is hoped this year to persuade more and more T aHAT note for five minutes." heard by millions! first-class writers to write short stories suitable "Yeah, and the note I lent him he's held for And so the book goes on, telling stories about for broadcasting, and already one big scoop has years." broadcasting from the other side of the mike, been secured. That is a serial reading of the famous ity George Elrick (Maclean's programme, Luxem- dealing with television, schools, talks—everything " Moby Dick. " bourg, October 2). the listener wants to know about the B.B.C.

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LET BILLY MAYERL TEACH YOU TO PLAY THE "LAMBETH W ALK"

and all your Favourite dance tunes as they should be played

Try these few Bars over on your Piano

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H OW different it now sounds from the SPECIAL GR A M OP H O NE REC OR DS ordinary printed copy. If you can play a Every student on enrolment receives, free of simple fox trot, let Billy Mayerl show you how extra cost, a complete set of Billy Mayerl's personal demonstration gramophone records, simple is to play all your favourite dance tunes specially recorded so that he can demonstrate as you hear them played by your favourite his lessons to you step by step. pianists. N O LAB ORIO US EXERCISES, N O 25,000 SUCCESSFUL STUDENTS W E ARIS O ME H O U RS OF PRACTICE have already achieved their ambition to take a Just half an hour a day of pleasing study is all simple copy of music and at once play it in this you need to devote, and after the first lesson you fascinating style. will be amazed at the progress you have made. , ',•,,,Ñ .94e> * BEGIN NERS Read These Testimonials : from satisfied students a Y. If you cannot play a note of music Billy Mayerl's special Course for " I should like to congratulate you on this course. Al- though I have only had the first lesson and just started on O. )'s Beginners will quickly enable the second, I have felt an improvement already." —A.-1. you to play all your favour- "The very most I have ever earned at picric) playing is the ee '• 4° Ge Gy? 'Ss ite songs and dance small sum of £2 per week. Now, thanks to your wonderful 63,le 06 oekt,. Ç tunes. You start course, I am earning a very satisfactory salgry." —B.-107.

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^..r. et, is assured in o, e " I have had a very busy season: I am still enjoying same. a very few (4. -0 9k, I am 100 per cent. better pianist this year then I was last."— oe, e.e, 0 weeks. X.-488. 'Pe se- 1 7

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