WEEKEND RADIO

Dominion, Volume 34, Issue 139, 8 March 1941, Page 9

WEEKEND RADIO

Empire Broadcasts News and news commentaries, often followed by topical talks, will be broadcast from Daventry transmitters as specified in the following list. (Those marked with one asterisk will be relayed by the principal stations of the National Broadcasting Service at the time of transmission, and those with two asterisks will be recorded and rebroadcast at the time stated after the asterisks.) The list is correct to New Zealand summer time. 1.00 a.m. GSD (11.75 mc/s.) 4.00 a.m. GSB ( 9.51 mc/s.) 6.00 a.m. G5D(11.75 mc/s.) * and ** 7.0 a.m. 8.45a.m. GSD (11.75 mc/s.) * 10.45 a.m. GSD (11.75 mc/s.) 12.00 noon GSD (11.75 mc/s.) •• 12.15 and 1.15 p.m. 1.45 p.m. GSD (11.75 mc/s.) 3.30 p.m. GSD (11.75 mc/s.) 4.30 p.m. GSD (11.75 mc/s.) 6.15 p.m. GSB ( 9.51 mc/s.) * 8.00 p.m. GSB( 9.51 me/s.) ** 9.0 p.m. GSL ( 6.11 mc/s.) 11.00 p.m. GSD (11.75 mc/s.) * (Note: The N.B.S. will only rebroadeast the noon news at 1.15 p.m. on Sunday.) The Pacific transmission extends from 6.10 p.m. to 10.00 p.m., and will be receivable on the following transmitters: GSC (31.32 m., 9.58 mc/s.) till 7.30 p.m.; GUY (31.25 m., 9.60 me/s.), till 7.0 p.m.; GSB (31.55 m., 9.51 mc/s.), throughout the transmission: GSD (25.53 m., 11.75 mc/s.). throughout the transmission; GSF 119.82 m., 10.14 mc/s.), from 7.30 p.m.; GSL (19.66 m., 15.26 me/s.), throughout the transmission; GSP (19.60 in., 15.31 inc/s.), from 7.30 p.m.: and GSV (16.84 in.. 17.81 mc/s.), from 7.30 p.m. Items of interest in today’s programme are :— 7.0 p.m.: Variety, People’s Palace. 8.0: News Commentary: Cyril Lakin. 8.15: Australian Newsletter. 8.45: "World Ail'alrs”: 11. Wickham Steed. Items in tomorrow's programme are:— 7.0: “In Town Tonight.” 7.30: Programme Summary for Week. 8.0: News Commentary: Cyril Lakin. 8.45: American Commentary. National Stations TODAY’S PROGRAMMES 2YA Wellington 6.0 a.m.: News and recordings. 10.28 to 10.30: Time signals. 10.-10: For My Lady: •‘Dombey and Son.’ 11.0: “A Few Minutes With Women Novelists: Rose Macaulay,” by Margaret Johnston. 3.28 and 3.30: Time signals. 1.0: Sports results. 5.0: Child re if 6 session. 7.0: Local news service. 7.15- “Britani Sneaks.” 7.28 to 7.30: Time signals. 7.57: “Krazy Kapers.” 8.23: “He Wanted Adventure.” 8.58: Station noteles. P.O: N.B.S. newsreel. 9.15: 8.8. C. news commentary. 9.35: Old-tiine dance. 10.0: Sports summary. 10.10: Old-time dance. 11.0: News, followed by meditation music. 11.30: Close down. Wellington 5.0 p.m.: Tunes for the tea-table. 8.O: Popular classics. 10.10; Signal preparation for Air Force. 10.30: Close down. i’ll) Wellington 7.0 p.m.: “Yon Asked For It” session. 10.0: Close down. IYA Auckland 6.0 a.m.: News and recordings. 10.0: Devotional service. 10.20: “For My Lady”: Carroll Gibbons. 1(1,45: “A Few Minutes with Women Novelists: Willa Gather,” by Margaret Johnston. 3.30 and 1,30: Sports results. 5.0: Children’s session. 7.39: Studio recital by Dan Foley (Irish tenor). 10.0: Sports summary. 10.10: Modern dance music. 11.0: News, followed by meditation music. 11.30: Close down RY A Christchurch 6.0 a.m.: News ami reconlingcs. I0.C: “For My Lady”: lie Pachmann. 10.30: Devotional service. 11.0: “A Few Minutes with Women Novelists: Jane Austen," by .Margaret Johnston. 4.30: Sports results. 5.0: Children’s session. 7.39: “Exploits of the Black .Moth": “The Fifty-Eight Club Mystery.” 10.0: Sports summary. 10.15: Dance music. 11.0: News, followed by meditation music. 11.30: Close down. 4YA Dunedin

