ON THE AIR

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXIII, 12 February 1941, Page 10

ON THE AIR

TO-NIGHT (WEDNESDAY) IYA, AUCKLAND (650 Kilocycles).— 4.30 Sports results. 5.0 Children’s session. 5.45 Dinner music. 6.15 News from London. 7.0 News and reports. 7.15 Book review. 7.30 Leon Goossens (oboe) and the London Philharmonic Orchestra. 7.40 Nancye O'Connor (soprano). 7.52 The Spencer Dyke String Quartet with James Lockyer and Edward Robinson. 8.24 Mark Raphael (baritone). 8.30 Eileen Joyce (piano), Henri Temianka (violin) and Antoni Sala (’cello). 8.57 Station notices. 9.0 NBS newsreel. 9.15 BBC news commentary. 9.25 Evening Prayer: Major John Nelson of the Salvation Army. 9.30 "Martin’s Corner: The Story of a Family.” 10.0 Sefton Daly (piano). 10.12 Music, mirth and melody.

2YA, WELLINGTON (570 Kilo-, cycles).—s.o Children’s session. 5.45 Dinner music. 6.15 News from London. 7.0 News' and reports. 7.15 “Britain Speaks.” 7.30 The Gardening Expert. 7.45 The Serge Krish Instrumental Sextet. 7.52 “Bundles.” 8.22 Concert by the Combined NBS string Orchestra and 2YA Cdncert Orchestra. 8.58 Station notices. 9.0 NBS newsreel. 9.15 BBC news commentary. 9.25 Evening Prayer, Major John Nelson of the Salvation Army. 9.30 The Regent Concert Orchestra. 9.36 “Surfeit of Lampreys,” Ngaio Marsh’s new detective story, read by the author. 10.0 Dance music. 3YA, CHRISTCHURCH (720 Kilocycles).—4.3o Sports results. 5.0 Children’s session. 5.45 Dinner music. 6.15 News from London. 7.0 News and reports. 7.30 Addington stock market report. 7.30 Yehudi Menuhin (violin), and the Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra of New York. 7.59 Readings by Owen L. Simmance. 8.19 Merle Gamble (soprano). 8.32 Arthur Rubinstein (piano). 8.39 Arthur S. Bell (baritone). 8.53 Yehudi Menuhin (violin), 8.58 Station notices. 9.0 NBS newsreel. 9.15 BBC news commentary. 9.25 Evening Prayer, Major John Nelson, of the Salvation Army. 9.30 Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. 10.14 Music, mirth and melody. 4YA, DUNEDIN (790 Kilocycles).— 4.30 Recordings. 4.45 Sports results. 5.0 Children’s session. 5.45 Dinner music. 6.15 News from London. 7.0 News and reports. 7.10 Burnside stock market report. 7.18 Talk. 7.30 Debroy Somers Band. 7.40 “The Bold Bad Buccaneers.” 7.53 “The Hunchback of Ben Ali.” 8.6 Variety: Lew White (organ), The Dreamers, Arthur Askey (comedian), and the Oskar Joost Dance Orchestra. 8.33 “The Fourth Form at St. Percy’s.” 8.45 “Live, Love and Laugh,” a drama set to music. 8.58 Station notices. 9.0 NBS newsreel. 9.15 BBC news commentary- 9.25 Evening Prayer, Major John Nelson of the Salvation Army. 9.33 “The Life of Cleopatra.” 10.0 Dance music. 2YN, NELSON TO-NIGHT (WEDNESDAY) 7.0 p.m. Chimes. “The Recollections of Geoffrey Hamlyn.” 7.25 Louis Levy and his Orchestra, “Paprika.” 7.31 Les Allen (vocal), “One Life.” Jim Davidson and his Orchestra, “Wishing.” 7.38 Webster Booth (tenor), “Beneath Her Window.” 7.46 The Bohemians, “Circus March,” “Bohemian Polka.” 7.52 Paul Robeson (bass), “Down De Lovers’ Lane.” Henry Hall and his Orchestra, “Church Mouse On a Spree.” 8.0 Chimes. God Save the King. Light classical music. Boston Promenade Orchestra, “Polonaise,” “Intermezzo.” 8.9 Miliza Korjus (soprano), “Parla Waltz.” Emanuel Feuermann (’cello), “Tango.” 8.16 New Light Symphony Orchestra, “Three English Dances.” Beniamino Gigli (tenor), “Wiegenlied,” “Serenade.” 8.30 Variety and vaudeville. Gray Gordon and his Tic-Toe Rhythm, “Off To See the Wizard of Oz.” Marie Ormston (piano), “Chappell and Sterling Songs Medley.” 8.40 Noel Coward, “Mad Dogs and Englishmen,” “Mrs Worthington,” “Something To Do With Spring.” 8.49 Geraldo and the Savoy Hotel Orchestra, “Indian Summer,” “Oh, Mamma Mia.” 8.55 Dick Todd (vocal), “I Can’t Get Started,” “Polka Dots and Moonbeams.” 9.2 Band music. Foden’s Motor Works Band, “Zampa.” 9.8 Nelson Eddy (baritone), “Soldiers of Fortune.” 9.11 Band of H.M. Grenadier Guards, “The Guards March On.” 9.20 Peter Dawson (bass), “Hybrias, The Cretan.” 9.23 Band of H.M. Royal Marines, “By Land and Sea,” “The Thin Red Line,” “The Middy.” 9.30 Eb and Zeb. 9.40 Sidney Torch (organ), “At the Panda’s Party,” A-Tisket A-Tasket.” 9.47 Connie Boswell (vocal), “Charming Little Faker,” “Deep In a Dream.” 9.53 Horace Heidt and his Musical Knights, “The Girl Behind the Venetian Blind,” ‘"The Singing Hills.” 10.0 p.m. Close down. BBC PROGRAMME TO-MORROW (THURSDAY)

