TO-NIGHT’S RADIO

Evening Star, Issue 23092, 19 October 1938, Page 1

TO-NIGHT’S RADIO

4YA (790 kc), Dunedin. 4.30: Light musical programme. 4.40: Sports results. 5: Children’s hour (Big Brother Bill and the Travel Man). 6: Dinner music. 7: Government and overseas news from 2YA. 7.10 (approx.) : News and reports. 7.25: Talk under the auspices of the Order of St. John, ‘ Voluntary Blood Transfusion.’ 7.35: Talk by motoring expert, ‘ Helpful Hints to Motorists ’ 8: Chimes. ‘Mittens,’ George Edwards and Company. 8.15: ‘The Bold Bad Buccaneers ’ (humour and harmony). 8.28: ‘The Fourth Form at St. Percy’s.’ 8.40: A talk by Mis> Anna Ross, ‘ A Night Out in New York.’ 9: Weather report and station notices. 9.5: Carson Robison and his Buckaroos. 9.18: ‘ The Hunchback of Notre Dame,’ a George Edwards production. 9.31; 1 The Masked Masqueraders.’ 10: ‘Jay Wilbur Entertains,’ an hour of dance music by Jay Wilbur and his band, with interludes by Hildegarde. 11: Close down.

4YO (1,140 kc), Dunedin. 5: Recordings. 6: Close down. 7: After-dinner music. 8: Famous marches. 8.30 :• French symphonic programme. ,9.20: Highlights from tho operas. 10: Comedy and light music. 3YA (720 kc), Christchurch. 5: Children’s hour (children’s organiser) . 6: Dinner music. 7: Government and'overseas news from 2YA, 7.10: News and reports. 7.20: Addington Stock Market reports. 7.30: ‘The Whirligig of Time,’ Mr J. Johnson, M.A., on ‘ Pre-Raphaelites.’ 8: Chimes. Readings by Mr O. L. Simmance, with music. 8.35; Orchestre de la Societe Des Concerts Du Conservatoire, conducted by Piero Coppola. 8.47: Mary Pratt (contralto). 9; Weather forecast and station notices. 9.5: Commentary on the professional boxing contest between Johnny Foster (Canadian middle-weight charirpion) and George Allen (New Zealand titleholder), relayed from tho Theatre Royal. 10: Music, mirth, and melody. 11: Close down.

2YA (570 kc), Wellington. 5: Children’s session (Aunt Molly!. 6: Dinner session. 7: Government and overseas news. 7.10 (approx.) ; News and reports. 7.28 to 7.30: Time signals. 'Jj'alk, ‘ For the Home Gardener.’ 8; Chimes. Light Orchestra, conducted by Adalbert Gutter, with Adolf Wolff at .the organ. 8.4: Dun Foley (tenor). 8.17: Light Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Eric Coates. 8.23: ‘The Blue Danube,’ songs and stories from the river of romance. 8.37: Light Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Eric Coates. 8.40: Talk by Dr Guy H. Scholefield, ‘World Affairs.’ 9: Weather report, and station notices. 9.5: ‘ Into the Light,’ produced by the National Broadcasting Service. Chapter 3, ‘The Crooked Smile.’ 9.30: Debray Somers Band. 9.33: ‘ Soldier of Fortune ’ (chapter «3), a dramatic serial presented by James Baglan and Company. 10: Dance music by Sammy Lee and his Americanadians, relayed from the Majestic Cabaret. 10.28 to 10.30: Time signals. 11: Close down.

IYA (650 kc), Auckland, 5: Children’s session (Cinderella, assisted by Deter). 6: Dinner music. 7: Government and overseas news from 2YA. 7.10 (approx.) ; News and reports. 7.30: ‘The Hard-of-hearing,’ a play presented /by the National Broadcasting Service under the auspices of the New Zealand League for the Hard-of-hearing. 8: A special programme, ‘ Unknown Masterpieces of the Past.’ 8.40: Val Mulgan (tenor). 8.50: Theo Hal pin and Claire Armour (two pianos). 9: Weather report and station notices. 9.5; ‘Coronets of England; The Life of Mary Queen of Scots.’ 9.35: Comedy Harmonists. 9.41: Rawicz and Landauer (two pianos). 9.47: Peter Dawson (bassbaritone!, 9.53; German Opera House Orchestra, overture. 10: Music, mirth, and melody, featuring Carson Robison and his Buckaroos. 11; 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. 7 p.m.: Big Ben. ‘ As 1 See It (3) ; The British Parliamentary System at Work,’ talk by the lit. Hon. the Viscount Samuel, G.C.B. 7.15: Chamber music of Mendelssohn (1). 7.50; ‘Behind the Door,’ a play by J. S. N. Sewell and J. R. Mapeean; production by Howard Rose. 8.15: Turner Layton in songs at the piano. 8.35: Talk by chief engineer of 8.8. C. 8.50: The news and announcements. 9.15: Close down. VLR (31.34 m), Melbourne. 8.30 p.m. : ‘At Home and Abroad,’ “The Watchman.” 8.40; Musical interlude. 8.45: Sporting news and notes. 9: Markets and weather. 9.15: International now§. 0.25: Commentary on

