TO-NIGHT’S RADIO

Evening Star, Issue 22722, 9 August 1937, Page 1

TO-NIGHT’S RADIO

4YA, Dunedin. 4.30; Light music. '4.45.: Sports results. 5; Children’s hour. 6: Dinner music. 7: News. 7.30: Talk by a representative of the New Zealand Lighting Service Bureau, ‘ Better Light, Better Sight.’ 8: Chimes. Pianoforte recital by Louise Tonkin (compositions by Chopin, Debussy, and Schumann). 8.19: Recording, Mezzosoprano. 8.25: Elvira Wycherley (’cellist). 8.40: Talk by Mr J. T. Paul, ‘ World Affairs.’ 9: Weather report and station notices. 9.5: ‘ Bill and ’Erb,’ present humorous topical dialogue. 9.20: Recording, pianoforte duo. 9.23: The Academy Players present ‘ Murder In the Silo,’ a dramatic play by Edmund Barclay. 9.48: Recording, accordion band. 9.51: Recording—a fruity melodrama, ‘ Only a Mill Girl.’ 10: An hour with Billy Cotton and his band (recordings). 11: Close down. 4YO, Dunedin. 5: Recordings. 6: Close down. 7: After-dinner music. 8: ‘ Melodies of the Moment.’ 8.30; 'The Masterpiece,’ a radio play, presented by the Air Cast Players. 8.44: Vaudeville and variety. 9.5; Anthony Martin sings some popular numbers. 9.15: Comedy sketch, ‘ Buying a Gun.’ 9.23: Evergreens of light opera and musical comedy. 10: Comedy and light music. 10.30: Close down. 3YA, Christchurch. 5: Children’s hour. 6; Dinner music. 7: News and reports. 7.30: Time signal. Talk by 3YA gardening expert, ‘ Our Question Evening.’ 8: Chimes. March and overture by the Woolston Brass Band, conducted by R. J. Estall. 8.14: Recording, Negro basso. 8.22:' Woolston Band in the hymn, ‘ Jesu, Lover of My Soul,’ and two other numbers. 8.31: ‘Eb and Zeb,’ the country storekeepers (recordings). 8.40: Recording, tenor. 8.44: Marclx by the Woolston Band. 8.50: Talk by Mr P. C. Thomas, ‘ Some Early Grand National Reminiscences.’ 9: Weather report and station notices. 9.20: Recordings by string quartet (Mozart composition). 9.52: Recording, soprano. 10: ‘ Music, Mirth, and Melody ’ (recordings). 11: Close down. 2YA, Wellington. 5: Children’s hour. 6: Dinner session. 7: News. 7.25: Rebroadcast from the League of Nations short wave station at Geneva. 7.30: Time signal. Talk by a member of the British Medical Association, ‘ This Changing World: The Progress of Man: Pasteur and the Revolution of Modern Medicine.’ 8: Chimes. Recordings by violin, ’cello, and piano of Casella’s arrangement of Bach’s trio from ‘ The Musical Offering.’ 8.18: An art song recital by J. Newton Goodson (baritone). 8.20■; EGoordings .of pianoforte music (Rachmaninoff composition). 8.40: ‘ The Shadow of British Suicide ’ —a discussion on population by Messrs Cj. A. L. Treadwell and J. Cormick. 9: Weather report and station notices. 9.5: Relay from the Town Hall of ringside description of the wrestling match (announcer, Mr A. Pope). 10: Dance programme. 11: Close down. IYA, Auckland. 5: Children’s hour. 6: Dinner music. 7: News. 7.30: Talk by Mr E. B. Glanville (Department of Agriculture, Whangarei), ‘ Grassing in Gumland.’ 8: Concert programme. Presentation of the prize-winning play ‘ The Time Factor,’ a radio play in eight episodes by W. Graeme-Holderproduced by Mrs Zoe Bartley-Baxter. _ This play won the first prize of £SO in the radio play competition conducted by the National Broadcasting Service' in 1936. 9: Weather report and station notices. 9(5: Relay from the Town Hall of ringside commentary on professional wrestling match. 10: ‘Music, Mirth, and Melody’ (recordings). 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), Daventry. 4.30 p.m.: Big Ben. Elspeth Douglas Reid, in her own character sketches; Ronald Gourley (entertainer). 4.45: Talk, ‘ The England I Find ’ —2. Men aiid women from all parts of the Empire who are now in England earning their livings by the same occupations as they followed at home, discuss the variations they find. 5.10: The 8.8.0. Empire Orchestra; leader, Daniel Melsa; conductor, Erig Fogg. 5.55: The news and announcements, with Greenwich time signal at 6 p.m. 6.15: The 8.8. C. presents the ABC—Letter Q,’ an alphabetical miscellany, devised by Alan Keith and produced by A. W. Hanson. 6.45: Close down.

