TO-NIGHT’S RADIO

Evening Star, Issue 22890, 23 February 1938, 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.: Government and overseas news from 2YA. 7.10 (approx.) News and reports. 7.30: Talk by our motor expert, ‘ Helpful Hints to Motorists.’ 8: Chimes. The Saville Theatre Orchestra, with Adele Dixon. 8.10: Bold, Bad Buccaneers in humour and harmony. 8.23: Reginald Dixon (organ). 8.29; Norman Long (comedian). 8.32: The London Piano-Accor-dlon Band. 8.35: Fred Vernon (humour). 8.38: Anton and the Paramount Theatre Orchestra. 8.41: Reserved. 9 : Weather. Station notices. 9.5: Interuniversity debate—-Otago University Society v. Victoria College Debating Society, 1 That the World is Really Progressing.’ Otago team (affirmative) : Mr J. M. Ramsay (leader), Mr J. Meade, and Mr G. O’Callaghan. Victoria team (negative)': Mr A. H. Scotney (leader), Mr J. B. Aimes, and Miss M. Shortall. Judge, Mr W. J. Scott, Wellington.

4YO (1,140 kc), Dunedin. 5: Recordings. 6f Close down. 7: After-dinner music. 8 : Symphonic programme by the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra. 9.20: Miscellaneous classical programme. 10: Comedy and light music. 10.30_: Close down.

3YA (720 kc), Christchurch. 4.30: Sports results, 5: Children’s hour, conducted by Uncle K and Major Minor, with ‘ Richard the Lionheart,’episode 26, at 5.45. 6; Dinner music. 7: Government and overseas news from 2YA, 7.10: News and reports. 7.20: Addington stock market reports. 7.30 : Time signal. 8: Chimes. Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Leopold Stokowski. 8.15 : Elizabeth Schumann (soprano). 8.23: Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra. 8.32: Heinrich Rehkemper (baritone). 8.37: Louise Croucher (violin) and Dr J. C. Bradshaw (pianoforte). 9: Weather. Station notices. 9.5 f Talk by the Rev. Laurence M. Rogers, M.A., ‘ Famous Men: Antonio Stradivari, Maker of Violins.’ 9.20; Berlin State Orchestra, conducted by Dr Leo Blech. 10: Music,,, mirth, and melody.. 11: Close down. 2YA (570 kc), Wellington. 5: Children’s hour, conducted by Uncle Tony. 6: Dinner music. 7; Government and overseas news (national broadcast). 7.10 (approx.) : News and reports. 7.30: Time signals. Talk by our gardening expert, ‘ For the Home Gardener.’ 8: Chimes. 'The State Opera Orchestra. 8.10; John M‘Cormaefc (tenor) . ■■B.l‘V; .-The''?<i•> Radio Orchestra, 1i.22: ifc&n MacFarlane, New Zealand contralto. 8.36; Dja Livschakoff Orchestra. 8.40: Talk by Mr G. R. Fowled, ‘World Affairs.’- 9: Weather. Station notices. 9.5:_ See 4YA programme. 10: Dance music by Tut Ooltman’s Swing Stars, relayed from the Majestic.. 11: dose down.

