TO-NIGHT’S RADIO

Evening Star, Issue 23352, 23 August 1939, Page 1

TO-NIGHT’S RADIO

4YA (790 kc), Dunedin, 4.30: Light 'musical programme. 4 :45 : Sports results. 5 ; Children’s session (Big Brother Bill and the Travel Man). 6: Dinner music. 7: Government and overseas news from 2YA. 7.10: News and reports. 7.30: The I motor expert. 8; ‘Mittens.’. 8.15: I The Bold, Bad Buccaneers. 8.38: ‘The fourth Form at St. Percy’s.’ 8.40: Talk by G. S. Thomson ‘On Catching I'ish ’ (1). 9: Weather report and station notices. 9.3; ‘Westward Ho!’ 9.18; ‘Thrills.’ 9.31; ‘Exploits of the Black Moth: Affairs of State.’ 10; An hour of modern dance music, featuring the orchestras of Ben Pollack, Clyde M‘Coy. and Freddy Ma rtin, with vocal interludes by Bing Crosby. 11: Close down. To-morrow.—G.so a.m.: Weather report for aviators. 7; Chimes. (Breakfast session. 9; Close down. 10: Weather report for aviators. (Recordings. 10.15: Devotional .service. 10.50: A talk to women by Margaret. 11; (Recordings. 12 ; Lunch music. 1: Weather report for aviators. Recordings. Sports results; classical music. 4: Weather and frost forecast. 4YO (1,140 kc), Dunedin. 5: Recordings. 6: Close down. 7: After-dinner music. 8: An orchestral programme, featuring at B.IC ‘Triple Concerto in C Major, Op. 5G ’ (Beethoven). 9 15: Highlights from grand opera. 10: Music and merriment. 10.30; Close down.

3YA (720 kc), Christchurch. o: Children’s hour. 6: Dinner music. 7: Government and overseas news from 2YA. 7.10: News and reports, 7.20; Addington stock market reports. 7.30; Winter course talk by G. T. J. Wilson, ‘ Life in Early Canterbury.’ 8: Concert by the Christchurch Male Voice Choir; conductor. Dr J. C. Bradshaw; accompanist. Noel Newson (relayed from Radiant Hall). 9; Weather forecast and station notices. 9.5: Readings by 0. L. Simmance. with music— ‘ Pickwick Papers,’ by Charles Dickens; ‘Poems,’, by Thomas Hood. 9.40: Mischa Levitski (pianoforte) and the London Symphony Orchestra. 10; Music, mirth, and melody. 11: Close down. 2YA (570 kc), Wellington. 5: Children’s session. 6: Dinner music. 7; Government and overseas nows. 7.10 (approx,) : News and reports. 7.28 : Time signal. 7.30 : Broadcast of proceedings from the House of Representatives. (In the event of a late sitting the broadcast will be continued from Parliament until 11 p.m.) 10.30 (approx.): Dance music by Bobbv Girvan and his Sweet Swing Band, from the Majestic Cabaret. 11: Close down. 2YC (840 kc), Wellington. 7.30 p.m.: Talk for the home gardener. 8: Viennese Waltz Orchestra. 8.10: Gladys Moncrielf: at the piano, Gil Dech. 8.25: Decca Salon Orchestra. 8.31: Buccaneers Octet. 8.37: The London Palladium Orchestra. 8.40: Talk by Dr Guy H. Scholefield, ‘ World Affairs.’ 9; Weather report and station notices. 9.5: ‘ Singapore Spy.’ 9.32; ‘Thrills.’ 9.47: ‘The Moonstone.’ 10; Dance music by Bobby Girvan and his Sweet Swing Band, relayed from the Majestic Cabaret. 10.30: Close down.

