RADIO IN THE HOME

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22200, 29 August 1935, Page 5

RADIO IN THE HOME

if programme features BOHEMIAN ORCHESTRA RELAY CHANGES IN WAVE-LENGTHS BY ALL-WAVK To-night the concert to be given by the Bohemian Orchestra in the Town Hall will he relayed bv IYA. On Saturday evening IYA's programme will include items by the Studio Orchestra, Miss Gladys. Moncrieff, .Miss Heather Kinnaird and .Mr. Raymond Ueattv, .vocalists, and Mr. Gil l)eeh, pianist, jjetween 8.30 aim 10 p.m. on Sunday, IYA will relay a recital by the everpopular Auckland Municipal Band, while on Monday night listeners will be afforded a further opportunity of hearing Miss Moncrielf, Miss Kinnaird and Mr. Beatty. At 8.17 Miss Nor ah Whineray and players will present the radio sketch " The Coffee Stall Mystery." On Tuesday night Mr. Fred Bluett, popular comedian, will be hoard at 8.30 for 15 minutes, and at 9.5 Professor 11. M. Algie will discourse on "The Law as a Citizen Sees It." Wednesday's chamber music programme is noteworthy for its inclusion of Mr. Paul Vinogradov in pianoforte numbers. Walter Lindrum will talk on billiards at the conclusion of the musical portion of ,the programme.

