To-NIGHT'S RADIO

Evening Star, Issue 22620, 12 April 1937, Page 1

To-NIGHT'S RADIO

4YA, Dunedin. 4.30: Light musical programme. 4.45: Sports results. 5: Children’s session. 0: Dinner music. 7: News and reports. 7.30: Talk, Mr G. W. Postgate, ‘ Health and Strength.’ 7.40: Talk, the Placement Officer. ‘ The State Placement Service.’ 8: Chimes. A recital programme featuring Signor Marotta (bass) and Signora Marotta (soprano). Recordings (instrumental trio). 8.12: Signor and Signora Marotta. 8.28: Recordings (’cello). 8.40: Reserve. Talk, Air John Ash, ‘ World Affairs.’ 9; Weather report and station notices. 9.5: ‘ London Wall,’ the Faculty Players. 10.20: More dance tunes from the talkies. 11.20: Close down. 4YO, Dunedin. 5-6: Selected recordings. 7: Afterdinner music. 8: Variety and vaudeville. 9: Operetta and musical comedy programme. 10-10.30; Music and. comedy. 3YA, Christchurch. 5; Children’s hour. 6: Dinner music. 7: News and reports. 7.30; Time signal. 7.35: Our garden expert, ‘ Garden Difficulties Elucidated.’ 8: Chimes. Recordings (band). 8.14: Recordings (bass-baritone). 8.20: Recordings (band). 8.29: “Eb and Zeb,” the country storekeepers. 8.38: Recordings (band). 8.48: Recordings (bass-bari-tone). 8.54: Recordings (band). 9: Weather report and station notices. 9.5: Reserved. 9.20: Gordon Anderson (piano). 9.40; Recordings (soprano). 9.44; Recordings (violin and piano). 10: 1 Music, Mirth, and Melody.’' 11: Close down. 2YA, Wellington. 5: Children’s hour. 6: Dinner music. 7: News and reports. 7.30; Time signal. 7.35: Talk, Rev. D. M. Hercus, ‘ This Changing World: The Progress of Man (4): The Evolution of Man’s Mind.’ 8: Chimes. A chamber music and art song programme and Madame Ross-Brodie (mezzo-soprano). 8.34: Madame Ross-Brodie. 8.46: Talk, Mr J. S. Barton, ‘ The Dutch East Indies.’ 9.6; Weather report and station notices. 9.11: ‘La Corida de Torres’ (a Sunday afternoon in Spain). 9.49: Recordings (orchestra). 10.1: Dance programme. 11.1;. Close down. IYA, Auckland. 5: Children’s hour. 6: Dinner music. 7: Agricultural talk, Mr W. Alexander, ‘ The Place of Subterranean Clover in North Island Farming.’ 8: Concert programme. A studio presentation by the Grosvenor Players of a radio adaption of Longfellow’s poem ‘ Evangeline.’ Producer, Len Barnes. 9: Weather report and station notices. 9.5; Relay of wrestling from Town Hall. 10; ‘ Music, Mirth, and Melody.’- 11; Close down. SHORT WAVE PROGRAMMES (New; Zealand summer times are given.)

Empire Transmission, No. 1. 6 p.m.; Big Ben. Variety. 6.27: Talk, Mr John C. Maude, ‘ A Hundred Years Ago’ (2). 6.42: The 8.8. C. Empire Orchestra in a Rossiui-Gounod programme. 7.40: The news and announcements. (Greenwich time signal at 7.45.) 8: Close down. DJA (31.38 m), DJB (19.74 m), Berlin. 5.5 p.m.: German folk song. 5.10: Musical interlude. 6: News in German. 6.15: Musical interlude (continued). 6.55: Greetings to our listeners in Australia. 7: News and economic review in English. 7.15: ‘To-day in Germany,’ sound pictures. 7.30: Children’s hour, ‘1 Was Once on a High Mountain.’ 7.45: Surprise hour. 9; ‘ Who Is Laughing There?’ 9.15; Sports review: 9.30: News and economic review in German. 9.45: Topical talk. 10: Little folk music. 10.15: Sign off. 3LR (31.34 m), Lyndhurst. 8.45 p.m. Sporting session, conducted by A.B.C. commentator. 9: National talk, ‘The Forty-hour Week: Answers to Listeners’ Questions,’ Dr W. G. K. Duncan and Dr E. R, Walker. 9.20 : Musical interlude. 9.25: National news bulletin. 9.30: Victorian news bulletin. 9.35; Musical reproductions. 9 40- ‘ Cafe Noir,’ presented by Charles Zoli and ‘ The Raggle Taggle Gipsies.’ 10: Every Monday night, ‘As Ye Sow, an Australian saga, written for radio by Edmund Barclay; incidental music specially arranged by Howard Carr; epi'socle the fifteenth, ‘ The Gold Rush. 10.30: Interlude. 10.40: ‘The News Behind the News ’—‘ The Watchman.’ 11: First appearance of the Orchestra Romaua; assisting artist, Signor Pietro Ferrinati (baritone). 11.30: ‘The Radioptimists ’ present a merry-go-round of melody and mirth, designed to recapture the cheerful atmosphere of the clays when Costume Concert Companies were the favourite entertainment at seaside resorts. A specially selected cast of prominent stage artists will be assisted by the A.B.C. (Melbourne) Wireless Chorus and Orchestra, conducted by Cecil Fraser. VK3ME (31.55 m), Melbourne. 10 p.m.: ‘Songs from tbe_ World’s Best-known Baritones.’ 11: News bulletin and sporting results. 11.15: ‘ Gems from Musical Comedies.’ 12: Close down. TO-MORROW. W2XAD (19.56 m), Schenectady. 8 a.m.: ‘Ma Perkins.’ 8.30; Vic. and Sadie. 8.45: The O’Neils. 9: ‘The Hour of Charm.’ 9.30: ‘Follow the Moon.’ 9.45: ‘ The Guiding Light.’ 10: ‘ Adventures of Daring Dan.’ 10.30: Jack Armstrong. 10.45; ‘ Little Orphan Annie.’