TO-NIGHT’S RADIO

Evening Star, Issue 22843, 29 December 1937, Page 1

TO-NIGHT’S RADIO

4YA (790 kc), Dunedin. 4,30: Light music. 4.45: Sports results. 5: Children’s hour, conducted by Big Brother Bill and Mr Travel Man. 6: Dinner music. 7: News and reports. 8: Chimes. A.popular programme. The von Stachow Dance Orchestra. 8.8; ‘High-water Mark,’ a recorded humorous sketch. 8.10: Athol Wise at the piano, 8.20: Flotsam and Jetsam (humorous duets). 8.32: Nat Gonella (trumpet). 8.35: Nell Grieg (humour). 8.38: The Polydor Orchestra. 8.45; Sydney Mac Ewan (Scottish tenor), in a studio appearance, 9: Weather, station notices. 9.5: Sascha Berliner!s. Continental Ensemble in a studio presentation. 9.35: Harold Williams and the C8.8.C. Male Chorus. 9.44: Horst, Schimmelpfennig (organ). 9.50: The Viennese Seven Singing Sisters. 10; , Dance music. 11: Close down. .

4YO (t,l4okc), Dunedin. 5: Recordings. 0: Close down. 7: After-dinner music. 8*: A Saint Saens symphonic programme. 9: Light opera and musical comedy. 10: Comedy and light music, 10.30: 'Close down.’

3YA (720 kc), Christchurch. 5: Children’s hour, conducted by Uncle Alan, and . featuring ‘Richard the Lionheart ’ at 5.45. 7 ; News and reports. 7.20: Review of day’s play in Plunket Shield match, Otago v. Canterbury. 7.30: Time signals. 8: Chimes. 3YA Orchestra, conducted by Gil Dech. 8.10: Cuthbert Matthews (English baritone). 8.23: Eileen Joyce (pianoforte recital). 8.35; Barbara Lane (English soprano), with 3YA Orchestra. 8.50: 3Y'A Orchestra. 9: Weather, station notices. 9.5; Royal Netherlands Military Band. 9.9: Richard Tauber (tenor). 9.15: Band of H.M. Cofldstream Guards. 9.24: Columbia Artists. 9.32: St. Hilda Colliery Prize Band. . 9.42: Danny Malone (tenor). 9 50: 8.8. C. Wireless Military Band. 10: Music, mirth, and melody, 11: Close down.

2YA (570 kc), Wellington. 5: Children’s hour, conducted by Uncle Tony. 6: Dinner music. 7: News and reports. 7.30; Time signals. Talk by the -gardening expert, ‘ For the Home Gardener.’ 8: Chimes. Light orchestral and ballad programme, the London Palladium Orchestra. 8.10: A ballad recital by William Watters (baritone). 8.22: Light Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Clarence Raybould 8.30: Mavis Bennett (soprano). 8.36: Eric Coates and Symphony Orchestra. 8.40; Talk by Dr Guy H. Scholefield, 1 World Affairs.’ 9: Weather, station notices. 9.5: The Buccaneers in humour and harmony. 9.18: The Mystery Club. 9.43; Carsen Robison’s Bucharoos in Hill Billy songs. 10: Dance music by Harry Reser Or-. with --special Jawing session, cimpe-red by S Arthur*' Pearce. ‘ M'.l: Close down. IYA (GSOkc), Auckland.