IYA (650 kc), Auckland. 5; Children's session. C: Dinner music. 7: Government and overseas news from 2YA. 7.10 (approx.) : Nows and reports. 7.40: Talk under the auspices of the Government Youth Centre. 8; Pro Arte Quartet. 8.15: Kay Christie (contralto) in a recital of lieder by Brahms and Schubert. 8.27: Mary Martin (violin) and Barbara Coyle (piano). 8.44: Oxford Ensemble (quartet). 9: Weather report and station notices. 9.5: ‘ Coronets of England: The Life of Charles 11., the Merry Monarch.’ 9.33; Hans Busch Orchestra. 9.39: Humoresk Melodies. 9.45: ‘ Poor Old Snell,’ a Cockney sketch featuring Mabel Constanduros (a. 8.8. C. production). 10: Music, mirth, and melody. 11: Close down. SHORT WAVE STATIONS (Xew Zealand standard 1 times are given.) Empire Stations (19.66 m, 19.76 m, 19.82 m, 25.53 m, 31.55 m), Daventry. 4.30 p.m.: ‘Charing Cross Road.’ Show with music, by Gladys and Clay Keyes. 5.30: Buth Draper, in excerpts I from her repertoire of orinigal charac-! ter sketches. 6: The news. 6.15: 1 Food for Thought.’ Short talks on matters of topical interest. 6.30: Recital by Margaret Tann-Williams (contralto). 6.45 (to close down): Sports news and market notes. Berlin (31.45 m, 19.74 m, 19.63 m, 16.89 m, 16.81 m, 13.99 m). 4.35 p.m.: Call (German, English). German folk song. 4.40: We strike up. 6.20; Greetings to our listeners. 6.30: Xews and economic review in English. 6.45: ’Topics (English). 7.15; Press review, 7.30: The Happy Family listens to hunters’ yarns. 7.15: ‘ Onward to Waiarcki.’ 'Maori songs from Xew Zealand, S; A recital of Wag-

iieriau operas. 9.15: Dance music. 10.30: Music from Stuttgart. 11.30: News in English. 0.45: ‘ A German Poet in the South Seas.’ 1: Enrico Mainardi (’cello). 1.30: News and economic review in English and Dutch. 2.45; German Collegium Musicum (German). 3.15: Germany hy ABC. 3.30: Close down. VLR (31.32 m), Melbourne. 7.45 a.m.; Music. 8.15: Weather and news. 9.10; Talk. 9.30; ‘ As You Like It.’ 10: Variety, including Nick Lucas. 10.15: 1 Emma and ’Erbert.’ 10.30: Jim Davidson’s Orchestra. 11.15: Talk. 11.30: Sydney Trio. Midnight; Late news. 0.10: Recorded! feature. 0.50: Summary of the day’s news. 1: Close down. To-morrow. —S a.m.: Weather and news. 8.45; ‘ Alarm Clock Hour.’ 9,45: ‘Hero and There.’ 10: ‘Hospital Half-hour.’ 10.30: ‘ Musical Mosaics.’ 11: Morning story. 11.30: Devotional service. 11.45; Close down. I. Broadcast to schools. 1.50; Stock Exchange report. 2.10: ‘ At Home and Abroad,’ “The Watchman.” _ 2.25: Weather and news. 2.35: Musical programme and descriptions of the Bendigo races. 7: Young people’s session. VK3ME (41.5 m), Melbourne. 8.30 p.m.: Recordings. 10.30: Weather, mining news. 10.32; Recordings. 11. Close down. Paris. , On 25.24m.—3.45 a.m. to 10.30 a.m. On 19 68m.—10.30 p.ra. to 3.30 a.m. On 16.81m.—2 a.m. to 3.30 a.m. On 24.24m.—2 p.m. to 4.30 p.m. On 19.83m.—6.30 p.m. to 9.30 p.m. , EIAR, Rome. On 25.4m.—2.30 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. and 9.30 p.ra. to 1,15 a.m. JZJ, Tokio. On 25.42m. : —0.30 a.m. to 2 a.m*