TO-DAY’S RADIO PROGRAMME

Greymouth Evening Star, 24 December 1934, Page 3

TO-DAY’S RADIO PROGRAMME

IYA AUCKLAND (650 k.c.) 5.0: Children’s hour. 6.0: Dinner music. 7.0: News and i eports. 8.0: Concert, programme, featuring the Dickens Fellowship Recording. 8.4: The Dickens Fellowship. Players: Mrs Kenneth Gordon, Rev. C. E. Perkins, Miss E. M. Statham, Mr T. Vivian, Mr T. Clarkson, introducing sketches from Dickens, including “Boots at the Holiytree Inn”; “A Pickwickian Christmas”; “The End of It” and “Marley’s Ghost.” Recording. The Dickons Fellowship, “Micawber and Easy Finance.” 9.0: Weather report and station notice?. 9.2: Miscellaneous recordings. 10.0: Favourites, old and new. 10.30: Dance music. 12.0: Relay from St. Patrick’s Cathedral of midnight. Mass service. Preacher, His Lordship, Bishop Listen. Organist, Miss N. Ormond. Choirmaster, l\lr JLeo Whittaker. Alternative programme (IYX, 880 k.c.). 2YA WELLINGTON (57.0 k.c.) 5.0: Children’s hour. 6.0: Dinner music. 7.0: News and reports. Special Wellington weather foiecast. 8.0: Chimes. A Theme programme. “The Legend of the Bells.” Narator, Mr Wynyard Cobby. 8.40: Lecturette, Mr Robert Parker, C.M.G., “Christmas Cards.” 9.0: Weather report and station notices; special Wellington weather forecast. 9.4: “Vocal Harmonists” Male Quartet. 9.19: The Bohemians’ Light Orchestra. 9.21: “The Great Mogul.” One of a series of dramas about famous diamonds. 9.36: 'rhe Bohemians’ Light Orchestra. 0.39: “Music. At Your Fireside,” featuring, “Spiratc pur Spiratc.’’ “Chanson Triste,” etc. 9.35: Heiman Finck and his Orchestra. Special weather forecast for mountaineers. 10.0: Presentation of special 8.8. C. programme, “Playing the Game.” 10.50: Bransby Williams and Company. 10.58: Bob Miller and his Orchestra. 11.7: The 8.8. C. Wireless Chorus. 11.15; Three old-time dances. 11.58: Relay of midnight Mass from St. Gerald’s Redemntorist Church, Hawker Street. 1.10: Close down.

3YA CHRISTCHURCH (720 k.c.) 5.0: Children's hour. 6.1): Dinner music. 7.0: News and reports. 8.0: Chimes. 9.0: Weather forecast and station notices. 9.3: Recording. 9.9: Mr Jock Lockhart, comedian, Christmas tieandu!:;, including “Waiting .for the Kelt!'.) to Boil.” 9.14: Billy Whitlock, .xylophone. 9.17: Philip WynnoYoike, baritone. 9.23: Agnes Shear .1by, piano novelties. 9.31: Recording. 9.37: Jock Lockhalt, comedian, “Christmas Greetin’,” including “The Girl who Thought.” 9.13: Agnes Shearsby, piano. 9.51: Philip WynneYorke, baritone, “Brittany”: "Sylvia’’: “Knight of Bethlehem.” 9.57: Recording.' 10.0: Theme programme, “The Music of Home.” (Narrator: Dr. Robinson E. Hall). 11.0: Dance music. 11.40: Christmas recordings. 12.0: Cathedral bells. 12.2: Devotional: Very Rev. Dean Julius. 12.7: Close down. Alternative programme (3YL, 1200 k.c.). 4YA DUNEDIN (790 k.c.) 5.0: Children’s hour. 6.0: Dinner music. 7.0: News and reports. 7.40: Talk: Mr R. McKenzie, “Prospects for hirst. Day’s Racing at the Dunedin Jockey Club’s meeting at Wingatui.” 8.0: Chimes. 9.0: Weather report and station notices. 9.2: Talk; Mr J. T.

