RADIO IN THE HOME

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22098, 2 May 1935, Page 17

RADIO IN THE HOME

PROGRAMME FEATURES KING'S SILVER JUBILEE OVERSEAS BROADCASTS BY ALL-WAVE Next Monday night IYA will broadcast an outstanding novelty item, "The Aldershot Military Tattoo." An excellent alternative programme is to be provided by 2YA and rebroadcast by 3YA and 4YA. This is the Silver Jubilee Concert to be relayed from the Wellingtoh Town Hall. The programme will include items by the Wellington Symphony Orchestra, under the conductorship of Mr. Leon de Manny, and by art ; sts provided by the Broadcasting Board. These will include Mr. Walter Kingsley, Australian baritone, and MrJohn Robertson, cornetist. The Broadcasting Board has announced the completion of arrangements for Miss Gladys Moncrieff, who is well known to New Zealand musical comedy audiences, to tour the national stations. Miss Moncrieff has practically completed her Australian engagements, and after a short rest she will visit the Dominion, commencing her tour about the beginning of July. It is understood that the board is negotiating with other artists at present in Australia. Listeners will welcome the appearance of Miss Moncrielf and will applaud the policy of the board in securing the best possible talent for its programmes.

To-night, commencing at 9.30, the Australian national broadcasting network will present a Sydney studio performance of " The Pink Lady," featuring Gladys Moncrieff. This will be followed at 10.45 by a programme by the National Military Band, assisted by the Strollers Trio. On Friday, at 10.45 p.m., "R.U.R." (Rossum's Universal Robots), a three-act play and epilogue, is to be given. On Saturday, at 9.30, the festival guest night of " Toe H " in the Melbourne Town Hall will be relayed, and this will afford listeners an opportunity of hearing the Governor of Victoria, Lord Hnntingfield, speak. In the event of static conditions marring reception on the broadcast channels, short-wave enthusiasts will be able to hear these programmes through SLR, 31.3 metres, 9580 k.c., which relays 3LO, one of the stations of the national network, between 9,30 and 12 each night.

In connection with the King's Silver Jubilee celebrations a speech by the acting-Prime Minister of New Zealand, the Hon. E. A. Ransom, will bo broadcast by the 8.8.C. in London. Mr. Ransom's speech will pass through no less than six stations before it is finally received in London, hirst it will go from 2YA, Wellington, to the Tinakori Hills station, there to be sent on short-wave to the receiving staion at La Perouse. Irom there it will go to the Sydney-London radio channel at the G.P.0., Sydney, to be transmitted to the London receiving station, which will send it to the 8.8.C. studio. This is a very complicated proceeding, compared with the direct reception of GSB or GSD by a special receiver whose output is relayed to a YA station for a rebroadcast.

Notwithstanding the recent relaxation on controversial broadcasts, the national stations have not embarked on this type of programme to any marked extent. However, next luesday night, IYA is to present a 8.8.C. recorded programme, " A Debate on the League of Nations," both participants in which are particularly distinguished authorities on the subject. Sides are taken by Sir Norman Angell and I Sir Charles Petrie, who gives the 8.i..C. talks on Foreign Affairs. As the New Zealand broadcasting system is to a large extent modelled on that of the 8.8.C.. it may be expected that the general arrangement for controversial broadcasts, when they eventuate, will follow closely on the lines of this promised presentation. .

The close-down by IYA between 4.30 p.m. and 6 p.m. on Sunday evenings provides an opportunity to broadcast listeners to hear a number of American stations on their late Saturday evening programmes. Before it commences to get really dark, one can hear at moderate volume quite a few of these stations, including the one-time favourite, KFI. which, in the city, can seldom be heard while IYA is on the air. A careful tour round the dial during this period will amaze listeners who have been content with local reception, and it will bring some understanding of the DX records that havo been established, oven by sets of comparatively few valves. This is due in part to the excellence of the receivers, and also to the improvements that have been effected in the efficiency and power of the American transmitters.

It has been claimed that New Zealand short-wave reception is at its peak at the chango of the seasons. This seems to ho borne out at the present time when any good short-wave receiver, even on an indifferent aerial, will bring in a good many stations, some with remarkable clarity and volume. Last Sunday afternoon FYA and several of the American stations on the lower band provided excellent entertainment, and toward evening, on the 49 metre band, the American " W " stations were amazingly good. At present the Empire evening transmissions are not quite so loud as they have been but they are, nevertheless, of sufficient volume, steadiness and clarity to he really enjoyable. This augurs well for the. direct reception and for the rebroadcast by IYA of the special jubilee broadcasts.

The British Broadcasting Board is . co-operating with the National Council of Social Service in distributing information on matters of urgent social significance. Once each week a special officer of the corporation gives a talk, the range of subjects including unemployment, emigration, land settlement, liealth topics, insurance, rent restriction, housing, hire purchase matters and recent legislation. FROM IYA To-day (also to IZH). —8 p.m., continuity programme, "An Hour in Spain," with Mrs. | Cartc-L'oyd as narrator; 9.5, talk, Mrs. B. i F. Richards, "Literary Trends"; 9.20, re- ' cordings, "Eton Memories" and "The Savoy Hunting Melody"; 9,33, Walter Kingsley, "Glorious Devon," "They Say," "At Grendon Pair" and "Hats Of! to the- Stoker"; 9.47, recordings; 10 to 11, dance music. To-morrow: 8 p.m., relay o£ reception to General Evangaline Booth; 10 to 11, popular music. Saturday; 8 p.m., "Bohemian Polka"; 8.5, Dora Labette (soprano); 8.21, Tossy Spivakowsky (violinist); 8.41, National Chorus; 9.5, old-time dance by Studio Orchestra, with interludes and sports summary at 10. Sunday: 11 a.m., service from Epsom Methodist Church; 3.30 p.m., Beethoven's "Moonlight Sonata"; 7, evensong from St. Mark's Church, Remuera: 8.30, relay of Town Hall performance by the Auckland Municipal Band, the programme including "Coronation March," an Empire Fantasia, pongs by Miss Phyllis Cato (mezzo-con-tralto), "Glory of the Sea" and "There is a Land," and a flute solo, "Polonaifie." Monday (also to 1ZH): 8 p.m., Aldershot Military Tattoo; 9.5, recorded talk, "Causes of War," by Sir Norman Angell; 9.20, Studio Orchestra, "Plymouth Hoe" and "Slumber Song"; 9.32, unaccompanied vocal numbers, "Sing We At l'leasure"; 9.89, orchestra "Merrie England," and at 9.57, "80l Masquo." Tuesday: 4.45 p.m, to about 6 p.m., rebroadcast from tho Empire Station of a Jubilee Feature Programme, concluding with an address by the King; 8 (also to IZH), recordings; 8.30, 8.8.C. recorded programme, "Debate on the League 'of Nations," by Sir Norman Angell and Sir Charles Pet lie; 9.5, "The Mikado"; 10 to 11, dance music. Wednesday: 4.45 p.m., rebron<lc»»t from Rmpire Station of service iti St. Paul's Cathedral; 8 p.m., British chamber music programme; Barbirolli's "Introduction and Allegro"; 8.20, two aonatas by Delius; 9.5 ; talk, Alan Mulgan, "King George and the Throne," followed by a programme of recordings; 10 to 11, popular music.