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Otago Daily Times, Issue 23364, 2 December 1937, Page 2

WIRELESS BROADCASTING

TO-DAY'S PROGRAMMES 4YA, Dunedin. Breakfast session. 9 : Close down. 10 : Recordings. 10.15 : Devotional service. 10.30: Recordings. 12 noon: Lunch music. (Weather forecast at 1 p.m.) 2 p.m.: Relay from Wellington of educational session (see 2YA programme). 3: Recording. 3.30: Sports results. Classical music. 4: Weather and frost forecast. Recordings. 4.30: Light music. 4.45: Sports results. 5 : Children’s hour, 6: Dinner music. 7: Rebroadcast from 2YA of official news and British official wireless news. 7.10 (approx.): News and reports. 7.30: Gardening talk. 8: Chimes. Special recordings—Concerto in B flat major (Mozart), played by Artur Schnabel, pianist, and the London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by John Barbirolli. 8.32: Recording, Alexander Kipnis, bass. 8.40: Talk by Dr E. N. Merrington, “American Universities.” 9; Weather report and station notices. 9.5: Recording, orchestra 9.9 : Miss Bertha Rawlinson, contralto, in four numbers. 9.20: “ Master, pieces of Music,” with thematic illustrations and comments by Dr T. V. Griffiths (superintendent of music at King Edward Technical College). Special recordings—“ The Pines of Rome” (Respighi), played by the Milan Symphony Orchestra; “The Planets,” No. 1 ("Mars, the Bringer of War”) (Holst), played by the London Symphony Orchestra. 10: “Music, Mirth, and Melody” (recordings). 11: Close down.

4YO, Dunedin.—s p.m.: Recordings. 6: Close down. 7 : After-dinner music. 8: “Evergreen Melodies.” 8.10: Four favourites of the 8.8. C. 8.23: “ Hawaiian Melodies.”- 8.33: Vaudeville and variety, 9 : “ Inspector Scott; The Case of the Swinging Sword.” 9.40; Henry Croudson plays a selection from “Follow the Fleet” 9.46: Comedy sketch, “The Cure” (“Hiccoughs”). 9.52: Paul Robeson sings two numbers from the film “King Solomon’s Mines.” 10: Light recitals. 10.30: Close down. (The above programme consists wholly of recordings.)

3YA, Christchurch.—7 a.m.: Breakfast session. 9; Close down. 10: Devotional service. 10.15: Recordings. 11: Time .signal. Talk under the auspices of the Christchurch branch of the National Council of Women. 11.15 : Recordings. 12 noon: Lunch music. 2 p.m.: Recordings. 2.30; A.C.E. (Home Science) talk, “ What is Thanksgiving Day ? ” 3 : Classical music. 4 : Time signal. Frost and weather forecast. Light music. 4.30: Sports results. 5 : Children’s hour. 6: Dinner music. 7: Rebfoadcast from 2YA of official news and British official wireless news. 7.10 (approx.): News and reports. 7.30: Time signal Review of the Journal of Agriculture. 8: Chimes. Relay from the Civic Theatre of public concert by the world-famous Comedy Harmonists ; presented by the National Broadcasting Service. 10 (approx.); Dance music. 11: Close down.

2YA,Wellington.—6.5(, a.m.; Weather forecast for aviators (repeated at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.). Breakfast session. 9: Close down. 10.5: Recordings. 10.30; Devotional service. 10.45; Recordings. (Time signal at 11.) 12 noon : Lunch music. 2.30 to 5.30 p.m.: Parliamentary broadcast. 6; Dinner music. 7: Official news and British official wireless news. 7.30 to 10.30: Parliamentary broadcast. 11: Close down.

IYA, Auckland.—7 a.m.: Breakfast session. 9: Close down. 10: Devotional service, conducted by the Rev. J. Hiddlestone. 10.15: Recordings. 12 noon : Lunch music. 12.30 p.m.: Relay of mid-week service from St. Matthew’s Anglican Church ; speaker, Rev. G. V. Gerard; subject, ' “ Characters from the Christmas Story: A Village Tradesman.” 12.50: Lunch music (continued). 2: Recordings. 2.30; Classical music. 3.25: Sports results. 3.30: A.C.E. (Home Science) talk, “ What is Thanksgiving Day ? ” 3.45: Light music. 4: Weather forecast for farmers. Recordings', 4.30: Sports results, 5: Children's hour. 6 : Dinner music. 7: Rebroadcast from 2YA of official news and British official wireless news. 7.10 (approx.): News and reports. 7.30: Talk by Dr J. H. Murdoch, “ How Society Works: (3) Evolution of Social Forms.” 7.45: Talk by Mr E. M. Blaiklock, “ Yesterday and To-day in Literature: . (14) Historians of Yesterday.” 8: Concert programme. Relay from the Concert Chamber of the Town Kail of concert by the Royal Auckland Choir, conducted by Dr W. E. Thomas. The programme includes a boys’ quartet and a splo by Miss Patricia McLeod, soprano. 9: Weather report. Station notices. 9.5: Talk by Mr Dennis A. Neal, “ England Revisited.” 9.20 ; Recording, band music. 9.26 : Mr- Sydney Mac Ewan. Scottish tenor, in six numbers. 9.46 : Special recordings—three numbers by English military bands. 10: An hour with Bob Crosby and his orchestra and Jack Hylton and his orchestra (recordings). 11: Close down.

Empire Transmission, No. 1, Daventry (for New Zealand and Australia).— 8.15 p.m. (N.Z. summer time); Big Ben. “All in Pink” (3) —an Empire revue by Mr Lauri Wylie; production by Mr William MacLurg. 9: Variations for pianoforte: “Brahms” (3) —Mr Karl Ulrich in variations and fugue on a theme by "Handel. 9.35 : The news and announcements. (Greenwich time signal at 9.45 p.m.) 9.55: “ Food for Thought,” comprising three short talks on matters of topical interest. 10.15: “ Stars of Variety.” 10.25 : Close down.