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RADIO TOPICS

HOW IT IS DONE.

AN AMUSING JOKE ON B.B.C.

Details of an amusing joke on the B:B,C. are related by Miss Betty Bolton, the London comedienne, in telling how she secured her recent engagement to broadcast from 2LO. "I had always been anxious," said Miss Bolton to an interviewer, "to try my hand at broadcasting, I felt I had the microphone voice and could do the sort of stuff that

lateners like.

to

2L0 DEBATE CUP OFF. BLIND MEN AT B.B.C.

MAN ASKED TO LEAVE STUDIO,

"SEEING" WIRELESS

WONDERS

the

People all over Britain on the A party of blind men from St. night of Nov., 15 heard an angry Dunstan's, accompanied by Captain

Ian Frasor, M.P., visited. interruption at a debate which was B.C.C. London studios at Savoy being broadcast from 210 at Savoy Hill. Hill, W.C.

The men were conducted round by Cuptain Eckersley, chlef un- This interruption, which was

gineer of the B.B.C., who explained followed by the closing down of

all that happens in broadcasting from the reception of artists: by the the station for a few minutes, oc- debate between curred during a Professor Julian Huxley and Mr.commissionaire whe guards the Cecil Lewis on "1s Sefence Bad for portals to the reception of the broadcasted items by the listener. the World?" with Lieut.-Com.

The visitors: took the keenest in- Hton Young in the chair.

Larest in Capt. Eckersley's descrip- While Professor Huxley was

tions and explanations as they in- vestigated various parts of the

"Accordingly 1 marched off the British Broadcasting Company" and sent in my name for an inter-expressing an opinion against the regard to birth control, a man's voice suddenly interrupted loudly with the worda" protost... indecent... never...it's protost....."

view. I was vain enough to think interference by religious bodies in mechanism and building by touch.

that my real name. Betty Bolton. might be familiar to the experts who engage artistes. It is, I believe, fairly wall known to London 'mana- gers and producers. So as Mise Betty Bolton I applied for an en- Kagement.

The broadcasting then stopped abruptly: After, a little while, the debato was resumed. "

Professor. Huxley stated to a "Dally, Mail reporter afterwards: "Alas for my vanity-they

"The interruption was made by a wouldn't see me I was told that

man who was a member of the at they were full up and the amali audience in the studio before moment they could not extend anywhom we debated. hopes. In theatrical parlance there was nothing doing."

But Miss Bolton was not to be put off in this way." speak French montly, she said "and it occurred to me that if the B.B.C. was full up with British artistes.

Immediately

he protested the microphone was cut off, and he was ordered out of the studio. When he had gone the debate was resumed."

Am offelal of the B.B.C. said the interruption had been arranged to give "additional interest to the debate.

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Capt. Eckersley recounted nümer- ous stories or the human side of

behind the scenes, things microphone, much to the amuse- ment of the visitors.

.ON

On behalf of the men, Capt. Ian Fraser expressed their apprecia- tion of Capt. Eckersley's kindness, to which the latter replied that showing people, round the was a vice "with him-he was so wonders greatly interested in, its. himself.

station

THE NEW BROADCASTING,

A new development of broadcast- ing has come with the voting by Parliament without a división; after a short debate, of the royal.charter | by the terms of which a corpora- tion, to be called the British Broad-

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This picture shows the damage of the earthquake in Armenia.

perhaps they could find a "corner

in one of their programmes for a French one...

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"So, greatly daring, returned 'some days' after to the stately home of the powers that be on Savoy Hill.

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STRAUSS CONCERT.

casting Corporation, 1s, invested with powers to take over the broad-, casting service from the present B.B.C. on January 1 for ten years, remarks the Manchester Guar- The British Broadcasting Comedian." It is provide in the char

B.B.C. DECLINES TO ADMIT" A BLUNDER.

Can I see ze gentleman who rany is not disposed to admit thatter that the governors of the Cor I asked a blunder was made in broadcast-poration shall receive sums of from geeves ze engagements?"

£700 to £3,000 per annum and hold in my best broken English. Whating the concert conducted by Dr.

commis Richard Strause in preference to their posts for five years, being name? demanded the

the, Prime

Minister's Guildhall responsible for their policy to the sionaire.

Postmaster General. and, he to speech.. "'Mlle. Mimi Lafleur-a come.

"Our barometer is the correspon- Parliament. Development of the dienne francaise,' I said coyly.""

That is how Miss Betty Bolton dence we receive from listeners," present service is declared to be the the Corporation, bluffed the B.B.C. and entertained said an official to a "Sunday Timea" main object of

"Mimi representative, "and the inference which will receive from the Post- thousands of listeners

master General 90 per cent. of the Lafleur-French comedienne-in we draw from it is that people are

revenue from the first million accom-surfeited with broadcast speeches. light ballads, with guitar

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the second and third "miffion, and 60 per cent of all additional licencos, 12% per cent, beingS deducted for the cost of collection. broadcasting for a consideration of the prices and the names of the publishers of matter, broadcast.. The Corporation must broadcast, at raatter Its own

Any expense, desired to be broadcast by department of Government. It may collect nows on current events in any part of the world, and establish and subscribe to news agencies.

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