TO-NIGHT’S RADIO

Evening Star, Issue 23147, 22 December 1938, Page 1

TO-NIGHT’S RADIO

4YA (790 kc), Dunedin. 4.30: Light musical programme. 4.45: Sports results. 5; Children’s hour (Big Brother Bill). 6: Dinner music. 7: Government and overseas news from 2YA. 7.10: Appeal on behalf of Chinese refugee children, by Mrs P. Fraser (from 2YA). 7.15: News and reports. 7.30; Talk by Mr W. B. B. M’Dowell, chief traffic inspector of the Transport Department, entitled ‘ Holiday Road Safety.’ 7.35: Gardening talk. 8: Chimes. A recorded concert by the London Philharmonic Orchestra, with vocal interludes by Elisabeth Schumann (soprano), and Gerhard Husch (baritone). The orchestra, conducted by Sir Thomas Beecham, ‘ Slavonic Rhapsody, Op. 45, No. 3’ (Dvorak). 8.14: Elisabeth Schumann (soprano), 1 Wild Roses,’ ‘ Spring Song,’ ‘ To Be Sung on the Waters,’ ‘The Poet’ (Schubert). 8.24: The London Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Sir Hamilton Harty, ‘ Water Music Suite ’ (Handel, arr. Harty). 8.42: ‘Man Through the Ages: Echoes from Olympus.’_ An historical panoramic serial written by James J. Donnelly, and produced by the N.B.S. 9; Weather report and station notices. 9.5: The orchestra (augmented) : Guest conductor, Andersen Tyrer (eminent English musician) ; ‘ Fantasia and Fugue ’ (Bach, Andersen Tyrer), ‘ Valse Triste,’ tone poem ‘ Finlandia ’ (Sibelius). ‘Dr Faustus,’ first complete performance of a dramatic symphonic poem, for orchestra, choir, and narrator, conducted by the composer, Andersen Tyrer (from 2YA). 10: Music, mirth, and melody, featuring.at 10.29 Carson Robison and his Buckaroos. 11: Close down.

4YO (1,140 kc), Dunedin. 5: Recordings. 6: Close down. 7: After-dinner music. 8: Radio Cocktail ’ (merriment and melody). 9: ‘ Do You Remember? ’ tunes of not so long ago. 9.18: ‘ The Fourth Form at St. Michael’s.’ 9.26: ‘Hello, Blackpool ’ medley. 9.32: Roy Smeck and his Serenaders. 9,38: Elsie Carlisle medley. 9.44: ‘Nimble Fingered Gentlemen,’ featuring' Gerry Moore, “ Fats ” Waller, and Art Tatum. 9.54: ‘ Double or Nothing,’ selection. 10: In order of appearance: Will Kalinka (vibraphone), Paul Robeson (bass), The New Mayfair Novelty Orchestra. 10.30: Close down.

3YA (720 kc), Christchurch. 5: Children’s hour (children’s organiser). 6: Dinner music. 7: Government and overseas news from 2YA. 7.10: Appeal on behalf of Chinese refugee children, by Mrs'P. Fraser (from 2YA). 7.15; News and reports. 7.50: Sheep survey, under the auspices of the Sheep Diseases investigation Committee. 8: 'Chimes. ’ The V,«*3 of the Priceless Collection.’ 8.40: J. H. Squire Celeste Octet. 8.48: ‘ Personal CoJuran.’ 9 • Weather forecast and station notices. 9.5 : Talk, ‘ World Affairs.’ 9.20; Dance music. 11; Close down. 2YA (570 kc), Wellington. 5: Children’s session for tiny tots. 6: Dinner music. 7: Government and overseas news. 7.10 : Appeal on behalf of Chinese refugee chidren by Mrs P. Fraser. 7.15: News and reports. 7.28: Time signals. 7.30: ‘ Who’s Who and What’s What?’—a ramble in the news by “ Coranto.” 8: Chimes. 8.17: ‘ The Rich Uncle from Fiji ’ (Episodes 3 and 4). 8.29: Charlie Kuna (piano) with rhythm accompaniment. 8.35: Walt Disney’s Silly Symphony, ‘ Three Little Pigs.’ 9: Weather report and station notices. 9.5: ‘Dr Faustus,’ first complete performance of a dramatic symphonic poem for orchestra, choir, and narrator, conducted by the composer, Andersen Tyrer. 10.2; Music, mirth, and melody. 10.28; Time signals. 11.2: Close down.

