TO-NIGHT'S RADIO

Evening Star, Issue 22633, 27 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. 7.30: ‘ This Changing World ’ series— talk by Dr G. C. Billing ‘ The Course of Prices in the Twentieth Century.’ 8: Chimes. A programme of miscellaneous recordings. 8.40: Talk by Mr R. C. Allen, ‘ The Cult of the Child.’ 9: Weather report and station notices. 9.5: Two numbers by the St. Kilda Band, conducted by L. Francis (cornet solo with second number). 9.17: Ella Macdonlad (soprano). 9.23: St. Kilda Band presents ‘ Falstaff ’ selection (Verdi), 9.33: l Eb and Zeb,’ the country storekeepers, in another humorous episode (recordings). 9.42: Hymn and waltz by St. Kilda Band. 9.51: Ella Macdonald (soprano). 9.57; March by St. Kilda Band. 10: ‘ Music, Mirth, and Melody’ (recordings). 11: Close down.

4YO, Dunedin. 5 Selected recordings. 6: Close down. 7: After-dinner music. 8: Sonata recital. 9: Schubert chamber music, 10; Light music. 3YA, Christchurch. 5: Children’s hour. 6: Dinner music. 7: News and reports. (Time signal at 7.30.) 8: Chimes. Theme programme—‘Familiar Songs and Their Story.’ Songs that are old live for ever. This descriptive presentation (recordings) embraces some of the more familiar songs and the story of the circumstances which led to their creation. 9: Weather report and station notices. 9.5: Reserved. 9.20: ‘ Archie’s Bluff is Called,’ being a further episode in the lives of a Japanese houseboy and his employer (recordings). 9.34; A quarter of an hour with “ The Kingsmen,” radio’s royal quartet (recordings). 9.49; Fifteen minutes of humour, featuring “ Darby and Joan ” in ‘ Amateur Theatricals’ (recordings). 10: Two swing hands and a crooner—an hour with Bob Crosby and Benny Goodman, with interludes by Bing Crosby (recordings). 11: Close down.

2YA, Wellington. 5: Children’s hour. 6: Dinner music. 7: News and reports. (Time signal at 7.30.) 7.40; Talk by 2YA motoring expert, ‘ Winter Motoring.’ 8: Chimes. A classical and symphonic programme featuring compositions of Elgar and Goldmark. Recordings of orchestral music (‘ Cockaigne ’ overture, by Elgar). 8.14. The Cameo Three present a cameo of English song. 8.25: Recording (orchestra). 8.30: An Annotated recital by Madame Betts-Vincent on preludes. 9: Weather report and station notices. 9.5: Recording (orchestra) . 9.13: Recording (baritone). 9.20: Recordings of orchestral music (four (Goldmark compositions). 101 ‘ Music, Mirth, and Melody’ (recordings). 11: Close down.

IYA, Auckland. 5: Children’s Hour. 6 : Dinner music. 7: News and reports. 7.30: Book review. 8: Concert programme. ‘ The Easy Chair,’ comprising a memory programme of songs and melodies of days gone by (recordings). 8.14: ‘Eb and Zeb,’ the country storekeepers, in another humorous episode (recordings). 8.23: Ada Lynn (soprano). 8.29: f Music Round the Campfire ’ (recordings). 8.43: ‘ Mexico—-and Carmen, being a further episode in the lives of a Japanese houseboy and his employer (recordings), ’ 8.55: Ada Lynn (soprano) . 9: Weather report and station, notices. 9.5: Reserved. 9.20: ‘Jazz Virtuosi ’—a programme of unique records by some stars of jazz. 9.53: Dance programme. 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 5.30 p.m.: Big Ben. A programme of melodies and memories revived by Henry Hal’s Music Makers, with Molly, Marie, Mary, and Bert Larlett. , o. 50: A Scriabin recital by Edward Mitchell (pianoforte). 6.10: * Names Are History ’ (5). An extract from The Life of Joseph Chamberlain,’ by J. L. Garvin. 6.25: A recital by Peter Dawson (bass-baritone). 6.65: The news and announcements. Greenwich time signal at 7. 7.15: ‘The International Six Days’ Motor Cycling Trial.’ Behind the scenes in a Midland motor cycle factory. Peter Chamberlain (ot the A.C.U.) and Graham Walker will describe the preparation of men and machine, 7.45: Close down.

