BROADCASTING

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 59, Issue 274, 1 September 1939, Page 7

BROADCASTING

TO-NIGHT’S PROGRAMMES. The wireless programmes to be broadcast to-night are:— IYA, Auckland (65k). 7.0: News service issued by 'the Prime Minister’s Department. British official wireless news. 7.10 : News and reports. 7.30: Sports talk by Gordon Hotter. 7.45: Recorded Talk: “Is New Zealand Rugby Deteriorating?” G. T. Alley, All Black lock, Africa, 1928, discusses the effect of modern social conditions on the Rugby game. 8.0: Readings from George Borrow, the gipsy scholar, by Llewellyn lathering ton. 8.32: The Studio Orchestra, conducted by Harold Baxter, “Marriage of Figaro” Overture (Mozart). 8.38: Dawn Harding (mezzosoprano), “Two Songs from ‘ Sorrow Songs'” (Coleridge Taylor), “Oh l What Comes O’er the Sea?” “When I am Dead, My Dearest,” “Two Songs from Cycle ‘Sun and Shade’ ” (Coleridge Taylor), “You Lay so Still in the Sunshine,” “This is the Island of Gardens.’’ 8.48: The Studio Orchestra, “Prince Igor Dances” (Borodin). 9.0: Weather report and station, notices. 9.5: Recordings: Vladimir Rosing (te}ior), “Song of the *Poor Wanderer” (Nevstruev), “The Drunken Miller” (Dargomuizjsky), “Northern Star” (Glinlla), “Virtus Antique” (Glinka). 9.13: Myra Hess (piano), “Carnaval Suite, Op. 9’’ (Schutnann).. 9.39: Herbert Janssen (baritone), “Prayer” (Hugo Wolf), “To an Old Picture” (Hugo Wolf), “To the Beloved” (Hugo Wolf). 9.47: The Studio Orchestra, “Romance in C” . (Sibelius), “Two Entr’actes from ‘ Rosamund’ ' (Schubert). 10.0: Music, mirth and melody. 11.0: Close down. 2YA, Wellington (526m-570k). 7.0: News service issued by the Prime Minister’s Department. British official wireless news. 7.10: News and reports. 7.28 to 7.30: Time signals. 7.40: “Is New Zealand Rugby Deteriorating?” A discusion by T. G. C'orkill, All Black, half-back and five-eighth, 1925. 7.51: News. 8.0: Finals of the Wellington Competitions Society’s Radio Voice Test. 8.20: Entertainment by Mavis Edmonds and her Rhythm. 8.26: H. Robinson Cleaver (organ) and Patricia Rossborongh (piano), , “Hungarian Rhapsody” (No. 14) (Liszt). 8.39: Carlo Btiti (tenor), “Finestra Mia” (Straz-zonelli-Alferi). 8.42: London Pianoaccordion Band, “Did You Go Down Lambeth Way?” and “Lonely” (Gay). 8.48: Recorded Talk: An interview with Dr. T. P. Colclough on “Iron and Steel” (No. 1). 9.0: Weather report and station notices. 9.5: Eb and Zeb. 9.15: Programme by the Port Nicholson Silver Band. The, Port Nicholson Silver Band; conductor, ,T. J. Drew: “Woburn” Overture (Tom Gray), “By the Swanee River” (American ' sketch) (Myddleton). 9.26: Isabelle M. Graham (soprano), “Bird Songs at Eventide” (Coates), “Don’t Come In, Please" (Scott). 9.32: The Band, Cornet solo, “Hailstorm” (Rimmer). (Soloist: Bandsman H. F. Vincent). Medley: “Popular Numbers” . (arr. T. Carey). 9.45: Isabelle M. Graham (soprano), “Spreading the News” (Oliver); “The Pipes of Pan are Calling” (Monckton). 9.51: The Band, “Old Timers” Selection (Stodden), “Ashburton” March (Scotnev). 10.0: Rhythm on record. A programme of new dance recordings, compered by “Turntable.” 10.28 to 10.30: Time signals. 11.0: Close down.

When Parliament is broadcast, the usual 2YA programme will be broadcast by 2YC (840 k.c.) 3YA, Christchurcn (416m»720k). 7.0: News service issued by the Prime Minister’s Department. British official wireless news. 7.10: News and reports. 7.35: Recorded Talk, by an Officer of the Department of Agriculture: “Milking Shed Equipment.” 7.45: Talk, by Iv. B. de Courcy Low: “The Way to Peace.” 8.0: Recording: Alois Meliclnar with the State Opera Orchestra of Berlin, “The Gipsy Baron” Overture (J. Strauss)., B.S: Christchurch Liederkranzchen, conducted by Alfred Worsley, “Gentle Spring” (Joseph Holbrooke), “Dream Pedlany” (Colin Taylor), ' “Sequidilla” (Vincent Thomas). 8.19: Recordings: Eileen Joyce (pianoforte), “Waldesrauchen” (Liszt) “Intermezzo, Op. 119, No. 3” (Brahms), “Capriccio, Op. 116, No. 7” (Brahms), “Reflets Dane L’Eau” (Debussy). 8.32: Christchurch Liederkranzclien, “Fairy Dawn” (C. V. Stanford). 8.39: Fritz Kreisler (violinist), in a group of his own compositions: “Rondo on a Theme by Beethoven,” “Sehon Rosmarin,” “La Gitana,” “Poupee Valsante.” 8.51: Christchurch Liederkranzclien, “The Snow” (Ed Elgar) (with accompaniment for 2 violins and piano), “What Way Does the Wind Come?” (Edgar Bainton), “In Praise of May” (John Ireland). 9.0: Weather forecast and station notices. 9.5: Recorded Talk, by Marc. T. Greene: “Corfu: Island of History and Beauty.” 9.20: Recording: Rosario Bourdon Orchestra, Overture (Glinka), “Russian and Ludmilla,” “Czardas” (Johann Strauss). 9.27: Claude O’Hagan (baritone), “When My Ships Come Sailing Home” (Dorel), “Tommy Lad” (Margetson), “Captain Mac” (Sanderson), “I Travel the Road” (Thayer). 9.40: Recordings: Rosario Bourdon Orchestra, “Golliwog’s Cake Walk” (Debussy), “Serenade” (Drigo). 9.46: Joseph Hislop (tenor), “Afton Water” (Hume), “Mary of Argyle” (Hume). 9.55: Rosario Bourdon Orchestra, “Pepita,” “March Automatique” (Rosario Bourdon). 10.0: Music, mirth and melody. 11.0: Close down. 4YA, Dunedin (790 Kilocycles). 7.0: News service issued by the Prime Minister’s Department. British official wireless news. 7.10: News and reports. 8.0: Dad and Dave. 8.15: “Pinto Pete in Arizona.” 8.30: “The Rich Uncle from Fiji” (episodes-55 and 56). 8.42: Primo Seala’s Accordion Band, “The Park Parade” (Duggan). 8.45: “Just a Job of Work.” An interview with a Postman. 9.0: Weather report and station notices. 9.8: The Concertgebouw

Orchestra, conducted by Willem Mengelberg, “Leonore Overture No. 3’ (Beethoven). 9.20: Readings by Prof. T. D. Adams, with musical interludes: The Letters and Poems of William Cowper. Music from: Mozart; “Jupiter Symphony,” Minuet. Haydn: “Clock Symphony,’ 5 . Andante. Holst: “Marching Song.” 10.0: Dance music by the Savoy Dance Band.. (Relayed from Savoy Restaurant). 11.0: Close-down.