BROADCASTING

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 59, Issue 17, 31 October 1938, Page 7

BROADCASTING

TO-NIGHT’S PROGRAMMES. The wireless programmes to be broadcast to-niglifc are:— IYA, Auckland (65k). 7.0: Government and overseas news (from 2YA). 7.10 (approx.): News and reports. 7.30: Agricultural talk, by Mr Dalgleish : “Tho value of proved Strains of pasture plants and annual crops.” 8.0: “Grand Hotel” (Vicki Baum’s famous novel). 8.30: “Personal Column.” 8.44: Scottish players present from the studio the one-act comedy “S O S.” Written by 4. Robertson. 9.0: Weather. Station Notices. 9.5: Reserved. 9.20: Studio Orchestra, conducted by Harold Baxter, “Firefly” Selection (Friml). 9.30: Carina Trio (ladies vocal, trio); “Cherry Ripe” (Robertson), “The Snow” (Elgar). 9.37: Orchestra, “Gold and Silver” Waltz (Lobar). 9.43: Carina Trio: “Cease Foolish Rosebud” (Harry), “Rain” (Curran) 9.50: Orchestra, “Henry VIII Suite” (Foulds). 10.0: Music, mirth and melody—featuring Carson Robison and his Buckaroos. 11.0: Close clown.

2YA, Wellington (526m-570k). 7.0: Government and overseas news 7.10: News and reports. 7.28: to 7.30: Time signals. Rebroadcast from the League of Nations Shortwave Station at Geneva. 7.35: “The Whirligig of Time”—“Our Changing Language’’ (1) by Professor I.> A.. Gordon, Professor of English, Victoria University College. 8.0: Chimes. Budapest String Quartet with A. Hobday (2nd viola) and A. Pini (2nd ce|lo): “Sextet in O Major Op. 36” (Brahms). 8.34: Elisabeth Schumann (soprano recital). 8.40: Talk, Professor F. L. W. Wood, “A New Zealand Observer in Europe—First Impressions of Germany.” 9.0: Weather report and station notices. 9.5 - : “Close Harmony”—a continuity programme of music by well-known vocal combina.tions, by Kay Bee. 10.0: Hour of dance music by the bands of Frank Froeba, Mai Hallett and Wjoody Herman. 10.28 to 10.30: Time signals. 11.0: Close down.

3YA, Christchurch (4T6m-720k). 7.0:: Government and overseas news (from 2YA). 7.10: News and reports. 7.35: Talk by Garden Expert, “Answers to Questions.” 8.0: Chimes. Munn and Felton’s Works Band: “Harlequin March’’ (Rimmer), “William Tell” Overture (Rossini). 8.10: James Duffy (tenor), “Love’s Garden of Roses” (Wood), “When iSong is Sweet” (Sans Souci). 8.17: Grand Massed Brass Bands: “Soldiers’ Chorus” (Gounod), “‘At the Portals of the Palace” (Sellars), “The Blue Danube” (Strauss). 8.29: “Eb ancl Zeb” (the Country storekeepers). 8.38: Band .of H.M. Grenadier Guards: “Scottish March”; “Siamese Patrol” (Lincke), “Savoy Hunting Medley” (arr. Somers). 8.47: James Duffy (tenor), “I Know an Irish Garden” (Fitzgerald), “At (Cadmon). 8.52: Band of H.M. Coldstream Guards, “‘Sousa Medley” (Sousa). 9.0: Weather reports and station notices. 9.5:. Talk, Professor F. Sinclnire, “Some Travel Notes.” 9.20: Rebecca Clarke (viola), Frederick Thurstan (clarinet) and Kathleen Long (piano), Trio in E Flat Major, No. 7 (Mozart). 9.37: Lotte Lehmann (soprano recital). 9.50: Pro Arte Quartet, Quartet in F Major, Op. 3, No. 5 (Haydn). 10.0: Music, mirth and melody, including at 1.30 p.m., Carson Robison and his Buckaroos. 11.0: Close down.

4YA, Dunedin (790 kilocycles.) 7.0: Government and overseas news (from 2YA). 7.10: News and reports. 8.0: Chimes. The Victor Olof Salon Orchestra, “Callirhoe” (Cliaminade) 8.10: Norman Walker (baritone): “Noden’s Song,” “Sea King’s Song” (Holbrooke) 8.18: The Max' Scherek Trio, “Pliantasio Trio” (Nerne-Bredt), “Phantasie Trio” (Ireland). 8.40: Talk, Mr J. T. Paul, “World Affairs.” 9.0: Weather report and station notices. 9.5: “Coronets of England—The Life of Charles 11, the Merry-Monarch.” 9.30: “Khyber” (story of the North West Frontier) 10.0: A dance programme by Dick Colvin and liis music. 11.0: Close down.