12.0 a.m. Leon Goossens, oboe, with strings of the BBC Salon Orchestra. 1.15 Musical comedy, “Blue Eyes,” with Derek Oldham and Anne Ziegler. 1.30 “Democracy Marches,” talk by Major L. M. Hastings. 2.0 Percival Mackey Band. 2.30 Tom Moore feature, with John McCormack. 3.0 London newsletter, Sir Frederick Whyte. 3.15 Play, “My Dear Watson.” 3.45 Welsh Rhapsody, BBC Northern Orchestra, conducted by Maurice Johnstone. 5.0 Geraldo Dance Orchestra. 5.45 Jack Mackintosh (cornet), Lambert Flack (piccolo). 6.45 Afrikaans talk. 7.0 South African newsletter, J. Grenfell Williams on GSC, GSD, GSN. News from Australia, Colin Wills on GSF. 7.30 BBC Military Band. 8.0 “The Ascent of F 6,” play, W. H. Auden and Christopher I. Sherwood. 8.20 Music in a Devon town, journey to Sidmouth with BBC recording van. 9.0 Talk. 10.0 James Bell Theatre organ. 11.15 Geraldo Dance Orchestra. 12.15 p.m. French newsletter. 12.30 British sketchbook, presented by Rooney Peliter. 12.45 “Scots Abroad,” talk by John R. Allan. 1.15 Starlight, Vera Lynn and Sid Bright. 1.30 “Britain Speaks,” talk by Lieut.-Commander Thomas Woodrooffe. 2.G Sengs of Robert Burns, Alexander Hendeison (bass), with strings of BBC Scottish Orchestra, conducted by lan Whyte. 2.15 Tom Moore feature, with John McCormack. 2.45 “Polly Wolly Doodle,” plantation songs arranged by Stanford Robinson. 3.0 “Democracy Marches,” talk by Rt. Hon. Ronald Cross, Minister of Shipping. 4.15 “Britain Speaks,” talk by Lieut.-Com-mander Thomas Woodrooffe. 6.45 Starlight, Vera Lynn and Sid Bright. 7.0 “The Phantom Brigintine,” play, translated by Cynthia Pugh. 7.40 Geraldo Dance Orchestra. 8.15 “Calling Australia,” talk by Robert Fraser. 9.0 "On Sea and Land,” talk by Lieut.-Com-mander Thomas Woodrooffe. 915 “Music of Britain,” Richard Dering and BBC singers, section A. 11.30 Somerset Maugham play, “The Yellow Streak.”