news. 9.30: Australian news. 9.40: Talk, ‘ Makers of Australian Prosperity —John Ridley,’ by Mr Brian Fitzpatrick. 9.55; * How It Began.’ 10; ‘As You Like It,’ a weekly programme of items chosen by listeners. 10.50: Recorded music. 11.10: Talk. 11.25: Musical interlude. 11.30: Light musical programme. 0.30: Late news. 0.50; Recorded feature. 1.30; Close down. To-m0rr0w.—2.25 p.m.: Stock Exchange reports and London metal prices. 2.40: Musical interlude. 2.45; ‘At Home and Abroad,’ “The Watchman.” 2.55: Musical interlude. 3: News bulletin. 3.5: Interstate weather forecast and rainfall bulletins. 3.10; Music. 3.30: Musical programme. 7: Close down. VK3ME (31.5 m), Melbourne. 9 p.m.: Opening announcement; resume of evening programme. 9.2: Recordings. 11: Weather. Newscast. 11.2; Tour of the world with VK3ME’s mail bag. 11.15: Continuation of recorded programme. Midnight: Closing announcement. National anthem. \ Berlin (31.38 m, 19.74 m, 16.89 m, .13.99 m).

5.5 p.m.: Call (German, English). German folk song. 5.10: Light music. C: News in German. 6.15: Light music (continued). 6.50: Greetings to our listeners. 7: News and economic review in English. 7.15: To-day in Germany, sound pictures. 7.30: ‘Wo Shop, We Dust and Lay the Table,’ the Happy Family will tell of mother’s little helpmaids. 7.45 : Music on two pianos. 8: ‘ Die Fledermaus,’ by Johann Strauss, a cross section with merry English verses. 9: Folk music. 9.15; Six bagatelles, opus 120, by Ludwig van Beethoven. 9.30: News and economic review in'German. 9.45: Press review. 10: Dance music. 11; Concert of light music. 11.45: .‘ We Shop, We Dust and Lay the Table.’ Midnight: News in English. 0.15: Concert of light music (continued). 0.55: Greetings to our listeners in British India. 1; News and economic review in German.' 1.15: Folk music. 1 30: Solo concert, Adolf Steiner (’cello). 2: News and economic review in English and Dutch. 2.15: To-day in Germany. 2.30: Gipsy songs by Job. Brahms. 2.45: Press review. 3; ‘ Die Fledermaus.’ 4: Sign off (German, English).

Paris. On 25.24 m and 31.41m.—6 p.m.: News. 6.50: Records. 7: Talk. 7.15: Records. 8.15: News in English, etc. 9: Close down. 3.15 a.m.: News. 4: Concert. 5: Records. 5.50; Talk, relay, news. 7: News in English, etc. 10: Close down. On 19.68 m from 10 p.m. to 3 a.m., and on 16.84 m from 1.30 a.m. to 3 p.m.—lo p.m.; Records. 10.45 : Talk. 11: News in English. 11.15: Concert. 0.30: News, etc. 1.20; Records. 1.30: Music. 3: Close down. On 25.24 m and 25.60m.—11 a.m.: Records. Noon: News. 12.45: Records. 1.15: Close down. ">■ ■ On 25.24 m and 25.60m.—1.30 p.m.: Records. 3: Close down. 3.20; Talk. 3.35: Records. 4: Close down. 2RO (25.4 m), Rome. 9.40 p.m.: Arabian hour—concert and news. 10: Far East—news and music. 11; News in English and miscellaneous programme. 0.30: Italian communities abroad—news and concert. 3.5: Middle and Near East—concert and news in English. 4.15: Italian East Africa music, sports, news. 5.10: Arabian hour—concert and talk. 6.1; Tourist topics. 6.19: News in English. 6.37: Italian East Africa —musical selections. _ 8: Programmes' relayed from the Italian home stations, 11.1: Latin America—concert' and news. 12.30: North America—news in English, concert, etc. 2: Close down.

JZJ (25.42 m), Toklo. To-morrow. —• 1 a.m.: Opening announcement. 1.5: News in Japanese. 1.15; News in French. 1.25: Talks, entertainments, music, etc. 1.45: News in Chinese. 1.55; News in English. 2.5: Music and entertainments. 2.20: Letters from home or musical selections. 2.25: Concluding announcement. 2.30: Close down.