Last Monday night a special studio dance band, under the conductorship of Mr. Fritz Seymour, provided from 3YA a four hours' programme of modern dance music, the items being arranged primarily for dance purposes. To-night 2YA will carry the experiment of providing complete dance programmes, from 8 o'clock onward, a step further. A special dance band, under the direction of Mr. Gil Dech, will play, the dance numbers, the interludes between dances consisting of songs by Miss Gladys M'oncrieff and a series of recordings. The programme will continue until 11.30. No announcement has been made of the date of Auckland's special dance night, but it is to be hoped that IYA will follow the lead of the southern transmitters. In addition tp those previously adyised, several wave-length changes are imminent. On the broadcast band 3LO, Melbourne, formerly on 800 kilocycles, ! will move to 770 kilocycles, and 3AR, Melbourne, will transfer from 610 to 630 kilocycles, the changes being made as from next Sunday. The Daventry stations, which from July 28 to August 31, were on the air between 4.45 p.m. and 6.45 p.m. each day, will between September 1 and October 5 transmit for New Zealand between 5.45 p.m. and 7.45 p.m. The Japanese station JVH is now. transmitting on 20.55 metres from 4.30 p.m. to 5.30 p.m. daily, the Suva station VPD is transmitting on 22.96 metres on week days, between 5 p.m. and 6 p.m., and the Russian station RNE, on 25 metres, is operating late on Sunday evenings in addition to its morning transmissions. Coincident with the, increased power .to be employed shortly by GSB-D. GSB will * transmit over an aerial specially directed toward New Zealand so that a surprising increase in signal strength may be expected. f> . Miss Elva Bell, who, as a young cirl in New Zealand, acquired considerable knowledge of tlv Maori language and music and who has frequently broadcast from 4QG, Brisbane, will be heard tomorrow over the short-wave stations GSB-D, commencing at 6.10 p.m. Miss Bell will devote a 20 minutes' period to a recital of Maori numbers. On Saturday the main portion of the broadcast of the Empire station will consist of a programme by Miss Juliet Godby, South African soprano. Mr. Frank Phillips, baritone, and Dorothy Hesse, pianist. .'At 6.30 p.m. next Wednesday the weekly talk on foreign affairs will include information on the Abyssinian question and a recital on the new organ in the Concert Hall of the British Broadcasting Corporation'. The Australian Broadcasting Commission appears to be straining every effort toward the encouragement of hroadcast- • ing by Australians. Not content with the utilisation of as many local artists as possible the commission some time ago extended its activities to encouraging Australian authors and play- ' wrights, more particularly in the direction of productions typically Australian. A notable example of an Australian radio play, " There's One Born Every Minute," was successfully broadcast by 2BL on Tuesday evening. It is suggested that the New Zealand Broadcasting Board might follow the example of the Australian Broadcasting Commission and grant greater encouragement to Dominion writers and composers. There has b ( een no appreciable diminution in the level of "hum" in the transmissions of IYA. A comparison in the "background'' levels of the Auckland station and the new C'hristfhurch plant on equal"volumes is greatly to the disadvantage of IYA. Whatever may be the ■ftt'catise it is obvious that the noise is •" much above the height fixed as permissable. The interference is decidedly prominent and annoying when quiet music or talks are being broadcast. At the same time, and perhaps arising from the same cause, the number and strengths of the harmonics of the transmission have increased to the discomfort of short-wave listeners. It will be remembered that these faults were in evidence soon after the transmitter commenced testing, and as the troubles were then successl/illy overcome it is not too much to hope that an early and substantial improvement will bo effected. i FROM IYA To-day; 8 p.m , concert by the Bohemian Orchestra; 10 to 11. dance music. Tomorrow: 8 p.m., symphonic programme, Jlozart'g Concerto in A major; 8.36, Elena Gerhardt (mezzo-soprano), Brahms' songs 8.40, Paul VinogradofT (pianist), Beethoven's Bonata in F minor: 9.5, talk by Mr. H. J Gillmore, "In Wilds of Africa"; 9.20. Mozart's Symphony No. '11; 9.50, Robert Simmers (baritone), "I Rage, 1 Melt," "0. Ruddier Than the Cherry" and "Love That's Tru#" (Handel); 10 p.m.. recording by London Philharmonic Orchestra. ''The Bartered Bride": 10 1o 11, "Music and Melody" Saturday: 8 p.m.. "The Second Serenade"; 8.5, Heather Kinnaird (con tralto), "The Ships of Arcady," "Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal' 1 and "A Piper": 8.14, cello numbers ''Tango.'' "Melodie," "At the Fountain' and "Serenata": 8.2(>. Don Cosßacks Choir recordings; 8.38, organ numben; 8.47, Raymond Beatty, "Silent Noon" •nd "Daniel"'; 8.53, Heather Kinnaird (contralto) a.nd Raymond Beatty (baßs-barl-wneK "On Jhelu.-n River" and "Kingfisher -y Blue"; 9,5 Gladys MoncrielT (Hoprano), in "Peratic gems, with 'lil Dech at the piano: 9-lfi, Studio Orchestra; "Conversation Piece"' 9.28. recorded humour," London Transport Hoard," followed by other recordings; 0.-15. orchestra 'Down Rio Way"; 10, sports summary. 10.10 to 11.15, "Music ®nd Melody." Sunday: n a m.. relay from St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church; 7 p.m.. relay from St. Matthew's Church; 8.30. Auckland Municipal Band concert,, with J><'g. Richards (baritone). F. Bowes (corHetistl, and Tlal. McLennan (flautist), asMonday 8 p.m.. "F.l Relicario"; P.". Raymond Beatty (bass-baritone); 8.17, •J,'" H h Whineray and players in radio sketch, if p .Coffee Stall Mystery": 8.29. Gladys MoncrielT (sopranoi; 8.11. Fred. Bluett >ri humorous it.enn: ".53, Heather Kinnaird „,;;" 9 ic and >lelodv." Tuesday: 8 p.m., -■■ overture; 8.5 "Kti and Zeb" • p-15. Kincsmen Quartet; 8.30, Fred. Bluett (enmediar. ; talk hy Professor R. M gfvL'v L eie ' "The Law As A Citizen Sees It"; »-.!0 to U. dance music. Wednesday: 8 p.m.. music. Floustalev Quartet; 8.3",. Paul JinogradofT (nianist), Cliooin's Xo. 3 Rjnata; 9.07, Harold Williams (baritonel. ml lowed by recordings; 10 p.m.. talk bv Walter Lindrum. "The Game of Billiards . tad How It Is Played."