TO-NIGHT’S RADIO

Evening Star, Issue 22630, 23 April 1937, 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. 8: Chimes. “Potted Revue” —a recorded variety entertainment. 8.32: ‘Trouble on tho Station,’ being a further episode in the lives of a Japanese housoboy and his employer (recordings). 8.45: Reserved. 9: Weather report and station notices. 9.5: Tho Max Scherek Trio present Saint Saens composition. 9.31: Special recordings, five contralto solos. 9.46; Tho Max Scherek Trio present Beethoven composition. 10: Dance music. 11; Close doM’ll. 4YO, Dunedin. 5: Selected recordings. 6; Close down. 7: After-dinner music. 8: Piano and violin recital of Russian music, interspersed with songs by Franz Liszt. 9: ‘ East of Suez ’ —a programme of light music and humour about the Orient. 10: Comedy and light music. 10.30: Close down. 3YA, Christchurch. 5: Children’s hour. 6: Dinner music. 7: News and reports. (Time signal at 7,30.) 8; Chimes. Studio presentation of the main plot from ‘ Merrie Wives of Windsor ’; produced by Mrs A. M. Spenco-CJark and performed by Mrs A. Spence-Clark and company. 9.30 (approx.): Weather report and station notices. 9.35: Programme of miscellaneous recordings, concluding with ‘ Music, Mirth, and Melody.’ 11: Close down. 2YA, Wellington. 5; Children’s hour. 6: Dinner music. 7: News and reports. 7.30: Time signal. Talk by Captain Frank Marriott, M.P., Tasmania, ‘Toe H.’ 7.40; Talk, ‘ Young Fanners’ Clubs.’ 8: Chimes. ‘ The St, George’s Day Celebrations ’ by the combined Wellington English County Societies (relayed from St. Francis Hall). 9; Weather.report and station notices, 9.5: Talk by Mr Byron Brown, ‘ Shakespeare and England.’ 9.15: ‘ Shakespeare or Bacon? ’ ‘To be or not to be. ‘ls it Shakespeare? Is it Bacon?’ A programme showing how the villagers of Stoke-in-the-Wold hit on a novel scheme of choosing their Shakespearean play (recordings). 10: Dance programme of new recordings. 11: Close down. IYA, Auckland. 6; Children’s hour. 6Dinner music. 7: News and reports. 7.30: Sports talk by Mr Gordon Mutter. 8: Concert programme. ‘ Shakespeare ’ —a studio presentation in commemoration of the ftlithdoy „.6fi “ The .BardJof Aypij- ”; (produced by Mr J. M. presented by Mr J M. Clark and his players. 9: Weather report and station notices. 9.5: Special recordings, pianist (Cesar Franck composition). 9.21: Joan Moody (soprano). 9.31: Special recordings of violinist with orchestra (Mozart concerto). 10; ‘ Music, Mirth, and Melody ’ (recordings). 11: Close down. SHORT WAVE PROGRAMMES (New Zealand times are given.) Empire Stations (16.86 m, 19.75 m), 25.53 m, 31.55 m), Daventry. . 6 p.m.: Big Ben. ‘Yorkshire Pudding.’ A programme of sketch and verse from east of the Pennines. Arranged by J. R. Gregson and D. G. Bridson. Produced by D. G. Bridson. 6.30; ‘ Songs of Old England,’ a recital by Eric Fogg (baritone). 6.45: ‘An Ulster Notebook,’ a talk by Denis Ireland. 7: The 8.8. C. theatre organ. 7.25; The news and announcements. Greenwich time signal at 7.30. 7.45; Beethoven sonatas for violoncello and pianoforte (3). Mildreu Lipman (violoncello) and Frank Britton (pianoforte). 8.15: Close down. DJA (31.38 m), DJB (19.74 m), Berlin, 5.5 p.m.: German folk song. 5.10: Concert of light music. 6: News in German. 6.15: Concert of light music (continued). 6.55: Greetings to our listeners in New Zealand. 7: News and economic review in English. 7.15: ‘ To-day in Germany,’ sound pictures. 7.30: The army sings. 8.30: Chamber music. 9.15: From tho literature of National Socialism: ‘The Command of the Conscience,’ by Franz Zoeberlein. 9.30; News and economic review in German. 9.45: German Spas. 10: Four ballads, Op. 10, by Johannes Brahms. Richard Langs (piano). 10.15: Sign off. SLR (31.34 m), Lymlhurst. 8.45 p.m.: Sporting session, conducted by A.B.C. commentator. 9: ‘ Proletarians in Literature: What Are You Getting At? ’ —Dr Lloyd Ross and Mr D. Batchelor. 9.15: Musical interlude. 9.20: National news_ bulletin. 9.30: Victorian news bulletin. 9.35: 1 For Farmers Only,’ review and forecast of live-stock markets, by Mr M. M'Namnra. 9.40: Bach recital of preludes and fugues; book, 1/part 1, by Jascha Spivakovsky (pianist). 10: ‘ More Choruses Wo All Know.” The A.B.C. (Melbourne) Wireless Chorus, conducted by Joseph Post. 10.25: ‘ Music Hall Memories,’ compiled by Reg. Stoneliam. Forty-five minutes of romance and glamour culled from the pages of some old programmes of famous London music halls, presented by tho A.B.C. (Melbourne) Variety Company, assisted by the A.B.C. (Melbourne) Wireless Chorus and Orchestra, under the direction of Cecil Fraser 11.10: Interlude. 11.15: Australian drama week-—‘ Mingled Yarn,’ by Edmund Barclay, an attempt to present, Shakespeare as lie must have been. VK3ME (31.55 m), Melbourne. 10 p.m.: Operatic selections. 11: News bulletin and sporting results. 11.15: Songs by sopranos and contraltos. WBXK (19.71 m), Pittsburg. 5 p.m.: Carl Eddy and his orchestra. 5.15: Henry Busse’s orchestra. 5.30: Don Ferdi’s orchestra. '5.45: Sherdina Walker and her orchestra. 6: Good night. TO-MORROW. W2XAD (19.56 m), Schenectady. 8 a.m.; ‘Pepper Young’s Family.’ 8.15.: ‘Ala Perkins.’ 8.30: ‘Vic and Sadie.’ 8.45: ‘The O’Neils.’ 9: Tea time at Morrells, a variety programme. 9.30; ‘Follow the Moon.’ 9,45: ‘The Guiding Light.' 10: The Adventures of l)ari Dan. 10.15: Helen Jane Behlko (contralto). 10.30: Jack Armstrong. 10.15; ‘Little Orphan Annie.’ 11: Sign off.