BFI

"Wireless Waves carry to countless delighted children, Growls, Yowls and Howls". Ideally, this item would need a soundtrack for full impact, but to compensate Topical offers plenty of visual variety.

Radio technicians are shown setting up some cumbersome valve-driven recording equipment, which is then used to capture the sound of seals ('A Seal of Approval!') and elephants ('Making a noise like a bun!').

It's not a total success - one title informs us ruefully that "the Laughing Jackass wouldn't laugh!", but a shot of a child listening on headphones with a thrilled expression on his face suggests that the experiment found a willing audience.

Michael Brooke

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