DJA (31.38 m), DJB (19.74 m), Berlin. 4.35 p.m.; German, folk Concert of light music. 5.30: News in German. 5.45: Concert of light music (continued). 6.20: to our listeners in Australia. 6.30: News and economic review in English. 6.45: ‘ To-day in Germany,’ sound pictures. 7: ‘ Singing Through the Day,’ singing of children’s songs. _ 7.30: Strange piano music, Ludwig Kusche. 8: ‘ Shooting Stars,’ jolly pictures by Hans Joachim Tanuewitz. 8.45: Sports review. 9: News and economic review, in German. 9.15: Topical talk. 9.30: Concert by an army band. 9.45: Sign off.

SLR (31.34 m), Lyndhurst. 8 p.m.: Chimes. Finance^ and commerce session. 8.15: Sporting notes. 8.30: Chimes. Talk, ‘ Schools and Social Service,’ Dr Cyril Norwood. 8.55: National news bulletin. 9: Queensland and North Australian news bulletin. 9.10: News, market, and weather. 9.30: Serial play. 10: Recordings of celebrities who will visit Australia shortly. 10.10: ‘ The News Behind the News,’ ‘ The Watchman.’ 10.30; National Dance Orchestra. 10.55: ‘Emma and ’Erbert.’ 11:5: ‘ Comedy and Rhythm,’ by the National Dance Orchestra. 11.30: Programme from Melbourne. Midnight: News. 0.20: Meditation music. ~1: Close down. , To-morrow.—2.ls p.m.t ‘At Home and Abroad,’ ‘ The Watchman.’ 2.30: IHme signal. Victorian news. 2.35: Interstate weather. 2.45; Music. 4.30: School broadcast, ‘ Music Appreciation for Junior Classes,’ Mrs S. R. Kelson. 4,60: Classic music. 5.30: Close down. VK3ME (31.55 m), Melbourne. 9.30: ‘ Songs From the World’s Beet Known Baritone.’ 10.30: News bulletin and sporting results. 10.45: ‘ Gems from Musical Comedies.’ Radio-Colonial, Paris. On 20.24m.—6.30 p.m.': Records, 6.50: News. 9.30: Close down. On 19.68m.—10.30 p.m.: Concert. 11.15: Talk on French events. 11.30: News in English. 11.45: Concert. 0-15: Talk on French events. 0.30: Continuation of concert. 1: News. 1.30: Unchanging people and things, by Leon Vibert and Rene Wisner. 1.40: The Frenchwomen’s chronicle, by Mrs Decaris. 1.50: Records. 2: Light music by the Andre Delmon Orchestra, Miss Renee Lorsey (vocalist), and Mr Ruellan (tenor). 3.25; Rates of exchange and French stodk. 3.30: Close down. On 25.24 m 4.45 a.m.: News. 5.30: Concert. 6.20: Talk on the fine arts, by Mr Tabarant. 6.30: Concert. 7: News. 8: Relay. 10: Colonial market prices. 10.14: News. 10.30; Close down. On 25.60m.—T0-morrow, 10.45 a.m.'; Records. 11.45: News. 12.30 : Talk by Mme Tolstoi. 12.45: Close down, 2.30: Records. 3-30; News. 4.15; Records. 5.30: Close down, 2RO, Rome. On 25.4m.—11.13 p.m. : Varied’programme from the Italian stations. 0.50: Mediteranean hour. 1.30: Near and Far East—news in English. 3.50: Italian East Africa. On 31.13ra, To-morrow.—s a.m.: Arabian hour—news and concert of Arabian music. 6.40: Varied programme from the Italian stations. 10: Argentina—news in Spanish. 10.30: North America —news in English. W2XAD (19.56 m), Schenectady. Variety programme from 2.30 a.m. •kwnorrow. Sign off at 10.30 a.m. W2XAF (31.48 m), Schenectady. Programme of varied items, commencing at 8.30 a.m. to-morrow and terminating at 4.30 p.m. WBXK, Pittsburg. This station is on the air daily at /following times;—On 13.91m—10.15 p.m. to 0.30 a.m. On 19.71m—0.30 a.m, to 10.30 a.m. On 25.56m—10.30 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. On 48.83m—1.30 p.m—sign off. JZK (19.79 m), JZJ (25.42 m), Tokio. To-morrow. —0.30 a.m.: News in English. 0.45: First day of the cool breeze week, a collection of folk dance songs. 1.15: News in Japanese. 1.30: National anthem.