3 FEBRUARY 1933, Page 18

OFF WITH THE DANCE?

[To the Editor of THE SPECTATOR.]

Sia,—Surely your correspondent, Mr. E. A. Leney, does not consider his views on Radio Programmes representative of more than a very small percentage of listeners ? I am of the opinion that it is only an unreasonable man who, with at least three stations giving him other than dance music for seven- eighths of their programmes, still begrudges that last eighth to those of us who find pleasure and relaxation in listening to a good dance band.

If he cannot find satisfaction in ten and a half hours given up to a genera :programme I do not think he will find it in twelve hours. There is also this to be said for the average dance bands to be heard on the wireless, they are ut least representative of the best in their particular sphere.—I am,