6.0 a.m.: News and recordings. 10.40: “A Few .Minutes with Women Novelists: Charlotte Bronte,” by Margaret. Johnston. 1.1.0: "For .My Lady": "Ernest Maltravers.” 3.30; Sports results. 5.0: Chil-

dren’s cession. 7.30: Light orchestral and ballad programme, Introducing at 8.26, Thomas E. West (tenor). 9.25: Dance music. 16.0: Sports summary. 10.10: Dance music. 11.0: News, followed by meditation music. 11.30: Close down. Tomorrow’s Programmes 2YA Wellington 6.0 a.m.: News and recordings. 9.0: “With the Boys Overseas.” 10.0: Wellington City Salvation Army Band. 11.0: Anglican Church service, from St. Thomas's Church; preacher, Rev. C. V. Rooke, 2.0: Music bv Haydn: Concerto In D Major. 3.0: “Who Wrote That?” A session of music, prose and poetry. 5.0: Children’s song service. 7.0: Brethren Church service, from Tory Street Hall; preacher, L. J. Drake. 8.6: “-Music from the Theatre," “The Beggar’s Opera.” 9.0: N.8.-S. newsreel. 9.15: 8.8. C. news commentary. 9.28: Continuation of “The Beggar’s Opera.” 11.0: News, followed by meditation music. 11.30: Close down. 2YC Wellington 6.0 p.m.: Recordings. 8.0: Famous artists. 8.45: Reserved. 10.0: Close down. 2YD Wellington 7.0 p.m.: Recalls. 7.35: "Martina Corner.’ ’ 8.0: Highlights of entertainment. "Dad and Dave.” “The Unkind Country,” a tale of the Silver Greyhound. 10.0: Close down. IYA Auckland 6.0 ff.m.: News and recordings. 9.0* “With the Boys Overseas.’ ' 11.0: Methodist service. Epsom Methodist Church: preacher, Rev. F. Copeland. 7.0: Catholic service, from St. Patrick’s Cathedral; preacher. His Lordship Bishop Liston. 11.0: News, followed by meditation music. 11.30: Close down. •IYA Christchurch 6.0 a.m.: News and recordings. 9.0: "With the Boys Overseas.” 11.6: Salvation Army service, relayed from the Christchurch Citadel: speaker, Commissioner J. Evan Smith. 3.0: Introduction and Allegro for Strings, composed by Sir Edward Elgar. 5.0; Children's service. Canon S. Parr, assisted by St. Margaret’s College Choir. 7.0: Anglican service, relayed from St. Mary's Church, Merivale: preacher. Archdeacon Petrie. 9.28: Recitals from the studio bv A. G. Thompson (baritone) anil Bessie Pollard (pianist). 11.0; News, followed by meditation music 11.30: Close down. IYA Dunedin 6.0 a.m.: News and recordings. 0.0: "With the Boys Overseas." 11.0: Anglican service, relayed from St. Paul's Cathedral; preacher, the Dean; organist. Professor V. E. Galway. 12,15 p.m.: Concert celebri- I ties. 1.15: News from London, followed bv dinner music. 3.0; “London Carries On." a 8.8. C. production. 4.0: Music ot many lands. 5.0: Children’s service. 7.0: Roman Catholic service, from St. Joseph's Cathedral. 8.15: Organ recital by Prof. V. E. Galway. 9.27: “Mr. Pratt's Waterloo..” a comedy by Vai Gielgud and Philip Wade, produced by the N.B.S. 11.0: News, followed bv meditation music. 11.30: Close down.