TO-NIGHT’S RADIO

Evening Star, Issue 22807, 16 November 1937, Page 1

TO-NIGHT’S RADIO

4YA (790 kc), Dunedin. 4.30: Light music, 4.45: Sports results. 6: Children’s session, conducted by Aunt Anita. 6 : Dinner music. _7: Official news and British Official Wireless news (rebroadcast from 2YA). 7.10 (approx.): News session. 7.30; ‘ This Changing World ’ —a talk by Professor G. E. Thompson, ‘ Romantic Episodes in French History; The Fate of Louis XVII.’ 8: Chimes. Tho International Novelty Orchestra. _ 8.5; ‘ Hotel Revue,’ episode 13. 8.20; Florrie Forde (comedienne). 8.23: The London Piano-accordion Band, 8.26: Brian Lawrence and his Lansdowne Sestet. 8.29: The Rotorua Maori Choir. 8.32; The Boston Promenade Orchestra. 8.40; Talk on 1 Education and the Defence of Democracy - (recorded), hy Dr Cyril Norwood, late head master of Harrow and president of St. John’s College, Oxford. 9: Weather. Station notices. 9.5: Browning Mummery (Australian tenor) presents a programme entitled 1 Memories ’ (the favourites of other days). 9.18: A recorded concert by the 8.8. C. Wireless Military Band, with vocal and humorous interludes. Tho Band, ‘ Oberon ’ Overture (Weber). 9.26: ‘Eb and Zeb.’ 9.35: The Band, ‘ Woodland Pictures ’ Rural Suite (Fletcher). 9.43: Eileen Boyd (contralto). 9.49: The Band, ‘Rustle of Spring ’ (Bindings) ; ‘ Funeral March of a Marionette ’ (Gounod); ‘ Ship Ahoy.’ 10: Music, mirth, and melody. 11: Close down.

4YO (1,140 kc), Dunedin. 5: Recordings. 7: After-dinner music. 8: Sonata hour. 9: Chamber music hour. 10: In order of appearance—Raie da Costa (piano); the Victorian Quartet (mixed vocal) ; and Albert Sandler (violin), 10.30: Close down. 3YA (720 kc), Christchurch'. 5: Children’s hour, conducted by Skipper. 6: Dinner music. 7 : Official news and British Official Wireless news (rebroadcast from 2YA). 7.10 (approx.) : News session. 7.30: Time signal. 7.35: ‘Book Review,’ Mr J. H. E. Schroder. 8: Chimes. Debroy Somers’s Band. 8.5: ‘Westward Hoi’ (episode 23). 8.18: Keith Falkner (baritone). 8.24: H.M. Grenadier Guards’ Band. 8.30: ‘Wandering with the West Wind.’ 9; Weather. Station notices. 9.5: Reserved. 9.20: Dan Foley (Irish tenor), with Kathleen Dunne at tho piano, in, ‘ Melodies Wo Love.’ 9.35: ‘Gold’—Japanese honveboy. 9,50: ‘Jack Hylton Throws a P;frty.’ ,10: An hour of!dance music with Jimmie Lunceford and his orchestra, with vocal interludes by Frances Langford. 11: Close down.

2YA (570 kc), Wellington. 5.30: Children’s hour, _ conducted by Jumbo. 6. Dinner music. 7 : Official news service and British Official Wireless news. 7.10 (approx.) : News and reports. 7.30; Time signal. Relay of parliamentary debate. 9.30: Recordings. 10: Resumption of relay. 11: Close down.

2YC (840 kc), Wellington. 7.25: Rebroadcast from the League of Nations short wave station at Geneva. 7.30: Time signals. 8: Chimes. The 2YA Concert Orchestra, conducted by Leon ds Mauny. 8.9: Dorothy Stentiford (contralto). 8.14: A Brahms recital by Eileen Joyce (pianist)B.26: Leo Slezak (tenor). 8.32; Joseph Szigeti (violin). 8.40: Talk by Paymaster-captain E. L. Tottenham, R.N., ‘ Under the White Ensign ’ (2). 9: Weather. Station notices. 9.5: ‘ The Noosing of the Sun God,’ a work for chorus and orchestra by Dorothy I. Johnston. Poem by Jessie Mac Kay. This composition won tho second prize in the New Zealand composers’ competition recently conducted by the National Broadcasting Service. 9.20: Dorothy Stentiford (contralto). 9.26; Charles Tournemiro (organ), 9.34: Schumann songs by Heinrich Schlusnus (baritone). 9.43; Pablo, Casals (’cello). 9.47; Erria Berger (soprano). 9.53; The Orchestra. 10: Music, mirth, and melody. 11: Close down.