IYA (650 kc), Auckland. 5 : Children’s session (Cinderella). 6: Dinner music. 7: Government and overseas news from 2YA. 7.10: Appeal on behalf of Chinese refugee children by Mrs P. Fraser (from 2YA). 7.15: News and reports. 8: ‘ Westward Ho!’ 8.15; Julie Werry (New Zealand soprano). 8.31: Billy Mayer] and his Orchestra. 8.45; Fourth Form at St. Percy’s. 9: Weather report and station notices. 9.10: Talk; Mr Douglas Cressvvell. 9.20; The Carlisle St. Stephen’s Brass Band. 9.31: ‘ Dad and Dave from Snake Gully.’ 9.44; Creatore and his Band. 9.52: Turner Layton (tenor), at the piano. 9.55: The Carlisle St. Stephen’s Brass Band. 10: ‘ Red Norvo Entertains.’ 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. 8 p.m.: Big Ben. Talk; World Aftairs.’ 8.15 8.8. C. Empire Orchestra. 9.5: 1 You Shall Have Music.’ Louis Levy and augmented 8.8. C. Variety Orchestra. 9.50: The news and announcements. VLR (31.23 m), Melbourne. 7.30 p.m.: Young people’s session. 8: Close down. 8.15: Talk—‘ From One Dog Lover to Another,’ by Mr Paul Sclnfferdecker. 8.30; Recorded music. 9.30: Australian news. 9.40: Talk—- ‘ People and Personalities of the Far North ’—a talk on the Northern Territory by Mr E. Southwell-Keely. 10: Piny". " 10.50: The A.B.C. (Sydney) Symphony Orchestra. 12: Talk on world affairs —rebroadcast from the Empire Station. 12.15 a.m.: Jim Davidson’s A.B.C. Dance Band. 0.50; Dance music, continued. 1: Recorded feature. 1.30: Close.

VLR3 (25.25 m), Melbourne. To-morrow. and news. 9.10: Morning music. 10: News service. 10.15: Morning music (continued). 11.30: Radio serial, read hv “Scribe.” 11.50: Recorded music. 12; Daily broadcast service. 12.15: Close down, 2 p.m. : Recorded music. 2.40: ‘At Home and Abroad,’ “The Watchman.” 3.10: Luncheon music. 3.30: Afternoon musical programme, interspersed with descriptions of the Sheffield Shield cricket match, Victoria v. New South Wales. 5.20 to 7.20: Musical programme (continued).

Berlin (31.38 m, 19.74 m, 16.89 m, 13.99 m). 5.10: Lively pot-pourri. 6.50: Greetings to our listeners in Australia, 7:

News and economic review in English. 7.30: The kaleidoscope of opera. 9 : Selections from the ‘ Italian Song Book,’ by Hugo Wolf. 9.15: Ballad in the form of variations of an old Norwegian melody. 10: Concert of an army band. 11: Concert of light music. Paris. On 25.24 m and 31.41m.—7 p.m.: News. 7.30: Gramophone records. 8: Talk. 8.15: Records. 9.15: News in English. 9.35: Records. 10; Close down. 4.15 a.m.: News. 5: Relay. 6: News. 6.30: Records. 6.50: Talk. 7: Records. 7.30: News. 8: News in English. 8.30: Relay. 11: Close down. On 19.68 m from 11 p.m. to 4 a.m., and on 16.84 m from 2.30 a.m. to 4 a.m.—ll p.m.: Records. Midnight: News in English. 0.15: Concert. 0.45: Talk. 1: Concert. 1.30; News and talks. 2.20: Records. 2.30: Entertainment. 4: Close down.

On 25.24 m and 25.60m.—1 p.m.: News. 1.50: Talk. 2.5: Records. 2.15: Close down. 2.30: Records. 3.15: News. 4: News in English. 4.20: Talk. 5: Close down. 2RO (25.4 m), Rome. 9.40; 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: 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.

JZL (25.42 m), Tokio. To-morrow.—l a.m.: Opening announcement. 1.5; News, entertainments. etc. 1.25: News in English, talk. 1.45; News in ‘Chinese. 1,55: Entertainment. 2.5: News. 2.15: Entertainment. -2.25: Concluding announcements. 2.30: Close down.