TO-DAY’S RADIO

Dominion, Volume 28, Issue 111, 4 February 1935, Page 3

TO-DAY’S RADIO

Special 8.8. C. Programme, “Shanty Party” From 2YA 2YA WELLINGTON (OTO k.c.) 7.0-5.30: Breakfast session. Daily programme from 10.0. 5.0: Children’s session. 6.0: Dinner music. 7.40: Talk, Our Motoring Expert, “Curing Rattles and Squeaks.” 8.0: “A Shanty Party from the Gravesend Pilots,” a special 8.8. C. recorded programme. This is a programme of sea shanties sung by the men who actually sang these same shanties in the windjammer. Each person taking part in the singing is a master mariner and a Trinity House, London, pilot. The singing of each shanty is preceded by an explanatory note by Mr. Cecil Madden, of the British Broadcasting Corporation. 8.30: Victor Ricardo and his orchestra, “Sailor’s Adventures” (Ratnke). 8.33: Reilly and Comfort, vocal duet, with instrumental accompaniment, "I’ll .String Along With You” (Dubbin); “Little Valley ip the Mountains” (Kennedy). 8.40: Lecturette, Mr. John S. Barton, S.M., “The Lost Art of Cursing.” 9.0: Weather report and station notices. 9.4: Alfredo Campoli and his Salon Orchestra, “Play to Me Gipsy” (Vacek); "One Lite—One Love” (Kennedy); "Andantino in D Flat” (Lemare). 9.14: Elsie Carlisle, soubrette with orchestra, “This Little Pig-gie went to Market” (Lewis); “Gosh! I must Be Falling in Love” (Nesbitt). 0.20: G. Gioviale, banjo solo, "Everybody Happy” (Gioviale). Salon Orchestra, “Black Eyes” (Trad.): “Two Guitars” (Trad.). 0.29: Orchestra of novelty apprentices, conducted by Charles Prentice, "Crazy Overtures—Raymond—Poet and Peasant” (arr. Abbey). 9.37: The Harmonlans, vocal quartet, "Love Tales” (Ager); “Suzanne" (Heytnann). 9.43: Kiriloff’s Russian Balalaika Orchestra, “Shining Moon” (Trad.). The-Grosvenor Salon Orchestra ,“Les Millions D’Arlequln” (Drigo); “Nights of Gladness” (Ancliffe). 8.52: Roy Henderson, baritone, “The Beat of the Drum” (Simpson). 9.55: Julian Roselli and his Salon Orchestra, “Mexican ■Serenade” (Terese); “Gipsy Moon” (Eyton). 10.0: Dance programme. 11.0: Close down. 2YC WELLINGTON (SlO k.c.) 5.0-6.0: Light musical programme. 7.0: After-dinner music. 8.0: Miscellaneous classical programme including at 8.26 p.m.: A pianoforte recital by Stanislaw Szpinalski, featuring “Spinning Chorus” (WagnerLiszt) ; “Capriceio” (Scarlatti); and "Mazurka, Op. 50, No. 1 (Chopin). 9.0-10.0’ Gems from opera and musical comedy. (Alternative .to 2YA.) 3YA CHRISTCHURCH (720 k.c.) 7.0-8.30: Breakfast session. Daily programme from 10.0. 7.15: Talk under the auspices of the Sunlight .League, Mr. G. F. Allen, M.A., “Teeth and the School Child.” 8.0: The Woolston Brass Band, conductor, Mr. R. J. Estall, “Mad Major’ March (Alford); “Echo lies Bastions” (Kling). 8.12: Recording, Peter Dawson, bass-baritone, "The-Gay Highway” (Drummond). 8.15: Cornet solo, R. Simpson with Woolston Mand. “Silver Threads Among the Gold” (Moss).. The Band, “Old Comrades” March (Alford). 8.25: The country storekeepers, Eb and Zeb in the first of a series of humorous episodes. 8.34: The Woolston Brass Band, “Chg Faro" from “Orfeo" (Grant). Trombone solo, C. Roskvist, soloist, “The Firefly” (Moss). 845: Recording, Richard Crooks, tenor, “Springtime Reminds Me of You” (Jutman); “My Sunshine is You” (Stolz). 8.51: The Band, “Trumpet Voluntary” (Purcell); “Marathon” March (Rimmer). 9.0: Weather forecast and station notices. 9.3: Reserved. 9.20: Recording, Isolde Menges and Arthur de Greef, violin and piano, “Sonatina in G Minor,” Op. 137, No. 3: (a) Allegro giusto; (b) Andante; (c) Minuet, Allegro vivace; (d) Allegro moderato (Schubert). 9.38: Miss Cicely Audibert, soprano, "The Lark” (Rubinstein); “The Dew it Shines” (Rubinstein); “Deep Treasured in My Heart"; “Moonlight”; “The Almond Tree” (Schumann). 9.48: Recording, Cortot, ThUbaiid and Casals, instrumental trio, “Trio in G Major”: (a) Andante; (b) Poco adagio cantabile; (c) Rondo (Haydn) 10.0: Music, mirth and melody. 10.30: Dance music. 11.0: Close down.

EMPIRE SHORT-WAVE BROADCAST.

8 p.m. (N.Z. summer time): Chimes of Big Ben. A running commentary on the international Rugby football match, Wales versus Scotland, by Captain H. B. T. Wakelam, relayed from Arms Park, Cardl r. 8.50: Interlude. Sporting records. 9.0,: Talk “Among the Trees of the Empire, by Mr. Richard St. Barbe Baker. 9.1 u: Novelty act. 9.45-10.0: The news.