5: Children’s hour, conducted by Cinderella ■ and Peter. 6: Dinner 7: Nows and reports. 8: A recorded spoken presentation, * The Crew of the Maud Woodlock,’, No. 1: ‘ Sentiment and Business.’ 8.27: Branshy Williams (recitalist). 8.35: A 8.8. C. recorded presentation, ‘Out of the Blue,’: a short story, read by Sapper. 9: Weather, station notices. 9.5: The Polydor Gesangs-Guitarristen. 9.14: The Studio Orchestra, conducted by Harold Baxter. 9.21: Kay Christie (contralto). 9.33; The Studio Orchestra. 9.41: Peter Dawson (bass-baritone). 9.53: The Studio Orchestra. 10: Music, mirth, and melody. 11: Close down. SHORT WAVE PROGRAMMES (New Zealand summer times are given.) Empire Stations (16.86 m, 19.76 m, 25.53 m, 31.55 m), Daventry. 8.15 p.m.: Big Ben. Frederic Bayco, at the organ of the Dominion Theatre, Tottenham Court Road, London. 8.40: ‘ World Affairs,’ a talk by J. L. Brierly, 0.8. E., chichele professor of international law, Oxford. 8.55: The Empire Christmas Party for members of tho Empire Broadcasting Service, who have invited Naunton Wayne to be master of ceremonies. Also the Westwood Singers and Josef Marais and his quintet, augmented by some of the Empire staff. D. A. Stride, John Pudney, Pascoo Thornton, Jack Clarke, H. H. Stewart, and others will provide items, lyrics, and sketches. The grand finale—Sir Roger de Coverley dance and ‘ Auld Lang Syne.’ Production by F. H. C. Piffard. 9.35: The news and announcements. Greenwich time signal at 9.45. 9.55: * Contraband,’ an historical reconstruction of the old struggle between smugglers and the King’s Cust/oms. Compiled by Igor Produced by H. L. Morrow. 10.25: Close down. VLB (31.34 m), Lyndhurst. 8.30: Chimes. Fifteen minutes of popular music. 8.45 :i Sporting news and notes. 9: Talk, ‘ Adventures in the Air,’ by Mr Norman Ellison. 9.20: National news bulletin. 9.30: Queensland and North Australian news bulletin. 9.40: News, markets, and weather for North Australia. 10: The National Military Bund, conducted by Stephen Yorke. 10.40: Travel letter from Denzil Batchelor. 10.50: Interlude. 11: Light orchestral programme by the A.B.C. (Adelaide) Concert Orchestra. 11.30: Piano recital. 9.50: Choral fantasia. 0.15: Recorded feature, 0.30: Australian news service. 0.55 : . Recorded feature. 0.30: Close down.

To-m0rr0w.—2.35 p.m.: ‘At Homo and Abroad,’ “Tho Watchman.” 2.50: Musical interlude. 3 : Time sisrnal, Victorian news bulletin. 3.5: Interstate weather notes, etc. 3.15: Stock Exchange report. 3.20: Music. 4: Musical programme. Results of the Ballarat Miners’ Race Meeting will he given as they come to hand. 7: Close. Radio-Colonial, Paris.

On 25.24m.—7 p.m.: French news. 7.20: Records. 9: News. 9.30: Records. 9.40: News in English. 10: Close down. On 19.68 m. 11.45; Talk. Midnight: News in English. 0.15; Relay of concert. 12.45: Talk. 1: Concert relayed from Pans. 130- News, 2: Economic and social talk. 2.10: Theatrical talk. 2.20: Records. 2.30: Symphonic concert by Mr Halliard-Verger (pianist). 4: Close down.

On 25.24.—T0-morrow, 5;. 15 a.in.: News. 6: Concert from Lille. 6.30; Concert from Paris. 6.50: ’ Who's Who To-dav.’ 7; News. 8.10: News in English. 8.30; Relay, 11: Close down. On 25.60m.—T0-morrow, 11.15 a.m.: Records. 12.15: News. 1; Records. 1.45; Close down. 3: Records. $54: News. 4.30: News in English. 4.'45: Records. 6: Close down. « 2RO, Rome. On 25.4m.—11.43 p.m.: Varied programme from the Italian stations. 1.20: Mediterranean hour—News commentator, chamber music. 2: Near and Ear East—News in English, vocal and instrumental concert, Eastern post box, etc. 4.20: Italian East Africa —News, musical interlude. On 31.13 m 5.30 a.m.: Arabian hour—News and concert of Arabian music. 7.10; Varied programme from the Italian stations. 11: North America—News in English, band concert, talk, etc. JZJ (25.42 m), Tokio. To-morrow.—l a.m.: News in English. 1.15: A talk, ‘ The China Incident and Japanese Living Abroad ’ (in English). 1.35 : News in Chinese. 1.45: News in Japanese. 2: Close down.