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VIVID PLAY
Tile ') AD liioiii -jinmc and announc
ing staffs are co-operating to produce '
a number ol new sessions, tiie Keynote
of winch is care-li'ec, iiarmonv, anc
lauglitei-filled wilertaiiimi-nt.
It is felt that such programmes, com- '?
bined with an augmented .service of
both overseas and local news, and the
continuance ol the many lea lures wm::n
have proved popular, will provide South
Australia with the maximum service
and amuhenieni desired.
Several of the new sessions ail! be
inaugurated on Monday. Two musical
progiammcs ol a. contrasting chaiac'.er
r.r aircady been launched. The lirsi. at I
12.35 p.m. each day. rollowing the news !
bulletin, i.s callixj 'Listeners' Ball- I
room.' and features the light dance i
music in vogue. At 1 p.m. there is i
'Midday Symphonette,' which takes;
the listener through the light classics,
with singers such a-« Paul Robeson. i
Nelson Eddy, and Richard Crooks. .
At 2 p.m. Blue Barron and his orches
tra play in 'Musk Maker.' followc-d at
2.15 p.m. with a 'Feature Parade.' At
.9.30 p.m. there will be 'Variety Parade.''
modelled on the American version of
a variety programme, with a i!nn-:«;
orchp.stra. a singer such as Dick :
Powell, and a romednn such as Georj? .
Formbj- or Norman Loir;. This pe--.-'.or.
will be worketi into one of 5 AS's
feature programmes. At 10.30 pjn. each
day 'The Hour oi Charm.' with ihe
miisic that sends the memory back, is
presented.
Two 5 AD shows with long runs
behind them ended this week— 'The
Voice of Experience,' which had b?.-n
on the air for more than three and a
half years, and ''Lone Ranger.''
Adventure In India
For the gripping p:ay x.ives of a
Bengal Lancer,' me producer, Harry
Dearth, of the Sunday Night Radio
Theatre, has gathered an exceptional :
cast. Colonel Stone, who is in charg1;
of the English garrison stationed r.ear
the Kyber Pass, will be played by Harolo.
Mcade. Lieutenant Stone, his son, is
Ron Randall, John Nugent Haywood
portrays McGregor, and Nigel Lovell is
Forsythe. The story gives a vivid pic
ture of the glamor and the hardships
faced by the British garrisons in the
north of India. 'Lives oi a Bengal
Lancer' '.vill begin through 5 AD-5PI- i
5MU at 7.30 p.m. tomorrow.
The first session of the 'Voice of the
Business CJiri' was a marked success
when Jack Burgess broadcast from a '
well-known Rundle street shop. He
asked the girls round him questions o:
a varied nature, interesting boUi the
airis interviewed and the listener. The
actual session took place at 1.15 p.m.
on Thursday, with a rebroadcast at 6.15
p.m. the same day. Jack Burgess will
oe in the shop at the .same lime on
Thursday, and again on October 5 and
12. Thei-e will be rebroadcasts at 6.15
p.m. each time.
October 2 is set down for the return
of Dr. Pym and his Fourth Form at
St. Percys in their new series, 'Yes |
What?' Under the new title, this;
popular 5 AD leaLure is heard in every j
State. The time will be 5.45 p.m. each \
Monday to Thursday, which necessitates
a change for the Kangaroo session from :
5 psn. to 4.45-5.45 p.m. Ghana; with;
his bag of chocolates for the children j
will be heard at 5.40 p.m., just before
'Yes What?'' j
A coniincent of Kanaaroo enter-;
lainers under Jack Burgess will give a ?
concert at the Goodwood Orphanage !
Tomorrow afternoon. The concert has '.
been organised by Cora Whitwell in aid i
of the orphanage.
The Charity Parade at the Regent '
Theatre xas successful. The manage!- !
of the Regent Theatre 'Mr. Walquist - |
handed a cheque for £75 to the Liars']
Club Fund for Sick and Crippled Chil- i
dren. as well as £30 for Kangaroo ex- I
penses incurred during the parade. I
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