Mr. E. A. Leney's letter, in last week's issue of
The Spectator, makes a timely appeal for the more frequent substitution of records of classical music for the dance music records on the London Regional wavelength. Ten or twenty minutes of dance music is not of much use even to " fans " ; and, anyway, from 10.30 until midnight is surely a fair proportion of the day's programmes ? What is particularly distressing is the occasional juxtaposition of such dance music recitals with symphony concerts ; tuning in a little early to the last Royal Philharmonic concert I was unfortunate enough to hear a performance of " Ducky Wuelcy." But where
I am not so completely in agreement with Mr. Leney is in his rather downright condemnation of the amount of "bad music " on this wavelength. Relays of symphony concerts (other than those promoted by the B.B.C.) are usually included in these programmes ; there is always some good chamber music to be heard during the course of the week ; and practically all the concerts of modernist music are broadcast on the London Regional wavelength. Moreover, might not the B.B.C. justifiably reply to Mr. Leney's com- plaint that listeners who can get the London Regional programmes can also get the Daventry National-if they prefer it ? * * * *
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