TO-NIGHT'S RADIO

Evening Star, Issue 22683, 24 June 1937, Page 1

TO-NIGHT'S RADIO

4YA, Dunedin. 4,30: Light musical programme. 4.45: Sports results. 5: Children’s session. 6; Dinner music. 7 : News and reports. 7.30; Gardening talk. 8: Chimes. Special recordings of orchestral music (rhapsody on a theme of Paganini for piano and orchestra, by Rachmaninoff). 8.26; Recordings of four soprano solos. 8.37: Recordings of orchestral music (‘ Alceste,’ by Lull!). 8.40: Talk by the Rev. Norton Ryburn, principal of Kharar High School, India, on ‘ The Political Situation in India.’ 9: Weather report and station notices. 9.5: Recording, orchestra. 9.13: Recording, bass. 9.20: ‘ Masterpieces of Music/ with thematic illustrations and commentaries by Mr T. Vernon Griffiths, superintendent of music at King Edward Technical College. Recorded music by the Philadelphia Orchestra —Passacaglia in O minor (Bach) and ‘ I'Apres midi d’tJn Faune ’ (Debussy); and by the Berlin State Opera House Orchestra—overture, ‘ Fingal’s Cave ’ (Mendelssohn). 10: ‘ Music, Mirth, and Melody ’ (recordings) . 11: Close down.

4YO, Dunedin. 5: Selected recordings. 6: Close down. 7: After-dinner music. 8: ‘ Radio Revels,’ a variety revue. 10: Light recital programme. 10.30; Close down. 3YA, Christchurch.

5 : Children’s hour. 6; Dinner music. 7: News" and reports. (Time signal at 7.30.) 8: Chimes. A recorded programme of favourite tmmedy sketches, with interludes of pianoforte music. 9: Weather report and station notices. 9.5: Talk by Mr Leicester Webb, ‘ World Affairs.’ 9.20: Dance music. 11: Close down.

2YA, Wellington. 5: Children’s session. 6: Dinner music. 7: Nevys and reports. (Time signal at 7.30.) 8: Chimes. ‘ A Great Land Navigator,’ being a further incident in'the lives of a Japanese houseboy and his employer (recordings). 8.16: Recording, orchestra. 8.20: A recital by Thea Philips (English lyric soprano). 8.26: Recording, orchestra. 8.40: Talk by Mr L. D. Austin, ‘ Censorship: (2) Freedom on the Modem Stage. 1 9: Weather report and station notices. 9.5; A programme by the Wellington Male Voice Choir, _ conducted by Frank Oakes, with interludes of recorded violin, piano, and organ music. 10: f Music, Mirth, and Melody ’ (recordings). 11: Close down. IYA, Auckland.

5: Children’s hour. 6: Dinner music. 7: News and reports. 7.30: Talk by Professor J. A. Bartrum, ‘ Natural Phenomena of New Zealand: (2) Volcanoes.’ 7.45: Talk by Mr C. R. Ford, ‘ This Changing World: (16) Change ia Archicture.’ 8: Concert A recorded continuity programme— 1 ‘ Firelight,’ a dream fantasy. He dreams of many things out of the near past and the days that‘have left us centuries ago. Gone is London; gone is the noise of the modern world. Time is no more. 8.45: Vera Mogonie (soprano). _ 9: Weather report and station notices. 9.5; Talk by Mr E. Earle Vale; ‘Pioneering the Pumice: A Backblocks Adventure.’ 9.20: Programme by the Band of the Ist Battalion, Auckland Regiment, C.R.0., with vocal interludes by Mrs H. Reffell (soprano), Bandsmen Allan Morton and Fred Bowes will play the cornet duet ‘ Ida and Dot ’ (Losey). 10: Another hour with Ambrose and his orcheetra. 11: Close down. SHORT WAVE PROGRAMMES (New Zealand times are given.) Empire Stations (16.86 m, 19.76 m, 25,53 m, 31.55 m), Oaventry. 5 p.m.: Big Ben. ‘ Paradise Isle,’ a musical picture of the South Seas, by Sonny Miller, with ‘ The Three Admirals,’ ‘ The Three Dots,’ Sonny Miller, and the Paradise Islanders. Musical settings by Eric Siday. Production by Ernest Longstaffe. 5.25: ‘ Pedigree Stock, 5: Short-wool Sheep,’ a talk by John Longmead. 5.40: ‘Light British Music,’ by the 8.8. C. Empire Orchestra; leader, Daniel Melsa, conducted by Clifton Helliwell, 6.25: The news and announcements. Greenwich time signal at 6.30, 6.45: All-England Lawn Tennis Club championship meeting. Commentaries on the play, from the centre court, Wimbledon. 7: The Northumberland Plate, a commentary on the race by three commentators, from Gosforth racecourse, Newcastle-upou-Tyne. At the grand stand, E. J. Topham; at the county enclosure, Paula Blake; at the parade ground, Richard North. 7.15: Close down.

