RADIO IN THE HOME

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21916, 27 September 1934, Page 18

RADIO IN THE HOME

COMING ATTRACTIONS INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMME THE MELBOURNE CENTENARY BT ALL-WAVE The Broadcasting Board has announced the appearance from its stations in the near future of Madame Goosens-Viceroy, who sang leading parts in the grand opera presentations of the Australian Broadcasting Commission. The board is negotiating with other prominent artists for their services in the early part of the coming year, and it is not unlikely that several, mainly Australians, who have been known to New Zealand listeners only by medium of their recordings, will make personal appearances before the microphone. Listeners, generally, are very appreciative of these efforts of the board, and with its ever-mounting revenue the board can be increasingly ambitious in this direction.

On Sunday next IYA is to relay from the Town Hall the evening concert by the Municipal Band, which will be assisted by Miss Amy Eaton (soprano), who will sing "April Morn" and "April is a Lady," and also by a clarinet ensemble, which will render "Concertino Op. 26 (Weber). The band numbers will include "Colonel Bogey on Parade," a "William Tell" selection, "In the Souclan," a "Faust" selection and "Lead, Kindly Light." On Tuesday the Gilbert and Sullivan "Kuddigore" and "The Sorcerer." is to be broadcast, and the following evening "The Emperor Quartette," for four strings, is to be rendered by prominent local artists. On Thursday, October 4, Mr. J. W. Bailey and company will give "Berenetha," an "Epic or the Western Ocean," and this will be followed by an abridged version of "Der Freishutz," Weber's famous opera. Liter in the week Madame Irene Ainsley (contralto) will be heard.

On Thursday, November 1, the four •YA stations are to broadcast an International Goodwill Programme of speeches bv the Prime Minister, trie Rt. Eton. G. W. Forbes, ana the Mayors of the four main cities, interspersed with special Maori items, the underlying idea being to convey to the world the true New Zealand atmosphere. This is in furtherance of the ideal of the British Broadcasting Corporation that "nation shall speak to nation." The proper medium for such a broadcast is, of course, a powerful short-wave station, and it is doubtful whether very manv countries will satisfactorily receive this special transmission.

It has been suggested that a periodical inter-change of announcers between the YA stations would be welcomed by listeners, and it must be admitted that there is much to commend the idea. After years of listening one group a change in voice and style would prove welcome. The suggestion might be carried a step further, to embrace some of the Australian stations, as undoubtedly overseas experience would prove beneficial to the announcers. There would, of course, be some expense in such temporary transfers, but the resultant change should warrant it.

A correspondent, "Aero," of Te Aroha, protests that, although each event at every country race meeting is broadcast immediately it is concluded, there has been no prompt broadcast of the races for the America's Chip, which is an international contest, evoking wide interest in the»Dominion. The TTkrat,d has been informed by IYA that the omission to broadcast progress racing reports was due to a question of copyright. However, the 8.8.C. made special .arrangements for a complete running description of each race, and this was put on the air over the Empire short-wave station,' as well as on the ordinary wave bands. According to Mr. A. J. Glanville, of Mount Wellington, a complete description of each race was audible here from daybreak onward from W3XAL, of 16.87 metres (17780 kc.), and another from the Empire station GSD, on 25.5 metres (11750 kc.). The Empire broadcast may, of course, have also been available on other short-wave lengths.

The readjustment of our clocks to daylight saving time next Sunday will place Australian concert programmes at an even more inconvenient hour than they at present occupy, while the steady approach of longer days and less favourable reception conditions will further detract from the joys of Australian reception. Much that will* happen in connection with the Melbourne Centenary celebrations will be of absorbing interest to New Zealanders, who will certainly expect the Broadcasting Board to provide up-to-the-minute broadcasts of special features. The radio-phone link between New Zealand and Australia provides a satisfactory medium by which .these special broadcasts may be made by New Zealand stations, and thus save listeners from the indifferent reception of Australian stations that is probable.

Sir Kingsley Wood, the British Post-master-General, stated in Parliament last month that he intended to set up a committee to consider the development of television and to advise on the ccnditions under which a public television service could be provided. The committee will, it is understood, consist of representatives of the 8.8.C. and the Post Office, besides technical and scientific experts. This is the Government's first move to ascertain the progress made by the television industry. For some time the 8.8.C. have been sending out experimental television broadcasts on the Baird system, but there are other systems now on the market, all with a claim to recognition. 17A ITEMS' FOR THE WEEK To-day (also to 1ZH): 8. p.m., orchestral recording: 8.4, "Night Mail," a drama by the Beerbohms; 8.25 to 9 p.m., sundry recordings: 9.2, talk by P. G. Broad, "The Early History of Drury Lane Theatre": 9.20. "Cavalleria Kusticana" (Mascagm), sung in English; 10.30, dance masic. To-morrow (also to 1ZH): 8. p.m., Studio orchestra. "Russian and Ludmilla" overture; 8.8, saxophone solo, "Czardas": 8.12. Dennis Noble (baritone), "Passing-By": 8.16, organ solo. "My Moonlight Madonna": 8.19. Studio Orchestra, "Carnival" (Ring), cello solos, "Rondo" (Boccherini) and "Polichinelle" (Kriesler): 8.40, Studio Orchestra, "Ballxocra Memories' : 9.2, talk by Phoebe Clark. "Some of the London Picture Galleries : 9.20, ballad programme; 9.24, Marghanta Zelanda, "Un Bel di Vedremo" (Puccini), and again at 9.43. "Quella Firte" and "Regnave Nel Silenxio" (Donizetti); 9.66, Studio Orchestra, "Indian Song" (Friml). Saturday : 3 p.m., Rugby relay from Eden Park: 8 p.m., recordings:, 8.10, 8.8.C. recorded programme, "The Fifth Form at St. Pontefracts"; 8.50 to 10, recordings, with a reserve period at 9.2 p.m.; 10.10. dance music. Sunday: 11 a.m.. service from Mount Eden Baptist Church; 7 p.m.. service from Salvation Army Hall, Newton; 8.30, relay of Municipal Band from Town Hall, with Amy Eaton (soprano), "April Morn" and ' April is a Lady," and Messrs. Pheleung. McGregor. Eastoe and Cooper (clarinet ensemble). Concertino Op. 26. Monday: 4.30 p.m., matriculation lecture on geography: 7.30. Mackenzie lecture on "Veterinary : 8 p.m. (also to IZH). travel programme. "Hither and Thither.". "Garages and Castles": 9.2. talk by Sir lan Fraser, president of St. Dunstan's; 9.20. wrestling from Town Hall; 10.30, dance music. TUMday: 8 p.m., one hour of Gilbert and Sullivan, featuring "Ruddigore" and "The Sorcerer : 9 p.m. (also to IZH). talk by member of 8.M.A.: 9.20, recordings, including Milan Radio Orchestra, Gerhard Husch (baritone). Albert Sandler (violin), with Samehtini ('cello) and Bvfield (piano). _ "Bpanish Serenade" and "The Child and His Dancing Doll": 9.40, reserved: 10. dance music. Wednesday; 8 p.m.. chamber music programme. Greig's "Sonata in C Minor." first, second and third movements, played V>y Fnta Kriesler and Sergei ißachmoninoff: 8.25. Dawn Hardine (merzo-rfcnrano): 8.35, Strine Ouartette in "The Emnevor Quartette," with Hnydn M'lrrsv fviolin). Carl Whitmore (violin), Harold Baxter (viola) and Lalla Hemus (violoncello); 9.2, talk Alan Mulgan, "World Affairs"; 9.20 to 11, dance music.