IYA (650 kc), Auckland. 5: Children’s session, conducted by Cinderella ani Uncle Dave. 6: Dinner music. 7: Official news and British Official Wireless news (rebroadcast from 2YA). 7.10 (approx.): News session. 7.30; Talk by the gardening expert ’ ‘ Colour Blending in Bedding Plants. 7.40; Talk by Dr Alexander Gillies, ‘The Far East Relief Fund.’ 8: The West End Celebrity Orchestra. 8.5: ‘ Scudder Sitting Pretty.’ 8.18: Half an hour with the world-famous Comedy Harmonists. 8.48; “Eb and Zeb.” 8.57: West End Celebrity Orchestra. 9: Weather. Station notices. 9.5; Talk by Mr Alec Thomson, ‘ Amazing By-pro-, ducts of tho Tree.’ 9.20: A programme from tho studio of dance music by Bert Peterson and bis band. 11: Close down.

SHORT WAVE PROGRAMMES (New Zealand summer times arc given.) Empire Stations (16.86 m, 19.76 m, 25.53 m, 31.55 m), Daventry.

8.15 p.m.: Big Ben. Recital by Montague Brcarley (Australian violinist). 8.35: ‘Palace of Varieties.’ 9.35: Tho news and announcements, with Greenwich time signal at 9.45. 9.55; ‘Empire Exchange.’ 10.10: Recital of Scots songs. 10.30: Close down.

SLR (31.34 m), Lyndhurst. 8,30 p.m.: Chimes. 8.45:_ Sporting notes. 9: Nows in French fo’r listeners in New Caledonia and the New Hebrides. 9.20: National news bulletin. 9 30- Queensland and North Australian news bulletin. 9.40: News, markets, weather. 10: Symphony hour. 11: Ballad recital. 11-20: Sir Richard Terry conducting the Radio Choir. Midnight: Organ recital. CLST: News. 0 50: Dance music by the A.B.C. Dance Orchestra, conducted by Jim Davidson. 1.30: Close down. To-morrow. —2.45 p.m.': ‘At Home and Abroad,’ “ The Watchman.” 3; Time signal. Victorian news bulletin. 3.5: Interstate weather notes. 3.30; Description of the Bendigo races, interspersed with recordings. .7.15: Close down.-

Radio-Colonial, Paris. On 20.24 m p.m.: French news. 7.20: Records. 9.30: News in English. 9.50: Records. 10; Close down. On 19.68 m. Talk on French events. Midnight; News in English. 0.15; Concert from Lyons. 0.45; Talks. 1: Concert from Limoges. 1.30: News. 2: Talk on music. 2.10: Social topics. 2.20: Records. 2.30: ‘The Fat Calf,’ a play in four acts. 4: Close down. On 25.24m.—T0-morrow, 5.15 a.m.: News. 6: Concert from Rennes. 6.30; Records. -6.60: Maritime talk. 8.10: News in English. 8.30: Relay. 10.30: Colonial market prices. 11: Close down. On 25.60m.—T0-morrow, 11.15: Records. 12.15: News. 1: Records. 1.15: Close down. 3: Records. 4.30.; News in English. 6: Close down. PCJ (19.71 m), Hilvdrsiim. . 9.30 to IT p.m.: Experimental programme, special for Australia and New Zealand.

2RO, Rome. On 25.4m.—11.43 p.m.: Varied programme from the Italian stations. 1.20: Mediterranean hour—news commentator; music, etc. 2: Near and Far East—news in English; concert, etc. 4.20: Italian East Africa—news; concert, sports, etc. On 31.13m.—T0-morrow, 5.30: Arabian hour—news and concert of Arabian music. 7.10: Varied programme from the Italian stations. 11: North America —news in English. 11.20: Latin America—news, music, etc.

JZJ (25.42 m), Tokio, To-morrow. —1 a.m.: News in Japanese. 1.15; ‘ Japan in November,’ a talk by Mr Tomoo Watanabe, former Japanese Minister to Cuba. _ 1.26: Popular samisen songs. 1.35: Neiys In English. 1.45: News in Chinese, 2: Close down.