DJA (31.38 m), DIB (19.74 m), Berlin. 4.35 p.m.: German folk song. 4.40: Gay potpourri. 5.30: News in German. 5.45: Gay potpourri (continued)'. 6.25: Greetings to our listeners in Australia. 6.30: News and economic review in English. 6.45: ‘To-day in Germany,’ sound pictures. 7: Concert of light music. 7.30: ‘Whisperings.’ Manuscript by Anton Hofbauer. 8; Hitler youth programme, ‘ The Journey Into tho JJnknown.’ A play of discoverers. 8.30: Young Authors: Gerhard SchulzeSeiffert. 8.45: The Danish singer, Heiga Weeke, sings. 9: News and economic review in German. 9.15: ‘German Achievements (English) : Reich Motor Highways.’ 9.30; Songs for Two Voices by Brahms. Irma Drummer (alto), Theo Reuter (baritone). 9.45: Sign off. 3LR (31.34 m), Lyndhurst.

8 p.m.: Chimes. News, market, ■weather. 8.15: Sporting notes. 8.30: End of session. 8.50: National news. 9: Queensland news. 9.5: ‘ Lyre Bird.’ 9.10: Explanation of concerto. Brovislow Huberman Celebrity Concert, conducted by Professor Bernard Heinz. 10.30: Talk from Sydney. 10.45; ‘ Our Heritage of Song.’ 11: Programme from Melbourne. Midnight: News: 0.15: Dance music. 1: Close down. To-morrow. —2.15 p.m.: ‘At Home and Abroad; Tho Watchman.’ 2.30: Time signal. Victorian News. 2.35: Interstate weather notes. 2.45: Music. 4.30: School broadcast—‘ Adventures iii Music.’ 5: Classic music. 5.30; Close down. VK3ME (31.55 m), Melbourne.

9.30 p.m.: ‘ Band Music from Everywhere.’ 10.30: News bulletins and sporting results. 10.45: Famous vocalists.

Radio-Colonial, Paris. On 25.24m.—8.30 p.m.: Records. 8.45: News. 9.30: Close down. On 19.68 m p.m.: Concert. 11.15: Talk on French events. 11.30: News in English,. 11.45: Concert. 1: News. 1.30; International talk by Jacques Kayser. 1.40: ‘ Life in Paris,’ by Henri Bellamy. 1.50: Records. 2'; Concert by the Delune Trio, with Miss Alice Raveau (vocalist). 3.35:, Close down. On 25.24 m. To-morrow. —3.45 a.m.: News. 4.30: This week’s gramophone records, by P. C. Brive. 5.30: Concert. 6; French news. 6.20: Ten minutes with the poets, by Charles Vildrac. 6.30: Records. 7: News. 8; Relay. 10.30: Close-down-On 25.60 m. To-morrow.—lo.4s a.m.: Records. 11.45: News. 12.30: Talk. 12.40: Close down. 2.30: Records. 3.30: News. 4: News in English. 4.15: Records. 5.30: Close down. JZI (31.46 m), JZJ (25.42 m), Tokio. To-morrow.—l.3o a.m.: News in English 1.45: Band selections by the Imperial Japanese Navy Band. 2.5: News in. Japanese. 2.15: New folk songs and letters. 2.30; National Anthem. 2RO, Rome. On 25.4m.—11.13 p.m.: Varied programme from the Italian- stations.. 0.50: Mediterranean hour—news _in Italian, ‘Around Italy With Music.’ 1.30: Near and Far East, including news in English and a _ one-act opera. 3.50: Italian East Africa, including news, vocal and instrumental concert, and sports news. On 31.13 m. To-morrow.—s a.m.: Arabian hour. 5.20: Concert in Turkish music. 5.61: News in Varied programme from the Italian- stations. 10.30: North America—news in English. 10.50: Latin America, including news, concert by the Royal Carabinieri Band, one-act play, and concert of Spanish songs. W2XAD (19.56 m), Schenectady. Varied programme from 2.30, a.m. to-morrow. Sign off at 10.30 a.m. W2XAF (31.48 m), Schenectady. Programe of varied items, commencing at 8.30 a.m. to-morrow and terminating at 4.30 p.m.