TONIGHT'S RADIO PROGRAMMES

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LXXVI, Issue 14653, 23 April 1948, Page 6

TONIGHT'S RADIO PROGRAMMES

ll'A AUCKLAND 7 0 W. George's Day: Address hy P. Heath-Freest, President, of Auckland Branch of Royal Society ot! St. George. 7.15 Sports Talk. 7.30 EVENING PROGRAMME. Commemorating St. George's Day: The Philharmonic Choir.

7 3ti London Chamber Orchestra: Ayren for the Theatre (Purcetl). 7.-14 'I lie Zoo Hartley-T.axter i'lay-rs: Kxcorpts from Sliakespeare'H Trcg-.-dy '•King Lear" (A stuaio iinwuuu. m). 0.20 '"Letter from Wniurnmii.'' 0.30 Parry Jones (tenor). !).3(i Beatrice Harrison (V'lJo) and the New Symphony Orchestra. ■ (A BBC programme).

3YA WELLINGTON 7.15 "Australian Birds," talk by Pre.il 730 evening programme. The English Singers in Roups by Arne, Quilter, Somervell anil Robertson, arranged for women':! voices ( studio pivseutation),. 740 Shakespeare's Birthday: "The Merchant of Venice" (An NZBS production). 020 Provincial Letter: Manawalu. 0.35 British Music by British Bands: BBC Military Hand, Hand of IT.M. Grenadier Guards, Band of H.M. Welsh Guards. 10. 5 Rhythm on Record: "Turntable.

2YH NAPIEX 715 After Dinner Music. 7.30 EVENING PROGRAMME. St. George's Day. a programme for England. 7.45 Taanga Toinoana (baritone) (\ studio recital). 8. 0 For the Bandsman. 8.15 William Shakespeare: , A cameo to celebrate the poet's birthday, featuring excerpts from the plays, r*ad by Helen McConnociiie. and Shnkespcarian songs by William S. Eastwood (From the studio). 8.45 With a Smile and n Son.':. 5)30 History's Unsolved Mysteries. 10. 0 Supper Music.

3YA CIiKISTCIIURCII 7.15 "Home and Life: Husband-Wife Relationship." first of two talks by Eleanor Mearcs. 7.30 EVENING PROGRAMME. Desert Island Discs: Will Hutchens makes his selection.

8 0 Chflisfcliiirc.il Harmonic Society, Choir pud Th- National Orchestra, eo"- ' ducted bv Andersen Tyrer. with Jfiob'l Baillie (British sonrano). Mary Pratt (Dunedin contralto). Thomas T.i West iChristchureh ' ten"r) am l Bryon Drake (Dunedin Baritone) (From Christehnrch Cathedral). 1010 "The Sword and the Pen,'' commemorating the anniversary days oi St. George, the patron Saint oj England, and William Shakespeare, the Bard of Avon.

4YA DUNEDIN 7. 0 A Review of the Field for tomorrow's meeting. 7.10 Sports News. 7.30 EVENING PROGRAMME. "Itma" (A BBC production). 8. 0 Melody Cruise, with Dick Ovdvin and his Music (A studio presentation). 5.20 "Dad and Dave." 8.4 C The English Dance World. 0.20 Provincial Letter: Auckland. 9.35 Let's Have It Out:. Is Homo find Family Life an Institution Worth Retaining, by Mrs lan Rutherford. .T. P. Ward, E. W. G. Thorpe. A. Hanna and Prof. George Knight (chairman). 10. 0 .Tack Payne and his Band.