IYA (650 kc), Auckland. 5: Children’s session, conducted by Cinderella and Peter. 6: Dinner music. 7: Government and overseas news from 2YA.- 7.10 (approx.) ; News and reports. 7.40: Talk, ‘Youth Employment,’ by Mr N. M. Gribble, secretary Youth. Employment Branch, Government Placement Service. ; ‘ Tin* Zigeuner Trio ’ —Philip Cohen (violin), Henri Penn (piano), David Sisserman (violoncello). 8.28: Elizabeth Schumann (soprano). 8.33: Marie Wilson String Quartet. 9: Weather. 9.5; * Coronets of England—Queen Elizabeth.’ 9.35: Jack Buchanan, Elsie Randolph, and male chorus, with Carroll Gibbons and John Green at the piano.9.43: Marcel Palotti (organ), with piano accompaniment. 9.49: Maurice Chevalier. 9.52: Alfredo and his Orchestra. ‘10: Music, mirth, and melody, li t Close down, SHORT WAVE PROGRAMMES (New Zealand summer times are given.) Empire Stations 16.86 m, 19.76 m, 19,82 m, 25.53 m, 31,55 m), Daventry. 8.16 p.m.': Big Ben. ‘ Take Your Choice,’ a weekly entertainment feature, presented by William MacLurg. 8.45: ‘ A Theme and a Song: Songs About Hats.’ Janet Lind (Australian soprano), Bernard Clifton, ‘The Three Graces,’ and the band. Presented by William MacLurg. 8.55: Talk, ‘ America Speaks ’ (I), a series of talks broadcast from the U.S.A. to the British Empire. The intention of the talks is to give in broad outline a picture of the developing problems of America, and of the solutions to them which are being tried and proposed. Well-known figures in the public life of the United States are being invited to take part. 9.15: The 8.8. C. Empire Orchestra; leader, Leonard Hirsch; conductor, Eric Fogg. Leonie Zifado (soprano). 10: The news and announcements. Greenwich time signal at 10.15. 10.25; Close down. VLB (31.34 m), Lyndhurst. 8.30 p.m.: Fifteen minutes of popular music. 8.45: Sporting news and notes. 9: News, markets, and weather for North Australia. 9.20: Overseas news service. 9.25: Commentary on overseas news. 9.30; Queensland and North Australian news bulletin. 9.40: Talk on Australian history. 9.55: Musical interlude. 10: Performance of the light opera, ‘ Daughter of the Regiment,’ starring Dino Borgioh and Stella Power. 11.15: ‘Young Australia.’ 11.30: Everyman’s music. Midnight: Dance music. -0.30; Australasian news service. 0.50: Music. 1: Recorded feature. 1.20: News brevities. 1.30: Close down. To-morrow. —2.35 p.m.; At Home and Abroad,’ “The Watchman. 2.50: Recorded music. 3: Time signal. Victorian news bulletin. 3^5: Interstate weather notes. 3.15: ; Music. 4: Afternoon musical programme, interspersed -with results of the Ballarat races. 7.15: Close down. Radio-Colonial, Paris. On 25.24 m p.m.: French news. 7.20: Records. 9: News. 9.30: Records. 9.40: News in English. 10: Close down. . On 19.68 m. H p.m. : Records. 11.45: Talk. Midnight: News in English. 0.15: Relay of concert. 0.45; Talk. 1: Concert relayed from Pans. 1.30: News. 2; Economic and social talk. 2.10: Theatrical talk. 2.20:

records. 2.30: Concert programme. 4: Close down.

On 25.24m.—T0-morrow, 5.15 a.m.': News. 6: Concert from Lille. 6.30: Concert from Paris. 6.50: ‘ Who’s Who To-day.’ 7: News. 8.10: News in English. 8.30: Relay. 11: Close down.

On 25.60m.—T0-morrow, 11.15 a.m.. Records. 12.16: News. 1: Records 1.45: Close down. 3: Records. 4 News. 4.30: News in English. 4.45 Records. 6: Close down. 2RO, Rome.

On 25.4m.—10 p.m.; Italian East Africa —selections from operas, etc. 11: Far East—news in English, light music, etc. 0.21: Italian communities abroad chamber music, etc. 3.5: Middle and Near East—one-act opera, news in English, etc. 4.20; Italian East Africa—symphony concert, etc. On 31.13 m. To-morrow, 6.30: Arabian bom- concert of Arabian music, etc. 6.11: Tourist topics. 6.27: News session. 7.40: News in English. 8: Programmes relayed from the Italian home stations. 11: Latin America —folk music, etc. 12.35: American hour—news in English, light music, etc.

JZJ (25.42 m), Tokio. To-morrow.—l a.m.: News in Japanese. 1.15; Feature. 1.35: News in English. 1.45: News in Chinese. 2: Close down.