Paul, “Land of the- Pharoahs—the Charm of Ancient Egypt.” 9.20.: Records. 12.0: Chimes. TO-MORROW’S PROGRAMME. IYA AUCKLAND (650 k.c.). 9.0: Recording, “An English Christmas.” 9.5: Selected recordings. 10.30: Relay of' combined Christmas Day service Horn Pitt Street Methodist Church. 11.30: Close down. 1.0: Dinner music. 2.16: Selected recordings. 3.30: Recorded talk, Lewis Casson, “The Nativity of Our Lord.” 3.34: Selected recordings. 4.30: Close down. 6.0: Children’s song service. 7.0: Selected recordings. 8.0: Concert programme. An hour of special Christmas music. 9.0: Weather report and station notices. 9.2: Miscellaneous recordings. 10.0: Epilogue. 10.6: Close down. 1.45: Rebroadcast from the British Broadcasting Corporation’s Empire Station of the actual Empire Christmas programme, in which New Zealand will provide three contributions, with the speech by His Majesty the King terminating the programme. His Majesty’s speech at 3 a-.m. Alternative programme (IYX, 880 k.c.). 2YA WELLINGTON (570 k.c.) 9.0: Chimes. Selected recordings. 10.30: Devotional service. 12.0: Close down. 1.0: Dinner music. 5.0: Children’s song service. 6.0: Selected recm dings. 7.0: Special Wellington weather forecast, repeated at 9.0 and 10.30. Selected recordings. 7.48: Bransby Williams (dramatic recital). 8.0: Chimes. 2YA Concert Orchestra, “Christmas Overture.” Cornet, solo— Mr S. Bernard, with orchestra, “Alla ■Stella Confidante.” 8.15: Madame Gcossens-Viceroy (famous Belgian dramatic sopiano, with orchestral accompaniment), “Rejoice Greatly”; “1 Know That My Redeemer Liveth.” 8.25: 2YA Concert Orchestra, “The Merchant of Venice” Suite: (1) First prelude: (2) Intermezzo, “Portia": (3) “Oriental” March; (4) Second prelude; (5) “Doge’s” March. 8.40: John McCormack (tenor). 8.46: Master Yehudi Menuhin (violinist). 8.50: J. Alexander Browne (baritone), “The Lord is My Light”; “The Victorious Dead.” 9.0: Weather report and station. notices. 9.5: Raymond Beatty (basso cantante) n’ith piano, "The Song of tho Clock,” with violin and piano, “Deep Rivet”; with orchestra, “The Holy City.” 9.15: 2YA Concert Orchestra, “Second Peer Gynt” Suite: (1) Abduction of the Bride; GD Arabian Dance;’(3) Peer Gynt’s' Homecoming; (1) Solveig’u Song., 9.30: Madame- Goussens-Viccroy, “Sc I it M'ami”; I’La Giiometta”; “Amort 1 , Amor”; With organ and violin obligato. “Ave Maria.” 9.39: J. Alexander Brown (baritone), “The Garden of Sleep-”; “Brian of Glenaar. ’ 9.42: Pablo Cassals (’cello). 9.48: Raymond Beatty (basso), with orchestra, Recit., “Thus Saith the Lord”; Air, “But Who May Abide”; "Nazareth.” 10.0: 2YA Concert Orchestra,, “Entry of the -Boyards” March. 10.0: Epilogue. 110.6: Close d'jjvn. Alternative programme (YC. 840 k.c.). 3YA CHRISTCHURCH (720 k.c.). 9.0: Selected recordings. 10.0: Devotional service. 10.30: Selected recordings. 12.0: Close down. 1.0: Dinner music. 3.0: Classical music. Progress reports of Plunket Shield cricket at intervals. Canterbury v. Auckland. 4.0: Selected recordings: 5.0: Children’s Christmas song service. 6.0; Selected recordings. 7.0:

Review of to-day’s play in the Plunket Shield cricket match, Canterbury v. Auckland. 7.15: Selected recordings. 7.30: Relay of carol service from the Christchurch Anglican Cathedral. 8.30: Recording. 8.36: Mrs Tristram Willcox, contralto, “Coventry Carol”; “Just for To-day.’ 8.42; Recording. 8.50: J. Alexander Brown, baritone. 9.0: Weather forecast and station notices. 9.27: Mrs Tristram Willcox, contralto, “Th© Holy City.” 9.33: Recording. 9.39: J. Alexander Browne, baritone. 9.49: Recording. 10.0: Epilogue, and close down. 1.45: See IYA. Alternative 3YL, 1200 k.c.). 4YA DUNEDIN (790 k.c.). t 9.0: Selected recordings. 10.30: Relay from First Presbyterian Church, special Christmas service, under the auspices of the Council of Christian

Congregations. 1.0: Dinner music. 2.0: Selected recordings. 3.0: Berlin State Opera House Orchestra. 4.30: Close clown. 5.30: Children’s song service. 6.15: Selected recordings. 8.0: Chimes. Concert programme of recordings. 9.0: Weather report and station notices. 9.2: Reserved. 9.13: Records. 10.6: Close down. 1.45: Sec IYA.