DJA (31.38 m), DJA (19,74 m), Berlin, 435 p.m.: German folk song. 4.40: Music for all. 5.30; News in German. 5.45: Music for all (continued). 6.25: Greetings to our listeners in New Zealand. 6.30: News and economic review in English. 6.45: ‘ To-day in Germany, sound pictures. 7: * High C, by Hans Rubsam. 7.45: Now It Will .Be Fine!’ Gay folk music. 8.30: Hitler youth programme. ‘ Thirty Days Hitler Youth? 8.45; ‘ With Myrtle and Roses? Tilla Briehm sings songs by Robert Schumann. 9: News and economic review in German. 9.45 : ■ Laily Life in Germany? 9.30: Little German Reader? 9.45: Sign off. SLR (31.34 m), Lyndhurst. 8 pm.: Recorded music. 8.15: Sporting notes. 8.30: End of session. 8.50; National news bulletin. 9. Victorian news bulletin. 9.5: News, markets, and weather. 9.30 : A play in the Coronation series. 9.1 o: Our Rentage of Song? 10.30: A talk. 10.45: A choral programme. 10-15: A programme from the Melbourne studios. f2 • Australian and New Zealand news service. 12.15: Dance music, 1: Close down. VK3ME (31.55 m), Melbourne. 10 p m.: A concert featuring famous tenors 11: News bulletin and sporting result. 11.15: A violin and organ recital. Radio-Colonial, Paris. On 25.34m.—8.30 p.m.: Gramophone records 8.45: News in French. 9.10: News in English. 9.20: News in Italian. 9.30: Close down. On 19.68m.—10.30 p.m.: Concert relayed from Rennes. 11.15: Talk in Japanese on French events. 11.30. £Sd fronf 51 Slsf.Talk on French events. 12.30: Continuation of relayed concert. 1:. News in Franch. 1.30: Talk on music by Mr Charles Oulmont. 1.40: Special topics by Mr Paul Rivers. 1.50; Gramophone records.

On 25.24 m To-morrow. —6.3J3: Gramophone records. 7: News in French. 7 40: News in English. 7.50: News m Italian. 8: Relay. 10: Colonial market prices. 10.15: News in Portuguese. 10.30: Close down. On 25.60 m To-morrow. —10.45 a.m.: Gramophone records. 11.45 ; News in French. 12.10: News in Spanish. 12.20: News iir Portuguese. 12.30; Close down. 2.30: Gramophone records, d. 30: News in French. 4: News in English. 4.16: Gramophone records. 5.30: Close down. TO-MORROW. JZI (31.46 m), JZJ (25.42 m), Tokio. 1.30 a.m.: News in English. 1.45: Popular Samisen songs and folk songs. 2.7: News in Japanese. 2.17: Letters from home in Japanese, with folk music. 2.30: National Anthem. Close down. W2XAD (19.56 m), Schnectady. 7.30 a.m.: Lorenzo James (comedian). 7.45: ‘ Men of the West? quartet. 8: ‘ Follow the Moon? sketch. 8.15: ‘The Guiding Light? sketch. 8.30: Nefllie Revell interviews. 8.45 : Annette King (contralto). 9; Jack Armstrong? sketch. 9-16: Little Orphan. Annie? sketch. 9.30:, Science in the news. 9.45: Three X Sistors (harmony trio). 10; Press-Radio news. 1015: Short wave mail bag. 10.30: Sign off.