TO-NIGHT’S RADIO

Evening Star, Issue 22524, 17 December 1936, Page 1

TO-NIGHT’S RADIO

4YA, Dunedin. —4.30: Light musical programme. 4.45: Sports results. 5; Children’s hour. 6 : Dinner music. 7: News and reports. 7.20: Bulletin of the information Bureau of the League of Nations. 7.30: Gardening talk. 8: Chimes. 4YA Concert Orchestra (conductor, Mr Gil Deck), presents ‘Keltic’ overture (Foulcfe). B.S: Miss Mary Pratt (contralto), with orchestral accompaniment, presents three Elgar solos, entitled ‘ Sea Pictures.’ 8.17: Miss Ethel Wallace (violinist) and 4YA Concert Orchestra present Mendelssohn violin concerto. 8.40: Talk by Mr A. G. Smith, 1 The Liverpool Repertory Theatre.’ 9; Weather report and station notices. 9.5: A recorded programme featuring special orchestral music—‘ The Seasons ’ ballet, by Alexander Glazounov. 9.41: Special recordings (three bass solos). cord (orchestra). 10: ‘ Music, Mirth, andi Melody ’ (recordings). 11: Close down. 4YO, Dunedin. —5 to 6: Selected recordings. 7: After-dinner music. 8 : Variety and vaudeville programme. 10: Light musical recital. 10.30: Close down. 3YA, Christchurch. —5: Children’s hour, 6: Dinner music. 7: News and) reports. 7.30: Time signal. Recorded talk by Dr H. M. Watt (DirectorGeneral of Health), ‘ Holiday Health Talk.’ 8: Chimes. Studio presentation by the Civic Players of ‘ An Ambiguous Escape,’ or ‘ The Identity of Indiscernibles,’ by F.' M. Cornford. 8.37; Recordings (violin, ’cello, and piano). 8.43: Recorded feature —‘Tenminute Alibi,’ an impression of the play. 8.52; Record (instrumental octet). 9: Weather report and station notices. 9.5: Talk by Mr Leicester Webb, ‘World Affairs.’ 9.20: Dance music. 11: Close down. 2YA, Wellington.—s: Children’s session. 5.30: Talk on topical events by Lady Ini Statham. 6: Dinner music. 7: News and reports. (Time signal at 7.30.) 7.40; Talk by 2YA book reviewer, ‘Current Books.’ 8: Chimes. Popular programme. Record of orchestra with vocalist. 8.8: A further incident in the lives of the Japanese houseboy and his _ employer, ‘ Artistic Criticism ’ (recordings). 8.22: ‘ Music at Your Fireside’ (recordings). 8.36: Record (orchestra). 8.40: Talk by Mrs Lola Maries, ‘ Christmas Eve in London.’ 9: Weather report and station notices. 9.5: A recital of modern art songs by Miss Sybil Phillips (soprano). 9.22: Record (pianist). 9.25: Three numbers by the Pioneer Club Singing Circle. 9.35: Record (instrumental sextet). 9.38: Three further numbers by the Singing Circle. 9.48: Record, instrumental sextet. 9.51; The Singing Circle. 10.1; * Music, ■•Mirth;' H.l: Close down. IYA, Auckland. I—s: 1 —5: Children’s hour. 6: Dinner music. 7; News and reports. 7.30: Talk by Mr Guy B. Chapman, ‘ The Maori on Pakeha Diet: An Object Lesson.’ 8: Continuity programme—- ‘ Famous Rivers :■ The Amazon ’ (recordings), 9: Weather report and station notices. 9.5: Talk by Mr J. P. Kalaugher, ‘ A New Zealand Onlooker at the Olympic Games.’ 9.20; Recorded of band music, interspersed with baritone and soprano solos. 10: An hour with Hal Kemp and his orchestra (recordings) 1 . 11: Close down. Empire Transmission, No. 1. N.Z.T. 8 p.m.; Big Ben. Two short plays—(l) ‘ Nerves,’ by D. C. M. Pens. Scene: A first class compartment of the 5.10 p.m. train to Warwick on the eve of its departure from New Street Station, 1 Birmingham. (2) ‘ Anniversary,’ by Rupert Croft-Cooke, Scene: Sir \yilliam Brent’s dining room. The plays produced by Harold Rose. 8,36: A recital by Empire artists—Hilda Chudley (New Zealand contralto), Nancy Weir (Australian pianist). 9: 1 Food for Thought,’ comprising short talks on matters of topical interest. 9.20: Variety—soiixgs at the piano by I Mabel Marks; Nosmo King and parti ner in a lot of nonsense; and the Southern Sisters in syncopated banI mony; Peter Bernard, compere. 9.40: The news and announcements. (Greenwich time signal at 9.45.) 10: Close , down. i World Short Wave Programmes. (All times are New Zealand summer.) 5.5 p.m.: DJA, German folk song. 5.10: Jjight music. 6: DJA, news in Gorman. 6.15: Light music (continued). 6.55: DJA, * Greetings to Our Listeners in Australia.’ 7: DJA, news and economic review in English. 7.15; ‘ To-day in Germany,’ sound pictures. 7.30: DJA, ‘ln the Enchantment of Beautiful Voices.’ 8.30: 3LR, countryman’s session. 8.45; DJA, Chamber music. 9: 3LR, sporting session, conducted by A.B.C. commentator. 9.20: National news bulletin. 9.30: DJA, news and economic review in German. 3LR, discusison group, 4 Making Both Ends Meet.’ 9.45: DJA, ‘ Commemoration to Ludwig Leichhardt.’ 9.53: 3LR, Victorian news bulletin. 10: VK3ME, ‘ Band Music From Everywhere.’ DJA, topical talk. SLR, recital by Gwen Selva (soprano), Albert Cazabon (violinist), in a farewell solo performance and Alexander Svefjensky (pianist). 10.50; SLR, interlude. 10 55: DJA, German folk song. 11: VK3ME, news bulletin and sporting results, ‘ Famous Vocalists.’ DJA, a concert of light music. 3LR, ‘Current Topics,’ an interview with a prominent person, a special talk on current events, or the like. 11.15: ‘The North-east Wind,’ by Frederick Cliff, presented by the A.B.C. (Sydney) Concert Orchestra i and Wireless Chorus, conducted by | Percy Code; the ode to the north-east I wind (poem by Charles Kinglsley) was first performed at the Sheffield musical festival in 1905. 11.45: 3LR, the A.B.C. (Concert Orchestra; assisting artist, Romolo Hansen, soprano. 12: DJA, news in English. TO-MORROW. 7 a.m.: W2XAD, Walter Logan’s musicale. 7.5: 2RO, more than three hours’ varied programme from Italian 'stations. 7.30: W2XAD, Golden i Melodies.’ 8 : W2XAD, ‘ Pepper Young s j Family.’ 8.15 : ‘Ma Perkins. 8.30: W2XAD, ‘ Vie and Sade. 11: -KO, news in Emrlish, for listeners in North America. 11.20: A programme for hs- | teuera. in Latin America;- news in

