BROADCASTING

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 58, Issue 40, 26 November 1937, Page 7

BROADCASTING

TO-NIGHT'S PROGRAMMES. The wireless programmes to be broadcast to-night are:— IYA AUCKLAND (650 k). 7.0: News service and British Official Wireless news (rebroadcast from 2YA). 7.10 (approx.): News and reports. 7.30: Sports talk: Gordon Hutter. 8.0: Reading of prose and verse by Mi; D’Arcy Cresswell (with appropriate music). Readings from Parkman’s “Conspiracy of Pontiac’’ (con.), and from “Huckleberry Finn” (Mark Twain) (con.), with music from Rachmaninoff’s Second Symphony. 9.0: Weather. Station notices. 9.5: Recording: New Symphony Orchestra, “Danzas Fantasticas” (Turina). 9.21: Dawn Harding (mezzo-soprano), in four Elizabethan and two modern English love songs, “Away with These Self-Loving Lads” (Dowla-nd); “Sweet Was the Song” (Atley); “If There Be Anyone” ; “When From My Love I Looked” (Bartlett); “Diathenia” (Samuels), “Sigh No More, Ladies ” (Frederick Keel). 9.33: Recording: Orquesta de Sevilla (piano, Manuel Navarro), “Nights in the Gardens of Spain’’ (de Falla). 10.0: Music, mirth and melody, featuring a recorded presentation, “2YD Community Sing.” 11.0: Close down. 2YA, WELLINGTON (526m—570k.) 7.0: News service and British Official Wireless news (rebroadcast from national stations). 7.10 (approx.): News and reports. 7.30: Time signals. 7.40: Talk by representative of the Young Farmers’ Clubs. 8.0: Chimes.,

Recordings: Geraldo and his Orchestra, “Tunes From the Music Shop” Medley. 8.5: Recording: “Brilliant Sleuthing”—Japanese houseboy. 8.19: Harold Ramsay (organ), “Tiger Rag” (la Rocca); “12th ‘Street Rag” (Bowman). 8.25: Grade Fields (light vocal), “The Coronation Waltz” (Kennedy). 8.28: Marcel Moyse (flute), “Les Millions d’Arlequin” Serenade (Drigo). 8.31: Sam Costa (light vocal), “Harbour Lights” (Kennedy). 8.34: Primo Seala’s Accordion Band, “Songs That Won the War.” 8.40: Talk: Mr A. P. O’Shea, Dominion Secretary of the Farmers’ Union, “The Golden Fleece, From Sheep’s Back to To-morrow’s Sale.” 9.0: Weather. Station notices. 9.5: “Eb and Zeb.” 9.15: Grand Massed Brass Bands at the Leicester Brass Band Festival,' 1936, conducted by C. A. Anderson, “Steps of Glory” March Medley (arr. Winter). 9.21: “Milestones of Melody” (arr. Wright). 9.27: J. M. Caldwell (bass), “The Rollicking Rolling Stone” (Fisher); “Grendon Fair” (Marie). 9.33: Recordings. 9.45: Jack Buchanan and Elsie Randolph (vocal duet), “I’m in a Dancing Mood” (Sigler, Goodhart, Hoffmann). 9.48: J. M. Caldwell (bass), “If I Were” (Wolsley, Charles), “Why Shouldn’t I?” (Kennedy, Russell)/ 9.54: Massed Bands of the Champions (Foden’s Motor Works Band, 1936; Munn and Felton’s Works Band, 1935), conducted by F. Mortimer, * “Wedding of the Rose” Intermezzo (Jessel); “1812” Overture (finale) (Tschaikowsky). 10.0: Dance pro- • gramme of new recordings, with special swing session, conducted by Arthur Pearce. 11.0: Close down. 3YA., CHRISTCHURCH (416m—720k) 7.0: News service and British Official Wireless news (rebroadcast from 2YA). 7.10 (approx.): News and reports. 7.30 : Time signals. 8.0: Chimes. Complete recorded presentation of Gilbert and Sullivan Opera, “Ruddigore.” 9.0: Weather. Station notices. 9.5: Recording: Albert Sandler and his Or-

chestra, “Sandler Minuets.” 9.14: Nellie Lowe (contralto), (a) “Break o’ Day” (Sanderson); (b) “A Summer Night” (Thomas); (c) “Sink Red Sun” (del Riego). 9.24: “Hawaiki Calling!” Songs and memories of the South Seas, introducing Maui and Rangi. 9.40: Recording: Dajos Bela Orchestra, “Dancing Demoiselle” (Fall). 9.44: Richard Crooks (tenor), (a) “Macushla” (Macmurrough); (b) “Too Late Tomorrow” (Landenburg). 9.51: Recording. 10.0: Music, mirth and melody. 11.0: Close down. tYA. DUNEDIN (790 kilocycles). 7.0: News service and British Official Wireless news (rebroadcast from 2YA). 7.10 (approx.): News and reports. 8.0: Chimes. Jack Payne and BBC Dance Orchestra, “Follow a Star” Selection (Ellis), 8.10: Elsie and Doris Waters (commediennes), “Gert and Daisy Write a Letter” ; “Mrs Stanley Holloway.” 8.18: “Scudder Sitting Pretty”—The Japanese houseboy. 8.3 P: Carroll Gibbons and his Boy Friends, “We’re Not Dressing” (Revel). 8.36: Leslie Sarony (comedian), “Sweet Fanny Adams” (Roberts). ,8.39: London Piano-Accordion Band, “Gfoodnight, My Love” (Revel). 8.42: A talk by Mr P. H. W, Nevill, “Our Ancestors: Were They So Different?” 9.2: Weather. Station notices. 9.7: Paul Schramm (Viennese pianist). Three Organ Choral Preludes, (a) “Awake, the Voice Commands”; (b) “Through Adam Came Our Fall” (Prelude and Fugue); (c) “Come, God, Creator” (Bach, Bussoni); Sonata in A Flat Major, Op. 110 (Beethoven). 9.35: Recordings. 9.44: Bouillon (violin), Cortet (flute), Morseau (flute), and the Eteole Normale Chamber Orchestra, “Brandenburg” Concerto, No. 4 in G Major (Bach). 10.0: Dance music by the Savoy Dance Band (relay from the Savoy Restaurant). 11.0: Close down.