TO-NIGHT’S RADIO

Evening Star, Issue 23560, 26 April 1940, Page 1

TO-NIGHT’S RADIO

During the war all main stations will remain on the air until midnighti normal programmes ceasing at 11 p.m. Daventry news will be broadcast at 6, 7. and 9 a.m., and at 12.30, 4, 6.15, 9, and 11.30 p.m. 4YA (790 kc), Dunedin. 4.30: Light musical programme. 4.45: Sports results. 5: Children’s session. 5.45; Dinner music. 7 : News service. 8; ‘Dad and Dave.’ 8.15: ‘The Kingsmen,’ radios Royal Quartet. 8.28: ‘ The Circle of Shiva.’ 8.41: Lukewcla's Royal Hawaiians, ‘ Haiue Pila,’ ‘Blue Hawaii’ (Robin), ‘Na Moku E Ha’ (Kealoha). 8.47: Walter Preston and Evelyn MacGregor sing: ‘Can I Forget You?’ (Kern), ‘Whispers in the Park’ (Hollander). 8.53; Bert Hirsch’s Novelty Dance Orchestra, ‘ A Leafy Lane in Caroline ’ (Zelda), ‘A Starry Night’ (Hirsch). 9: Daventry news. 9.20: Weather report and station notices. 9.30; Readings by Professor T. D. Adams, with musical interludes. 10: Dance music by the Savoy Dance Band, relayed from the Savoy Restaurant. To-morrow. —6 a.m.: News and recordings. 6.50: Weather report for aviators. 7: Breakfast session. 10: Selected, recordings. 10.50: Talk to women in the’ ‘ Music and Flowers ’ series, by Rafaelo Diaz, popular tenor of the Metropolitan Opera, New York: ‘A Singer Talks on Flowers’ (7). Recordings. 1: Weather report tor aviators, weather forecast. .1.30: Relay from Carisbrook, Alhambra v. Zingari, and, at 3, Pirates v. Kaikorai. 4YO (I,Hokc), Dunedin. 5: Recordings. 6: Close down. 7: Afterdinner music 8; ‘Classics for the Connoisseur.’ 9; ‘ Piccadilly on Parade.’ 9.13; Dancing time. 10: Melody and humour. 10.30: Close down.

4YZ (6(okc), Invercargill, 5: Light music. 5.30: Children’s session. 4.45: Laugh and sing. 6: Carson Robison and his Buckaroos. 6.15: Daventry neWs. 6.45: ‘Mario Antionette.’ 7: Rebroadcast of official news. 7.10 (approx.): Afterdinner music (7.30, station announcements). 8: The London- Symphony Orchestra: ‘ Concerto Grosso in D Major, Op. 6, No. 5 ’ (Handel). 8.16: Maria Miller (soprano), ‘ In the Hothouse ’ and ‘ A Dream ’ (Wagner). 8.24: Willem Mangelberg and his Concertgebouw Orchestra, ‘ Bolero ’ (Ravel). 8.40: Musical comedy. 9: Daventry news. 9.30: ‘Thrills.’ 9.43: Rhythm time. 10: Close down. 3YA (720 kc), Christchurch. 5: Children's session. 5.45: Dinner music. 7: News service. 7.35: Talk by Miss Thelma Kent, A.R.P.S., F.R.S.A.: ‘ Landscape Photographs.’ 8: Words and Music by Gilbert and Sullivan, Monarchs of Light O'pera. 8.35; Lew White (organ), Waldo Mayo (violin), Theodore Celia (harp). 8.48: Daisy Perry (contralto). 9.20: Weather report and station notices. 9.25: Light Symphony Orchestra. 9.29: George Baker (baritone). 9.35; New. Queen’s Hall Light Orchestra, ‘ Summer Days Suite ’ (Eric Coates). 9.48: Sydney Mac Ewan (tenor). 9.54: New Light Symphony Orchestra. 10: Music, mirth, and melody. 2YA (570 kc), Wellington. 5: Children’s session. 5.45; Dinner music. 7: News service. 7.30: ‘ Who’s Who and What’s What?’ a ramble in the news by “ Coranto.” 8: ‘Every Friday Night at Eight,’ a musical absurdity featuring the Rhythm Makers. 8.32: ‘ The Mysterious Mr Lynch.' 9.20: Weather report and station notices. 9.25: Munn and Felton’s Works Band. Foden’s Motor Works Band. 9.37: Isabelle M. Fosselto (soprano). 9.47: Grand Massed Brass Bands. 9.59: Tommie Connor and the Boys (vocal). 10.5: Foden's Motor Works Band. Amington Band. 10.15: New dance recordings, compered by “ Turntable,”

IYA (650 kc), Auckland. ■5: Children’s session. 5.45: Dinner music. 7: News service. 7.20: Sports talk by Gordon Hutter. 8; Florence Robinson will be heard in readings from H. V. Morton and G. K. Chesterton. 8.22: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, 8.30: Dorothy Davies (pianist) presents seven pieces by Brahms. 8.50: Boston Symphony Orchestra. 9.20: Weather report and station notices. 9.25: Music from the theatre: ‘ Scheherazade,’ to the music of Rimsky-Korsakov. 10.14: Music, .mirth, and melody. SHORT WAVE STATIONS Empire Station (19.52 m, 25.5 m, 31.55 m), Daventry, 5.57 p.m.: Announcements. 6: To be announced. 6.15: Full news bulletin. 6.45: To be announced. 8: News summary. 8.15: Talk, ‘ln England Now.’ 8.45: To be announced. 9: Full news bulletin. 9.30: Talk, ‘ Matters of Moment.’ 10.15: Close down. VLB (31.32 m), Melbourne. 7.30 p.m.: Young people’s session. 8.15: Special racing session. 8.30: Music. 9: News. 0.45: Talk. 10: Wilfred Thomas (baritone). 10.40: Auctuality broadcast, ‘Wool.’ 11: ‘These/Were Hits.’ 11.30: News. 11.45: Government talk. Midnight: National Military Band. 0.30: Department of Information service. 2.30: Close down. VLR3 (25.25 m), Melbourne. 8.30 a.m.: Weather and, news. , 9.15; ‘Alarm Clock Hour.’ 9.45: News. 11; *At Random.’ 12: Daily devotional service. 12.15: Close down. 2: Music, light and right. 2.25: Stock Exchange report, ’etc. 2.55: News. 3.35: Musical programme, interspersed with descriptions of the Ascot and Warwick Farm races (news at 6.15). 7.15: Close down. 2R03 (31.15 M), 2R06 (19.61 m), Rome.. 6: Musical programme. 6.35: News summary in English. 6.50: Musical programme.

7: News, summary in Italian. 7.15: Close down.