Italian. Concert of folk songs. The Fascination of South America’s Future, a talk by F. T. Marinetti, Royal Academician. Vocal concert. News in Spanish and Portuguese. 1.55# p.m.: 3LR, a ball-for-ball description of the second cricket test match, England v. Australia, from Sydney. 2.15: DJA, folk music. 4: W2XAF, Vladimir Brenner, pianist. 4.5: Clem M'Carthy: Sport shots. 4.T5; Henry Busse’s Orchestra. SLR, description of the cricket test (continued). 4.45: W2XAF, Jesse Crawford, organist. Programmes given for DJA will also be broadcast from 5.5 to 10.15 p.m. by D.IB, DJE, and DJN; from 10.55 p.m. to 12.15 a.m. by DJB and DJE, and from 2.15 to 4 p.m. by DJC, DJD, and DJN. »-« ii v _j • nc.ix IT/ib Wo+4*

Call Location. Metr. Kcs. Watts. DJA, Berlin ... 31.38 9,560 40,000 SLR, Lyndhurst 31.34 9,580 1,000 VK3ME, Melbourne 31.65 9,510 1,500 W2XAD, Schenectady 19.56 15,330 30,000 2RO, Rome .. 31.13 9,635 20,000 W2XAF, Schenectady 31.48 9,530 25,000